Clash of Clans

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Clash of Clans

App icon for Clash of Clans.
Developer(s) Supercell
Platform(s) iOS, Android
Release date(s) iOS
August 2, 2012
Android
September 30, 2013
Genre(s) Strategy

Clash of Clans is a mobile freemium strategy video game from Supercell, a video game company based in Helsinki, Finland.[1][2][3]

Gameplay

A multiplayer game, Clash of Clans allows players to build their community, train troops, and attack other players to earn gold and elixir while building their own defenses to protect against attackers. Players can also use the chat feature to communicate with others and join clans to aid each other.

Purchasing gems via credit card helps players advance faster in the game. The pay-to-advance feature has proved lucrative for Supercell's two iOS applications. Clash of Clans and Hay Day were reportedly generating $2.4 million per day for the company in the first half of 2013.[4][5] Clash of Clans has been a top 5 download since December, 2012.[6][7] The success of the game was described as being part of the ushering in of a new era in conjoint gaming.[8]

On September 30, 2013, the game soft-launched on Android in Canada and Finland.[9] On October 7, 2013, Supercell released Clash of Clans to all other international Google Play Stores.[10]

Troops info

The Troops used in this game are used for either the Goblins on the campaign map or other players in the raiding parts. Each of the Troops are sorted into Tiers:

  • Tier #1 - Tier #1 consists of Barbarians, Archers, and Goblins. The troops in this category are very powerful when swarming in hordes yet are vulnerable to Wizard Towers and Mortars.
  • Tier #2 - Tier #2 consists of Giants, Wall Breakers (a group of small skeletons that carry bombs), Balloons (a group of Wall Breakers in hot air balloons), and Wizards. Tier #2 is more powerful than Tier #1, but weaker than Tier #3.
  • Tier #3 - Tier #3 consists of Dragons, Healers, and P.E.K.K.A.s (a race of full-armored creatures). Tier #3 is the strongest army in the game, but costs a lot of elixir.
  • Dark Elixir Troops - The Dark Elixir Troops consists of Golems, Hog Riders, Minions, Valkyries, and Witches (who can summon the skeletons of dead soldiers). The Dark Elixir Troops fill in the specific niches that normal troops don't have.
  • Heroes - The Heroes consist of the Barbarian King and the Archer Queen. The Heroes are immortal and can only be trained once. The Heroes can be summoned by a permanent altar rather than being trained in the barracks.

References

  1. ↑ Is this the fastest growing game company ever? Forbes. April 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ Dredge, Stuart (May 14, 2013). "Puzzle & Dragons made $113m in April as developer GungHo's market cap rivals Nintendo's". The Guardian. Retrieved May 30, 2013. 
  3. ↑ Grundberg, Sven. "Finland's Newest Hit Maker: Supercell - WSJ". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20. 
  4. ↑ "Apple's App Store at 5: 10 key moments on the road to 50bn downloads". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-10-20. 
  5. ↑ Shontell, Alyson (April 17, 2013). "Supercell Is A New $770 Million Startup, And It Generates $2.4 Million Per Day". YAHOO Finance. Business Insider. Retrieved November 9, 2013. 
  6. ↑ Finland's Supercell mobile games with megaprofits. Businessweek. May 2, 2013.
  7. ↑ Lynley, Matthew (May 1, 2013). "10 Apps Worth Downloading in May". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2013. 
  8. ↑ Commanding troops on touch devices; Why mobile is the perfect platform for strategy. Gamasutra. September 20, 2013.
  9. ↑ Tony Zhang (2013-10-07). "Clash of Clans Finally Launches on Android, Worldwide Release Now". AppsGoer. Retrieved 2013-11-20. 
  10. ↑ "Clash of Clans finally hits the Google Play Store". Androidauthority.com. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-11-20. 

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