Grepolympia 2013

As decreed and ordained by Zeus himself: Let the Games begin!

Grepolympia

Experience the Olympic Games of ancient Greece through Grepolympia. There are four different events taking place over a week each from 5th August to 1st September 2013. With each event, you have an athlete that you can train each day and enter into the competitions. The prizes for participation are laurels, and these can be traded in at the shop for additional resources, spells or other effects. The best athletes will win unique effects at the end of each event. In order to be the best and come out on top, you will need to teach your athletes the skills to win through the use of training points.

Disciplines

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4
Hoplite Race	Archery	Javelin Throw	Chariot Races

Training

For each event, you have an athlete that you can train. In order to train him, you need units (land or mythical units) to assist. You can rely on any unit from any city to help with the training, but be warned - Units used for training will be permanently taken from the army.

The Training Grounds offers 2 free training slots, and another 2 can be purchased for 50 gold each, however, these extra slots are only good for the event in which they are active. The number of units that can be trained in each slot is limited, and this results in the training time being 2 hours per slot.

Once you begin training your athlete, you cannot cancel it and you cannot get the units back. Think carefully whether you wish to use that unit. Each unit used will provide training points for your athlete, and each unit provides a different amount.

The table below provides information about each unit and the training points given. You can also use gold to allow your athlete to train 20% more effectively over 24 hours. This allows you to gain more training points than would be normal.

Unit	Hoplite Race	Archery	Javelin Throw	Chariot Races	All Competitions
	Points/Unit	Points/Unit	Points/Unit	Points/Unit	Unit Limit/Slot
	52	40	40	40	10
	48	48	48	48	10
	56	72	56	56	10
	60	60	76	60	10
	80	80	80	80	8
	180	180	180	200	4
	64	64	64	64	5
	500	500	500	500	1
	1040	1040	1040	1040	1
	960	960	960	960	1
	440	440	440	440	1
	760	760	760	760	1
	380	380	380	380	1
	400	400	400	400	1
	520	520	520	520	1
	1200	1200	1200	1200	1

• The values for training points are relative to the game speed (formula: training points/game speed).

• The amount of units per training slot is also relative to game speed (formula: units*world speed).

Skills

There are 3 skills for each event which your athlete can learn. Your goal should be to gain as many skill points as quickly as possible and to distribute them amongst the different skills. This is the only way for your athlete to perform better. For every 1000 training points you will receive 1 skill point.

Event	Hoplite Race	Archery	Javelin Throw	Chariot Races
Skill Sets	Speed, Strength, Endurance	Accuracy, Precision, Concentration	Technique, Momentum, Throwing Power	Control, Horsepower, Strength

• Note: As there is a different skill set for each event, the training points gained from each event will reset after the completion of an event.

If the distribution of your skill points is not working, you can reset them for 50 gold. This lets you find the optimum distribution of points to help your athlete reach the top of the table.

Competition

Your athlete can enter into a competition once every 24 hours, however, if you wish to use gold you can enter as often as you like. The outcome of the competition will depend on how many skill points you have allocated during training. You'll have to try your best to find the optimal combination.

Depending on how well your athlete performed in the competition, you will receive laurels as a reward. The laurels can be exchanged in the shop for various items. The table below shows how many laurels your athlete will receive based on their performance.

Laurels	Hoplite Race	Archery	Javelin Throw	Chariot Races
70	0 - 1199 m	0 - 39 pts	0 - 44 m	0 - 2499 m
80	1200 - 1499 m	40 - 49 pts	45 - 49 m	2500 - 2999 m
90	1500 - 1799 m	50 - 59 pts	50 - 54 m	3000 - 3499 m
100	1800 - 2099 m	60 - 69 pts	55 - 59 m	3500 - 3999 m
110	2100 - 2399 m	70 - 79 pts	60 - 64 m	4000 - 4499 m
120	2400 - 2699 m	80 - 89 pts	65 - 69 m	4500 - 4999 m
130	2700+ m	90+ pts	70+ m	5000+ m

Ranking

The player ranking is based on the athlete's best result from the competitions, so each player will appear only once in the ranking. In order to create the alliance ranking, the results from the competition for the ten best athletes of an alliance will be considered, and an average value will be calculated.

