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Summary
Clash of Clans Game Guide is designed to assist beginner and
intermediate players and contains the most recent and accurate
information to assist you in strategy play.
In keeping with the game, this eBook is created for casual
players who enjoy the challenge of making a better mouse trap
without the aggressiveness required in action RPG games.
It covers the basics of play, with proven strategies that can help
you improve your tactics as a team or individually.
In addition, we offer you insider tips from some of the top
players who generously offered concrete suggestions and
solutions so that you can become the competitor you choose to
be, at each level.
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Table of Contents
Clash of Clans Introduction............................................................................................................ 5
What’s New for 2014....................................................................................................................... 6
Going Global................................................................................................................................ 6
Dueling Arena ............................................................................................................................. 6
More Tiers Coming.......................................................................................................................7
Clan Growth .................................................................................................................................7
Customize Clan Flag.....................................................................................................................7
Build to Order Troops ..................................................................................................................7
Replay Duration Increase............................................................................................................ 8
In the Beginning ….......................................................................................................................... 8
Start with Tutorials ..................................................................................................................... 8
Learn Before You Deploy................................................................................................................ 9
Time Limits ................................................................................................................................. 9
Determine Your Long Term Objective........................................................................................ 9
Understanding Levels ................................................................................................................10
Understanding Campaigns ........................................................................................................10
Understanding Achievements.................................................................................................... 11
Elements of Game.......................................................................................................................... 11
Town Hall ............................................................................................................................... 11
Non-Combatants ....................................................................................................................12
Troops.....................................................................................................................................12
Buildings.................................................................................................................................14
Spells.......................................................................................................................................14
Gems.......................................................................................................................................15
Shields ....................................................................................................................................15
Strategies........................................................................................................................................16
Known Glitches..............................................................................................................................17
Unsupported Devices .............................................................................................................17
Case of Lost Villages ...............................................................................................................18
Tips from Top Players....................................................................................................................18
Troop Upgrading ....................................................................................................................19
Beware – Approach with Caution!.................................................................................................19
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Reasons Not to Use Cheats and Hacks.................................................................................. 20
Why Hacks and Cheats Cannot Work ................................................................................... 20
But, If You Believe in Fairies … ..............................................................................................21
Codes and Rules............................................................................................................................ 22
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Clash of Clans Introduction
Clash of Clans is a Social-Strategy game for iOS and Android mobile
devices. SuperCell, the creator, sprinkled in a dash of role-play in the
game where players construct villages and action play, introducing warriors
to defend the village.
Once you are ready, your warriors explore the area and go on excursions for
the purpose of pillaging neighboring villages so that they can increase their
clan’s wealth. Along the way, they must fight off monsters and enemy clans that they bump into.
Social strategy games are specifically designed to create an atmosphere where people can meet
in a safe online environment, swap tall tales, real life events and relax. These types of games
focus more on the consequences of decisions than on winning battles. Most people who play
Clash of Clans are non-aggressive players that enjoy friendly rivalry—something that make this
game suitable for youngsters.
Clash of Clans was designed to attract the 13-and-over crowd who enjoy personal challenges that
stretch their imagination to think out of the box; the game also requires minimal time to engage
in playing. As such, goals are reached in a matter of days or hours – depending on your skill set
and experience at gaming.
In a social-strategy game, it is often easier to play solo in the open fields where you may bump
into other players. When you meet another player ask them if they would like to play with you,
to take out a specific village ahead. In this way, you can see how well you work together and
make friends with players from anywhere in the world. After a while you may also want to form
a clan together.
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Creating your own Clan can be done by random matching with other players—or even better--
you can invite family and friends to team up with you. The third option is to place an
announcement on one of the forum boards.
What’s New for 2014
Since its initial launch in 2012 on iOS mobile devices, SuperCell has been upgrading, modifying,
tweaking and expanding the game and access to the game. 2014 promises greater global
expansion, item/character additions and modifications of game activities.
