The intent of this thread is to separate Boom Beach activity from
Georges' Clash of Clans topic. Here, we will be promoting and discussing Boom Beach.
What is Boom Beach?: Boom Beach is Supercell's latest mobile game. It was released in March 2014 for iOS and Android.
What is it about?: At the start of the game, you are given a home island within an archipelago. Your mission is to take control of the islands around you, which are occupied by the Blackguard (enemy players as well as NPCs). The Blackguard have enslaved the local villagers and built their bases on their islands. You must destroy their bases and free the villagers (while picking up loot and power crystals). Freed villagers will bring a steady supply of gold to your island in gratitude. The greater amount of freed villages that you control, the greater amount of gold you will get.
How do multiplayer relations work?: In a similar manner to Clash of Clans, you can attack and destroy enemy bases. Unlike Clash of Clans, the only way you can win a battle and take loot is to destroy your opponent's central building (Headquarters). If you succeed in wrecking the HQ, you win the battle and take a portion of the opponent's loot for yourself, which can be used for training and upgrading troops/gunboat abilities and constructing/upgrading your home buildings.
In Boom Beach, it is possible to take control of resource base outposts. A resource base contains a collector for one type of loot, which is carried to your home base in boats. As long as you control your resource base(s), you will have a constant flow of loot (resource bases can produce lumber, stone, and iron) working in addition to your home base collectors. Other players will try to take your resource bases for their own, so be sure your outpost defenses are strategically placed. Outpost defenses cannot be upgraded by their owners. They upgrade automatically whenever the base is confiscated, which makes it more difficult to take back.
Similar to Clash of Clans, Boom Beach contains Task Forces (identical to a CoC clan). The members of a task force can chat with each other and cooperate on operations. Good attacking during an operation will get you bonus resources or power crystals.
What are power crystals?: Power crystals are special gems, shards, or fragments. They are used for crafting ancient statues, which are placed on your island to give special permanent (or until you remove the statue) powerups for a variety of items. Green "Life" powerstones will give an increase in resource production. Blue "Ice" powerstones give an increase in building health/defensive damage. Red "Magma" powerstones give an increase in troop health/offensive damage. Purple "Dark" powerstones increase other things, such as gunboat energy, loot bonuses, powerstone probability, etc.
Do I have to pay money to play this game?: Just like with Clash of Clans, this game is completely free. However, there is an
optional in-game purchase system for buying diamonds (used for finishing timers or buying resources). Diamonds can also be retrieved by opening randomly spawned treasure chests, diving for treasure in the submarine (submarine unlocked at HQ9), or completing achievements.
Known players:
XR-7
IGN: XR_7
Headquarters: Level 11
Task Force: Tempest Knights
Kochieboy
IGN: Silico Deoxy
Headquarters: Level 12
Task Force: Tempest Knights (leader)
Bacon Pancakes
IGN: Chris
Headquarters: Level 11
Task Force: ???
Gorjira
IGN: Steele
Headquarters: Level 11
Task Force: Tempest Knights
Sentry
IGN: Sentry
Headquarters: Level 14
Task Force: Tempest Knights
Admiral Obvious
IGN: Pesoptim
Headquarters: Level 18
Task Force: B.O.O.M.
If you already play Boom Beach, leave your IGN, HQ, and Task Force and I'll put you in the list.
This thread will be a work in progress until I can pick up more information. If I have forgotten something important, feel free to leave it here.
