I just started playing Travian. I really like this game because it uses the imagination instead of graphics that slow down your computer. Anyway, one of the best things I've discovered lately is the Travian Analyzer that a friend of mine mentioned in his blog. So I searched for it and found the Travian World Analyzer here.
What this tool does is it gives information on other Travian players in your server, specially those around your area. Something that you can exploit when thinking of your playing strategies around the Travian map.
To use the Travian World Analyzer, you simply need to look for the server you are playing on among the list. Look first for your country, then the server. After choosing, you will be given the top 40 list of villages in your server according to a specific criteria - lowest and highest change in population, player and alliances stats among others.
However, what makes the Travian World Analyzer really useful is its ability to give information on the villages around your area which is updated daily. Just enter the coordinates of your village followed by a range to see the information of players within the square radius of your village. Example: 30, -20, 10
This page will give you the name of the players, their tribe, their village names, alliances, current population and growth and their distance from your village. Click the player name and you will see their population growth rates for the last week. Click on the village coordinates and you will see the village profile page.
Meanwhile, choosing the alliance name will show you all the players who belong to that alliance. Lastly, you will see an image of crossed swords beside the village names. Click on it to send your army to that village for attack or reinforcement.