2020

See what happened in Ikariam in the year 2020.

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

January

Main article: January

1^st

Main article: January 01

Happy New Year! ^WP

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7^th, last, day of Kwanzaa! ^WP

February

Main article: February updates

14^th

Main article: February 14

17^th

Main article: February 17

🎂 Happy Birthday ^WP WikIkariam 🎂

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WikIkariam turned 12 years old

March

Main article: March updates

4^th

Main article: March 04

🎂 Happy Birthday ^WP Jrooksjr! 🎂

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Jrooksjr turned 50 years old

6^th

Main article: March 06

New SPECIAL Servers:

The following communities have gained new worlds:

1. 

   United Arab Emirates / دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة / Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah
   AE has gained
   

   s38 / Notos / Auster (Roman) - Greek god of the South wind.  He was associated with the desiccating hot wind of the rise of Sirius after midsummer, was thought to bring the storms of late summer and autumn, and was feared as a destroyer of crops.
    Notos (s38)
2. 

   Argentina / Argentine Republic / República Argentina
   AR has gained
   

   s24 / Omega -
    Omega (s24)
3. 

   Brazil / Federative Republic of Brazil / República Federativa do Brasil
   BR has gained
   

   s48 / Acheron / Acherontas - According to a myth;  Acheron was a son of Helios and either Gaia or Demeter, who had been turned into the Underworld river bearing his name after he refreshed the Titans with drink during their contest with Zeus  By this myth, Acheron is also the father of Ascalaphus by either Orphne or Gorgyra.
    Acheron (s48)
4. 

   Czech Republic / Česká republika
   CZ has gained
   

   s29 / Ceres / Demeter - Greek goddess of the harvest, who presided over grains and the fertility of the earth.
    Demeter (s29)
5. 

   Germany / Federal Republic of Germany / Bundesrepublik Deutschland
   DE has gained
   

   s44 / Zephyros / Zephyrus / Zephyr (English) / Favonius (Roman) - The Greek god of the West wind.  The gentlest of the winds, Zephyrus is known as the fructifying wind, the messenger of spring.
    Zephyros (s44)
6. 

   UK / Great Britain / United Kingdom / United Kingdom and Northern Ireland / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   EN has gained
   

   s42 / Thanatos / Letum (Roman) / Mors (Roman) - The Greek personification of death.
    Thanatos (s42)
7. 

   Spain / Kingdom of Spain / Reino de España
   ES has gained
   

   s44 / Zephyros / Zephyrus / Zephyr (English) / Favonius (Roman) - The Greek god of the West wind.  The gentlest of the winds, Zephyrus is known as the fructifying wind, the messenger of spring.
    Zephyros (s44)
8. 

   France / French Republic / République française
   FR has gained
   

   s42 / Thanatos / Letum (Roman) / Mors (Roman) - The Greek personification of death.
    Thanatos (s42)
9. 

   Greece / Hellenic Republic / Ελληνική Δημοκρατία / Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía
   GR has gained
   

   s40 / Poseidon / Neptune (Roman) - Greek god of the sea.  Additionally, he is referred to as "Earth-Shaker" due to his role in causing earthquakes, and has been called the "tamer of horses".
    Poseidon (s40)
10. 

    Hungary / Republic of Hungary / Magyar Köztársaság
    HU has gained
    

    s32 / Eunomia - Goddess of law and legislation and one of the Second Generation of the Horae along with her sisters Dikē and Eirene/Irene.  The Horae were law and order goddesses who maintained the stability of society, and were worshiper primarily in the cities of Athens, Argos and Olympia.
     Eunomia (s32)
11. 

    Italy / Italian Republic / Repubblica italiana
    IT has gained
    

    s36 / Kaikias / Caecias (Roman) - Greek deity of the Northeast wind.
     Kaikias (s36)
12. 

    Poland / Republic of Poland / Rzeczpospolita Polska
    PL has gained
    

    s43 & s65 / Zelos / Zelus - The Greek personification of dedication, emulation, eager rivalry, envy, jealousy, and zeal.  The English word "zeal" is derived from his name.
     Zelos (s43)
13. 

    Russia / Russian Federation / Российская Федерация / Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
    RU has gained
    

    s34 / Hades - Greek god of the underworld
     Hades (s34)
14. 

    Turkey / Republic of Turkey / Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
    TR has gained
    

    s46 / Hydra - A serpentine water monster that lives in the lake of Lerna in the Argolid and was killed by Heracles (Hercules) as the second of his Twelve Labors.  The Hydra was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, possessed many heads, had poisonous breath and blood that was so virulent that even its scent was deadly.
     Hydra (s46)
15. 

