<s>
eRepublik	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
web	O
browser-based	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Romanian	O
studio	O
eRepublik	B-Application
Labs	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
outside	O
of	O
beta	O
phase	O
on	O
14	O
October	O
2008	O
and	O
is	O
accessible	O
via	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eRepublik	B-Application
is	O
programmed	O
in	O
PHP	B-Application
using	O
Symfony	B-Language
framework	I-Language
and	O
runs	O
in	O
most	O
modern	O
browsers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
eRepublik	B-Application
has	O
spawned	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
similar	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
May	O
2017	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Stillfront	O
Group	O
has	O
acquired	O
eRepublik	B-Application
Labs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eRepublik	B-Application
has	O
raised	O
funding	O
in	O
four	O
rounds	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
eRepublik	B-Application
is	O
a	O
global	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
players	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
daily	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eRepublik	B-Application
Gold	O
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
currency	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
eRepublik	B-Application
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
fifth	O
of	O
every	O
month	O
eRepublik	B-Application
holds	O
presidential	O
elections	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
fifteenth	O
the	O
party	O
presidential	O
elections	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
twenty-fifth	O
the	O
congressional	O
elections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
tie	O
in	O
any	O
election	O
,	O
eRepublik	B-Application
automatically	O
chooses	O
by	O
referring	O
to	O
experience	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wars	O
are	O
potentially	O
essential	O
to	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
a	O
country	O
in	O
eRepublik	B-Application
because	O
they	O
allow	O
citizens	O
of	O
the	O
countries	O
that	O
are	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
wars	O
to	O
become	O
stronger	O
and	O
obtain	O
higher	O
military	O
ranks	O
,	O
thus	O
enabling	O
them	O
to	O
do	O
more	O
damage	O
in	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
articles	O
can	O
be	O
formatted	O
using	O
BBCode	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functionalities	O
include	O
a	O
Twitter-like	O
shoutbox	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
developers	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
IRC	O
channels	O
and	O
forums	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
eRepublik	B-Application
site	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
social	O
interaction	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
module	O
,	O
the	O
Chat	O
Module	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
chat	O
rooms	O
,	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
other	O
citizens	O
while	O
remaining	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eRepublik	B-Application
,	O
being	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
social	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
encourages	O
communication	O
between	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
creates	O
social	O
communities	O
usually	O
organized	O
around	O
nations	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
for	O
eRepublik	B-Application
was	O
under	O
development	O
and	O
the	O
closed	O
alpha	O
phase	O
initiated	O
on	O
16	O
May	O
for	O
both	O
Android	O
and	O
iOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphical	O
presentation	O
in	O
one	O
page	O
of	O
all	O
main	O
places	O
of	O
eRepublik	B-Application
(	O
media	O
,	O
marketplace	O
,	O
job	O
market	O
,	O
storage	O
,	O
travel	O
,	O
work	O
,	O
training	O
grounds	O
,	O
feeds	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
