Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-28992768-20170505142519/@comment-25856498-20170519132415

Goblins and the Arena

Goblins are innate hunters of Gold. And other types of loot, such as Elixir. It is a widely known fact in the Clash world, and people fear for their lives

When the Royales first announced the new TV series which was live Arena battles, many Chiefs all over the Clash world tuned in to watch their favorite troops duke it out. It was certainly much more exciting than clashing of troops in Clan Castles.

Some of the Chiefs invited their whole armies over to watch the match with them. It might've been cramped in the Town Hall, but everything seemed to work out fine. The Builders had crafted and placed mirrors in strategic spots so everyone in the village could watch at once. It was odd why they decided against building a giant screen outside for everyone's ease of view, but the mirrors worked just as well.

Some troops were enthusiastic about the fun that was televised on the TV to the point that they decided to join the Arena not long after the Arena battles were broadcast. Goblins, unwilling to risk their lives (and with no loot in sight), were reluctant to join the fun.

Some time passed and they were one of the few kinds of troops that never made an appearance in the Arena. The others had justifiable reasons why they would stay: the Healers opposed the violent nature of the Arena; they hid away in the Builder's Huts when the others were out to view the Arena battles. The Dragons, on the other hand, while they requested to join the Arena, they were not cleared for entry due to their destructive nature (the Royales were worried that the Dragons would single-handedly burn down the Arena). The Lava Hounds requested to join the Arena as well. While they eventually entered the Arena, had to be put on hold for months while the Royales decided whether or not to let them in, due to the wildly destructive power of the Lava Pups.

All the other troops in the village had a try in the Arena; it was just the Goblins. The Royales, wanting to complete the set, had to persuade the Goblins to join. At first, they introduced the Elixir Collector into the Arena, as an incentive to make the Goblins join. The plan failed. Not everyone had the Elixir Collector, after all, and even if they did, it wasn't a guarantee that they'd use it.

Then came their second attempt: to bribe the Goblins with Gold. The Royales would reward the Goblins with Gold for every match they managed to survive. The Goblins would not be fooled, however. They weighed the pros and cons of the deal and decided against it, stating that their survivability was low and that, as such, not many Goblins would return from the Arena with Gold in hand. This prompted the Royales to more desperate measures.

As their second backup plan, the Royales decided to share a portion of the match revenues with the Goblins, provided that they appeared in the battle, regardless of their popularity, or their condition before and after the battle. After a bit of bargaining, the Goblins finally agreed on the terms of the Royales - to take all the revenue of the Royales (unbeknownst to the Goblins, the Royales had an asset recovery team of trained Goblins, ironically), and join the Arena for the sake of satisfying the Royales' demands.

So as the Goblins and Royales came to an agreement, the Goblins would then participate under the illusion that their rewards would be the entirety of the match revenue. While it was true that the match revenues went with them, that was only in the short-term. In the night after the battle, the Royales' asset recovery team of Goblins would take some of their own revenues and distribute it to the other competitors; these competitors would then be paid fairly (and of course, the Royales kept some of the revenue for themselves).

Somehow, the Goblins haven't noticed that part of their earnings keep disappearing overnight. I wonder what would happen if they do...