How to beat Claude at Sink or Think
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Claude is a strong opponent, and it can be beaten. These ten tips come from the rules of the game and from how Claude plays: it reads the whole map, but it gives its orders in batches and reacts more slowly than you can.
Play fast in the first minutes
Claude gives its orders in batches, with a pause between them. Your hand is quicker. Train villagers without a break, build Houses before you hit the cap, and get Farms down early: a Farm keeps producing food once it is built.
Put Towers by your Dock
War Galleys go after fishing boats and Transports. A Tower shoots farther than a War Galley (11 against 10), so ships that come close to a guarded Dock don't last.
Raid what is slow to replace
Fishing Ships and villagers. Cavalry do +50% damage to villagers, and War Galleys make short work of a fishing fleet.
Scout its army, then build the counter
Soldiers beat cavalry (+60%), cavalry beat archers (+70%) and archers beat soldiers (+60%). A big army of the wrong kind loses to a smaller army of the right kind.
Attack once, with everything
Small landings get wiped out one after another. A Transport carries ten units, so build enough to land your whole army together.
Clear the sea before you sail
War Galleys do +40% damage to Transports. Sink Claude's on their way to you, and escort your own.
Strike when its army is away
While Claude's army is on your island, fewer troops are guarding its own. Hold at home with Towers and whatever you can train on the spot, and send your army the other way. Expect Claude to do the same to you: never leave your town empty.
Keep spending
Resources in the bank win nothing. Keep the Barracks, the Archery Range and the Dock busy all game. The population limit is 200, so decide early what fills it.
Finish the job
You win only when every building and every unit is gone. Bring Catapults: they do far more damage to buildings than ordinary troops and shoot farther than Towers (12 against 11). The same rule protects you: while one building or unit of yours stands, you are still in it, and the first time your Town Center falls your army hits 50% harder for 90 seconds.
Remember what it can see
Claude reads the whole map, so you can't hide an army from it. What you can do is move faster than it decides: split its attention with a raid while your main force lands somewhere else.
Then put your name on the board
Every player who beats Claude goes on the leaderboard, fastest win first. New to the game? Start with how to play. Curious about your opponent? Read how Claude plays.
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