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Hello Hive Friends
It is adorable to be here with all of you for a very long time. I am surprised why didn't I find this fun side of the hive at this time and why I didn't join the splinterlands earlier. I was thinking Hive is only about writing the content but I was wrong. Hive has many perks which are a bit farther for new users especially those who do not research. I have played splinterlands many times but never found out about the benefits of buying the spellbook. I was thinking it is just an entertaining game for the hive users where people spent their free time having fun but I was wrong it is more than an entertaining game. I am surprised to see the rewards people get through this game. I was trying to learn about this game since the last week but when I saw about getting the reward cards and tokens in return for playing the game has gained my interest. I planned to purchase the spellbook as I already had some hive in my account and I find it a good opportunity for future investment so I purchased this book. I go through my account in splinterlands and by pressing some buttons, I bought the It.

Many things have been changed from the first screen to the second. I am seeing the reward channels which were not available before. I have seen some videos about the splinterlands and got the knowledge about how to play the game and how to get rewards.

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I have also earned 3,000 credits in the game which is equal to $3 which I found by googling it. Credits are a spending balance within Splinterlands. Credits are always valued at 1000 Credits = $1. The credit can be used to purchase items from the market. I will use it to buy the items of my need which I think I will learn very soon.

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I have also learned many things through how to play splinterland games. Types of the cards like the summoners and the monsters and they can be found through the booster packs. The elements of the game are six fire in red, water in blue, earth in green, life in white, death in purple, and dragons in yellow. I am using the summoners and the monsters for a very long time but I don't have the knowledge of what I am using in the battle and why this tutorial has helped me to learn many things.

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The cards of the game have many numbers which was confusing for me until I didn't find what their means are. The Mana cost determines the power of the card which also use in creating a team. The stats of the cards show the physical power of the cards, speed, toughness, and health. Point three shows the rarity of the card like common, rare, epic, or legendary. The mid strip shows the unique name of the card and the level of the card. Expenses can be gained by combining the cards and the bar shows the progress toward the next level of the card. Abilities are the special skill and power of the card which is shown in combat.

The cards have three different attacking powers which are Melee attack, Ranged attack, and Magic attack. The stats of the cards also show the speed, armor, and health of the card. All of this information is necessary while selecting a card in the battle. The special abilities make the game more interesting for its users. Every card has its own specialization for the battle which are their special skills to be used in battle. 

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If you are creating a team for the battle you must have to take care of the rules of the battle, the Mana cap for the battle, and the playable splinters for the battle. The game can be played by selecting the summoner and the monsters depending on their mana cost. Melee and magic attacking cards can be used in the first position but the range attackers need distance to attack.

How I Played My First Battle After Learning From The Tutorial.

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I follow all the rules of the battle and selected the summoner and monsters as the need of the battle which I learned through the practice game. I selected the same cards which I had seen in the practice battle but the mana cost of this battle was low so I change the last card but the result of the battle was in my favor. I am very happy now because before this battle I rarely won the battle but this time my experience was different and I also find good results.

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