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Halloa everybody!

I am Archimedes, your friendly mathematician, god of the spheres and defender of Syracuse. I lived in the pre-Jesus era, in the age of perpetual sieges and endless orgies. And, now I'm back as your new Minister of Education.

Do you happen to be new to the game? - welcome! Been here for a number of years? - welcome again!, and I must congratulate you for making it this far. Erepublik is a fantastic game, which has everything for everyone. As your new MoE, I am here to instruct you in all the arts to become big and famous in this world. Before we truly begin, let us deal with four main points:

Fighting and strength

First of all, as you probably know, fighting lies at the heart of erepublik. Wars are waged for influence. It is the everlasting determination of the countries to expand, attract the fresh and brightest talent and build a powerful ecnomcy. Anybody can fight on the field – no requirements exist, apart from the correct location. You can deal damage directly, or take part in the heart-stopping suspense of guerrilla fights. Before you plunge in, bear in mind that your impact on the proceedings is determined by your strength.

It is generally advised to build up strength to a few thousands, before doing full-on fighting. Low strength has a few disadvantages – you will need to do more hits to deal significant damage. Fighting too often, too early can leave you drained of resources with too little to show for it.

So, if I cannot fight all the time, what can i do in the game?

A lot.

As a start, pick a politcal party. Start talking with anybody who looks important. Make yourself pleasing and likeable. Within your first month, you'll have earned your first vMoX post. From there on, it's a short way to full cabinet rank and a presidency.



(Image is for representative purposes only. Archimedes won't be liable if at the end of your presidency your face isn't engraved in stone)

Not interested in domestic politics?, sign up for the Diplomatic Agents Program. Become an ambassador. Make powerful friends in other countries. Build up a network of contacts, until you eventually end up as leader of an alliance, just like the great Trico. People will see you as a lion, literally.



Politics ain't your thing?, feeling like you want something more out-of the way, yet challenging?, we have just the thing for you – Journalism. With your mighty pen and research skills, you can make presidents tremble, expose greedy congressmen, unearth PTOs, or spread laughter.



Still bored? - we have the economic system for you to sink your teeth in. The eMarket has many of the same complexities prevalent in the real-world stock markets. Understand the system, even remotely, and you're on your way to make millions. Start your own company to service the needs of the wars. Make people invest in your companies, hire employees, keep on growing and make yourself an indispensable part of the supply chain.



Still not interested?, OK, go play Fallout IV for a few minutes.



Then, resume whatever you were doing before you came across this article.

Gold is infinitely important

Gold is the currency the game is based on. It is everything and your ability to do things is determined by your ability to collect gold.

In matters involving gold – especially when trading it, be very, very careful. Upgrade your TGs only when the discount becomes available.

If you decide to purchase gold directly, bear in mind there are dozens of different offers. Do your research and pick the one best suited to your needs.

There are no shortcuts

I am quite sure that some of you thought along these lines at one point

“Hey, I could create another account in my college/cyber cafe, let it grow. Over ten day periods, I'm gonna transfer gold to my main account. It's gonna be my little secret”

The sad fact is that 20% of all new players get banned for acting on these thoughts. Every gold transfer is monitored and bans are pretty much instant. No appeals. Period.

All those months of progress would be inexorably lost. A few people would be sad, but to everybody else, you will be known as “that guy”. There will be laughter and jokes at your expense. One guy, BrahMos set up an organization, known as the “Indian administrative services”, supposedly a charitable organization to extricate the unemployment problem in the country. He got banned a week later and it turned out he had created 10 multies to pump gold into his scheme.

The succeeding public reaction promoted an investigation by the MoD, BrahMos was subsequently located and arrested for cyber fraud.

(Archimedes wishes to note the last part is merely a rumor. All the same, be on the safe side)

That's all for today. Got any questions for Archimedes? Want one particular topic to be covered? Please comment below or leave a message at the Giza Gazette office.