One of the most rewarding aspects of playing Clash of Clans has been the interaction of users
with the company. While the company is not set up to respond directly to users on a one-to-one
basis, it does closely monitor the suggestions placed into the forum boards. Nearly every update
and tweak that has occurred in the last year has been the result of player suggestions.
Going Global
In late October, the developer received
investment funds from two major Japanese
companies, to assist in the expansion of the
game into the Asian markets. In cooperation
with SoftBank and GungHo, Clash of Clans
will be available to mobile users in Japan,
Korea and China. This is a huge development in the cutthroat business of online gaming.
The investment deal keeps SuperCell in control of all proprietary rights of the game. The
developer wants to maintain the purpose of the game rather than taking the chance that it will
become just another hard-hitting action RPG down the line. The producer prides himself on the
fact that they are creating games that have a positive social impact in bringing families together
in an electronic environment.
Dueling Arena
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At the request – and suggestion – of players, SuperCell is going
to be adding Dueling Arenas for challenges, battles and events
where Clans can strut their stuff.
Players suggestions placed on the Forum boards are forwarded
to the producer for consideration. This is one of the many features that have been approved.
More Tiers Coming
Currently, there are three tiers of troops with P.E.K.K.A being the most
powerful. However, SuperCell has approved the creation of additional troop
Tiers.
Clan Growth
Clans will have the option to increase in size by expanding to
100; it will also be able to have at least one more leader per
clan. This has been a long-requested update by players and
2014 will grant those wishes.
Customize Clan Flag
The advent of customizing clan flags will make it easier to identify villages,
troops on campaigns and in the upcoming battle arenas, combatants who are
challenging each other.
Build to Order Troops
This is a major tweak that will probably not show up until the end of
the year, but players will be able to control the troop builds or choose
an automated option. SuperCell has approved “unlimited” troop
builds for the latest versions coming out in 2014.
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Replay Duration Increase
The problem of retaining replays when the system is undergoing
maintenance and losing any possibility of replays if you logoff will
be fixed in 2014. Data for replays will be secured while
maintenance is being done and you will be able to use the replays for up to 2 days after you
received them. Additionally, replays will go from 4 to 6.
In the Beginning …
Unlike most multiplayer virtual games, Clash of Clans is played with time limits. Raids and
campaigns are gauged by days and weeks while the life of items is gauged in days, hours and
minutes before they expire.
If you are killed in a raid or campaign within the time limit, you can hit the Replay button and
try again but these extra chances are limited, as well. This is why it is even more important that
you get a working knowledge of the various elements of this game before plummeting headlong
into enemy territory.
Start with Tutorials
Start by downloading the game to your SmartPhone, iPhone, iPad, or
other Android/iOs device. As with any game module, you will need to
create a game name and password for continued access.
Create a Game Center account! On your mobile device, find the “Game
Center App”. Login to Clash of Clans and launch it from Game Center
rather than an open area. This way you can protect your game from being lost if your mobile
device gets wet, lost or stomped on by the family horse, plus you can also protect all the
members of your clan from wandering around without you.
With that done, the very first thing that you should do is complete the tutorial – even if you are
an avid gamer.
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Every game has its own structure and quirks and by reviewing the tutorial – it doesn’t take long
- you will know how to get started without messing your game up.
For those of you who like to skip “reading the directions”, you have two choices when it comes
to construction and accumulating resources.
You can buy Gems – for real money with your credit card – buy resources with your
Gems to start additional construction
You can let construction finish on its own during which time you will be accumulating
resources for free
Learn Before You Deploy
Gaming fans often have played several different types of games over the years and commonly
decide that they can “figure out” the latest game choice without any tutorials, hints or guides.
More experienced gamers have learned through the school of dead ended gameplay that tutorials
and guides get you started off in the right direction, saving tons of time and frustration.
Time Limits
Each element of the game has a set time limit to complete it. This includes the time to build
Town Halls, how long a shield will last, and how long a League Season lasts. Before you
embark on a course of action, check to see what you need in order to accomplish your goals.
