Survival Mode

Survival Mode

Another of the recent updates that Zynga has rolled out for Empires & Allies is something called 'Survival Mode'. Again, this is useful for anyone bored with the standard game or who wants a challenge past the general gameplay mechanics that characterize the campaign.

Essentially, you are able to commit to a battle against unlimited waves of enemies, using just five units. It is a nice distraction from the normal gameplay, and you are also given access to a new building to facilitate it.

To get started, you need to construct the War Room, which is free from any resource requirements, except, of course, for energy.

With the War Room constructed, you then need to click on the structure at which point you will be given the chance to select the five units that you want to employ. The combat here involves the same principles as regular play, so you have to take each unit's pros and cons into account. Don't pick all the same units, as you need to be able to react to whatever the enemy throws at you.

The point behind it is to beat as many enemy waves as you can, and the game rewards you following each one. You lose the units in the main game if they are destroyed in Survival Mode, so it can be quite a costly diversion. Once you get knocked out, you can keep going for 10 Empire Points, though this really loses the addictive nature of the game.