Blog 1:Clash of Clans-Ubiquitous sense of community


After spending countless hours playing the game as a child, I became enthralled with the idea of living in the Clash of Clans world. Clash of Clans is a medieval online strategy game where players need to create, design and protect their home base location. Barbarians are the staple warriors in this world, and they are hailed by everyone because of their scary, fear-provoking countenance. However, there are a vast plethora of warrior types and they are all willing to die in battle in order to either protect their base location or contribute to the war efforts of expansion. As the owner of your base, you have the liberty of designing a layout that is capable of withstanding attacks from other clans with minimal damage caused. Most importantly, you must protect your clan castle as it is the symbolic statute that symbolizes your union to a wider community: your clan. The protection of your clan castle and anything that demonstrates your allegiance to your clan is valued so much that even the King and the Queen of your base become the most powerful warriors if need be, willing to defend the clan castle at all costs. This culture of brotherhood and belonging is what makes me desire to live in this alternate reality as these values are relatable to me regardless of the otherworldliness of the Clash of clan’s world. As someone who comes from a small, tight-knit family, I want to live in a place where I know that my peers and the rest of my community members have my back and vice-versa. In addition, I consider myself a really ambitious person and the idea of owning my own base and make it the best one around through my own efforts and ideas is definitely captivating.