Training speed-ups

Canteen + refugees reduce base training time — every minute saved adds up over a week. Training speed-ups are limited. Cutting base training time means you need fewer speed-ups for the same troops, and you can save speed-ups for event days. ■ Estimate your savings Take the example from "Canteen": a batch of 174 Shooters drops from 9h 31m to 9h 29m after raising refugee stars, saving 2 minutes per batch. How to calculate for your account: 1. Count the training batches you run each day across all three barracks. 2. Multiply by the minutes saved per batch. 3. Multiply by 7 to get the minutes saved per week. Example: 6 batches a day × 2 minutes × 7 days = 84 minutes a week. That is almost an hour and a half of training speed-ups you do not need, from a single refugee star upgrade. ■ Ways to cut training time • Raise the Canteen to LV.20 (see "Builders and building order"). • Assign refugees that reduce training time to the Canteen and raise their stars when you have shards. • Raise the three barracks along the HQ chain (see "City walls / 3 barracks types"). ■ Use speed-ups wisely • Save training speed-ups for event days that score training. • On normal days, start long batches before sleep or work instead of using speed-ups. • Note your speed-up count each week to see whether you are saving or draining them.