Determine Your Long Term Objective
Even before you place you Level 1 Town Hall on your village map, you need to decide if you are
more interested in faster leveling or accumulating trophies. Where you plop your town hall in
relation to village walls will enhance or defeat your chances of reaching your goals.
Players that prefer faster leveling as a solo should focus on increasing Resources. It is not
uncommon that new players want to get the hang of the game by playing solo instead of in a
clan.
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With this focus, there is the option to place your Town Hall outside the walls. This means that it
will remain unprotected and when the villagers run for cover, they must leave the walls and run
to the Town Hall--- making them unprotected, as well. However, you will gain gold and elixirs
faster if your TH is outside the walls.
For players who decide that they want
to eventually join a Clan, or have their
own Clan join a League, collecting
trophies will help in their endeavors.
For this objective, you need to keep
your TH safe from all possible attacks.
This means you need to place it inside the walls.
Understanding Levels
In most games, your level is determined by some combination of your Hit Points and Experience
Points. In Clash of Clans, your level is determined by a more complicated calculation that gives
weight to Town Hall level, achievements completed, destruction of opponent’s Town Hall,
completions in Single Player Campaigns, how many and how often you donate troops to another
village, the upgrade of buildings and structures, and how many obstacles are cleared.
All that said: your experience and player level has absolutely nothing to do with determining
any matchmaking for raids or amount of loot you will get, if you are successful. Trophies will
determine the matchmaking for your raiding choices and the level of your town hall determines
how much loot you will get if you raze the village.
Understanding Campaigns
There are Single Player and Multiplayer campaigns for every player after the tutorial is
completed. Single Player raids are called Campaigns and multiplayer campaigns are called
Raids.
The clan or player that wins the encounter is given a percentage of the loot of the loser.
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The amount of loot that you’ll receive primarily depends on your Town Hall level vs. the
competitors Town Hall level. If you raid a village with a lower leveled TH, you will get minimal
loot – 10% - and lose experience points as well. This translates into losing gold, trophy points
and other elements that you have strived to achieve.
Understanding Achievements
Achievements are campaigns, upgrades or loot collections that you have achieved. When teams
and leagues are considering accepting you into their circle, they will look at your profile and see
what you have achieved. The Achievement list can be found here.
You can increase your trophies, gold, elixirs and gems by completing achievements—
irrespective of whether in groups or single play.
Elements of Game
Below is an overview of all the various elements in Clash of Clans that influence the strategies
you choose and the goals you wish to reach.
Town Hall
Pay attention to the “Build Time” for each level upgrade! Only one Builder at a
time can work on a structure. Town Halls upgrade to Level 10.
Below is a sample chart of the Town Hall upgrades.
Town Hall Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Number Available 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Level Hitpoints Build Cost Build Time Experience Gained
1 1,500 N/A N/A N/A
2 1,600 1,000 5 minutes 17
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3 1,850 4,000 3 hours 103
4 2,100 25,000 1 day 293
5 2,400 150,000 2 days 415
6 2,800 750,000 4 days 587
Non-Combatants
There are 2 non-combatant types in the game. You get one builder and eventually
One villager while your Town Hall is Level 1. After all, a villager
has to have a place to go in case of attack.
Builder – You must buy at least one more builder in the tutorial since
building a village is not a one-man job. You can have no more than 5 builders’ total.
Builders are an industrious lot remaining on-the-job until a project is complete. Then,
they return to their hut and “z”s appear signaling to you that they are ready to work on an
upgrade. Your builders come with their own huts. So, you don’t have to buy them both.
Villager – Of all the characters in the game, villagers are the most aggravating! They
wander around the village with no apparent purpose and just when you don’t need them
to help the enemy, they will.
Troops
“Troops” is a classification of all your army members that you take into battle. One thing to
know about all troop characters is that they will not protect your village.
Interesting, huh?
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Troops are broken down into the following categories:
Tier 1 – these are the weaklings of the troop world. They are best used in groups.
