📖 How to play: rules, tips and strategy
Every game on Royal Duels is free to play in your browser. Here are the rules and our best tips for each one.
Strategy articles
- How to Win at Battleship
Battleship strategy explained simply: the checkerboard hunt, hunt-and-target, counting ships and using the gap rule to sink the enemy fleet faster. - Chess Openings for Beginners
The best chess openings for beginners, with the first moves of each: Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, Queen's Gambit, London System, Sicilian and Caro-Kann. - How to Win at Checkers
Checkers strategy that wins games: controlling the center, guarding your back row, using forced captures, trading when ahead and winning the endgame. - How to Solve Hard Sudoku
Stuck on a hard sudoku? Learn pointing pairs, box/line reduction, hidden pairs and the X-Wing, explained step by step. - Best Starting Words for 5-Letter Word Games (and Why They Work)
The best first guesses for 5-letter word puzzles, why common letters matter, and a smart second-guess strategy. - Minesweeper Patterns
The Minesweeper patterns every player should know: 1-1, 1-2, 1-2-1, 1-2-2-1 and corner logic, explained with simple rules.
Game guides
- How to Play 2048
2048 rules and the corner strategy that helps you reach the 2048 tile, plus how points work on Royal Duels. - How to Play Chess
Learn how every chess piece moves, special rules like castling and en passant, and simple strategy tips to start winning. - How to Play Checkers
Learn the rules of checkers (draughts): how pieces move, mandatory captures, multi-jumps, kings, and tips to win. - How to Play Connect Four
Connect Four rules and the best strategies: why the center column matters, how to build double threats and how to block. - How to Play Sea Battle (Battleship)
Sea Battle rules on Royal Duels: placing your fleet, taking shots, special weapons that unlock during the match, and how to find ships faster. - How to Play Sudoku
Sudoku rules and step-by-step solving techniques, from scanning and single candidates to pairs, plus how the Royal Duels daily sudoku works. - How to Play Royal Word
Rules and tips for Royal Word, the daily 5-letter word guessing game on Royal Duels: what the colors mean and the best starting words. - How to Play Minesweeper
Learn how Minesweeper numbers work, how to flag mines, and the common patterns that let you clear the board without guessing. - How to Play Word Search
How to play the themed word search puzzles on Royal Duels and tips to spot hidden words faster. - How to Play Memory Match
How to play the Memory Match card game and simple tricks to remember card positions and finish in fewer moves. - How to Play Snake
Snake game controls and strategy: how to grow long without trapping yourself, and how points work on Royal Duels. - How to Play Flappy Crown
How to play Flappy Crown, the one-tap arcade game on Royal Duels, with tips to get through more towers. - How to Play Whack the Peasant
Rules and scoring for Whack the Peasant, the 30-second whack-a-mole style arcade game on Royal Duels. - Reaction Time Test
How the Royal Duels reaction time test works, what a good reaction time is, and tips to react faster. - Trivia Quest
How Trivia Quest works on Royal Duels: 10 general knowledge questions, 15 seconds each, and tips to score higher. - Math Rush
How Math Rush works: solve as many sums as you can in 60 seconds, with tips for faster mental math.