

Some players chose to place storages - which contain gold, elixir, and dark elixir - in the centre of the base, protecting them, with the Town Hall on the outside. Having a good village layout is super important, especially if you're playing to win trophies, which come from successfully attacking a village or defending your own and are used to rank players.Ĭhoices have to be made at the lower levels of the game as there are few walls to defend buildings but as the game progresses and your village becomes larger, there are plenty of options. To speed up upgrades and to buy more resources (which are broken down into gold, elixir, and dark elixir), Supercell offers gems which can be bought for real money (£3.99 gets you 500, and so on.) At the highest levels, upgrades can take up to two weeks. Gameplay is simple: You either tend to your village (upgrading assets, for example), attack other bases, or engage in Clan Wars (more on those later). There are various types of defences (from the cannon to the X-Bow), various types of troops (such as the hog rider or Golem), different sets of heroes (unlocked at higher levels), and an assortment of other things that you will discover as you progress.

As the game progresses - signalled by a higher level Town Hall, the centerpiece of the village - it becomes harder, more expensive, and longer. The game is based around building, and then protecting, a village and attacking the villages of others. First, a quick explainer of what Clash of Clans is and what the ultimate goals are.
