Are you one of those people who wanted to play Axie Infinity but has no budget for it? Do you also want to play Cryptoblades but you can't cause you don't have enough money? With Splinterlands, you only need to invest $10.00 and you can activate the play-to-earn function. So, lets jump right in to the world of Splinterlands!
What is Splinterlands?
Splinterlands is a card game based on blockchain technology and was inspired by games like Hearthstone. Players will select each set of cards and will duel and defeat each other. They can also trade, rent, gift or sell their cards to the market in exchange for NFTs called DEC or Dark Energy Crystals. DEC can be swapped with cryptocurrency (currently the liquidity pool only allows swaps for DEC to BUSD and vice versa).
Players build a collection of cards with different attributes called splinter. There are seven types of splinters:
Fire
Water
Earth
Life
Death
Dragon
Neutral
During a duel, players must select one of the 6 splinters (Neutral is an exception since it can be played with other splinters) and choose cards that corresponds to the attribute they selected. After both players finish selecting their set of cards, they will now enter the arena and watch as their cards clash with one another. The player who loses all their cards loses, rendering the other side to be victor. In the instance that two players lose their last cards at the same time, the duel then ends in a draw.
To read more about the details of the gameplay, visit this link.
Splinterlands can be played in your mobile devices or laptop.
PC/Laptop: https://splinterlands.com?ref=crinkles
Android Devices: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steemmonsters.splinterlands
iPhone Devices: https://apps.apple.com/ph/app/splinterlands/id1545521401
How to start playing in Splinterlands?
First, choose which device you want to play Splinterlands.
If you want to play using your laptop/desktop, then go to the Splinterlands website.
Create your account in Splinterlands
2.a. Click the Login button located in the right side of navigation bar.
2.b. You can register using your email address or you can login using your wallet (WAX All Access Account, wombat, Metamask or Arkane Network).
If you choose to login using your metamask wallet, it will prompt a sign in request. Click the Sign button to proceed in logging in.
If you choose to login using your email address, click create account button. You'll be redirected to the account creation screen. Fill up the needed details.
Don't forget to check the privacy policy and terms & conditions checkbox if you agree to it and click continue button.
2.c. Create your password by clicking create password button.
d. After creating your password, click the create button. Wait for the processing of your registration.
Congratulations! You have successfully created your account. You have a choice if you want to play the tutorial or not, but I highly recommend you guys to play the tutorial. This will be a big help in exploring and learning how the game works.
Now, you can start playing Splinterlands for free (Play-to-earn is not yet activated in this process).
How to earn money in Splinterlands?
You need to purchase the Summoner's Spell Book, for you to be able to activate the play-to-earn ability of the game. It only costs $10.00. You can pay using a Gift Card/Promo Code, via Paypal or Crypto (HIVE, LTC, others).
You can also refer to this article for the guidelines on how to buy the Summoner's Spell Book. It is a step by step process that you can easily follow.
How to earn DEC?
To earn DEC, players need to participate in ranked battles. But don't be confused, there are also other battles that a player can participate into, although there are no DEC reward from it.
There are 3 types of battle in Splinterlands (Ranked, Challenge and Practice Game).
Challenge Game - If you want to compete with your friend and see who's stronger, this is the battle you want to perform. This is not a ranked game so, it does not impact your place in the leaderboard.
* How to play - It will redirect you to the gameplay webpage. A nice refresher for the players.
Practice Game - This is only practice matches with other players. It will also not affect your place in the leaderboard.
Ranked Game - This is to increase your rank (From novice up to the top). Your rank will identify what rewards you will receive. Rewards are in the form of loot chests that you can open up to obtain cards, potions, DEC and others.
There are 6 leagues in Splinterlands: Novice, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond and Champion. Each league requires a set amount of rating and power. So, if you want to rank up, you need to meet their requirements.
Novice
- Rewards: none
- Rating: 0-99
- Season Rating Reset: 0
Bronze (III)
- Rewards: 5 Loot Chests
- Rating: 100-399
- Season Rating Reset: 0
Bronze (II)
- Rewards: 7 Loot Chests
- Rating: 400-699
- Power: 1,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 100
Bronze (I)
- Rewards: 9 Loot Chests
- Rating: 700-999
- Power: 5,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 300
Silver (III)
- Rewards: 12 Loot Chests
- Rating: 1,000-1,299
- Power: 15,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 500
Silver (II)
- Rewards: 15 Loot Chests
- Rating: 1,300-1,599
- Power: 40,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 700
Silver (I)
- Rewards: 18 Loot Chests
- Rating: 1,600-1,899
- Power: 70,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 900
Gold (III)
- Rewards: 22 Loot Chests
- Rating: 1,900-2,199
- Power: 100,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 1,200
Gold (II)
- Rewards: 26 Loot Chests
- Rating: 2,200-2,499
- Power: 150,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 1,400
Gold (I)
- Rewards: 30 Loot Chests
- Rating: 2,500-2,799
- Power: 200,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 1,600
Diamond (III)
- Rewards: 30 Loot Chests
- Rating: 2,500-2,799
- Power: 200,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 1,600
Diamond (II)
- Rewards: 50 Loot Chests
- Rating: 3,100-3,399
- Power: 325,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 2,200
Diamond (I)
- Rewards: 60 Loot Chests
- Rating: 3,400-3,699
- Power: 400,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 2,500
Champion (III)
- Rewards: 80 Loot Chests
- Rating: 3,700-4,199
- Power: 500,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 2,800
Champion (II)
- Rewards: 120 Loot Chests
- Rating: 4,200-4,699
- Power: 500,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 3,100
Champion (I)
- Rewards: 150 Loot Chests
- Rating: 4,700+
- Power: 500,000+
- Season Rating Reset: 3,400
That's it for now. As always, before investing DYOR. Thanks for reading!