Royal Kingdom Beginner's Guide: Tips to Build Your Empire Faster

If you're just getting started with Royal Kingdom, you're stepping into a world full of possibilities, rich lands to conquer, thriving cities to build, and powerful alliances to form. But without the right strategies, you’ll find yourself struggling against resource shortages, slow growth, and rival empires.

That’s why I've created this in-depth beginner’s guide. It’s designed to help you build your empire quickly and efficiently, without wasting time or resources.

Let’s break down what every new player should know to grow strong fast.

Understand the Basics Before You Expand

The biggest mistake beginners make in Royal Kingdom is expanding too quickly without understanding core mechanics. Before you start pushing outward, get a solid grasp on your home base.

Your city center is the heart of your empire. Leveling it up unlocks new buildings and expands your capabilities.

However, rushing upgrades can lead to bottlenecks, especially if your farms, lumber mills, or stone quarries can’t support the increased demand. Balance is key.

Early on, focus on:

Resource Production Buildings: Max out farms, lumber mills, and stone quarries to ensure a steady flow of basic materials.

Storage Facilities: Upgrade warehouses and granaries early to prevent losing overflow resources.

Research Center: Unlock and prioritize economic upgrades like building speed, gathering bonuses, and unit efficiency.

Don't just aim to grow, aim to grow sustainably.

Efficient Resource Management Is Everything

Resources are the fuel that powers your empire. Without them, construction halts, armies starve, and growth stagnates.

You’ll want to avoid the classic trap of hoarding materials without investing them wisely.

Instead, follow a rotation strategy: allocate a portion of your production to building upgrades, another to troop training, and the rest to research or trading.

Some quick tips to boost your early resource game:

• Send Gatherers Out Constantly: The world map is littered with resource nodes. Use idle units to gather from them regularly.
• Claim Daily Rewards and Quests: The game often hands out free resources if you check in consistently.
• Trade Smart: Use the marketplace to trade excess materials for ones you’re lacking, especially in mid-game.

This may sound basic, but efficient resource management separates the growing empires from the crumbling ones.

Choose Your Building Priorities Wisely

Every building in Royal Kingdom has its role, but not every building needs to be upgraded immediately. Early on, focus on infrastructure before military might.

Recommended early building priorities:

• Farms, Lumber Mills, Quarries: Without resources, nothing else works.
• Barracks and Training Grounds: Start small, but build a modest army for protection.
• Academy or Research Center: Economic upgrades save more time and resources long-term than almost anything else.
• Wall and Defensive Structures: Don’t be a sitting duck. Reinforce your city before becoming a target.

Later, once your foundation is stable, shift focus toward military expansion, alliance centers, and prestige buildings.

Join an Active Alliance Early

Nothing accelerates your growth in Royal Kingdom like joining the right alliance. It’s not just about strength in numbers, alliances provide construction speed boosts, resource sharing, and protection from attacks.

A good alliance will:

• Share tips and battle strategies
• Offer reinforcements during enemy raids
• Coordinate rallies against strongholds or rival cities
• Unlock Alliance Tech, which benefits every member

Don’t wait until you’re attacked to realize you needed allies. Join early, contribute often, and you’ll find yourself progressing twice as fast.

Train Troops—but Don’t Overdo It

Having a standing army is important, but many new players go overboard and drain their economy by training too many troops too quickly. It’s better to maintain a lean, effective army than to field a bloated, underfed one.

In the early game, focus on training:

• Light Infantry for fast gathering and exploration
• Archers or Ranged Units for defensive coverage
• Scouts to gather intel on rival cities and wild lands

Once you’ve secured a strong economy, you can begin scaling your military and pushing outward to conquer more territory.

Don’t Ignore the World Map

The world map isn’t just background noise, it’s an opportunity. You’ll find wild resource nodes, rogue encampments, and unclaimed territories waiting to be exploited.

Scouting the map lets you:

• Discover nearby rivals and potential threats
• Find ideal spots for gathering
• Engage in timed events or bonus spawns that give extra resources
• Identify neutral camps that drop rare loot

Make map exploration a daily habit. The more you know about your surroundings, the smarter your strategic decisions will be.

Time Your Upgrades Strategically

In Royal Kingdom, time is a resource. Higher-level upgrades take hours—or even days. You’ll want to optimize your time by using speed-ups wisely and scheduling long upgrades during your downtime.

Tips for managing upgrade timing:

• Queue long upgrades before logging off for the night
• Use shorter upgrades when you’re actively playing
• Save your speed-ups for event challenges or time-limited quests
• Sync construction and research upgrades for efficient time management

Time wasted on idle queues is progress you can’t get back.

Participate in Events and Timed Activities

Events in Royal Kingdom are more than distractions, they’re some of the fastest ways to earn massive rewards.

Whether it's building competitions, PvE raids, or alliance quests, events give you bonuses for doing what you’d already be doing, only faster.

Try to:

• Log in during event windows
• Save building or research boosts for event scoring
• Join alliance events that offer group prizes
• Read event rules, there are often hidden scoring tricks

Winning events consistently gives you the edge, even over players with higher levels.

Stay Active, But Don’t Burn Out

It’s tempting to stay online constantly, micromanaging every building and troop. But overcommitting can lead to burnout. Instead, aim for a sustainable playstyle, one that keeps you engaged and improving without overwhelming your day.

Set manageable goals each session:

• One major building upgrade
• One batch of troop training
• Two or three successful gatherings
• One alliance contribution

This simple routine can keep you progressing steadily without stress.