Terminology

Hammers:  This is a town stat that is determined biomes, culture, buildings and techs that represents the Construction ability of a city

Beakers: This is a town stat that is determined biomes, culture, buildings and techs that represents the Research ability of a city

Growth: This is a town stat that is determined biomes, culture, buildings and techs that represents the Agriculture ability of a city

Tick: A tick is a term for the moment the server processes buildings consumption. Ticks happen once an hour

Tick Points: Upgradable buildings require tick points which they will produce 1 per hour. Ie so if you need 24 tick points to level up a building that would equal 24hrs of being consistently fed.

Control Blocks:  Represented by a small obsidian pillar, these represent hitpoints in townhalls and capitol buildings. You must mine these during war to damage these structures