Personal Breaks: How they work

Personal Breaks: How they work

Every player starts off with 4 hours of playing time until they’re forced onto a 6-minute “Personal Break” (PB), to give other players a chance to attack them. But what happens after that? And when does your PB timer reset?

Firstly:

- Getting any Shield resets your PB timer

- Staying offline 15 minutes (without a Village Guard/Shield) will reset the PB timer

- Buying a 2-hour Village Guard (10 gems) will add 2 hours to your PB timer

- Village Guard time is always considered online (play) time -- regardless of whether you're actually in the game or doing something else

Otherwise, the following 3-stage rule applies:

1. After 4 hours of playtime, a player is given a 6-minute PB. During this offline period, if a player

a) does not get attacked, or

b) is attacked but does not get a Shield

He will receive another 30 minutes of Village Guard, which means additional 30 minutes of playtime.

2. When those 30 minutes run out, the player player gets kicked out for another 6-minute PB.

Like Stage 1, if during this period the player

a) does not get attacked, or

b) is attacked but does not get a Shield

He will receive another 30 minutes of Village Guard, which means additional 30 minutes of playtime.

3. When that second period of 30 minutes runs out, the player player gets kicked out for a third and final 6-minute PB.

If during this period the player

a) does not get attacked, or

b) is attacked but does not get a Shield

He will receive a league-based Village Guard (30min to 4hrs) and the PB timer is fully reset.

REMEMBER:

• Village Guard time counts as ONLINE time! If you’ve got a Guard running, it counts as playtime, regardless of whether you’re actually in the game or not. That’s why a PB may start unexpectedly, if you’ve earned a Village Guard that used up some or all of your playtime.
• Buying a 2-hour Village Guard extend your PB countdown timer by 2 hours!