
The enemy has deployed a knight on horseback and a small crew of spearmen. Here's a breakdown of the image to the right, in all its complexity: Once you've learned that, you need to understand how each of your cards interacts with the arena itself. Not only do you have to learn the game's rules, but you also have to learn what each card does and how it interacts with your enemy's cards. In other words: You might get clobbered, even if you bring overwhelming force, by tactics. You could just send all of your troops in as soon as you can in a blitz, but it may not be the smartest way to play the match. They may be weak soldiers, and they may only do a little bit of damage to whatever they're attacking, but they can take down a castle, or a powerful enemy, or an emplacement like a cannon, by attrition!Īnd that attrition is at the heart of "Clash Royale." This is a game about tactics. These both distract the enemy from destroying your castles (depending on where you place the buildings, enemy troops will prioritize destroying those buildings over your castles), and challenge the enemy with soldiers marching on their castles. I've also built a hut that produces one soldier every few seconds, as did the enemy.īeyond deploying troops, you can deploy buildings (like barracks) that produce soldiers of varying types. You might notice that one of my castles has been destroyed, replaced by a broken-down foundation. But if he does make it to your castles? WATCH OUT! He also hits slowly (albeit hard), meaning he's likely to be killed before he does any damage. is easily distracted, meaning he can be easily drawn away from his objectives. The archers are weak, but can attack from a distance. Since all three of the enemy's castles are still standing, the closest I'm able to place any of my cards is on my side of the dividing lines between bases (the horizontal line running through the middle of the arena).Įach unit has its own movement speed and damage it's capable of doling out. By placing them anywhere on the map, they begin advancing toward whatever castle is closest to them. In the image here, I've deployed a duo of archers (on the right side) and a warrior (called a "Mini P.E.K.K.A."). By touching and dragging the card to the field, you deploy it. Each of those is a re-usable card that can be deployed on the field. In the image to the right, there are four cards along the bottom: arrows, a knight, an army of skeletons, and a fireball. You choose cards to deploy, which translate to actual units, buildings, or spells on the field.

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