That's right, if you missed it, there is now a speed world set up. Go to the main Tribal Wars page and see the announcement. You must have a premium account to play, but it is running at like 10x speed. I have only been on for about 1 hour and I already have HQ 2, Timber and Clay 4, and Iron 2.

And they are going to give out prizes of premium account points at the end of the world on June 15.

I am at 483|496 K44 if anybody else joins. Not sure how much of this will be tribes vs. individuals, but thought I would let others know. I will start a XMTS tribe.