Some Advice For Splinterlands Newbies (From A Splinterlands Newbie)

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Yes, I'm a 'NEWBIE' who has read virtually every article out there on the Hive blockchain advising new guys and gals how to approach playing this game. Admittedly, I have a ton more to learn, but I wanted to share one piece of advice I read that really worked for me as well as a recommended card for a newbie to purchase (if possible - it's expensive).

The advice: Don't skip around trying to play all the different splinters using all the available Summoners! Pick one and learn it - learn it well. Then pick a second as a back up - learn it well.

By doing this you will find your win rate quickly rising. Take the time to find out which cards work for you to combine for wins (and you'll find out at the same time which combinations are losers). You can't do that by playing all the splinters, but playing one and getting one to work for you and give you wins will allow you to move on to learning a second splinter.

Now, you might think this sounds crazy. I originally thought that, but it's not, IT WORKS!!!!!

Every morning as part of my routine (and to get a Splinterlands fix for my new addiction) I play 10 battles. A mere three days ago, out of these morning 10 battles I was lucky to win 2 of them (and most of the time only one). I sucked at the game and I knew it - so I tried the advice. I first chose the Fire splinter using Malric Inferno as my Summoner. That was the only splinter I played for most of that day, and as I went and used various combinations, well, I started to see what groupings would lead me to victory.

This morning, my 10 battle addiction fix continued. Out of this mornings 10 battles, good ole Malric and I managed to get 8 WINS!!! All I can say is WOW!!! So dear newbie friends, this tactic works. Try it for yourself.

Anyway, I also knew I needed to make some major improvements to my deck. Have you checked out the price of cards - THEY'RE CRAZY. But this new addiction to this game made me throw caution to the wind. I was looking through cards for sale and came across a 'Furious Chicken' (yes, at a crazy high price). But I remembered reading in one of the articles I had studied something to the effect 'if you have the chicken and can play him - play him'. I figured what the hell and I cracked open my piggy bank and bought it.


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The 'Furious Chicken' is one damn good card! I'm still not exactly sure what it does, but I believe this card in conjunction with the above advice, has lead to this new found game success measured in wins I'm now experiencing.

Give both a try Splinterlands newbies. It worked for me and just maybe it will work for you too! Good luck and may all your battles be wins (unless I'm your opponent!),



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Lol makes me remember the days when I first started playing. I remember Death was my go to splinter, then I switched to life, then water. I seldom use fire. I rarely used Earth, I still rarely use Earth. I eventually grew my Life summoner faster than the others and made it my go to splinter, then I did water and death because most of my rewards came in them so it was easier to upgrade.

Nice advice, pick one splinter, master it and upgrade it to an extent then pick a back up.

I use the furious chicken in every battle as long as there’s space for it. The 0 mana makes it super unique and sometimes I just use it for goodluck Lool.

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Well I picked Fire as my first splinter to work on because it was the one I could at least win with once and a while before I gave it sole consideration.

I figure when I get bored with Fire I will more on to an alternative and for me this is a literal life and death decision (LOL). I don't know when that will be because this new ability to win (and earn DEC) will not get 'old' quickly. I don't know of anyone who doesn't like making money (and being victorious).

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Definitely good advice. The problem is trying to complete the quests when they're not your chosen splinter. I've actually been paying attention to the preview page that shows you who you're battling. If you scroll over their previous battles you can see which summoners they've been using. Then it's up to you to figure out how best to counter them. Do you go all ranged? All magic? Do you try and outlast them? It's fun. As I'm learning the different cards and summoners, I'm getting better at how to match them to best effect.

I still suck, make no mistake about it. But I'm at least getting to the point where I can understand why I won or lost. In the meantime, like I said, I'm still winning financially. :-) It's probably more fun watching the SPS roll in everyday than it is actually playing the game.

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The problem is trying to complete the quests when they're not your chosen splinter.

This is where I'm still taking my lickings. Oh well, you can't win all the time.

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Damn I posted before finishing:

It's probably more fun watching the SPS roll in everyday than it is actually playing the game.

I find both fun. I'm also liking watching the DEC-BUSD pool grow.

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Good work, I appreciate that you are helping the users here.
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Thank you. I figure when I learn something that really helps me, other newbies are most likely experiencing the same. If my posts can help them. I'm happy.

Thank you!

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The Furious Chicken at level 1 doesn’t really do anything other than act like a filler. It costs 0 mana to use and has 1 life, so your opponent will waste one attack on the furious chicken at no mana cost to you. Where you want to place it depends on what strategy you are playing and also guessing what the opponent will play.

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