<s>
Evony	B-Protocol
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Civony	B-Protocol
)	O
is	O
an	O
Adobe	O
Flash-based	O
multiplayer	B-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
American	O
developer	O
Evony	B-Protocol
LLC	O
with	O
graphic	O
elements	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
other	O
similar	O
real	O
time	O
games	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
medieval	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evony	B-Protocol
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
during	O
the	O
medieval	O
time	O
period	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
lord	O
or	O
lady	O
of	O
a	O
city	O
or	O
alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
Evony	B-Protocol
items	O
must	O
be	O
purchased	O
with	O
gems	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
bought	O
with	O
real	O
money	O
,	O
through	O
its	O
item	O
shop	O
in	O
game	O
or	O
won	O
at	O
the	O
wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
noted	O
that	O
Evony	B-Protocol
2009	O
ad	O
campaign	O
featured	O
women	O
,	O
increasingly	O
unclothed	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
no	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
Gavin	O
Mannion	O
commented	O
that	O
Evony	B-Protocol
"	O
latest	O
ad	O
is	O
seriously	O
pushing	O
boundaries	O
of	O
what	O
is	O
acceptable	O
to	O
publish	O
on	O
Google	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evony	B-Protocol
promoted	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
"	O
millions	O
of	O
spam	O
comments	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
denied	O
responsibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Evony	B-Protocol
's	O
lawyers	O
sent	O
a	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
letter	O
to	O
blogger	O
Bruce	O
Everiss	O
after	O
he	O
alleged	O
deceptive	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
two	O
days	O
into	O
the	O
case	O
,	O
Evony	B-Protocol
withdrew	O
its	O
claims	O
.	O
</s>
