Talk:Clash of Clones 2014 Event/@comment-86.86.197.11-20140926064838/@comment-25021853-20141003012006

I've crunched the numbers and in general the single nerd method is the best. The only exception would be when I'm attacking a random town with a low Defense (where I can get the wait time down to the minimum with less than 14 Nerds) and there are clear signs that the player is done for the day (characters all on long-term jobs and/or idle, and castles and houses already under attack or destroyed). I tend to be up late so it's easy for me to find random towns where the player will likely be gone for hours and send 9-12 Nerds to get the wait down to an hour for the houses, but with my neighbors I always use the single Nerd method as the win/lose ratio is much smaller and sending more than 4 Nerds is a waste even if you win (while attacking a random town pays out much more, with a 14:1 ratio on Elixir and a 25:1 ratio on Gold, so winning is worth the calculated risk of sending up to 13 Nerds per Castle or House, if the Town Defense is low and you see signs that they won't be back for a few hours at least).

I even experimented, using the single Nerd method one day, then going for broke and sending the maximum number of Nerds per Castle or House on the next day, I did win a few more times on the second day, but my total amount of Elixir and Gold was lower than on the single Nerd day. I also had more people visit and send a single Nerd against my buildings on the first day, and had more Destroyed Castles and Houses on the second day when I attacked fewer people but went all out and Wrecked more of their buildings. So in the long run we all do better when we play nice and use the single Nerd method.