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## Also Playing RisingStar
Shoutout to @monsterjamgold for getting me in to this one. It is a little bit different than the games I have played recently, but very similar to some games I played 20 years go. 

This game has a higher time commitment requirement if you want to continue to use your resources, and not let them sit idle at 100%. While it requires a lot more monitoring - the actual play time is pretty quick. Within a few mouse clicks I am usually back to watching the clock for an hour. 

Here are some quick stats about my account. 

- Joined 8/12/21
- STARBITS Earned 42524
- STARBITS Withdrawn 0
- STARPRO Withdrawn 0
- Packs Purchased 1 (starter to register)
- Pizza Slices 5
- Pizza Box 4
- Coffee Cup 1

- Rank 544
- Unique Cards 20
- Total Cards 27

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## Keeping Investments low
I am trying to keep my initial investments low and only use my earnings for leases, UTOPIS and some token sales to buy STARBITS. I did buy 5 slices of cold Pizza and 4 Pizza boxes using whatever method was the cheapest. I am also buying individual cards as I need them to build skill, fans, instruments, or luck to help progress faster. 

I am buying as many STARTBITS as I can until I reach the 1M club. There is a special mission you can do once a day if you unlock it that pays 10k STARBITS. Right now it seems like a really smart idea, but we will see. I have a long ways to go to unlock it. 

## Strategy - 
I spend most of my time looking at the best ways to use my Energy - while trying to keep my EGO low or offset them with lessons. Sometimes it is easier to just go buy a card to make up the difference. I will spend a lot of time looking for cards with good or preferred balance, and then shop them. Some cards have prices all over and I need to convert to find the best deal. Other cards will have similar starts by cost significantly less. 

### PIZZA
If you buy anything, it should be some cold pizza and a box to start with. Cold Pizza will refresh every 24 hours, and a box will let you store found pizza. I try to never have all my pizza boxes full since I would consider it wasteful to get fully recharged if I still have 30-40% energy. 

### Packs
Packs only have 3 cards, and after Splinterlands, it just fees like I should get 5. I will buy packs when I earn 100k STARBITS - I think. But after playing SL and other games, my luck seems best to buy what I want, and not gable. I tend to not hit home runs, and would be better off if I had just bought what I needed. 

### Who Else Is Playing
let me know - and we can talk strategy and help each other out.