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Enthusiasm vs. Hype. True offline virality of Travian

Have you ever heard of Travian? No? That’s what I thought. Have you heard of Second Life? Probably.

Travian is a browser based free strategy game, a phenomenon that almost nobody has heard of.

But look the graph below. That is what we call true virality: almost zero news about Travian anywhere, but it’s growing steadily and it’s big. People join Travian because they heard about it from other people, who are so enthusiastic about it to recommend it to a friend.

Travian vs. Second Life. Enthusiasm vs. Hype

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