Wonders are points of interest on the world map that once captured provide the controlling team with an empire bonus.

Wonders are currently represented by a large building in the center of the world map that comprises an area of 5 by 5 tiles.

In order to capture a Wonder, players need to occupy each tile surrounding the Wonder with nations all of the same team color.

There are 24 tiles that surround a Wonder.

A team MUST control a tower to be eligible to capture the Wonder.

If the Wonder is surrounded by a single team, and that team does not control a tower, they will not gain control of the Wonder but will prevent other teams from capturing the wonder.

The server will check at the top of each hour to see the status of each Wonder in the game.

If a Wonder is surrounded by nations that are all on the same team, then that team will be considered the controlling team and every empire on that team will receive an empire buff that will last for 1 hour.

If even a single tile that surrounds a Wonder is either unoccupied or occupied by an opposing team, then the Wonder will revert back to a non-controlled state.

Once a Wonder is captured, it is owned for the next hour (60 minutes) regardless of the nation status surrounding the tower.

The server checks the Wonder status once an hour. Example times are 6:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m. and so on.

The bonus provided by the Wonder on the map is +150% output to gold mines.

Players are encouraged to work as a team to capture the Wonder as well as interfere with opposing teams.