Bagel Nest

arts, visual · EN

Clash of Clans is, at its core, a strategy game. You are building a village, with various defenses, resource collectors and storages. After training up an army with a selection of troops and spells, other player’s villages can be attacked for loot and glory. These days you aren’t going to find yourself spending that much time speculating about where to place your defenses – at least if you like to look up the most effective layouts online as I do. However, attacking is a different story. In regular multiplayer battles, you are allowed to browse potential opponents for as long as you would like before you decide to attack. You are always given 30 seconds at the beginning of the battle to plan things out, and once it begins, a few minutes to deploy all of your troops and attack. You win if you obtain at least one of three stars: one for destroying the town hall, another for taking out 50% of the base, and a third for the 100% wipe. Whether a victory or defeat (you get more rewards for wi