Clash Royale
so here's an Android App which i have been playing recently..
it's a strategy game..
it is based on the game Clash of Clans (i believe it was created by the same developer - sorry i'm not doing my research regarding that)..
i never played Clash of Clans because i assumed that it has the same concept like that game called Backyard Monsters which was accessible through Facebook before..
i really don't like games where other players can ruin your town or base when you are NOT online because it will require the player to regularly check or upgrade or rebuild his base..
but Clash Royale offers a more relaxing game experience, especially since there are no base to guard..
rival players are both required to be online before they can engage in a battle..
and although there are time-based activities (like opening Chests, collecting Crowns, and Requesting/Donating Cards), you can pretty much play the game just anytime and anyway you want to...
and here's my Guide (plus some Tips) in playing Clash Royale... :)
found at the center tab..
i believe this is the most commonly used page within the game since this is where most of the time-based activities and battles can be accessed..
- Arena - displays the current Arena where you can participate in battles (except for the Training Arena, the game program decides in which Arena you can participate based on your number of Trophies)
- Chest Slot - each player has a maximum number of four (4) Chest Slots where Treasure Chests which he obtains by winning battles are placed, the player can open each Chest instantly by using Gems or he can also choose to unlock them using Time (each type of Treasure Chest has different Unlock Time; the more rare it gets - the longer the waiting time), unfortunately unlocking of Chest using Time can ONLY be done one Chest at a time, once all Chest Slots are occupied you won't be able to receive a new Treasure Chest until a slot becomes vacant again
TIP 1 - if you do not wish to spend dollars for this game, then i suggest you just make use of the Unlock Time, NEVER use your Gems for unlocking Treasure Chests...
TIP 2 - since each type of Chest has different Unlock Time, i suggest you make a good schedule for opening each of your Chest (like open the 1 hour or 3 hour Chests during daytime, and just open the 8 hours or more Chests when you're about to sleep or if you want to take a break from the game)...
the blue sun-like icon in the image above tells a player's current King Level..
experience (EXP) points are needed to level up and it can be obtained by; upgrading Cards, accomplishing Achievements, and donating Cards..
each level up strengthens the King and his Towers, so it really is a must for every player to work on their EXP points...
Gold
the Gold coin is a key item used to purchase Cards and for performing Card upgrades..
maximum limit of Gold is 1,000,000...
Gems
the green Gem is a key item used to purchase Treasure Chests, Gold, and for instantly opening Chests...
it's a key item in the game used to determine in which Arena a player can participate in..
winning battles will reward you with Trophies, but losing battles will also cause you to lose some of your Trophies..
the higher the level of the Arena - the more rewards and the more rare the reward Cards will be...
TIP: make a good strategy before participating in battles, upgrade your Deck and wait for the right time if necessary...
the content depends on how rare the Chest is..
it always contains Gold coins and Cards, and sometimes Gems too..
the current Chest list are (arranged according to the image above, left-to-right and up-down):
- Wooden Chest
- Crown Chest
- Silver Chest
- Gold Chest
- Magical Chest
- Giant Chest
- Super Magical Chest
these are free Wooden Chest/s (based on the icon above, i believe a player can stock up to 2 at max), it has a waiting time of 4 hours per Chest...
Crown Chest
a free Chest which requires Crowns to open, it has a waiting time of 24 hours...
once the Crown Chest quest is active, you will be asked to collect 10 Crowns..
you can earn Crowns by destroying Crown Towers during battle..
a player does not necessarily have to win a battle in order to fill the gauge (as shown above), he just needs to destroy as much Crown Towers as he can, and all those which he destroyed during the time of the quest will automatically be counted on the gauge until it becomes full..
destroying an opponent's King's Tower will automatically earn the player three (3) Crowns..
once full, the player can then open the Crown Chest to redeem his rewards, and he will have to wait for another 24 hours before the quest can be activated again...
also accessible via the Battle Page, through a ribbon icon on the right then middle part of the screen..
here is a list of tasks which you can perform to earn some extra EXP points and Gems...
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this is where you can view your Card collection, form your Deck/s, and upgrade your Cards...
the basic battle instrument for this game..
there are (currently) 4 types of Card based on their rarity namely:
- Common - no outline
- Rare - with orange outline (as shown in the sample image)
- Epic - with the purple outline
- Legendary - i haven't seen one yet, but according to sample images it is a hexagonal-shaped card
the usual stats of a Card are the Hitpoints and the Damage (though not for all)..
other parameters depending on the characteristic/s of a Card are: Range, Targets, Lifetime, Count, Hit Speed, Speed, etc...
Elixir is like the energy needed to summon Card/s during battle..
another parameter which can be viewed in the Cards Page is the Deck's average Elixir cost..
it gives the player an idea about his Deck's Elixir consumption..
the lesser the value - the faster he can do the summoning, the higher the value - the more time he'll need to deploy his Cards...
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the page's content will ONLY be accessible for a player upon reaching King Level 3..
in here, you can Create your own Clan or Search an existing Clan for you to join, view Clan & Members information, do Friendly Battle, and the most important feature - Request and Donate Cards..
the Clan is an important feature of the game for leveling up, doing Card upgrades, and for players (if they don't want to spend dollars on this game) around the globe to interact and socialize (a system which encourages group effort)..