    US / USA / United States / United States of America
    US has gained
    

    s37 / Lips / Africus (Roman) - Greek deity of the Southwest wind.
     Lips (s37)

    These world have the following special attributes:

    1. Cargo ship Travel speed: +25% faster or 125%
    2. Wood Production increase: +25% more or 125%
    3. All Luxury Resources Production increase: +25% more or 125%

17^th

Main article: March 17

🍀 Happy Saint Patrick's Day! ^WP
Remember to wear Green! 🍀

April

Main article: April updates

1^st

Main article: April 01

Gameforge has decided to shut down the Ikariam game at the end of the month!
April Fools! ^WP

May

Main article: May updates

• Nothing special has occurred in this month.

June

Main article: June updates

10^th

Main article: June 10

New SPECIAL Servers:

The following communities have gained new worlds:

1. 

   United Arab Emirates / دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة / Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah
   AE has gained
   

   s39 / Pan / Faunus (Roman) - Greek god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds and rustic music and companion of the nymphs.
    Pan (s39)
2. 

   Argentina / Argentine Republic / República Argentina
   AR has gained
   

   s25 / Apollo (Greek & Roman) / Apollon (Greek & Roman) / Apollos (Greek & Roman) / Apolo (Greek & Roman) / Apulu (Etruscan) / Apaliunas (Hittite) / Horus (Egyptian) / Resheph (Phoenician) / Grannus (Celtic) - Greek god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more.
    Apollon (s25)
3. 

   Brazil / Federative Republic of Brazil / República Federativa do Brasil
   BR has gained
   

   s49 / Kerberos / Cerberus - Often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog, commonly a three-headed dog, that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.
    Kerberos (s49)
4. 

   Czech Republic / Česká republika
   CZ has gained
   

   s30 / Dionysos / Dionysus - Greek god of the grape harvest, wine making and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy.
    Dionysos (s30)
5. 

   Germany / Federal Republic of Germany / Bundesrepublik Deutschland
   DE has gained
   

   s45 / Heracles / Herakles / Hercules (Roman) - The son of Zeus and Alcmene.  He was the greatest of the Greek heroes, a paragon of masculinity, the ancestor of royal clans who claimed to be Heracleidae and a champion of the Olympian order against chthonic monsters.
    Herakles (s45)
6. 

   Denmark / Danmark / The Kingdom of Denmark / Kongeriget Danmark
   DK has gained
   

   s13 / Nu / Ny -
    Ny (s13)
7. 

   UK / Great Britain / United Kingdom / United Kingdom and Northern Ireland / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   EN has gained
   

   s43 & s65 / Zelos / Zelus - The Greek personification of dedication, emulation, eager rivalry, envy, jealousy, and zeal.  The English word "zeal" is derived from his name.
    Zelos (s43)
8. 

   Spain / Kingdom of Spain / Reino de España
   ES has gained
   

   s45 / Heracles / Herakles / Hercules (Roman) - The son of Zeus and Alcmene.  He was the greatest of the Greek heroes, a paragon of masculinity, the ancestor of royal clans who claimed to be Heracleidae and a champion of the Olympian order against chthonic monsters.
    Herakles (s45)
9. 

   France / French Republic / République française
   FR has gained
   

   s43 & s65 / Zelos / Zelus - The Greek personification of dedication, emulation, eager rivalry, envy, jealousy, and zeal.  The English word "zeal" is derived from his name.
    Zelos (s43)
10. 

    Greece / Hellenic Republic / Ελληνική Δημοκρατία / Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía
    GR has gained
    

    s41 / Skiron / Caurus (Roman) / Corus (Roman) - Greek god of the Northwest wind.  In Athens it is the name of the wind which blew from the Scironian rocks (a geographical feature near Kineta to the west of Athens).
     Skiron (s41)
11. 

    Hungary / Republic of Hungary / Magyar Köztársaság
    HU has gained
    

    s33 / Gaia / Terra (Roman) - Personification of the Earth and one of the Greek primordial deities.  Gaia was the great mother of all:  the primal Greek Mother Goddess;  creator and giver of birth to the Earth and all the Universe;  the heavenly gods, the Titans, and the Giants were born to her.
     Gaia (s33)
12. 

    Israel / State of Israel / מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל / Medīnat Yisrā'el / دَوْلَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ / Dawlat Isrā'īl
    IL has gained
    

    s19 / Tau -
     Tau (s19)
13. 

    Italy / Italian Republic / Repubblica italiana
    IT has gained
    

    s37 / Lips / Africus (Roman) - Greek deity of the Southwest wind.
     Lips (s37)
14. 