Sending your Barbarian against an enemy village is a suicide move. You need several
Barbarians of this level, working together in order to stand a chance. The
Archer is a long-distance fighter who attacks everything that is in her
range. Goblins are not the healthiest characters in the group, but they are
the fastest on the ground. They scoot and swipe resources, beating
spring traps and deal more damage than a Barbarian. These troops are cheap to train.
Tier 2 – these troops are actually specialists of your campaigns or raids. Wall Breakers
do just what they suggest – blow up walls. Wizards specialize in
superior targeting of firepower-- even if their firepower doesn’t have
long-term effects. Giants are the lumbering big guys who shove and
push their way through obstacles and defenses. Balloons are flying Wall
Breakers who drop bombs on targets that are hard to reach from the ground.
Tier 3 – these are currently the strongest of the regular troops. They are very expensive
to train and take a horribly long time to prepare for battles. Even though they can destroy
an entire village with minimal support, you might find that they are not
worth the price. P.E.K.K.A is the top dog of regular units. “She” is
a cross between a samurai and an armored hippo. She is hard to
kill with anything except Hidden Teslas – something like an
underground building that is activated when enemy units
approach.
Dark Elixir Troops are next in the line of up-level units. They have the appearance of
gargoyles come to life.
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Heroes are high-level specialty troop units for multiplayer raids and league games,
mostly.
It’s vital to know that when you raid – win or lose – your troops do not return to your barracks –
they are, apparently, not the most loyal characters around. You need to be training troops
constantly, which can be costly if you are training Tier 3 units more than others.
And, don’t forget – you need to give troops away to your clan members! Only visiting troops
will defend your village. To get a thorough breakdown of all the troops, click here.
Buildings
Buildings are divided into four categories: Defensive, Resource, Army, and Other.
Defensive – includes armaments such as bombs, cannon and towers
Resource – mainly generate wealth for your village – gold mines, elixir drills, and
builder’s huts
Army – these are quarters for you troops-- including Army camp, barracks, laboratory,
spell factory, alters for the two heroes
Other – includes Town Hall and Clan Castle, as well as decorations and obstacles;
decorative items spruce up your village, making you feel more “lived in” and identifiable
– included are national flags, statues, torches and even ancient skulls that can be placed
on top of walls;
Obstacles include rocks, mushrooms, tree trunks – some regenerate, others do not and all
cost currency to remove but experience points can be gained in the process.
Spells
Unlike the magical quality of Spells in other games, these Spells are more like ammunition than
magic.
It takes about 30-minutes to make one spell.
Lightning – bolts shoot out from the sky and randomly damage air defenses and troops
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Healing – a stationary ring with the power to heal only your troops that are in the circle,
but it only lasts 12-seconds so you have to use it strategically
Rage – increases the speed of your troops and makes your healer slightly more powerful,
takes 2 days to make a level 2 potion, lasts 1-second and is for Tier 3 only troops
Jump – level 1 spell takes 45-minutes to simmer completely, lasts 1-second and the only
upgrade costs 400,000 elixirs; it helps troops jump walls but dropping 2 jump spells in
the same area does not make it last longer.
Freeze – the “stop ‘em in their tracks” spell, Freeze immobilizes ground troops and
defensive building only; Level 1 Freeze lasts 4-seconds and takes 45-minutes to make;
Level 2 upgrade costs 4,000,000 elixir and lasts 5-seconds after 2-days of smoldering in
the lab.
For all the ins-and-outs of spells and ideas for using them, check them out here.
Gems
Everyone gets 500 Gems as a gift to start the game. After that, you must earn them or buy them
with real world money. Gems are one of the currencies used to buy items, upgrade resources and
complete troop training instantly when you’re in a pinch. For more information about Gems, this
is a reliable source.
Shields
Shields are one of the most important elements in the game. Imagine
allowing your bungling Barbarian to wander around a map, bumping
into enemy troops and stubbing his toe on rocks with no protection at
all!
At the opening of the game, every player gets a 3-day shield.
