The Clash universe continues to expand, with Supercell continuously adding new games that demonstrate the company’s vast experience and knowledge in the world of mobile strategy games. One of the latest and most popular releases is Clash Mini, a unique project that has players compete in automated duels on reduced-size boards using miniature characters. Although this formula is becoming increasingly widespread, it’s still difficult for many people to fully grasp. That’s why we’re here to explain what this new game is all about and how it differs from other projects from this company.
What is Clash Mini?
Clash Mini is the new game from Supercell that focuses on strategy, but with a fresh new touch that brings the Clash universe to the auto battler genre. These types of games let you place characters on boards and then watch how they fight each other using their abilities and special powers. This requires tactical thinking and you’ll need to have your strategy well-prepared before the battle begins.
In Clash Mini, there are two types of characters: minis and heroes. All of them are represented by classic Supercell characters, like the barbarian, the archer and the P.E.K.K.A., but with a toy-like style that perfectly matches the game’s aesthetics. There are also different settings to play in, although all of them have the same tile format and the only thing that changes is their design.
Plus, like many other free-to-play games, Clash Mini is structured by seasons, offering a battle pass in each one of them (here it’s called “trophy road,” using the same term as other Supercell projects). As for rewards, you’ll find new items, characters and outfits based on the levels you climb as you win battles. You can also improve your characters by unlocking skills and customizing them with special skins.
How to play Clash Mini
Clash Mini is based on duels against other players—tactical confrontations in real time that play out depending on how you’ve placed your units on the board. Before this, you’ll need to create and manage your own deck of characters, which will be decisive when it comes to winning or losing games. Heroes and minis change as you level up and unlock new characters, skills and powers, so the deck is also constantly evolving.
Once you have your deck ready, it’s time to jump into the duels. These take place on a small board of 5×8 tiles, although it’s divided into two (one half for each player), so you only have 20 squares to place your characters on. Clash Mini is an auto-battler: your goal will be to place your fighters strategically, anticipating your opponent’s strategy, because once the battle begins, you won’t be able to make any changes.
In each of the three rounds in each duel, you’ll be able to place three characters on the battlefield, each with its own role: there will be wizards, warriors, tanks, archers, and more. You’ll have to be familiar with their skills in order to place them on the board wisely, because their movements also vary depending on the character. The three characters for you to use will appear randomly in your hand, although you can reset the selection a limited number of times. The winner would be the first player who manages to defeat all the rival characters in the greatest number of rounds.
How does Clash Mini differ from Clash Royale and Clash Heroes?
Clash Mini is not all that similar to other games in the Clash universe, although it’s normal to be confused about how it differs from the rest of Supercell’s titles. Perhaps the game it most closely resembles is Clash Royale, since it’s also a strategy game in a vertical format where the placement of units is key to winning duels, and the prizes are also crowns that let you unlock and improve characters.
So, what’s the difference between Clash Mini and Clash Royale? Basically, this new game, Clash Mini, doesn’t let you alter the outcome of the battle once it’s already begun: the units that you have already placed on the board are the ones that will fight against the opponent’s units, so anticipation becomes key in the game. In Clash Royale, you also need to think strategically, but you can dispatch units throughout the game; plus, it has larger settings that aren’t limited by tiles.
On the other hand, when compared with Clash Heroes the differences are even more obvious: this project is a role-playing and exploration game in small settings in which you control a character that can move freely around the map, fighting enemies and bosses that you encounter along the way. In Clash Mini you can’t move around freely, but instead you’ll place your heroes and minis on the board, and also, you don’t fight against the game itself, but against other players in online battles.
Supercell also has other games that can be confused with Clash Mini, such as Clash of Clans, which is based on managing a settlement and lets you invade others that belong to different players from around the world, and Clash Quest, a new strategy game based on connection puzzles. Each one has its own unique characteristics, which just goes to show the hold that this company has over the entire strategy genre.
Translated by Sarah Odebralski
