1. -HÄTE-
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The newly crowned number 1 tribe due to a merger with FRESH, a former top 10 tribe. This merger has allowed them to secure 4k’s, giving them an extremely strong core at the center of this. They do, however, share borders with 3 other top tribes, and unless HÄTE decide to expand Eastwards, they will have to fight either Teddy!, Äxte or Jester, maybe even Nuke because of the small border they have with them. HÄTEs growth recently has been averaging around 200k per day, a decent amount, and with their 42 members means each player grows around 5k per day. They also grow by around 20 villages a day, so for every 2 members they gain 1 village. Which, in a sense could be improved upon, but is understandable as some players may be deep within HÄTEs territory. Overall, the tribe are looking good, and are going strong, and this merger has given them an added boost with a nice lead on second. [/SPOIL]
2. Jester
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Jester have nobled their way to number 2, with a little recruitment. They have not had any major confrontations, apart from some skirmishes with HERO, which were quickly dealt with, as they only really made an impact on the last day of the attacks on HERO. Recently they have been growing by around 200k a day, sometimes around 300, which is more than HÄTE but Jester’s growth varies more. This equates to around 5k per player, again, and with around 20 villages being taken per day, again, it is 1 village for every 2 players, daily. Overall, these guys are going strong, with one of the highest amounts of villages taken recently. I expect them to be here a while unless they have problems with HÄTE or Äxte. [/SPOIL]
3. SHEEPS
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SHEEPS are a very sturdy tribe when it comes to rankings. The majority of their time they have been in a top spot, and it does not look like changing. They were pushed out of ranks 1 and 2 by HÄTEs merger and Jesters growth, but they still remain a hefty 600k in front of number 4. But have some catching up to do as they are 500k behind rank 2. SHEEPS growth is lesser than the other 2 tribes above them, with between 120-150k grown per day on average, with village gains of around 15-20, and between their 47 members, it is only around 3.5k grown by each player, and around 1 village for every 3 members. So their growth is much slower than HÄTEs or Jesters. Overall a very sturdy tribe, they have been a stable part of the top 5 for a while now and I expect them to stay there for quite some time. [/SPOIL]
4. Äxte
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Äxte have amazing potential as a tribe, as they are in the top 5 with only 21 members, this gives them huge space for recruitment. A merge with another top 10 tribe would place them firmly at the top, but I do not see this happening for a while. 9 of Äxtes 21 members are within the top 20 members of this world, they are not to be messed with, they have proven their efficiency against tribes like AOH and Apathy and have won both times. With growth of around 200k per day, which is a staggering 10k per player. Also, they are gaining around 15 villages per day on average over the past week which is around 0.7 villages per player. Their growth surpasses that of SHEEPS, and unless SHEEPS step up a notch, they will eventually be overtaken by Äxte. Äxte are a formidable opponent to any tribe, and they are still going extremely strong, but, what will the opening of W53 do to their activity? [/SPOIL]
5. PIMPs
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PIMPs are not too far behind Äxte, point wise, they are only 40k behind them, but have a massive 1.4mil lead on the rank 6 tribe, MANIC, who they are supposedly warring. (More on that later) PIMPs ranking have dropped quite a bit when they were #1 just about a month ago, and have been moving between the other ranks since, but are settling in 5th if Äxte keep their growth up. PIMPs have 33 members, the second lowest in the top 5, and their growth has been around 100k per day, which is around 3k per member, with about 10 villages nobled per day. If they don’t step their growth up, they will have to settle for 5th place for the time being. Overall, PIMPs are looking nice, a huge lead on 6th, but need to step up if they want to go any further. [/SPOIL]
6. Teddy!
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Teddy! recently moved up to 6th place, taking over MANIC and pushing them down to 7th. Teddy! have been at war with Nuke for quite a while now, the war which is slowly turning into one of attrition (more later). But, Teddy! seem to be coping well, as they have been moving up the rankings to 6th place. They recruited 2 players totaling 200k to give them a jump over MANIC, along with their growth of around 90k (when they haven’t been losing members) which for a tribe of 38 members, is a growth of around 2.5k per member. And with village gains of 10 per day (excluding recruitment) they are nobling 1 village per day for every 3 members. If Teddy! ever want to break the top 5, they are going to have to grow, a lot and fast. [/SPOIL]
7. MANIC
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Recently dropping to 6th, but, they are only 80k or so behind, so recruiting 1 decent point player could bring them back up to 6th. MANIC recently defended an onslaught of PIMPs attack giving them a nice ODD boost, mainly on 1 player. MANIC have been growing around 90k per day, which makes just over 2k per player per day. This is around the same as Teddy! so if they want the number 6 spot back, they will have to work for it. They have also been gaining an average of 10 villages per day, also like Teddy! which is about a village for every 4 players. MANICs growing averages are lower than Teddy!s so they will have to step up or recruit to get their spot back. [/SPOIL]
8. PL@GUE
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PL@GUE took in a few ex-HEAD members from FRM, and this has helped them grow. Although they are still a good 300k behind MANIC. They recently have been expanding into the territory of K-T, but, these tribes are on good relations with each other and with SHEEPS so I don’t see it causing many major issues. K-T have been recruiting people recently, making their growth per day around 100k and villages gained around 10 per day. Their growth is better than MANICs and if it continues this way, they will slowly be creeping up on them. [/SPOIL]
9. Nuke
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Nuke have been in the 9th spot for a while now. They are 300k in front of 10th, but 500k behind 8th. They are at war with Teddy! which is turning into a war of attrition. Despite this, Nuke are growing at a steady rate of around 100k per day, generally slightly more than that. Which is just over 2k per member per day. And recently they have been gaining close to 20 villages a day, which is a village for every 2 members. If their growth continues like this, and, gets even better, they will be catching up to PL@GUE at some point. But, with PL@GUE still recruiting, this may take a while. [/SPOIL]
10. FRM
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FRM are entering the top 10 once again after recruiting members of ex-top 10 tribe HERO. Once again it has been recruitment that got them there. But, with them expanding closer to tribes like Jester, and the continuing attacks from SHEEPS there could be some trouble for them. They are the only top 10 tribe to have all 50 member slots filled. Their growth has varied, because of their recruiting. So it harder to get an accurate reading as in the last week there has only been 1 day when their member count stayed the same. With their tribe limit full, they have to rely on growing, but, with the SW filling up, their growth may be slower than others. [/SPOIL]
