I’ve made a timer program which would make the game easier to play.
http://www.evonygamers.com/play/

Lords and Ladies of Evony,

An extraordinary thing happened! At 1:55:07 on the 6th of October 2009, Evony had Lady MissyMJay join us. While every day we have players join, MissyMJay is quite special as being the ten millionth active player to join Evony! Our growth has been unprecedented for a new independent game developer and publisher and we have some amazing surprises in store for you to celebrate.
…click here to read more

Join our alliance “thebest”
As of Oct 12,2009

You need an embassy to join.
Write to fedmich, evgamers and they will guide you.

What does those estimates mean?

Few: 1 – 24
Pack: 25 – 49
Lots: 50 – 99
Horde: 100 – 249
Throng: 250 – 499
Swarm: 500 – 999
Zounds: 1000 – 2499
Legion: 2500 – 4999
Bulk: 5000 – 10000
Giga: >10000