    Norway / Kingdom of Norway / Kongeriket Norge / Kongeriket Noreg
    NO has gained
    

    s6 / Zeta -
     Zeta (s6)
15. 

    Poland / Republic of Poland / Rzeczpospolita Polska
    PL has gained
    

    s44 / Zephyros / Zephyrus / Zephyr (English) / Favonius (Roman) - The Greek god of the West wind.  The gentlest of the winds, Zephyrus is known as the fructifying wind, the messenger of spring.
     Zephyros (s44)
16. 

    Portugal / Portuguese Republic / República Portuguesa
    PT has gained
    

    s28 / Charon / Kharon - Ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead.
     Charon (s28)
17. 

    Romania / România
    RO has gained
    

    s23 / Psi -
     Psi (s23)
18. 

    Russia / Russian Federation / Российская Федерация / Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
    RU has gained
    

    s35 / Hephaestos / Hephaestus / Hephestos (US) / Hephestus (US) / Vulcan (Roman) - Greek god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes.
     Hephaestus (s35)
19. 

    Slovenia / Republic of Slovenia / Republika Slovenija
    SI has gained
    

    s7 / Eta -
     Eta (s7)
20. 

    Turkey / Republic of Turkey / Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
    TR has gained
    

    s47 / Orpheus - A legendary musician and poet who attempted to retrieve his dead wife from the Underworld.
     Orpheus (s47)
21. 

    US / USA / United States / United States of America
    US has gained
    

    s38 / Notos / Auster (Roman) - Greek god of the South wind.  He was associated with the desiccating hot wind of the rise of Sirius after midsummer, was thought to bring the storms of late summer and autumn, and was feared as a destroyer of crops.
     Notos (s38)

    These world have the following special attributes:

    1. 50% faster cargo / merchant / trade ships
    2. 25% faster training of troops
    3. 50% faster building of ships
    4. 10% higher income of sulfur / sulphur

New SPECIAL Servers
opened on June 10, 2020

July

Main article: July

4^th

Main article: July 04

🎇 🎆 Happy Independence Day! (US) ^WP 🎆 🎇

August

Main article: August updates

4^th

Main article: August 04

• Patch 8.1.3 is released

September

Main article: September updates

16^th

Main article: June 16

New SPECIAL Servers:

The following communities have gained new worlds:

1. 

   United Arab Emirates / دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة / Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah
   AE has gained
   

   s40 / Poseidon / Neptune (Roman) - Greek god of the sea.  Additionally, he is referred to as "Earth-Shaker" due to his role in causing earthquakes, and has been called the "tamer of horses".
    Poseidon (s40)
2. 

   Argentina / Argentine Republic / República Argentina
   AR has gained
   

   s26 / Aesculapius / Asklepios / Asclepius (Roman) - Greek God of medicine, healing, rejuvenation and physicians.
    Asklepios (s26)
3. 

   Brazil / Federative Republic of Brazil / República Federativa do Brasil
   BR has gained
   

   s50 / Hera / Here - The Greek goddess of women and marriage.
    Hera (s50)
4. 

   Czech Republic / Česká republika
   CZ has gained
   

   s31 / Eirene / Irene - Goddess of peace (Eirênê) and of the season of spring (Eiar, Eiarinos).  --  One of three Horai, goddesses of the seasons and the keepers of the gates of heaven.
    Eirene (s31)
5. 

   Germany / Federal Republic of Germany / Bundesrepublik Deutschland
   DE has gained
   

   s46 / Hydra - A serpentine water monster that lives in the lake of Lerna in the Argolid and was killed by Heracles (Hercules) as the second of his Twelve Labors.  The Hydra was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, possessed many heads, had poisonous breath and blood that was so virulent that even its scent was deadly.
    Hydra (s46)
6. 

   UK / Great Britain / United Kingdom / United Kingdom and Northern Ireland / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   EN has gained
   

   s44 / Zephyros / Zephyrus / Zephyr (English) / Favonius (Roman) - The Greek god of the West wind.  The gentlest of the winds, Zephyrus is known as the fructifying wind, the messenger of spring.
    Zephyros (s44)
7. 

   Spain / Kingdom of Spain / Reino de España
   ES has gained
   

   s46 / Hydra - A serpentine water monster that lives in the lake of Lerna in the Argolid and was killed by Heracles (Hercules) as the second of his Twelve Labors.  The Hydra was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, possessed many heads, had poisonous breath and blood that was so virulent that even its scent was deadly.
    Hydra (s46)
8. 

