Shipwreck

There's a user on the Reddit internet site named spAnser that frequently data mines the files from the game server to look for any changes in code or any text or images that might hint towards a new update or new troops.  He's actually leaked many of the new troops and updates days or weeks ahead of Supercell's official Sneak Peaks, so the information he finds is pretty reliable.  About six months ago, he posted this to Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ClashOfClans/comments/576aqr/misc_spoilers/

This post accurately leaked many updates that would eventually come in a future update (the new Halloween decorations, the new air defense level, and the new hog rider and golem levels).  But he also found images of a shipwreck:

He also found a .csv file that had info related to the shipyard, seeming to indicate that it unlocks at TH4 and costs 50,000 gold to fix (kind of like how there's a broken clan castle, which you can repair to create/join clans when you first start the game).

Anyways, this was leaked 6 months ago, and there hasn't been any news about these shipwreck images or any confirmation from Supercell officials.  Until this hit this morning:

https://forum.supercell.com/showthread.php/1482427-The-One-ONLY-Update-Thread

The gist of the update reads:

What we know aboat the update:

• Not Town Hall 12.
• No level 13 walls.
• Its unique from any update, and it's huge.

Everyone is assuming that the misspelling of 'about' to 'aboat' is deliberate and they are purposefully referencing the boat/shipwreck rumors.

#9

Drop king at the point indicated above.  It should enter the CC ring and lure them out.  When they start attacking your king, drop a poison on them and drop your queen as close as possible to your king to take out the CC troops.

Drop your CC lava hound, quickly followed by your other lava hounds roughly around the points indicated.  And IMMEDIATELY after dropping your lava hounds...

Release all your balloons behind your lava hounds, as RAPIDLY as possible.  I use three or four fingers to scatter them fast behind my lava hounds.  The faster you can drop your balloons after your lava hounds, the higher the chance of success on the attack.  Don't worry about accuracy deploying the balloons, focus on speed.

Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys - Base #6

First drop a hog in southwest to lure out the CC.  You might not get *all* the wizards out, but as long as you get a majority out, lava pups can finish off the remaining few.

Drop your king in the very bottom corner to draw the troops down south, and then hit them with a poison and your queen to finish them off.

Drop your lava hounds in the following order pictured above.  Drop the CC lavaloon first, and quickly drop the rest around the top in a wide arc.  Dropping the lava hounds out wide does two things: it draws the attention of more defenses, and it sweeps up air traps so they don't hit your balloons.  I just drew the red lines to show the predicted pathing of the lava hounds, for those curious.

After your last lava hound is dropped, IMMEDIATELY release all your balloons in a wide arc, from left to right.  It's very important to drop your balloons right after your lava hounds are dropped, because the lava hounds won't last long without the balloons destroying defenses.

The rest of the attack comes down to spell placement.  Use hastes and rages on the appropriate defense clusters (I would use the rages on the xbows and air defenses).  And if you have a remaining poison, use it on the queen to weaken her for lava pups to finish her off.  Try not to have your spells overlap to make the most out of them.  This attack all comes down to speed and spells.  Good luck!

One Man Clan - Tactic Vs. #8

Army composition: 3 lava hounds, 26 balloons

Spells: 3 rages, 2 hastes, 1 poison

CC: max lava hound and max poison

(see image above) Drop CC hound and all lava hounds quickly so they stay together.  They should all head towards the nearest air defense.  Poison the CC IMMEDIATELY.

After dropping all lava hounds and poisoning the CC, VERY RAPIDLY release all your balloons in a wide arc behind your hounds (see image above).

After that, the rest of the attack is all about spell placement.  The enemy CC is the biggest threat, so focus on taking them out.  When the hounds pop and release the lava pups, quickly throw a rage on the lava pups.  Use your second poison if the CC manages to move out of the first poison.  If you manage to kill the CC with just one poison, use the remaining poison on the queen.  While all of this is going on, be sure to use hastes on your balloons to speed them around to their targets.

One Man Clan - Tactic Vs. #9

Army composition: 3 lava hounds, 25 balloons, 5 archers

Spells: 3 rages, 2 hastes, 1 poison

CC: max lava hound and max poison

(see image above) Drop CC hound and all lava hounds quickly in a tight bunch so they stay together.  They should all head towards the nearest air defense.

After dropping all lava hounds, IMMEDIATELY follow it up by releasing all your balloons in a wide arc behind your hounds (see image above).

After that, the rest of the attack is all about spell placement.  The enemy CC is the biggest threat, so focus on taking them out.  Poison them when lock on to your hounds, and when the hounds pop and release the lava pups, quickly throw a rage on the lava pups.  Use your second poison if the CC manages to move out of the first poison.  If you manage to kill the CC with just one poison, use the remaining poison on the queen.  Use hastes on your balloons to speed them around to their targets.  And of course, use archers on the corner huts.

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