Andrew Lai's Strategy Guide/Ch.1-Basics

Hi there! This will be the first stop of my series of strategy guides: the guide to the basics. This guide is probably for low-level players, but also suitable for every other levels.

You should have known these components of gameplay already, but still I'm going to discuss about them...

Resources
These are the currencies used in CoC, or simply the stuffs used to buy things. You gain them by either generating, stealing or buying them with gems.

1.GOLD: The defensive resource
First I'll talk about gold. Its amount is shown on the top right corner. They are golden coins but that doesn't matters (:P). What matters is the usage: Upgrading Defenses. Large amount of gold is required for buying and upgrading defenses such as Mortars/cannons etc. and also for Town Hall upgrading. PROTECT THEM WITH ALL COSTS because the're important to achieve any goals!

2.ELIXIR: The offensive resource
Elixir looks like purple water and is what you'll need for training troops for raiding others.Basically it's much like gold, but not as easy to steal as you already spent some on troops which reduces the profit from raiding. Also PROTECT THEM WELL as you cannot raid without elixir!

3.DARK ELIXIR: The powerful offensive resource
Dark elixir (or "DE") is unlocked at TH7 and is the most hard-earned resource and used solely for stronger troops namely "Dark Elixir troops" plus to summon heroes with DE. KEEP THEM SAFE from raiders!

Premium currency: GEMS
This is a special and magical resource, which you can use to...
 * Buy other resources
 * Speed up works
 * Hire builders
 * Boost resource generating buildings/ barracks

They cannot be stolen, and you can get them by...
 * Buy them with real-life money
 * Clearing obstacles
 * Claiming achievement rewards
 * Reward of the top clan tourment