After that, you have to purchase one of three shields:
1-day Shield – cost 100 Gems
2-day Shield – cost 150 Gems
1-Week Shield – costs 250 Gems
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There are no other shields. This is mentioned because some new player took advantage of one of
the “free cheats” and thought that he purchased – in real money – a 34-day Shield. There is no
such thing.
Shields are disabled during battles-- whether single or multi-player. If your village is attacked
and at least 40% is destroyed, you will get an “automatic” shielding for 12-hours to protect you
from further farming or raids.
Strategies
Even though Clash of Clans is a lower-key casual strategy game, it is more complex than a click-
and-play activity. There are all kinds of strategies – attack, raiding and elixir. Any strategy must
be weighed by how much it will cost you to replace the troops you deploy vs. the loot you will
get for the win.
Goblin Outpost – in the strategy provided, it recommends using 4 Giants, which is worth
the same as 80 Barbarians [for replacement purposes]; you can win using just 15
Barbarians; the loot is 40 Barbarians; this means you will replace your 15 used and gain
an additional 25 for free!
Goblin Gauntlet – better done with max of 20 Barbarians since your loot is only 80
Barbarians; pro tip, don’t use the Wall Breakers or Giants because you get no
replacements for those troops. This means you gain 60 Barbarians and replace the 20 lost
for free.
Gold Rush – use a maximum of 40 Barbarians, no Giants and 1 or 2 archers if you must;
you will win 160 Barbarians, so the archers you lose are not replaced at all. But you will
replace the 40 Barbarians and gain an additional 120. Hope you have enough space for
barracks. If not, give them to one of your clan members to protect his/her village and gain
experience points.
There are excellent sources for finding strategies for nearly every level and purpose. The first is
on SuperCell’s forum.The second is on the Clash of Clans wiki site.
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The third source has been introduced by a high-level player, which includes videos for those who
learn better by seeing things in action. When you reach higher levels, Edepot’s guides and
strategies are superb; his video examples are also easy to follow. For Attack strategies submitted
by other players, the list is currently up to 2 pages.
If you want to know what your best bet is for barracks and unit distribution as you prepare to
raid, there is a tool that allows you to enter specific data.
Known Glitches
As with any eGame – especially one that is updating and expanding –
there are plenty of glitches to be expected.
Rather than listing complaints, the following glitches have been
announced by the producer--- according to the posts from SuperSteve @
SuperCell.
Unsupported Devices
The following devices have had difficulties in accessing the game. Point to note, this issue may
continue for some of them unless they meet the minimum specs. Some of the problems have,
however, been addressed and others will be fixed when the Asian market opens.
l0 LGE LG Motion 4G
golfc HTC Desire C
nevis3g Samsung Galaxy Fame
nevis3gcmcc Samsung Galaxy Fame
nevisp Samsung Galaxy Fame
kylessopen Samsung Galaxy Ace II
nevisnvess Samsung Galaxy Fame
nevis Samsung Galaxy Fame
nevisvess Samsung Galaxy Fame
nevisds Samsung Galaxy Fame
nevisw Samsung Galaxy Fame
ST23i Sony Ericsson miro
ST21i Sony Ericsson tipo
ST21i2 Sony Ericsson tipo dual
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Case of Lost Villages
One of the issues that became apparent after Christmas 2012 involved the case of lost villages.
After much head scratching by top IT specialists, it became apparent that the problem was due to
people getting new phones.
The fix: Connect your village to Game Center before you change phones! When you get your
new phone or device, re-install Clash of Clans. Once you launch it, you will get a pop-up
window asking if you want to load your old village or start a new one.
This is worth repeating: If you haven’t already created a “Game Center account”, do so before
you lose your game to a watery cell phone death-- or the surprise birthday gift in the form of a
new phone. That done, locate the app marked “Game Center” on your mobile, login and launch
the game from that location. When you exit the game, it will save the most recent data to your
Game Center.
