Term | Definition |
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A Thinking Ape | Development company that created and maintains Kingdoms at War. Known recently as A Thinking Ape Entertainment, LTD. |
Abyss Lands | |
Achievement | When a goal is reached in a certain criteria. |
Active | To be in game playing for a certain amount of time. |
Ad Out | States you have placed a Ad in world chat. Normally posted in clan chat to notify members. |
Alchemist | |
Alliance | Are groups of clans that join together under one family name. |
Allies | Players that you hire for stat boosts and for gold profit when selling. |
Aqua | |
Badge | Graphical icon that is displayed when a goal is reached in a certain criteria. |
Banned | When a player is blocked from the game and can no longer play. |
Banner | A flag that gives a stat boost. Can be seen on your profile page and some can be enchanted in the Mage. |
Banter | Playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks between players. |
Battle Cry | Plunder boost spell that works with epic battles and lasts for a specified amount of time that can be purchased with Nobility. |
Battle List | Area of the game to locate and battle other players. |
BC | Acronym for Build Complete. |
BFA | Bonus from Allies, your stats you receive from the allies you have purchased and have. |
BFE | Known also as Bonus from Equipment. |
Blitz | When completing an epic battle as fast as possible using maximum amount of health crystals allowed. |
Blood Rains | Alternate versions of current epic battles that have a shorter complete time and reward with plunder boost spells that last a specified about of time. |
Bonus From Allies | Your stats you receive from the allies you have purchased and have. |
Bonus from Equipment | Your stat bonus from your equipment that you have equipped. |
Bonus to Allies | Your actual stats, these stats are given as a percentage to your owner for BFA. |
Broken Sword | |
Build | |
Build Complete | To have opened all lands available in game and have maxed upgraded every building placed on them. |
Buildings | Are bought, placed on lands and upgraded to strengthen your stats. They house your units. |
Bypass | To use a spelling of a word to trick the in game text filter while chatting. Bypassing is against the TOU and is punishable by being silenced. |
CC | Short for Clan Chat. The chat area within a clan, to communicate with other clan members. |
Clan | Home to house players, used for communicating, epic battles and war. |
Clan Chat | The chat area within a clan, to communicate with other clan members. |
Clan Rank | You position by number in your clan. Members are listed by the most powerful. |
Clan Roles | Tiered ranks for clan members given by the clan owner. |
Combined Stats | Is the total number of all your stats combined, ie. Attack, Attack Defense, Spy Attack, Spy Defense. |
CR | Short for Clan Rank. You position by number in your clan. Members are listed by the most powerful. |
Crestplate |
Used to upgrade buildings to according landset they go with.
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Crux Chest | |
CS | Is the total number of all your stats combined, ie. Attack, Attack Defense, Spy Attack, Spy Defense. |
Defender too Week | |
Devs | Acronym for "Developers" from A Thinking Ape. |
Drop | A. Term used when an ally is not sold but rather removed without gold profit.
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DTW | Acronym for Defender too week. |
EE | Also known as Estoc Edge Wars, and is the current warring system for receiving rewards for winning the war. |
Epic Battle | Clan hosted battles against creatures to obtain gold and rewards. |
Equipment | Items won from epic battles or events to give stat boosts to your build. |
Estoc Edge | The known reward for winning Estoc Wars and has five levels that can be obtained. |
Event | A pre-designed activity that lasts a certain amount of time that is playerbase wide. |
Farming | To hit another player repeatedly over 5 times in a row. |
Forum | Public channel to ask questions and communicate with other kingdoms in the community. |
Health Crystal | |
Highlands | |
Hoarfrost | |
Horn | Also known as the "Horn of Calydor". Can be bought in the marketplace with nobility and used to start the epic battle "Revenge of the Warbeasts" |
Inactive | Account not presently playing the game. |
Indi | Acronym for "Individual Wars" |
Individual War | |
Inferno | Item used for enchanting equipment. |
Kingdom | |
Knockout | |
KO | Acronym for "Knockout" |
Land Complete | To have opened every land available in game. |
LB | Acronym for "Leaderboard". |
LC | Acronym for "Land Complete". |
Leaderboard | Top tier of players that rank the highest. |
Legends |
In game missions that carry goals to achieve for rewards.
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Lowland War | |
Lowlands | |
Lurking | To be in clan chat, world chat, or forums but not speaking. |
Mage | |
Marketplace | |
Mechanics | The way a build works. |
Mithril | |
Mod | Acronym for "Moderator". |
Moderator | Player(s) selected by A Thinking Ape to moderate communications and help players with information in game. |
Newsfeed | Notification area that shows all game notices. Including incomming hits from players, rewards received etc. |
NF | Acronym for "Newsfeed". |
Nobility | An expendable item that can be purchased to use towards buying items such as speakers, event item keys, and items in the marketplace for premium epic battles and for upgrading your account. |
Noob | New player, or player lacking the fundamental information of the game. |
NP | Acronym for "Not Pinned". |
Off System War | War that does not use any in game system war style, and is a free for all with no rules or regulations during battling. |
Oracle | The Oracle offers in app purchases, and abilities that can be bought with Nobility and Health Crystals. |
Osmon Rai | Tier 5 set of lands after Abyss lands criteria has been reached after opening 15 Abyss lands. |
OSW | Acronym for "Off System War". |
Pin | |
Plunder | To earn gold. |
PM | Acronym for "Private Message". |
Pots | Term used for item spells in the marketplace. |
Private Message | A private chat directly between two players. |
Promo | Is an event that has a small time cycle, normally ranges from 24 hours to 96 hours and gives special discounts, or rewards. |
Quests | |
RC | |
Regen | Troop and spy regeneration which occurs every five minutes at a specified percentage. |
Roll Call | When players announce their presence before war begins. |
Roster | Team of players in a single clan for war. |
Roster Check | |
Scout Bomb | To use the scout action on a player more than 5 times to lessen their spies. |
Seal of the Damned | Bought in the marketplace with nobility or dropped rarely from epic battles. Used to open the epic battle "Haunting: The Escape. Also referred to as "sod". |
Self Knockout | |
Silence | A punishment given by moderators or developers for breaking the Terms of Use. Mostly found to be done due to public chat channels such as World Chat, Walls and Forums. |
Sit |