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King Tower

The central tower that decides the match.

The King Tower is the central defensive structure in Clash Royale that each player must protect.[1][2] Destroying the opponent's King Tower results in an immediate victory.[3][4] The King Tower only begins attacking enemy troops after one of its Princess Towers has been eliminated or the King Tower itself receives damage.[5]

Last updated 2026-10-18 from the source article.

Geography and history

Clash Royale was developed by the Finnish company Supercell, based on a prototype called The Summoners.[6] Development of the concept resumed in 2014 under the name Wizard Arena before being set in the Clash of Clans world.[6][7] The game was designed for mobile phones rather than tablets, unlike Clash of Clans.[8] "The Royals" concept drove the creation of new character designs, which included the Kings that appear in the King Towers.[9]

On January 4, 2016, Clash Royale had a soft launch for iOS devices in nine specific countries.[10] March 2, 2016 marked the date when Clash Royale became available worldwide on both iOS and Android platforms.[10] A global PC release of the game occurred on October 22, 2023.[10] In April 2025, the chest timer system was eliminated and replaced by gacha-style lucky drop mechanics.[11]

What the cited sources add

Hodapp explained that upgrading cards awards experience that increases the player's "King level," making towers more powerful.[4] A temporary game mode from June 2024 swapped the King Tower for a Goblin Queen.[12]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Slater, "Clash Royale - Get ready to rumble, and then rumble", Pocket Gamer, March 2, 2016; Paul, "Optimizing Play: Why Theorycrafting Breaks Games and How to Fix It", MIT Press, 2024, p. 117–130; Minor, "Clash Royale (for iPhone)", PCMag UK, April 13, 2016; González, "Análisis Clash Royale - Android, iPhone", Vandal, April 3, 2016; Hodapp, "'Clash Royale' Review – A Hybrid of Card Games, RTS, MOBA, and Awesome", TouchArcade, March 2, 2016; Grannell, "App of the week: Clash Royale review", Stuff, March 12, 2016; Grannell, "App of the week: en.wikipedia.org
  2. Grannell, "App of the week: Clash Royale review", Stuff, March 12, 2016. facts only, no text reused. stuff.tv
  3. Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dotson, "You Need to be Playing 'Clash Royale' Right Now", TouchArcade, January 8, 2016; Paul, "Optimizing Play: Why Theorycrafting Breaks Games and How to Fix It", MIT Press, 2024, p. 117–130; "Elixir", Supercell (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Hodapp, "'Clash Royale' Review – A Hybrid of Card Games, RTS, MOBA, and Awesome", TouchArcade, March 2, 2016. facts only, no text reused. toucharcade.com
  5. Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hodapp, "'Clash Royale' Review – A Hybrid of Card Games, RTS, MOBA, and Awesome", TouchArcade, March 2, 2016; Brown, "How to win at Clash Royale - top tips and strategies for success", Pocket Gamer, February 18, 2016; "Games Master Presents: Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Boom Beach", Little Brother Books, 2016; Wright, "4 tips to master Clash Royale", Red Bull, September 5, 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Takahashi, "Hands-on: Supercell has another big winner in Clash Royale", GamesBeat, March 4, 2016; Suckley, "Clash Royale based on a prototype developed before Clash of Clans", PocketGamer.biz, September 6, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Supercell, "The Art of Supercell: 10th Anniversary Edition", Dark Horse Books, 2021, p. 109-112 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Supercell, "The Art of Supercell: 10th Anniversary Edition", Dark Horse Books, 2021, p. 109-112; Jordan, "From Clash of Clans to Clash Royale: How portrait mode trumped tablet-first gaming", PocketGamer.biz, March 15, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Supercell, "The Art of Supercell: 10th Anniversary Edition", Dark Horse Books, 2021, p. 109-112; Kramarzewski, "Practical Game Design: A Modern and Comprehensive Guide to Video Game Design", Packt, 2023, p. 22-23, 117-118; Stanković, "Game Design for Free-To-Play Live Service", Springer, 2024, p. 122-124, 136-137 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brown, "Supercell soft launches card-battling Clash of Clans MOBA Clash Royale", Pocket Gamer, January 4, 2016; Fahey, "Clash Of Clans Spin-off Clash Royale Would Like To Sell You All The Cards", Kotaku, January 4, 2016; Hodapp, "'Clash Royale' Soft Launches on Android in New Zealand, Canada, and a Few Other Places", TouchArcade, February 16, 2016; Renaudin, "Stop the presses: Clash Royale, Supercell's next hit, is out worldwide", Pocket Gamer, March 2, 2016; Takahashi, Dean (March 2, 2016)."Clash Royale is already the top-grossing iOS gam en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kramarzewski, "Practical Game Design: A Modern and Comprehensive Guide to Video Game Design", Packt, 2023, p. 22-23, 117-118; Suckley, "Taking the crown: the monetisation of Clash Royale", PocketGamer.biz, March 9, 2016; Jakub, "As a resurgent Clash Royale peaks, does Supercell need a radical change in strategy for new games?", PocketGamer.biz, November 11, 2025; Astle, "Clash Royale hits post-pandemic record of $3.8m daily revenue with new mode Merge Tactics", PocketGamer.biz, July 9, 2025 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Famularo, "Celebrate Clash Royale's 2nd birthday in style", Pocket Gamer, March 2, 2018; Morris, "Clash Royale heads back to the past with new (yet old) Retro Royale mode", Pocket Gamer, March 13, 2025 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

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