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even if I have spent so many hours playing Travian that I become amazingly good at it.
Today what I am going to talk about is the best thing of Travian: The Tutorial
The tutorial is, probably, the reason why Travian has got thousands of users in each server, and more than 20 servers in different countries, running in parallel.
What does the Travian tutorial do? It matches the three key elements:
- It teaches how to play the game: Both technically and strategically. It shows you what Travian is about, it shows you how to do it and it shows you where you eventually will do
- It eases you into the game. You don't need to ask yourself "Very well, what do I do next? " There is already a short-term goal to take care of.
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It creates a link. You start building, you see a progress, you keep on going. Simple as Candy Crush. You start easy, you grow fast.
So rescued from that game, I can suggest a tutorial, with missions and rewards, that will help several things:
- Create the illusion of progression, which is needed to keep the interest of the managers.
- Give them a reason to reconnect tomorrow, because they will want to see their progress.
- Close the so called newbie gap, because the rewards will help them.
Sample Mission/Reward:
Goal: Expand the stadium to 5500 capacity.
Reward: Extra 1500 capacity.
Sample Mission/Reward:
Goal: Sell a player in the TM.
Reward: get a new player in the roster
Sample Mission/Reward:
Goal: First training session
Reward: +5000 CSR to one player.
Sample Mission/Reward
Goal: Hire your first coach.
Reward: Automatically set the advert for a lvl 2 coach
Sample Mission/Reward
Goal: Check member's contentment.
Reward: +200 members
This is only the idea. I think you can understand why playing the Travian tutorial becomes so addictive (mind you, in three full BlackoutRugby seasons I have played 0 Travian Tutorials, YAY!!!).