   France / French Republic / République française
   FR has gained
   

   s44 / Zephyros / Zephyrus / Zephyr (English) / Favonius (Roman) - The Greek god of the West wind.  The gentlest of the winds, Zephyrus is known as the fructifying wind, the messenger of spring.
    Zephyros (s44)
9. 

   Greece / Hellenic Republic / Ελληνική Δημοκρατία / Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía
   GR has gained
   

   s42 / Thanatos / Letum (Roman) / Mors (Roman) - The Greek personification of death.
    Thanatos (s42)
10. 

    Hungary / Republic of Hungary / Magyar Köztársaság
    HU has gained
    

    s34 / Hades - Greek god of the underworld
     Hades (s34)
11. 

    Italy / Italian Republic / Repubblica italiana
    IT has gained
    

    s38 / Notos / Auster (Roman) - Greek god of the South wind.  He was associated with the desiccating hot wind of the rise of Sirius after midsummer, was thought to bring the storms of late summer and autumn, and was feared as a destroyer of crops.
     Notos (s38)
12. 

    Poland / Republic of Poland / Rzeczpospolita Polska
    PL has gained
    

    s45 / Heracles / Herakles / Hercules (Roman) - The son of Zeus and Alcmene.  He was the greatest of the Greek heroes, a paragon of masculinity, the ancestor of royal clans who claimed to be Heracleidae and a champion of the Olympian order against chthonic monsters.
     Herakles (s45)
13. 

    Russia / Russian Federation / Российская Федерация / Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
    RU has gained
    

    s36 / Kaikias / Caecias (Roman) - Greek deity of the Northeast wind.
     Kaikias (s36)
14. 

    Turkey / Republic of Turkey / Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
    TR has gained
    

    s48 / Acheron / Acherontas - According to a myth;  Acheron was a son of Helios and either Gaia or Demeter, who had been turned into the Underworld river bearing his name after he refreshed the Titans with drink during their contest with Zeus  By this myth, Acheron is also the father of Ascalaphus by either Orphne or Gorgyra.
     Acheron (s48)
15. 

    US / USA / United States / United States of America
    US has gained
    

    s39 / Pan / Faunus (Roman) - Greek god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds and rustic music and companion of the nymphs.
     Pan (s39)

    These world have the following:special attributes:

    + 40% (140%) more Building material production

    + 40% (140%) more Marble production

    + 25% (125%) faster Building construction speed

    + 25% (125%) faster Cargo/Merchant/Trade Ship travel speed

October

Main article: October

21^st

Main article: October 21

• Patch 8.2.0 was released;  Spartans are able to be sold in the in-game shop again

31^st

Main article: October 31

👻 Happy Halloween ^WP 🎃

November

Main article: November updates

Nothing special has occurred in this month

December

Main article: December updates

21^st

Main article: December 21

New Special servers:

1. 

   United Arab Emirates / دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة / Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah
   AE has gained
   

   s41 / Skiron / Caurus (Roman) / Corus (Roman) - Greek god of the Northwest wind.  In Athens it is the name of the wind which blew from the Scironian rocks (a geographical feature near Kineta to the west of Athens).
    Skiron (s41)
2. 

   Argentina / Argentine Republic / República Argentina
   AR has gained
   

   s27 / Aquilo / Aquilon / Boreas / Septentrio (Roman) - God of the north wind and of winter.
    Boreas (s27)
3. 

   Bulgaria / Republic of Bulgaria / Република България
   BG has gained
   

   s13 / Nu / Ny -
    Ny (s13)
4. 

   Brazil / Federative Republic of Brazil / República Federativa do Brasil
   BR has gained
   

   s51 / Aeneas / Vidarr (Norse) of the Æsir - A Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite (Venus).
    Aeneas (s51)
5. 

   Czech Republic / Česká republika
   CZ has gained
   

   s32 / Eunomia - Goddess of law and legislation and one of the Second Generation of the Horae along with her sisters Dikē and Eirene/Irene.  The Horae were law and order goddesses who maintained the stability of society, and were worshiper primarily in the cities of Athens, Argos and Olympia.
    Eunomia (s32)
6. 

   Germany / Federal Republic of Germany / Bundesrepublik Deutschland
   DE has gained
   

   s47 / Orpheus - A legendary musician and poet who attempted to retrieve his dead wife from the Underworld.
    Orpheus (s47)
7. 

   Denmark / Danmark / The Kingdom of Denmark / Kongeriget Danmark
   DK has gained
   

   s15 / Omicron / Omikron -
    Omikron (s15)
8. 