- Create Clan - creating a Clan costs 1,000 Gold
- Friendly Battle - if you want to test your Cards or Deck in actual 'fair' battle without sacrificing your precious Trophies, you can practice with your clan-mates using this Clan option
- Request/Donate Cards - helpful in stocking and upgrading each member's existing Cards
this is the very helpful purpose of the Clan Page..
for now, players are only allowed to request for Common and Rare Cards..
once used, the function will require 8 hours of waiting time before it can be used again..
- Request Cards - a player can use this function to ask his clan-mates to donate Card/s which he aims to stock and upgrade (NOTE: you can ONLY request for Cards which you have already unlocked)
- Donate Cards - the number of Cards which can be donated to a player depends on the rarity of the requested Card, a player can benefit from donating cards because he can earn EXP and Gold by doing so (as shown on the sample image above) and the amount of reward depends on the rarity of the Card being donated
LEVEL UP TIP - if you are using two or multiple android devices (each with unique Google account) or if you have a friend or clan-mate who is close to you..
you can help each other and use the Request Card function to gain easy EXP by continuously exchanging Rare Cards..
since you don't necessarily have to upgrade all the Cards in your collection (unless you have a lot of Gold), you can just continuously Request and Donate those Cards which you do not really need in battle..
in fact, you can just repeatedly use a single Rare Card for this trick...
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found in the leftmost tab..
here is where you can purchase Cards, Treasure Chests, Gems, and Golds..
- Gold - can be used to purchase Cards (there are only 3 available unique Cards in the Shop per day, and the list changes every 24 hours), and (also used for upgrading Cards)
- Gems - the most useful key item in the game, Gems can be used to purchase Treasure Chests, Gold, and (you can also use Gems to instantly Open Treasure Chest)
- Money (Real World Dollars) - well, if you have money to spend, then you can purchase Gems to make your Clash Royale gaming experience a lot more easier
TIP: if you do not plan to buy Gems using dollars, then i suggest you stock your Gems and just STRICTLY use them to buy Gold...
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again, this is accessible through the Battle Page..
two competing players need to be online in order to battle..
in actual battles, the player cannot choose his opponent, instead the game system chooses his rival based on the Trophies stats (to make it fair somehow)...
aside from the Cards which the player will have to summon in order to perform the attack against his opponent, he initially has 3 Towers in his side of the field..
these are called the Crown Towers; the King's Tower at the center and two (2) guard Towers located on both sides of the King's Tower..
each of this Tower has high Hitpoints and can attack enemies within their Range..
Crowns are earned for every Crown Tower you destroy, but destroying your rival's King's Tower will automatically give you three (3) Crowns (you can see the Crown counter on the right then middle side of the screen)..
the main objective of the battle is to destroy the King's Tower of the opponent (so you can automatically win the battle), or at least have the most number of Crowns...
for the Cards (refer to the bottom of the screen)..
a player can only choose among four (4) unique Cards at a given time (remember that each player has 8 Cards at max on his Deck)..
a fifth Card (the Next Card) is revealed on the left side of the Elixir Gauge, and it will automatically replace any Card which you decide to summon..
since all the displayed Cards are unique, considering that a player has 8 Cards on his Deck, then each of his remaining unused/undisplayed Card has a 20% chance of being the Next Card (Note that any Card which you summon has a chance of being the Next Card)..
as for the Elixir Gauge at the very bottom part of the screen, it periodically regenerates but ONLY has a maximum amount of 10...
in addition, the battle has a Timer (as shown in the top-right corner of the image above)..
the Timer is necessary to avoid prolonged battles..
and because of this, battles can have different outcomes:
- Sudden Death - this mode of the battle is activated when the initial time limit ends without a clear winner yet, an extension is given plus the Elixir regeneration rate is doubled in order to see who can really make an advantage
- Win - a winner is declared once a player completely destroys the King's Tower of his opponent, or whoever gets more Crown at the end of the battle, the winner gets his Trophies and Treasure Chest (if still applicable) and the loser loses some of his Trophies
- Draw - because of the Timer, there is a tendency that the battle will end up in a draw, no Trophies nor Treasure Chest is given away to players in case of a draw
i'm not really sure if there's a limit to the number of battles per day..
there's something written in the Arena's information which says (x20 per day), but i'm not sure what it refers to..
but for me, i only do battles whenever i have a vacant Chest Slot or whenever the Crown Chest quest is already active...
TIP: create a strategy based on your available Cards or Deck and NEVER let the Elixir Gauge stay full for a long time..
the proper positioning of units (who goes as the frontman and who provides support from behind), how fast they move, knowing their attack range (melee or ranged), knowing who they can target (ground units, air units, or just Towers), using the advantages of certain units over enemy units (who can beat who while only getting less or no damage at most), proper use of skills, etc., can be very helpful for a player's success in battle...
here's a direct link to the App via Google Play: Clash Royale
Disclaimer: i do not own any of the image featured in this particular blog post..
the power button of my tablet was once damaged due to Screenshot Apps, so i no longer make use of Screenshot App/s on all my Android devices..
all of the images here are products of random Google search, and i only edited some of them to fit my own presentation..
so the credit goes to whoever really owns them...
i guess that's all for now..
i hope this helps... :)
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