Getting Started: "I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends."

When you start playing you should add lots of allies right away.


The best places to add allies are:


Spartacus: Gods of the Arena - The Game Application Page:


http://www.facebook.com/spartacusgame#!/spartacusgame


and


Spartacus: Gods of the Arena - The Game Add Page:


http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spartacus-Gods-of-the-Arena-The-Game-Add-Page/189897487703035


Go to these pages and you'll see lots of people who want allies. It isn't hard to add friends so just go out and get them. You can also put up a post so that other players can add you.

While you are adding friends it is not a bad idea to change your profile picture to something Spartacus related like the one at the top of this blog entry. That way you don't have to waste time typing in why you are adding someone, they'll just see the picture and know it's for the game.


Why do I need allies?


Basically allies make the game a lot quicker and easier.


The perks of having allies are:

Increased Maximum Energy, up to 20 maximum. You need Energy to train your gladiators or fight in the arena.

Free training for your gladiators, increasing their Speed (up to 3), Brawn (up to 3), and Vitality (up to 9). This is per ally, per visit.
 

For the gladiator to the left his Speed is already 19/19 and his Brawn is 14/14, but his Vitality is only 10/58 so if you were visiting you would want to Massage him three times to give him 19/58 Vitality. 

Free gifts of Denarii (30), Influence (5),Vitality (+4 to all gladiators), Speed (+1 to all gladiators), Brawn (+1 to all gladiators).

You can do the same for your allies by visiting and training their gladiators and sending them gifts. While you cannot go wrong with any gift, gifts of Denarii and Influence are probably the most helpful.


How many allies should I add?


The more, the better. More allies means more gifts and more free training for your gladiators. At the bare minimum add enough allies to get to 20 Maximum Energy.