Overview
The town hall is the center of village government. What you can do here depends on whether your clan rules the village or not. All players can vote, deposit gold, and view the village empire. The ruler has additional powers to build structures, set taxes, and manage the village.
Citizen Menu
If you are not the ruler, the town hall commands are:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
D | Deposit gold into the village vault. |
E | Donate resources to the village empire. |
W | Write a message to the ruler. |
B | Voting booth -- cast your vote for the next ruler. |
S | Empire stats -- view the village empire's statistics. |
P | Public discussion board. |
H | Help for citizens. |
V | View your clan stats. |
/ | Chat with villagers in the town hall. |
Q | Return to the main menu. |
Ruler Menu
If your clan rules the village, you have these commands:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
S | Structures -- build and upgrade village buildings. |
E | Economics -- set tax rates and manage the vault. |
P | Manage empire -- edit the village empire (troops, buildings). |
R | Conscription rate -- set the military draft rate (once per day, 0-20%). |
C | Colors -- change the village's color scheme. |
L | Flag -- customize the village flag colors. |
M | Make announcement -- broadcast a message to all players. |
B | Voting booth -- view current election standings. |
D | Public discussion board. |
T | Toggle empire stats -- show or hide empire info for citizens. |
H | Help for rulers. |
V | View your clan stats. |
! | Abdicate -- give up rule of the village. |
/ | Chat with villagers in the town hall. |
Q | Return to the main menu. |
Structures
The ruler can build and upgrade village structures. Each structure unlocks or improves a service available to all players. Building costs gold from the village vault.
| Key | Structure | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
C | Church | Healing, blessings, resurrections. |
T | Training Hall | Member training and recruitment. |
P | Pawn Shop | Used item trading. |
Z | Wizard's Shop | Scrolls, books, and item identification. |
F | Smithy | Improves weapon and armor quality at market. |
Each structure has multiple levels. Higher levels unlock better services and items. Check the vault (S in the build menu) to see how much gold is available before building.
Economics
The ruler controls the village economy through the economics menu:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
T | Tax rate (0-50%, once per day). Income tax on player earnings. |
G | GST (0-50%, once per day). Goods and sales tax on market purchases. |
D | Deposit clan gold into the village vault. |
W | Withdraw gold from the village vault (up to 3 times per day). |
Higher tax rates generate more revenue for the village but make the village less attractive to players. A wise ruler balances income with player satisfaction.
The village vault funds all building construction and other village expenses. Both the ruler and citizens can deposit gold, but only the ruler can withdraw.
Voting
All players can vote for who should rule the village. Press B in the town hall to enter the voting booth.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
C | Change your vote. Select a different clan as your choice for ruler. |
V | View stats. |
Q | Leave the voting booth. |
The voting booth displays the top 10 candidates and their vote counts. The clan with the most votes when the current ruler abdicates or is ousted becomes the new ruler.
Abdication
A ruler can voluntarily give up control of the village by pressing ! in the town hall. This resets the village to having no ruler. The clan that abdicated loses 100 points.