In recent months, the Supercell game Clash Royale has become popular among students. According to a poll from @fsjournalism Instagram, 45% of 212 students play Clash Royale. One of these is senior Silas Frost, who is a globally ranked Clash Royale player.

Through playing matches against other players, users can earn or lose trophies and climb to different arenas. While spending less than an hour a day on the game, Frost has accumulated upwards of 15,000 trophies and has made his way to the global leaderboard.

Frost said overall, his strategy and deck have remained consistent throughout his time playing the game—Frost said he uses Sparky, Tornado and Giant as his main 3 cards, with Sparky being his favorite card of all time. However, Frost occasionally switches up his cards depending on the season.

“I’ll switch it up depending on what cards are good in the season, because they nerf and buff cards,” Frost said. “But I’ll usually stick with the same [deck].”

Nerfing and buffing refer to the game developers either making a card’s ability weaker by nerfing or stronger by buffing. Additionally, Frost said he appreciates people posting videos online of game strategies.

“It’s good for people to see good decks; they’re good informational tools,” Frost said.

Although Frost only plays around an hour a day, he has been an avid player for around five years. Because he has this experience, Frost said he beats his friends in almost every match.

“I don’t win every time,” Frost said. “If I play against my friends, I win about 95% [of the time.]”

Additionally, while Frost said he previously felt the game was not widely known, he feels that the sheer number of players has grown.

“I feel like the game’s growth really falls on the company that owns the game,” Frost said. “If they continue to implement good updates and new content, such as new cards and game modes I think that the game will continue to grow.”