Boom Beach is the newest military strategy game released by
Super Cells, the same folks who gave us the ever popular Clash of Clans. Boom
Beach was released last year in Apple Apps Stores, giving IOS users way more
time to establish their bases and strategies. It was only June this year that
Boom Beach was made available for Android run devices.
As a military strategy game, the game requires you to “think
and act” like a true general, capable of planning out attacks on your enemies
and protecting your bases against them. That being said, there are only two
main strategies that you need to consider: your defense and your offense.
Defensive Strategy
Having a defensive strategy in place ensures that your
island doesn’t succumb to the enemy forces should they choose to attack you.
With a strong defense, you can go on attacking other islands and bases without
ever worrying about your own.
One trick to having a good defensive strategy is knowing the
different strengths of all your defense structures. For instance, Sniper Towers
are great for shooting down tanks, heavy artillery and warriors whereas rocket
launchers work best against riflemen and zookas. There are more than five
defense structures and learning about their strengths and weaknesses will help
you plan where you should put them.
Your headquarters is the single most important building in
your base, and when it goes down, so does your entire base. Finding the right
place for your headquarters is often challenging, but there are certain types
of base designs that will help you pick the right spot for your HQ. For
instance, you can apply the Dock Base Strategy (great for beginners) where you
build your base beside the docks and thus limit the entry of attackers to two
directions only, thus saving your base from flank attacks.
Another design is
the Beach Base, which provides you with a very strong front defense (thanks to
the mines and rocket launcher and boom cannon spread) that prevents rush
attacks to your HQ more difficult.
Offensive Strategy
Offensive strategy depends on the kind of unit that you are
using to attack the enemy. There are different attack positions that you can
use, like HQ Rush Attacks where you can get your warriors (they have high
damage, so don’t try this with weaker armies) to pass all the enemy’s defenses
by covering them up with smoke screens and get them to attack the HQ fast. This
is the fastest way to win the battle. Another attack strategy is Meatshielding,
where you line your front attack line with high-health units (e.g. heavies) and
put high damage units (e.g. zookas) behind them. This ensures that the zookas
are protected and able to survive longer so they can do more damage.
Another important component of your attack strategy is your
gunboat, as this is helpful in supporting your troops. The gunboat has many
special abilities that will support and aid your troop in the attack. You have
the shock bomb and the smoke screen, as well as other special abilities like
flares and medkits. In addition, you can also choose between using the gunboat
to attack first before deploying your troops (if your army consists of
low-health units) or deploy first and use the gunboat as support (if your army
consists of high-health units – remember the "boom beach free diamonds").
Put Your Plans into Action
Now that you have a basic idea of what it takes to make a
great defense and offense strategy is made of, it’s time to put them all into
action. As you go along with the game, you will learn more strategies from your
mistakes and from your enemies, all of which will help you become a better
gamer. Remember, a good Boom Beach strategy is the key to winning this game, so
think before you act.
