- Welcome to Boom Beach, Commander!
- You need gold to train Troops, to explore the Archipelago and for Armory upgrades.
- Wood, Stone and Iron are valuable building materials. Conquer Resource Bases and destroy enemies to get more!
- Resource Bases produce building materials which are transported by cargo ships to your home island.
- Explore the Archipelago to discover more islands, Resource Bases and enemies to destroy! You can unlock more regions for exploration by upgrading your Radar.
- Residences on your island produce Gold. Freed Villages also send you gold as thanks!
- Earn Victory Points by destroying enemies and taking over Resource Bases!
- You will earn Diamonds when your defenses in your home base destroy enough enemy units!
- Each Statue is a work of art, and its powers are impossible to predict in advance.
- Power Stones stolen by the Blackguard are kept in their base buildings. Destroy enemy buildings to find them!
- Every time a Resource Base is conquered, its defenses get automatically upgraded.
- You can't upgrade the buildings in a Resource Base.
- If a fight looks unwinnable, retreat to save your remaining Troops!
- Destroying enemy base buildings damages their Headquarters, making it easier to finish off.
- When you change to a different Troops type in a Landing Craft, the cost of the current Troops will be refunded.
- The Vault keeps some of your Resources safe, even if an enemy manages to destroy your Headquarters.
- To find new bases to attack, you can either explore more of the map or wait for enemy Invasions.
- The more Free Villages you have on your map, the more often you'll get enemy Invasions on them.
- You can freely move defensive and production buildings on Resource Bases.
- Zookas outrange Flamethrowers.
- Flamethrowers set enemies on fire. They burn for 5 seconds, causing additional damage.
- Upgrade your Residences to increase Gold production!
- Upgrade your Sawmill to increase Wood production!
- Upgrade your Quarry to increase Stone production!
- Upgrade your Iron Mine to increase Iron production!
- Check the Activity Log on the map screen to watch replays of enemy attacks!
- If enemy buildings are clumped tightly together, one Artillery hit in the middle can damage or destroy multiple structures!
- The Flare can be used to direct your troops on the battlefield.
- Multiple Medkits have a cumulative effect.
- You can stun your own Troops with the Shock Bomb, if you so choose.
- Be careful when firing Gunboat Artillery or Barrage, as the exploding shells can hurt your own troops!
- Upgrade your Troops, Mines and Gunboat abilities in the Armory.
- Defensive turrets are disabled while you're upgrading them.
- The Residences, Sawmill, Quarry and Iron Mine don't produce resources while you're upgrading them.
- The Armory can't start new troop or weapon upgrades while it's under construction.
- Resource storages, the Vault, Gunboat and your HQ function normally while being upgraded.
- You can still launch a Landing Craft while it's being upgraded, but you can't load new Troops in it.
- You can use your Gunboat normally even while it's being upgraded.
- A green arrow sign next to a building tells you when you can afford to upgrade it.
- There is a small chance that destroying a Blackguard Base gives you an extra Victory Point!
- You can harvest trees that grow on your Resource Bases.
- Resource boats have a maximum capacity, and can't collect more Resources when full.
- The amount of Resources you can capture from a player base won't change while it's on your map.
- Save your game! Log into Game Center or Google+ and your base will be safe, even if you lose your device.
- Your Victory Point score determines the player opponents you are matched against.
- New Submarine dive spots appear faster if you clear all of them from your map!
- Task Forces unlock at HQ level 6. Gather your allies!
- The Blackguard Mercenaries appearing on your map are actually other Boom Beach players!
- Keep tapping on the enemy's beach to deploy all of your Troops - you don't need to reselect each Landing Craft.
- Grenadiers can outrange Cannons if positioned well!
- Set your player name when upgrading to Radar level 2.
- You can only have one masterpiece Statue of each bonus type.
- After you upgrade your Radar to level 2 you will see other real players to attack!
- You can find some useful information about the game under Settings > Help.
- You cannot restart your game from the beginning.
- You can only play one Boom Beach game per device.
- Blackguard Bases become more difficult each time you beat them.
- If you have more Blackguard Bases on your map, you're more likely to get a mercenary Invasion, and vice versa.
- If you leave a Task Force that has an ongoing Operation you won't receive the OP reward.
- Drag and drop your Landing Crafts to swap their positions at the pier.
- Evil never rests - watch out for Dr. T, Lt. Hammerman and Colonel Gearheart!
- Turtles are overpowered.
- When there's a seashell on your beach, put your ear to your device and see what you can hear!
- Join a Task Force to engage in jolly co-operation!
- Check your beach! There might be a message in a bottle at the shore.