Clash of Clans tips & cheats

 Clash of Clans

Submitted by: David K.

-=Join a Clan=-

Once the clan castle is rebuilt you can officially join a clan and battle to 

win more goodies against other users. Then attack with friends and you can take

on targets that otherwise might be out of your range. Keep in mind you'll hit 

harder but you also have to supply troops to support others, and it's important

to coordinate any attacks, particularly if your clan plans to place competitively.

-=More Clan People=-

In order to invite your Facebook or Game Center friends, your friend must first 

play Clash of Clans, connect to Game Center or Facebook with their account and 

have rebuilt their Clan Castle. After this, you can see your friend in the 

Friends menu, where you can tap their name and choose Invite from the context 

menu. Inviting from global chat works in a similar way: tap a player's message,

and choose Invite from the context menu.

-=Shield=-

The Shield prevents other people from attacking you for a period of time. You

lose the shield when the time runs out, or when you attack another player. When

your village is destroyed by an enemy attack, you automatically get a new shield

for 12 hours. You can also purchase longer lasting shields from the shop. Also 

keep in mind that if you do not have an active shield and you exit the game, 

your village will be vulnerable to attacks from other players. The attacking 

player will be able to steal some of your resources, but never all of them. You 

can protect your village with defensive buildings, walls and traps, or by buying

a new shield form the shop. Terrain obstacles and the edge of the map do not 

stop attacking units!

-=Smart Building=-

When you build your village, build all your structures close together. It gives

you an edge in defending your villages. If your village is compact, your turrets

will be able to defend more buildings at once. Check out our Defensive Strategy 

Guide for more tips.

-=Move and Make=-

One of the coolest features in this game is the ability move buildings, thus

re-arranging your vilage, after you have made it. Use it make the best possible 

defense for your village.

-=Gems=-

Save your gems for important purchases. Don't spend gems to shorten your timer,

since one timer will just be replaced by another. Early on it will be tempting 

to use gems left and right to hurry up the process of building and training. 

This only gets "worse" over time as things take longer and longer to complete.

The game is designed to play on your impatience and get you to buy more gems 

(with real money). While you can get more gems by clearing your area (trees, 

rocks, etc.), it's only a few at a time. Hang on to your gems.

-=Focus on Dark Elixir=-

Once you reach Town Hall 7 and beyond, your limiting resource will always be 

Dark Elixir. Through normal play, you typically will max out all gold and 

elixir-based upgrades long before you acquire enough Dark Elixir to max out 

your heroes and Dark Barracks troop upgrades. As a result, you need to place 

a priority on Dark Elixir above all other resources, saving your spells and 

hero units for when you stand to gain a large chunk of Dark Elixir.

-=Start Matchmaking Early=-

When you first start playing Clash of Clans, you get a three-day shield. 

However, thanks to the previously-mentioned Loot Penalty, very few players 

will want to attack you even if you drop your shield. As a result, you can 

start matchmaking right away when you need resources with no fear of reprisal.

You can skip around and look for a base with exposed resource collectors and 

use a handful of Barbarians, Goblins, or Archers to attack them. Even if you 

do get attacked, low-level Town Hall players have very little to lose. You 

will only lose a tiny bit of resources that can be more than made up for with 

a single attack.

Play Clash of Clans on PC

* Download and install BlueStacks.

* Download AppPlayer for Windows or MAC. 

  BlueStacks is a program that allow you to run 

  Android Apps on your PC. You can see more information about their program on

  their homepage.

* Download Clash of Clans.

* Just download and install Clash of Clans trought BlueStacks.

  It takes around a minute, depending on your PC and internet connection.

* Start Clash of Clans.

* Congrats! Your complete and ready to start up Clash of Clans.