Here is my weekly status and giveaway. This week was way worst as I had both work and a headache bothering me. So I didn't really touch Rising Star as much as in the previous weeks. I just hope that next week is better for me. 

## Giveaway
It's an instrument for a change.
![alphorn.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/EoK3xMyuxUJ4Gbcw7Yq8DLeER8VwhJVHPhpe9uFNE23Vj4ERrmRgDasdEnGfSXdzzER.png)
The giveaway item is an R224 Alphorn and it is an instrument under the Orchestral music lessons. With 50 more luck, you have a chance of getting more drunk fans and it benefits you if you run Orchestral lessons. Even if you don't run Orchestral lessons, it can help you in the rankings or you can trade it away to someone who wants it for something you need.

### Rules

In order to participate:

- Leave a **comment**
- Include your **username** in your comment

This time if you do not leave your username, I will not include you in the draw. I want to reward the people who follow the rules.

### Results of Last Giveaway

The winner is @joalheal. I didn't use the wheel this week as I still have some chores to do and I didn't post my giveaway outside of Hive lately.
![winner.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23zSQk2LianQooTsedanD4Azv9gPU8yuzAAS25YcDFZdDd1yMDHzJsbSoCnqejV3brN1z.png)
Thank you to the rest of the valid participants that did not win but might be interested in the next giveaway: Other participants: @vaynard86, @rtonline, @yeckingo1, @new.things, @davidxxl, @qoogohome, @nietokilll, @misterabaddon, @ricardoeloy, @bokica80, @blitzzzz, @elduderino420a, @listik303, @mauriciolimax, @flquin, @stamato, @marvinix, @hoosie, @nozzy, @henruc, @joseal2020, @coquicoin, @amaillo, @rayius, @handtalk5, @jdike, @dubble, @sieghard1990, @luizeba, @ericburgoyne, @rafasete, @steemmillionaire, @ifarmgirl, @mypathtofire, @belhaven14, @thaddeusprime, @middle-earthling, @tengolotodo, @alex2alex, @davideownzall, @captainquack22
![transfer.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23tvZvsy24WzKxUuJStbfFiyBVnKzJjg3Tdr53VKm5uoffWnrYHhqPgReWtXhEeofuPzo.png)

## Current Status
![status.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23vhsGh1V13RRxWTPA7bgh2XLpbN6QRzM59fExTL8PE82gzNK88SR5GhSCnZ1CjhEh5eq.png)
I earned less than last time with about 115k starbits this week. There wasn't any notable cards either from my pack openings and my own time played is quite horrible. Either way, I hope I get better luck next week. 

### Current Stats
I got my stats and estimated collection value using the discord bot. I also saw a nice little bot to see my current collection value in Rising Star. 
![stats.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/EoAYJrL8U28n9surk3ZtKvxKUyz5nv98cqVcY83q4rsr31Gma8xchNjGkohDPaQPajB.png)
![collection_value.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23u5zYwSJFTm7xmRjSPHCbsGPVtLBDgm8CXZiK2Tk1YLmcPioNSd3eif1mRiarNYLyWPH.png)

## Current Ranking
![ranking.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23tRxFob8KW6psWeVkdp98U9S13hYsDcnHfaLESWCtFXF5iz2UPZUSEfngJPLXk3xFKmM.png)
My ranking took a huge dive due to my lack of time. I just gave up trying to time my missions during the day to do missions. I should be doing the longer misssions but I had a headache over the past week so I didn't feel like it. I will definitely be trying to time my missions more so I don't take such a huge dive.

If you want to join Rising star, feel free to use my [referral link](https://www.risingstargame.com?referrer=jfang003).

## Tips ([source](https://peakd.com/hive-175836/@surya1adiga/rising-star-weekly-status-and))
I think the tips are something every new player should know about. It will help people progress in the game and it hasn't really been shared since surya1adiga stopped his giveaways.
1. Take music lessons when possible to raise skill and reduce ego.
2. Having lesson specific instruments helps in receiving more skill from that lesson.
3. Have pizza box to store any pizza received during mission to reuse later.
4. Buy cold pizza slice if possible. This gives 1 refill every 24hours. Comes very handy when you are low on energy.
5. If you have enough of cold pizza slice and pizza box, you will never run out of energy.
6. If you have more fans than skill and you won't reduce the ego , you can use a storage trailer to store unnecessary cards. Or you can list the card in market for an unreasonably high price.
7. Ego received for a particular mission increases every time you play it. The ego is reset to base level the next day. So, try to play different missions to control the ego gained.
8. ~~Keep track of your achievements to unlock in game rewards~~
9. Buy storage trailer (only if necessary) to keep the cards that might have a negative effect. Like a card with high fan count resulting in ego.
10. When earning skill points through music lessons, you can earn more points per lesson if you hold more of specific instrument cards. There seems to be base skill which is rewarded irrespective of the card count and then the skill increases depending on the number of the lesson specific card one has.
11. Try taking up many smaller missions to fill up pizza boxes and have extra energy to play more rewarding missions. But you need to have pizza boxes for this to work.

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