Clash of Clans is a popular free game for iOS and Android devices. Launched on iOS in August 2012, it has a large international following. The Android version was added in October 2013. Best of all, Supercell is always looking for ways to improve gameplay, so it has improved over time.

A coworker introduced us to Clash some time ago, and most members of our production team have started our own villages, whether on iPhones, Android phones, or Android tablets. Getting started is seductively simple, beginning with a step-by-step walkthrough to introduce you to the game.

Be aware that Supercell would like some of your money, and they facilitate that by enticing you to buy green gems, which allow you to do some things much more quickly than otherwise. These gems are also necessary for adding builders.

The key to low-end, low-cost playing is patience. Impatience leads to spending money on those important gems, and that can quickly turn Clash of Clans into an expensive proposition.

Clash of Clans is an online multiplayer game in which players build a community (in the form of a clan), train troops, and attack other players to earn gold, elixir and Dark Elixir. There are four currencies or resources in the game. Gold and elixir can be used to build and reload defenses that protect the player from other players' attacks. Elixir and dark elixir are also used to train and upgrade troops and spells. Gems are the premium currency. Attacks are rated on a three star scale and have a maximum timed length of three minutes.

The game also features a pseudo-single player campaign in which the player can attack a series of fortified goblin villages and earn gold and elixir. The game has 2 'builders' by default, but the player can install more builders (maximum 5) by buying them at an increasing number of gems. Builders are important for upgrading any building. If all builders are busy upgrading a building, one has to either wait (if the player wants to upgrade a different building) for them to be free or complete another building's upgrade using gems.

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