Clash of Clans is a popular mobile game where you build villages and attack other players. Gems are one of the main currencies in this game, and are indispensable for making various important buildings in the game. Gems can also be used to speed up production, but these are best avoided if you want to save them for important buildings. Gems can be hard to get because the game developer wants you to buy them in the store with cash. However, with a little planning, you won't have to spend a fortune to get one.
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Part 1 of 4: Removing Obstacles
Step 1. Look for rocks and plants in the village
They are obstacles that must be removed in order for you to build something there. When you start the game, there are about 40 objects around the village.
Your gold store will decrease as you remove stones, and your Elixir store will decrease as you remove plants
Step 2. Start removing obstacles
You will be rewarded between 0 to 6 gems when clearing obstacles. The number of gems awarded is predetermined, following the pattern below, which will be repeated from the beginning when it reaches the end of the pattern. The pattern cannot be changed, and will be repeated using the same order:
6, 0, 4, 5, 1, 3, 2, 0, 0, 5, 1, 0, 3, 4, 0, 0, 5, 0, 1, 0
Step 3. Leave room for the plant to regrow
Plants will reappear once every 8 hours so you can get more gems as you keep getting rid of them. However, once all the spaces in your village are filled, gems will not appear. Plants also need additional tile space that separates them from other objects. This means that you should have 8 tiles of free space around the plant.
Rocks can't reappear, but plants can
Step 4. Get achievements
You will earn achievements by removing obstacles in the village. You will get 5 gems after clearing 5 obstacles. You will get 10 gems by clearing 50 obstacles. You will earn 20 gems by clearing 500 obstacles.
Part 2 of 4: Completing Achievements
Step 1. Look at the list of available achievements
Clash of Clans will reward you with achievements if you successfully complete certain objectives in the game, for example by upgrading buildings, winning battles, and collecting gold. You will earn rewards (including gems) for completing these achievements. The more difficult it is to achieve, the more gems you will get.
- When the Achievements screen opens, you'll see your current progress against the available achievements. Take special time just to get this achievement as fast as possible.
- Each achievement consists of 3 levels, with the rewards getting bigger with each level.
- You can earn up to 8,637 gems by completing all available achievements.
Step 2. Fight with other players
The greatest achievements can be obtained by fighting against other players. By completing these achievements, you can earn thousands of gems. Some other achievements with high marks include:
- Sweet Victory! - These achievements can be earned by winning trophies in multiplayer battles. You can get 450 gems by winning 1,250 trophies.
- Unbreakable - This achievement can be obtained if you successfully defend your village from attackers. You can get 100 gems by defending the village from 1,000 attacks.
- Friend in Need - This achievement can be obtained by providing reinforcements to your allies. You can get 250 gems by sending 25,000 reinforcements.
- League All-Star - This achievement can be earned by qualifying for the Clash of Clans league. You can get 250 gems if you join the Crystal League, get 1,000 gems if you reach the Master League, and get 2,000 gems if you become a Champion.
- Firefighter - This achievement can be obtained by destroying the opponent's Inferno Tower. You can get 1,000 gems by destroying 5,000 towers.
- War Hero - This achievement can be earned by winning stars for your clan's War Battles. You can get 1000 gems if you win 1000 stars.
- Spoil of War - This achievement can be obtained by collecting gold from the Clan War bonus. You can get 1,000 gems if you get 100,000,000 gold.
Step 3. Complete smaller achievements
There are various achievements that can also be used to earn gems, but don't require you to do battle. The results obtained are not as big as the achievements obtained from battles, but you can get them by upgrading your city. Achievements can be obtained by removing obstacles, upgrading the Town Hall, stealing gold (Gold), unlocking several units such as Archers (archers) and Dragons (dragons), and completing the Campaign.
Usually you can get up to 20 gems if you successfully complete the achievement
Step 4. Collect your achievement rewards
After completing an achievement, a Claim Reward button will appear in the Achievement list. Tap this button to get gems as a reward after you successfully complete the achievement. You'll have to manually collect the rewards each time you complete an achievement, or the rewards will stay there.
There is no time limit for collecting the rewards, but leaving the rewards there is also pointless. Make sure you check the list regularly to see if there are any new achievements to pick up
Part 3 of 4: Using Gems Wisely
Step 1. Save and don't spend the gems provided at the start of the game
You are given 500 gems when you start the game Clash of Clans. Reluctantly, you'll need to spend 250 gems during the tutorial so that you have 250 remaining. Under no circumstances should you use the remaining gems to speed up your village's development time. Just wait for the timer to continue running because you will need the gems later.
- You won't be able to skip the tutorial and save 250 gems, but you can spend them in Builder's Hut which will be very useful in this game. So, actually you have nothing to lose.
- The tutorial will advise you to spend gems to speed up production. This is a game developer trick to get you to spend a lot of actual money playing this game. Ignore this advice so you can save the gem.
Step 2. Do not buy resources using gems
Clash of Clans allows you to buy other resources in the game. Don't do this. While this can save time, you can actually get all these resources by playing the game.
Step 3. Avoid speeding up the timer with gems
You will always be reminded that you can speed up the timer using gems. This can be useful if you are involved in a very competitive game, but for most people, it will just be a waste of gems. If you're idle and tempted to spend gems to speed up the timer, try playing another game for a while.
Step 4. Spend all gems only on Builder's Huts first
Builder's Huts are the most useful buildings because they provide more building units. This allows you to create other buildings more quickly. The main focus in using gems is to get these Builder's Huts. Once you have five Builder's Huts, you can use gems for other purposes.
Part 4 of 4: Using Google Play Rewards (Only for Android)
Step 1. Download the Google Opinion Rewards program
If you have an Android device, you can install the Google Opinion Rewards app on the Play Store. The program will occasionally send marketing surveys, and you'll earn Goggle Play credits for completing them. Furthermore, you can use these free Play Store credits to purchase Clash of Clans gems. Most surveys take only a few seconds to complete, and will reward you with $0.10 to $1.00 (approximately $1,300 - $13,000).
- This is an official application developed by Google, and it can be downloaded and used safely.
- This Google Opinion Rewards app is not available for iOS devices.
Step 2. Sign in to this application using a Google account
If you haven't signed into your mobile device using your Google account, you'll be asked to sign in first. You can create a Google account for free.
Step 3. Enable location services on Android device
You must enable location services to get multiple surveys. This can happen because many surveys are based on locations you recently visited.
- Open the Settings app on your mobile device, then select "Location".
- Make sure you've shifted the "Location" option at the top of the screen to "On".
- When prompted, allow location access when you run the Google Opinion Rewards app.
Step 4. Complete all the surveys given
Maybe you won't get surveys right away when you first run the app, but eventually they will. You can get more surveys by visiting businesses and traveling frequently. Your answers in surveys do not affect the value of the prizes that will be received.
When a new survey becomes available, you will receive a notification on your device
Step 5. Continue answering surveys until you have accumulated enough Play Store credits to purchase gems
This can take a while, but you can earn a large amount of Play Store credit without you even knowing it. If you have accumulated enough credits, go to the gem shop in the game and buy a pack that fits your budget. Make sure you have selected Google Play balance as the payment method when you go through the purchase process.
Tips
- Gems can be purchased with real money, although they are expensive.
- You can get lots of gems if you join one of the three best clans. To get gems, you must be one of the top ten players in the clan. This means that you have to be one of the top thirty players in the world if you want to earn gems using this method.