Rewards

There are two types of rewards - Daily and Weekly

In addition to the rewards a player can receive, there are various awards that can be earned as well during the Games.

Daily Rewards

Depending on the results of the competition, an athlete will earn a certain amount of laurels based on their performance. These laurels can then be exchanged in the shop for items.

Weekly Rewards

At the end of each weekly event, the top 100 athletes will receive an 'effect' as a reward. The strength, or intensity, of this effect will depend on where the athlete places in the rankings. Duration: 7 Days from the enactment of the reward.

Event	Reward	Effect
Hoplite Race	The Olympic Sword	Grants up to +20% attack strength, land or naval 1st Place: 20% 2nd Place: 18% 3rd Place: 16% 4-10th Places: 14% 11-25th Places: 10% 26-50th Places: 5% 51-100th Places: 2%
Archery	The Olympic Combat Experience	Grants up to +100% battle points 1st Place: 100% 2nd Place: 90% 3rd Place: 80% 4-10th Places: 70% 11-25th Places: 50% 26-50th Places: 25% 51-100th Places: 10%
Javelin Throw	The Olympic Village	Grants up to +100% resources from Farm Villages 1st Place: 100% 2nd Place: 90% 3rd Place: 80% 4-10th Places: 70% 11-25th Places: 50% 26-50th Places: 25% 51-100th Places: 10%
Chariot Races	The Olympic Torch	Grants up to +100% defensive bonus in all cities 1st Place: 100% 2nd Place: 90% 3rd Place: 80% 4-10th Places: 70% 11-25th Places: 50% 26-50th Places: 25% 51-100th Places: 10%

Shop

After your athlete begins to earn laurels, you can take them here to the shop and exchange them for the various items listed here:

Item	Price	Cooldown	Description
		8 Hours/game speed	You receive 5000 wood.
		8 Hours/game speed	You receive 5000 stone.
		8 Hours/game speed	You receive 5000 silver.
		48 Hours	100 extra population will be permanently available in your town. Limit: 300 population per city
		-	A supernatural energy flows through the bodies of your troops and allows them to fight with sharpened senses during the next few hours. Effect: Battle points for the next 12 hours are doubled. This applies to all cities.
		90 mins/game speed	You receive 1000 wood.
		90 mins/game speed	You receive 1000 stone.
		90 mins/game speed	You receive 1000 silver.
		-	You receive 4 Swordsmen per hour. Duration: 9 hours
		-	You receive 4 Slingers per hour. Duration: 9 hours
		-	You receive 4 Archers per hour. Duration: 9 hours
		-	You receive 4 Hoplites per hour. Duration: 9 hours
		-	You receive 4 Horseman per hour. Duration: 9 hours
		-	You receive 4 Chariots per hour. Duration: 9 hours
		-	You are becoming a master of defending fortified cities. You lay traps around the city, and position additional warriors on the city wall. Effect: For the next 12 hours, the city wall receives the defense values of the current level +1, and you will receive an additional 5 militias per farm level (up to farm level 25). (Duration depends on game speed)
		-	A Myrmidon veteran visits your city and shares his years of combat experience with your warriors. He is an expert in coordinating attacks, but does have deficiencies in defending. Effect: Your land units will do 10% more damage for the next 12 hours, but will fight 10% weaker as defenders. (Duration depends on game speed)
		8 Hours/game speed	You are given 150 favor.
		-	Increases the production of wood, stone, and silver by 50% of the base production value for 12 hours; this is applied to the current city. (Duration depends on game speed)

After the Grepolympia ends

If you still have laurel leaves left over at the end of the Grepolympia, don't worry because you can still spend your remaining laurel leaves for a little while afterwards! The shop will remain open for a week after the event has ended to give you time to decide which items you want to buy.