Evony: The King's Return is a massively multiplayer online game with a simplistic one-touch puzzle. It allows you to pick a culture and participate in alliance wars. Are you ready to stake a claim in the world of Envoy and become a ruler? The game aims to build and expand a kingdom. However, this attracts the attention of the enemies. You should form alliances to protect your empire by sending troops for battles and raids. At the beginning of the game, you must choose a leader from Russia, China, America, Arabic, Japan, Korea, or Europe. You can always switch cultures, although you need to pay a fee in gems. Keep in mind that you need superior troop mode and resources. You're a diplomat and a warlord The real-time auto-translation will allow you to improve strategies in your epic battles. Everything happens on an animated world map. There are four types of troops to select - from massive siege engines to ground-pounding infantry. Since clan wars are common, you should know who to attack and those to leave alone. They can be very destructive. You're the monarch As you progress with the game, you can recruit generals. They are divided into rarity - white, green, blue, purple, and gold. Those with a helmet are based on true military leaders. Generals are also ranked based on their abilities (leadership, politics, defense, and attack). Also, renowned people like Charles the Great, King Arthur, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Julius Caesar, Oda Nobunaga, and Genghis await you. But again, you have to show your leadership skills to gain strategic advantages. Combat and stats You receive battle reports in real-time. The first stats of defense, attack, speed, range, and HP are in combat. At a basic level, the speed affects how the unit walks on the battlefield, while the HP determines the health. Evony timers It takes time to construct new buildings or upgrade the existing ones. Since gems are hard to come by, you should never waste them. The best strategy to bypass the timers is to stockpile the speedups. Other ways include: Complete the puzzles On each level, you solve puzzles and earn rewards. There are over 1000 puzzle levels to challenge your IQ. With one-touch puzzles, you're rewarded with speedups. If you complete certain types of puzzles, you get a reward chest at the bottom. This is the best way to gather gems and basic resources. It's something you can do as you wait for the stamina to regenerate. And as the Keeps level increases, you get better rewards. Interestingly, the daily puzzles have a three-minute cooldown. Complete quests If you complete the main quests rewards, you get fewer speedups in a smaller timeframe. To join an alliance, you must reach level 9. Invite friends Every time you invite 10 friends, you get 60-minute speed-ups. If they make it to level 20, you get more speedups. Event center When you upgrade a puzzle or participate in events, you can collect speed-ups. Check the server gift If you visit a new city, a chest of drawers appears at the bottom. It can have a speed of two. Buy If any of these methods don't work, you can buy some speedups. In Evony, there are no dull moments - each second counts. If you can't build defenses before the peace shield wears, you become susceptible to attacks.