So people go inactive, or they get eliminated and yet they finish the game higher than the guy who finishes alive? They get points and the guy who eliminated them doesn't?

scores like that really just depend on tribute..so if a player with more tribute then anyone else gets eliminated or goes inactive that player will still have fist place

That can't be right. I easily collected more tribute than several of the players that finished above me.

i was using it as an example..and all i'm saying is that from what i've seen the only score that really matters is the tribute..

but in ur case i have no idea..sorry

I have just looked at the game history camp 32323 and it does seem by the amount of exp you have you should be higher up the rankings ,did you sell your tribute as you played ? also the game has ended twice ,on two different days , it might be that this camp is full of bugs in its self ...

Yes, I sold all of my tribute as I went along. The reason I'm asking these questions is not to complain, but just to understand what constitutes winning. It's rather counter-intuitive that someone you've eliminated finishes above you on points. It looks like ratio of kills is a main determinant, so all you have to do is create some archers, kill a few enemy units without suffering casualties and quit the game and voila, WINNER!

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I think the key is to sell your tribute wisely and keep enough in the bank to hold your position.

you can sell tribute? how?

You sell tribute in the marketplace, in fact, it is the ONLY thing you can sell there.

Selling tribute in campaigns is a hard choice. The highest tribute holder is the number one position, so if you sell tribute you had better be sure you can get back on top due to income. To me, it is a last desperate ploy to hold a position with new troops bought with the income.

Ah! O.K., still counter-intuitive, but at least now I know. Thanks Mog!

As only tribute can now be traded in the marketplace it is the only way of boosting your income.

This can be useful at the beginning of a camp to give you a manpower advantage over neighbours - so you can take them out. You then get an improved tribute "income" with the additional resources you have from your new kingdom and this can help you to catch up with everyone else.

To maximise your tribute "income" you need to max out your resources (all resource buildings at 100%) but you need to balance sales of tribute against the additional income expected, time left in the game and tribute scores of the other players.

Above all, if you are going down and nothing will save you DO NOT sell tribute as you need to maintain the score you have built up.