Greetings Gamers!

Its time again for my Weekly Splinterlands Update. This past week saw some new card additions and other changes to the game/earning system which I touched on here. The market value for cards and both in-game tokens are all down a significant margin. Let's take a look at how all this affected my progress. 

Goal Review:

My goal with this game was to see how much I can earn, in one year, from casually playing the game, which is what I will be documenting each week.  My only current investment is the initial $10 cost of buying a spell book, which unlocks earning DEC for winning ranked battles, Daily Quest Rewards, and Ranked Season Rewards. 

Account Value:

Here is a look at my current account value, which is calculated by adding my owned card value, current DEC value, and current SPS value:

Overall the account value has stayed pretty much the same over the last week, with a slight downward trend. Despite gaining more cards and SPS throughout, the drop in market prices for cards and in-game tokens, made any increase in assets negligible. That's OK though, this is a long play. 5 weeks down and 47 more to go. I am still very bullish on the game and believe these charts will look very favorable at the end of my experiment. 

Card Value:

Here is a look at my current card value, this is based on the current market price of each card I own:

Over the last week I have gained a few rewards cards, and purchased a Battering Ram at $0.98. I bought at a terrible time however and the card is now down to only be valued at $0.73. The only notable reward card I gained was a new Pelacor Mercenary card, I believe selling these cards early is a good strategy, as they minted 20x more than the last group of rewards cards but are currently selling for double those prices. I have a new weekly feature tracking the value of the 21 new cards, and the first post can be found here.

DEC Value:

Here is a look at my current DEC value, which is calculated by multiplying my current amount of DEC by the current DEC market price:

The amount of DEC held will fluctuate as I use it to rent/buy cards to earn daily and season rewards. I also send 100 DEC each week to my guild to advance our buildings, which will later help me increase profits. The value of DEC has dropped considerably (-18.5%) over the last 7 days:

SPS Value:

Here is a look at my current SPS value, which is calculated by multiplying my current amount of SPS by the current SPS market price:

I continue to claim and stake my SPS, but not much value gained, as the value of SPS has dropped considerably (-19.5%) over the last 7 days:

Current Profit:

And finally, here is the true measure of the game, my profit:

With my in-game assets valuing $17.38, minus my investment for the Spellbook of $10.00, I am currently at a profit of $7.38. That is down $0.13 from last week.

Conclusion:

So although in terms of value it was an unproductive week, I did gain some new assets, and I am still enjoying playing this game. Another season has come to an end, and with the new changes although I reached a Silver III ranking during gameplay, I only received rewards based on a Bronze II level, due to not having enough card power at the end of the season. I will be looking into how this change affects my strategy in the coming weeks. Below are my Season Rewards:

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Fruitful Gaming!

the crypto_gam3r