Quick Tips and Tricks for Game Play

You should always try to max out everything for your town hall level so that you get the best advantage when you upgrade the town hall.

When upgrading your buildings, try not to prioritise defensive buildings over resource and army buildings. Try having one builder upgrading one building in each category. This will make sure you have a well-rounded base with a good army; not a base with maxed defense and a level 2 barracks.

You should always try to be upgrading something in the Laboratory as it does not require a builder to do so. Also, when the tier 1 infantry units get to a high level, they can dish out much greater damage.

Always upgrade your buildings in the least time consuming way, so try to keep all your cannons around the same level (e.g. some 5, some 6) instead of having them spread apart (e.g. one 10, the rest 2). Also, try and upgrade the time consuming while you go to bed so in the morning the upgrade will be finished or almost finished. Keep the short upgrades for during the daytime while you're actually playing.

Also, not all defensive structures are the same. It is important to have a centralized Clan Castle and a mortar triangle in the center, all covered by walls. Keep another defensive building nearby to protect the mortars, as the mortars have a "dead zone" surrounding them where they will not target enemy troops. Mortars also do not target air units so the defense th at you use to cover the mortar should be able to target air units as well. Mortars do huge splash damage to your enemies and will also destroy tonnes of enemies while the enemy is destroying other buildings.

For air defense, I recommend centralizing at least 2 of them. Any massive balloon and minion raid should be able to get wiped by your air defense. Make sure NOT to neglect your air defense as you will see more and more and more air units used in battles as you climb up the ranks. Max out most, if not all, of your air defenses before moving on to the next Town Hall. But overall, remember that your air defense is key in your defense!

Remember: Having a powerful army is very important because you have a better chance of destroying the enemy's defenses and stealing all their loot. Also, make a good defense, and if you are trying to protect resources I highly recommend placing the town hall outside so there is a higher chance of a weaker player destroying your town hall. This will give you a 12 hour shield, but it is at the cost of many trophies, making this strategy only effective when farming.

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