<s>
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Supercell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
combines	O
elements	O
from	O
collectible	O
card	O
games	O
,	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
reached	O
$1	O
billion	O
in	O
revenue	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
three	O
years	O
,	O
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
made	O
$2.5	O
billion	O
in	O
revenue	O
according	O
to	O
market	O
intelligence	O
company	O
Sensor	O
Tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
spinoff	O
of	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tower	O
rush	O
video	O
game	O
which	O
puts	O
players	O
in	O
games	O
featuring	O
two	O
or	O
four	O
players	O
(	O
1v1	O
or	O
2v2	O
)	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
more	O
towers	O
than	O
their	O
opponent(s )	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
destroyed	O
tower	O
being	O
represented	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
crown	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
players	O
are	O
ranked	O
by	O
their	O
number	O
of	O
trophies	O
which	O
are	O
won	O
or	O
lost	O
through	O
multiplayer	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
cards	O
are	O
directly	O
based	O
on	O
troops	O
and	O
buildings	O
from	O
Supercell	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
giants	O
and	O
cannons	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
similar	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
first	O
launched	O
with	O
42	O
cards	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
14	O
cards	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
three	O
levels	O
of	O
rarity	O
:	O
Common	O
,	O
Rare	O
,	O
and	O
Epic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
soft-launched	O
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Denmark	O
,	O
Iceland	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
on	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
soft-launched	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
for	O
those	O
same	O
countries	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
application	I-Application
package	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
became	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
and	O
top-grossing	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
U.S.	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
mainly	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
TouchArcade	O
Eli	O
Hodapp	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
absolutely	O
phenomenal	O
"	O
in	O
his	O
five-star	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Geek.com,	O
James	O
Plafke	O
criticized	O
"	O
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
for	O
being	O
genuinely	O
fun	O
—	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
—	O
while	O
the	O
developer	O
chronically	O
interrupts	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
enjoying	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
response	O
from	O
its	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
4.2	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
on	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
League	O
was	O
the	O
official	O
team	O
esports	O
world	O
championship	O
on	O
a	O
league	O
format	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Supercell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
Crown	O
Championship	O
was	O
the	O
official	O
esports	O
world	O
championship	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Supercell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
edition	O
had	O
over	O
28	O
million	O
participants	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2017	O
Crown	O
Championship	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
top	O
16	O
“	O
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
”	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
competed	O
for	O
a	O
$	O
400,000	O
prize	O
pool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2018	O
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
Crown	O
Championship	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
esport	O
demonstration	O
event	O
during	O
the	O
2018	O
Asian	O
Games	O
held	O
in	O
Indonesia	O
.	O
</s>
