Empires & Puzzles: Match-3 RPG

Empires & Puzzles: Match-3 RPG is a mobile game that combines elements of a match-3 puzzle game and a role playing game (RPG). The game is developed by Small Giant Games and has a large player base worldwide.

Empires & Puzzles guide

What Buildings To Upgrade

First off, everyone has the same exact buildings in the game that open up as your SH gets higher level. If a building is available, just build it. Location doesn't really matter, as you can move them. You aren't choosing one over another. This is true for a very long time until Advanced Buildings. 

Buildings can't be upgraded above your stronghold (SH) level. So here's what you do for a while (until you learn how the game works better and can decide for yourself). Upgrade your farms first to match your SH level because food is the most important resource at first. Then upgrade your mines to match your SH level. Then upgrade your ore storage enough to upgrade your SH. When you click UPGRADE on a building, it will tell you how much you need. If you click on food or ore on your screen, it will tell you your current max capacity. This is not the same as a farm or mine's max capacity. That's how much it will hold until you start losing it. I was always running out of food, so I didn't often update my food storage at these early levels. If you play less often, you will want your food storage upgraded to your SH.

Once this is all done, then you can consider upgrading other buildings. Here's what you might consider, depending on your space:

Training Grounds - You need a level 2 until you hit SH level 4. Then you need a second Training Grounds, one at 2 and one at 4. This is how you'll get your training heroes. You'll probably get your actual heroes from the daily summons, since you can get rares once in a while (three stars). If you want 4 star or 5 star guys, you have to pay some gems. 

Forge - You make battle gear here. Minor Healing Potions (level 1) are well worth it and you can take 20 into battle with you. I usually bring those, Antidotes, Minor Mana Potions, and Arrows. They grow in cost, so use cheap stuff first. Try to avoid using the freebies of higher power stuff they give you. It's really too potent right now for you (until you're level 10+). Eventually have two forges. One at level 1 for Minor Heal Potions, and the other to get other stuff (level 4 should be fine until SH level 10).

(EDIT - If you're finding that you need to use battle items (even the low level ones), you have probably gone too far in the campaign. You need to play these lower levels over and over (called 'farming') to get more power. This will be something you always do throughout the game. And never NEVER use the 75 gems to continue a level! Replay it when you're higher level. Gems are far too valuable. Also, don't go too crazy making these low level items. Often the same resources will be used for the high end items and you'll be sad when you run out of those starting around level 40 or so.)

Storage - Build multiples of these instead of upgrading them fully. Upgrade as needed, but upgrading from 7 to 8 is WAY more expensive than 6 to 7, and the increase is nearly the same. Add storage as you need.

Houses - These allow more recruits for your training grounds. I typically use my recruits pretty fast, but you can increase your houses if you want to. 

Empires and Puzzles classic heroes

Classic Heroes — also referred to as Season I Heroes — have been a part of Empires & Puzzles since the game's earliest days.

Unlike other groups of Heroes, they can be obtained at any time of the year through 

Training Camps, the Hero Academy, the Epic Hero Summon, and the Elemental Summon.

Feature

Solve Match 3 Puzzles

Send your army to the victory by matching colorful shields and creating epic combos!

Explore Three Seasons of Content

Set yourself for an epic adventure through different worlds!

Amazing Graphics

Experience detailed monsters, fantasy creatures, epic loot, powerful heroes and visual effects in a majestic fantasy world!

Base-Building

Rebuild an immense war fortress, where you can farm resources and train your army!

Hero Cards Collection

Summon hundreds of legendary heroes and mighty troops!

Train and dress-up

Level up your army of unique heroes!

Online Raids

Clash blades in intense match-3 RPG battles with other Empires!

Great Loot

Get rewarded for raiding enemies’ castles in PvP duels!

Crafting

Craft legendary weapons to help your heroes in battle!

Upgrade Everything

Level up your army, castle and special powers!

Farming

Gather valuable resources to build your Empire!

Play together

Fight epic Titans together with your Alliance!