Basics of Battle

You can learn the basics of Clash Royale in just minutes with a tutorial which is seven battles deep. The multiplayer matches we’ve played since that time have been fast, frantic, and impossible to put down. It’s still too early to say if Clash Royale will hold our interest in the long run, but on Day One, it has its claws in deep.

Players square off against live competition on tiny maps dotted by six buildings; three for each player. The object of the game is to destroy the other player’s castle (middle building) while protecting your own. You’ll do this by deploying troops from a hand of cards (drawn from a deck that you’ve built) anywhere within an allowable area on the field. Each card required a certain amount of Elixir to cast, but your Elixir regenerates quickly, so you’re only ever moments away from deploying your next troop or spell. More cards are collected by unlocking chests between rounds (or buying them in the shop), which in turn will unlock new troops you can add to your deck and level up the troops you already have.