   UK / Great Britain / United Kingdom / United Kingdom and Northern Ireland / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   EN has gained
   

   s45 / Heracles / Herakles / Hercules (Roman) - The son of Zeus and Alcmene.  He was the greatest of the Greek heroes, a paragon of masculinity, the ancestor of royal clans who claimed to be Heracleidae and a champion of the Olympian order against chthonic monsters.
    Herakles (s45)
9. 

   Spain / Kingdom of Spain / Reino de España
   ES has gained
   

   s47 / Orpheus - A legendary musician and poet who attempted to retrieve his dead wife from the Underworld.
    Orpheus (s47)
10. 

    France / French Republic / République française
    FR has gained
    

    s45 / Heracles / Herakles / Hercules (Roman) - The son of Zeus and Alcmene.  He was the greatest of the Greek heroes, a paragon of masculinity, the ancestor of royal clans who claimed to be Heracleidae and a champion of the Olympian order against chthonic monsters.
     Herakles (s45)
11. 

    Israel / State of Israel / מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל / Medīnat Yisrā'el / دَوْلَةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ / Dawlat Isrā'īl
    IL has gained
    

    s21 / Phi -
     Phi (s21)
12. 

    Italy / Italian Republic / Repubblica italiana
    IT has gained
    

    s39 / Pan / Faunus (Roman) - Greek god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds and rustic music and companion of the nymphs.
     Pan (s39)
13. 

    Greece / Hellenic Republic / Ελληνική Δημοκρατία / Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía
    GR has gained
    

    s43 & s65 / Zelos / Zelus - The Greek personification of dedication, emulation, eager rivalry, envy, jealousy, and zeal.  The English word "zeal" is derived from his name.
     Zelos (s43)
14. 

    Hungary / Republic of Hungary / Magyar Köztársaság
    HU has gained
    

    s35 / Hephaestos / Hephaestus / Hephestos (US) / Hephestus (US) / Vulcan (Roman) - Greek god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes.
     Hephaestus (s35)
15. 

    Norway / Kingdom of Norway / Kongeriket Norge / Kongeriket Noreg
    NO has gained
    

    s8 / Theta -
     Theta (s8)
16. 

    Poland / Republic of Poland / Rzeczpospolita Polska
    PL has gained
    

    s46 / Hydra - A serpentine water monster that lives in the lake of Lerna in the Argolid and was killed by Heracles (Hercules) as the second of his Twelve Labors.  The Hydra was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, possessed many heads, had poisonous breath and blood that was so virulent that even its scent was deadly.
     Hydra (s46)
17. 

    Portugal / Portuguese Republic / República Portuguesa
    PT has gained
    

    s30 / Dionysos / Dionysus - Greek god of the grape harvest, wine making and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy.
     Dionysos (s30)
18. 

    Romania / România
    RO has gained
    

    s25 / Apollo (Greek & Roman) / Apollon (Greek & Roman) / Apollos (Greek & Roman) / Apolo (Greek & Roman) / Apulu (Etruscan) / Apaliunas (Hittite) / Horus (Egyptian) / Resheph (Phoenician) / Grannus (Celtic) - Greek god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more.
     Apollon (s25)
19. 

    Russia / Russian Federation / Российская Федерация / Rossiyskaya Federatsiya
    RU has gained
    

    s37 / Lips / Africus (Roman) - Greek deity of the Southwest wind.
     Lips (s37)
20. 

    Turkey / Republic of Turkey / Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
    TR has gained
    

    s49 / Kerberos / Cerberus - Often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog, commonly a three-headed dog, that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.
     Kerberos (s49)
21. 

    US / USA / United States / United States of America
    US has gained
    

    s40 / Poseidon / Neptune (Roman) - Greek god of the sea.  Additionally, he is referred to as "Earth-Shaker" due to his role in causing earthquakes, and has been called the "tamer of horses".
     Poseidon (s40)

These world have the following special attributes:

1. + 15% (115%) faster construction speed for Buildings
2. + 25% (125%) faster / travel speed
3. + 25% (125%) more resource production of
4. + 25% (125%) more resource production of
5. + 40% (140%) more resource production of

25^th

Main article: December 25

Merry Chistmas! ^WP

26^th

Main article: December 26

1^st day of Kwanzaa! ^WP

27^th

Main article: December 27

2^nd day of Kwanzaa! ^WP

28^th

Main article: December 28

3^rd day of Kwanzaa! ^WP

29^th

Main article: December 29

4^th day of Kwanzaa! ^WP

30^th

Main article: December 30

5^th day of Kwanzaa! ^WP

31^st

Main article: December 31

New Year's Eve! ^WP

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6^th day of Kwanzaa! ^WP