Clash Royale

Editors' ReviewDownload.com staffFebruary 4, 2019Clash Royale -- the real-time multiplayer game that combines card playing and tower defense -- takes your favorite Clash of Clans characters and puts them in a battle arena where you work to overwhelm your opponent's fortresses before they capture yours.ProsFree to play: In Clash Royale, you battle with another player in an arena, using collectable cards from your deck to attack your opponent's towers or defend your own. As you play, you win crowns to earn chests that may contain cards as well as gems and gold that you can use to buy items in the game, including additional chests.Fast paced: Matches are brisk: Set your Clash Royale deck of eight cards, tap Battle, and play your cards in the two or three minutes a match takes to complete. The game quickly matches you up with your next opponent.Clans: For friendly competition, join a clan. As a clan member, you can battle other clans, share cards with clanmates, and earn special clan-related rewards.ConsPushes microtransactions: While you can advance through the game just by earning gold and gems as you play, you can progress much more quickly by buying items with your own cash from 99 cents to 99 bucks.Bottom Line Unlike other card battlers, you're not assembling a deck of dozens and dozens of cards to beat your opponent. In Clash Royale, build your best deck of eight cards and then play them to attack and defend your way to victory.