BONUSES

Working and slavetrading are not the only ways to raise your income in ANNO1777.The state, through your elected government, gives extra money to all citizens who accomplish certain achievements. These bonuses come from your country's budget. So, as long as your country's budget is on a positive balance (in other words, as long as your country's public expense is less than its income), there's no way you ' re losing your bonuses.

There are 5 kinds of bonuses:

1. The Attack bonus. Each time you win a duel, you get money, depending on your percentage of wellness. For example, if your government gives 4 LC (local currency) for each succesful attack and your wellness is 50%, you'll be getting 2 LC. This bonus is collected automatically at the end of each duel.

2. The direct slaves bonus. For each slave acquired in duels, you get a bonus depending on you wellness, as long as the said slave is still your property. This bonus is increased by the number of slaves you acquired through the slavemarket. You may collect the Attack bonus every 24 hours by clicking Bonuses in the main page.

3. The referrer bonus. For each friend you invite in the game, you get a bonus. The referrer bonus is also affected by your wellness and may be collected every 24 hours by clicking Bonuses.

4. The Complete Profile Bonus. This is considered the easiest bonus to get. Click Profile&Inventory, then Profile and you will find a form in which you must answer 10 questions about yourself and upload 10 pictures. That's it: after completing your profile, you collect your bonus. Its amount depends on your wellness percentage.

5. The Work bonus. Your government encourages you to work by giving you a bonus if you work for five days in a row. This bonus is wellness-dependant too.

- All bonuses are paid in your local currency.

- In ANNO1777, you may travel anywhere without the risk of losing your bonus.

YOUR FIRST DAY IN ANNO1777

So you've just created your Anno1777 account and landed on its home page. Feeling buffled? It's only natural: your pockets are empty and your wellness is about 10% but don't you worry: although it couldn't get worse, things can only get better and they will.

The first thing to do is get yourself a slave (sounds harsh? Come on! Don't forget: we are in a 18nth century society!). On your left, find the bar with the Fight button and click to bring up a list of players you may target. Pick one of them and click Attack. Congratulations: you' ve just got your first slave, along with your first pieces of local currency! Now, you can get even more money by selling your slave in the slavemarket. Bear in mind that each battle for a new slave is 20 minutes long, during which you and your new slave are invulnerable to third party attacks. You may repeat this 20-minute attack as many times as you like.

When you are done attacking for slaves, all that's left to do is work. How can you do that? That's easy: just get to the Jobs Market tab, select the company with the highest salary per hour and click Work. Working keeps you busy for the next 8 hours and increases your income and productivity.

VERY IMPORTANT: In case the game assigns you to a region other than your country's capital, I strongly suggest that you get to the capital asap, where you' ll find better jobs and more players for you to turn into slaves. You can get to the capital by clicking Statistics&Summary in the home page, then Change Region, selecting your capital and clicking Walk. Don't let distance or time of arrival worry you: in ANNO1777, your wellness can't get below 10%. EVER!

WHAT IS ANNO1777?

ANNO1777 is an on-line browser game. You can access it through any browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, etc), no further software required. ANNO1777 simulates a real-world economic, political and military model and is completely free of charge.

In Anno1777, you become a 18th century citizen who struggles for social advancement. You need to make a difference in every aspect of this virtual world, helping both yourself and your country. You can be a successful businessman, a prominent politician or a renowned warlord. The choise is yours!

Unlike most browser games, your ANNO1777 virtual currency can be traded into real-life money. To put it plainly, succeeding in the game's virtual economy may turn into a real-life benefit. Of course, no-one ever got rich by playing browser games (I think), but there's absolutely no harm in having fun while earning a little money as well!

Open your ANNO1777 account now, become a member of your community and lead your country to success, because:

• it's the first browser game where you can trade your virtual currency with real-life money

• it's absolutely free

• opening up your account will only take up to 2 minutes tops

• you get to play in real time and with real people

• you get to publish your own in-game magazine, covering any topic you like without restrictions

• there are 20 different business types you can get involved with (ranging from banks and restaurants to lotteries)

• you may buy or sell anything you want (including other players!!!)

• you can even become your country's leader and make important decisions on taxes, war and social administration
• there is no harm in checking it out! ;)