Splinterlands: Journey of a Novice (An Introduction)

in #spt3 years ago (edited)

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Let Me Introduce Myself

Let me introduce myself; I’m RosieW. You can guess what the W stands for. I’d like to optimistically say Winner but more likely it’s Wannabe! Ha! Yes, yes, it’s true. I’m always wanting to try new things, and now I wanna be in the Crypto world! The concern is that I’m about as far from the typical Crypto Winner as you can get. You see, in real life, I’m out here living next to cattle on a Kansas prairie while looking for rainbows that promise a pot of gold behind the barn.

Since I haven’t struck it rich yet, I had a revelation that perhaps I needed to go seek my pot of gold through the fiber optic rainbow. Sure enough! I’ve landed on gold, Splinterlands’ gold cards that is, and I have NO idea what I’m doing with them.

The Crypto Plunge

Yes, I’ve taken the Crypto plunge, diving headfirst into the refreshing Splinterlands waters versus the dried up riverbeds we’ve got around here. I purchased my spell book and rubbed a few old lamps collecting dust in the attic hoping a Splinterlands Genie would appear to tell me how to play this thing, but alas, no Genies. I guess I’ll have to discover my own strategy.

I thought you all might get a great chuckle hearing about some pig-tailed girl in the heart of America attempting to learn the ins and outs of Crypto currency, but really, isn’t crypto the new age of farming? And I won’t get sunburned in the process either! Yippee! However, I’m under no illusions that I won’t get burned here or there, but perhaps if I play my cards correctly, I think I can do this. And if you’ve ever lived in rural America you know a quick game of pitch or poker with a nicely worn deck of cards is top entertainment!

My Door is Always Open: Come Say Hi!

So, hopefully some of you will join me for a few laughs as I navigate through Splinterlands on my virtual tractor. I’ll try to post frequently and share what I’m learning. Perhaps there are some other new folks to the Crypto world that will find my mistakes and successes useful, and I’ve always believed in helping my neighbor!! So, I’ve moved in, and I hope you’ll join me in the Splinterlands’ neighborhood! And if you find my writings helpful or at least entertaining, then please feel free to move in next door, and I’ll bake up some banana bread for us. I hope you’ll introduce yourselves, because I’m looking forward to getting to know all of you, and I’d appreciate any advice you can offer! Just don’t forget to leave your boots on the porch before you come indoors--never know what you’ve been stepping in while searching for those rainbows!

(photo of Kansas Rainbow by Jessica Cedeno via Twitter )

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Hello @rosiew! This is @indayclara from @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) team. We saw that you already posted your first post here in Hive! Congratulations and welcome!

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Oh thank you so much for your help @indayclara ! I appreciate it! I'll be checking out these areas! Have a great day!

Welcome. Nice to meet you.

Since tips:

Always keep your keys safe. And offline. Backups it at on paper.

Be aware of scammers. There's a lot.

Join communities.

Most important. Have fun.

I heard lot of thing good from this game. But didn't start yet. You will find strategy or even passive income.

Good luck.

Keep hiving

Oh thank you so much, Vaipraonde! I appreciate your wise advice about the keys. That was a whole INSANE process I'd never experienced but WOW it's totally worth it.

I hope to join communities. Do you have some you recommend?

And thanks so much for introducing yourself! I'll be following you now! Thanks for the reassurance to keep hiving! :) I'm so new to this, but it's all very exciting for me so thanks for the encouragement. It really means a lot to me. I hope you're having a wonderful day!

I understand that the keys process and logins are quite difficult. but you will get used to it. any questions feel free to ask me.

yes, I'm having a good start week. thanks and have a great week too.

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Thank you so much for the help! These links are great!

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Oh my goodness! Thank you to everyone who voted! I'm stunned at the wonderful reception here! I look forward to seeing more of you all!

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Great to have you on the chain, Rosie. After 3 years and 23,000 battles;

  • It's a marathon, not a sprint. Make it a small part of your daily routine; not the focus of your life, or you'll burn out and we'll lose you entirely.
  • Try to avoid selling anything until most of the world has heard about the game, unless you're selling to buy another splinterlands asset.
  • Look at the field before each match, and try to imagine how it'll play out.
    Watch the battle. If you were right, move on. If you were wrong, watch it again to work out why. This is absolutely the best way to learn the game.
  • Spend some time in discord, ask questions, get to know people; in time, you'll find you're answering more questions than you ask. Get a reputation as somebody who helped the game grow.

Good luck out there :)

Yippeee! Matt this response is GOLD! Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to write me. It's such wise advice, and I appreciate it tremendously. I'm trying to play just a little a day as you suggested. It's tempting though to keep throwin' those cards! HA! I've also tried to watch the battle, and what I've noticed is some cards just win EVERY TIME. So I'm trying to work out the "whys" at the moment.

I love to get to know people and chat, so I'll check out Discord for sure. I truly appreciate your suggestions! Hope you won't mind if I hit you up for some questions of my own! Thanks again for your time! Have a great day! :)

Rose

Always happy to help. I love this game; hope you will too.

Thanks! I think I will!

Hi,

Welcome to the Blockchain! I'm looking forward to your take on Splinterlands and what it's like to be a novice again.
Good Luck on your journey!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I appreciate your support! I'm certain it will be a great adventure! :)