When medals are awarded
Weekly medals are granted every Monday at 00:00 (server time) for the previous week’s performance.
Weekly player medals (Top-10)
You can earn a ribbon each week by placing in the Top-10 for:
Attackers
Defenders
Raiders
PvE (kills vs. Natars and unoccupied oases)
Streak & repeat medals
Top-3 best in the same category 3/5/10 times (not consecutive).
Top-10 best in the same category 3/5/10 times (consecutive).
Top-10 both Attacker & Defender in the same week 1/2/3 times (consecutive).
Weekly alliance medals (Top-10)
Alliances receive Top-10 medals for:
Attack, Defense, Raiding, and Climbers (population growth replaces PvE for alliances).
Alliance medals show laurel branches around the ribbon.
Tournament medals
Awarded for Tournament Qualifications and Finals participation/performance:
Attack, Defense, Population, World Wonder, and Survivor (played to the end).
These sets were recently refreshed visually.
Local medals
A newer category: medals for participation in Local gameworlds (e.g., the first was Titani—Italy—designed with community input).
Special medals
Given for unique cases, including:
Special test worlds (e.g., Loyal Legend),
Winners of Glory of Sparta and Shores of War,
Veteran medals for 3/5/10 years of play.
The rarest is the Hammelburg meeting medal (one-time award for attendees in 2009). The first-ever medal was the dove of peace (shown during beginner’s protection and then fades).