Tips from Top Players
The following are tips from the leagues top players and some professional players. We have
tried to cover a variety of topics that slow a lot of players down, as they try to Rank.
Attack Abandoned Bases –
This tip from Addicted is excellent; you probably won’t find more
than one abandoned base per day but what you can recover in loot
and experience opens your eyes to the potential.
WithouttheSarcasm adds:
Look for tombstones. Someone else has drilled here, traps have been
sprung or – less likely – chiefs had put them out to lure the unwary in.
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Another key giveaway is to find all the builders in the village asleep. Remember, builders will
not defend the village. They’ll just snooze on!
Check out the Gold Mine Bin – the one to the right of the cart that is in the mouth of the mine. If
you are looking at a level 6 or higher TH village and the bin is full, the chances that the village is
abandoned are very good. All that gold just waiting for you to grab. Nice.
Troop Upgrading
While we discussed the strategy of comparing loot gained to troops lost at the end of a campaign
- and stressed the importance of weighing that before you charge – it is still important to upgrade
your troops past level one.
Every troop unit takes up a certain amount of barracks/castle space. Receiving 160 Barbarians,
instead 2 Giants may take up all the space your friend has available; they are useless in higher-
level raids.
Remember, when you are in teams or multiplayer campaigns, it is important to give away troops
to other clan members, every now and then. If all you have to share with them are Barbarians and
Archers, they may decide to leave your clan and find a new home where their needs are
respected.
Beware – Approach with Caution!
Why would any player of Clash of Clans even want a cheat or hack in the first place? This is a
casual, social game of strategy where there is no real world money at risk. There are no
professional players or competitions. With the time limits attached and the replays limited, by the
time a cheat could work – which they can’t – your time would be up.
The only people that benefits from any of the claims is those that gain
access to your computer, gets you to pay them money for their “sure
fire” thingee, and the people that they sell your information to. Now,
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some hacker has the ability to steal your passwords and your money. Oh, you didn’t think they
would sell your personal info? Right.
Reasons Not to Use Cheats and Hacks
Cheats and Hacks are methods of cheating the game to gain levels faster. The ads and claims are
deliberately made to target young and newbie players who cannot wait around to increase gems
or to buy more resources. These campaigns also target those that cannot purchase gems in real
money.
If they are “free”, they are usually stuffed with tracking keys, stuffed with Trojans,
Worms, Malware or other codes designed to steal other players’ account information or
steal game codes.
The “extra codes” can disable your mobile device permanently and infect your Clan
members’ devices when they try to join you. A few years ago, one cheat that held a
stealth code shut down Sony games for months and managed to worm their way into
bank accounts around the world.
You place yourself in jeopardy of being permanently banned from any of the SuperCell’s
games. When you get banned by the developer, your IP address is banned – not just your
email address. Regardless of how many new emails you attempt to use to regain access to
the game, you will find that you cannot open the downloaded game.
Since most hacks and cheats are based on glitches in the system, they are known to the
producer and in the process of being fixed; once fixed, the cheat/hack is not going to
work. As a matter of fact, any hack will be unusable after any update, upgrade or fix to
the system --even if that hack was not using the glitch fixed. The reason is simple: code
protocols are rearranged in order to generate the repair.
Why Hacks and Cheats Cannot Work
Hacks, such as the one example below, cannot work because the game is designed to constantly
refresh and update any changes in your progress. When it comes across a piece of code that
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changes your status drastically, the code is rerouted to a dumpsite because it is “not in sync” with
the rest of the program.
This is what coders learned to do after the Sony disaster.
But, If You Believe in Fairies …
Below is a popular ad that is grabbing the attention of lots of players.
Above the jpgs shown, there is a banner stating: “Status: Clash of Clan Hack Is: Working”
Features of This Clash of Clans Hack:
- 100% Safe to use Clash of Clans Cheat
- Weekly updates
- Newbie friendly to use, All it takes are few Clicks
You know it’s a scam when the enticement tells you
“it works”
“it’s safe”
“it has updates!”
“it’s newbie friendly”
