Offer the mayor a basket of chocolate chip muffins
Ikariam happened in 2008.
Ikariam was created in 2008-02.
Ikariam does not have a virus. As there is a microtransaction system in-game it would be damaging to their wallets if they did use the game to distribute malware.
In church worlds, your first village starts with a church. When you conquer another village, you have the opportunity to build another church in that village. You can build it by going to your Village Headquarters.
buy ships
500
Yes, it does.
To get more men in Ikariam or to raise your population you need to raise your income. You also need to raise the level of your Town Hall. ----
There are sawmills on every island on Ikariam, no need to actually build one. Though you need to invest wood into it to increase its size, and therefore its production.
Ikariam is coded in (most likely) PHP. The website was coded in HTML. Some javascript may have also been used. Before trying to make a large scale project like Ikariam, make smaller ones and learn the languages very well. Ikariam was most likely made by a team of coders with a moderate budget. For tutorials on PHP, HTML, and Javascript - www.w3schools.com
yes it is if you like strategy games
No. The current version is 0.3.1