Hi there! I am new to Splinterlands, heard about it through my friend @brojustaverage who strongly recommended the game to me. Took me a few days to understand, but I think I'm slowly getting the hang of it! I really like the amount of underlying strategy the game has, and I've learned (through much trial and error) that a card with high mana DOES NOT mean it will automatically beat a lower-mana card. I know the strategy required for Splinterlands will be ever-changing based on the new card drops and as I move up the league rankings. Just like World Poker Champion Daniel Negreanu said, "once you think you know it all, thats when everyone else surpasses you."  I am a pretty avid gamer, but games like Splinterlands - where all the strategy comes before the battle - are an entirely different ballgame to me. The learning curve will be large, but with the help of this growing community, I am sure this will be a game I become dedicated to. I have found that my most reliable deck at low mana is earth, at high mana would be life, but my favourite card lies in the water!  The *Serpent of Eld* is such a fun tank card for me to use and it's dodge ability has gotten me out of countless sticky situations! *Serpent of Eld* and the *Crustacean King* are my favourite in-game duo. On the other hand, the *unicorn mustang* has been the bane of my existence, as I see people use that card alongside *child of the forest* so often at sub-fifteen mana. Thanks for reading, If you're just about to get into the game here is my referral link to use! https://splinterlands.com?ref=mclovinthekid Follow for more content.
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Hello, @mclovinthekid This is @fionasfavourites from the @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) curation team. We noticed you shared your first post here on Hive - congratulations and welcome! It would also be awesome if you could do an introduction post, so our community can get to know you better. For an example of what an intro post is like, you can check out this one by my friend & curation team member - [Keeping Up With the Buzz – My Introduction to the Hive Community]( https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@ybanezkim26/keeping-up-with-the-buzz-my-introduction-to-the-hive-community). Speaking of community, we have many different ones here on the blockchain, devoted to all kinds of interests. Here's a link so you can check them all out – [Hive Communities](https://peakd.com/communities). Also since you're new, you may run into an RC (Resource Credits) error when trying to comment/post because you don't yet have enough Hive in your account yet. For assistance with a temporary delegation to get you started, be sure to check out the [Gift Giver site](https://giftgiver.site/). Also, as this the hive can be quite confusing, the newly launched [Newbies Guide](https://peakd.com/@newbies-guide) is a growing repository of useful – easy to understand – posts about how the Hive ecosystem works. For now, @lovesniper will follow your account and we are looking forward to seeing your intro post. Also, you are welcome to tag me (@fionasfavourites) and please mention @lovesniper in your intro post in order for us to be notified, so we can consider your post for OCD curation. Feel free to hop into the [OCD Discord](https://discord.gg/wKPunkz9wK) server if you have any questions!
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**Thanks for sharing! - @alokkumar121** 
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