Splinterlands Self Challenge
Splinterlands Self Challenge

Splinterlands Self Challenge

My attempt to do an unpaid run at Splinterlands (outside the $10 base account fee) ranked play! Will my past experience playing collectible card games come in handy, or will I get horribly crushed once I get to real competition?


My Splinterlands Blog #134 - Quantity Versus Quality

17 Jun 2023 5 minute read 1 comment The GCC

Welcome to another article where I write about my journey playing Splinterlands! This very long ranked season has finally come to an end. I had forgotten to advance into Gold League on my alternate account last season, so was actually playing for Sil...

My Splinterlands Blog #133 - Jackpots and Mid-season Blues

7 Jun 2023 4 minute read 1 comment The GCC

Welcome to another article where I write about my journey playing Splinterlands! This is a longer than typical season, lasting about 17 days this time around. It seems like it's been a while since the season ended, though that may be because this sea...

My Splinterlands Blog #132 - Happy Memorial Day 2023

31 May 2023 5 minute read 0 comments The GCC

Welcome to another article where I write about my journey playing Splinterlands! It is always nice when the season ends on a holiday, so it's easier to be around to check what you ended up getting for season rewards right when it ends. Not my best se...

My Splinterlands Blog #131 - Treading Water In Modern

22 May 2023 4 minute read 0 comments The GCC

Welcome to another article where I write about my journey playing Splinterlands! As noted in my last couple of posts, I've moved over to try to play in Modern league, in hopes that the ban on bots will actually happen in that league. However, I've sp...

My Splinterlands Blog #130 - A Modern Attempt

17 May 2023 4 minute read 0 comments The GCC

Welcome to another article where I write about my journey playing Splinterlands! This season I decided to start playing in Modern league, where only the newest 2 sets are legal, instead of Wild where all sets were legal. The passing of the proposal t...

My Splinterlands Blog #129 - Modern Considerations & That New Promo Card

8 May 2023 4 minute read 0 comments The GCC

Welcome to another article where I write about my journey playing Splinterlands! One thing that I kind of skipped over completely last week was the release of the new promo card, Zyriel, the first multi-element monster. As a legendary, it is being so...

My Splinterlands Blog #128 - Action On Bots?

3 May 2023 3 minute read 0 comments The GCC

Welcome to another article where I write about my journey playing Splinterlands! With the advent of player voting and player proposals, it felt like it was only a matter of time until someone proposed doing something about bots. That time has finally...

My Splinterlands Blog #127 - The Grind Continues

24 Apr 2023 3 minute read 3 comments The GCC

Welcome to another article where I write about my journey playing Splinterlands! This was another quiet week in terms of updates, with a handful of changes coming out that didn't really impact the gameplay. Not that there should be an expectation of...

My Splinterlands Blog #126 - The Ides of April

16 Apr 2023 4 minute read 0 comments The GCC

Welcome to another article where I write about my journey playing Splinterlands! This was a quiet week in terms of gameplay changes, with just some clean up to land and some minor bug fixes. All told, this seemed like a tougher season than the previo...

My Splinterlands Blog #125 - Land 1.0 Release

8 Apr 2023 3 minute read 0 comments The GCC

Welcome to another article where I write about my journey playing Splinterlands! This last week saw the release of the first phase of Splinterlands land, which is essentially just finding out what your land plot actually is in terms of rarity and typ...