Although the new version testing server will soon be shut down, we are going to give players one last gift which could also be their most extreme experience yet.

Siege War Requirements:
Only the level 5 colony owners and guilds can bit to occupy the merchants?central cities during siege battles.

The 5 Merchants' Central cities are: Amsterdam of the Nederland Merchant Alliance; Venice of the Western Mediterranean Merchant; Lisbon of the Iberian Merchant; Alexander of the Islandi Merchant; Bordeaux of the English Channel Merchant.

Siege War time: The Siege war will begin at 7:30pm EST (GMT-5) February 15th. There are 1080 minutes for preparation, 60 minutes for scouting, and 180 minutes for the battle.

Notes:
a) Winners will win the Alliance Leader title, special clothes charm, and the power to control the central cities.
b) The Alliance Leader title can only be used by a guild from this alliance.
D. Guilds that don have colony cities are not qualified to occupy the main cities; meaning that they can become merchant leaders.

For more info about Merchant Alliance visit:
http://vc.igg.com/news/1472/Voyage_Century_Expansion_Merchant_Alliances.html