I've been playing a lot Fire lately -- all because of the newest Untamed summoner.

Like half of all Exploding Dwarf on Exploding Dwarf battles, this one was incredibly frustrating. I’d had a good win streak going and . . . well . . . see for yourself. I had two pieces of bad luck. One

This was a somewhat unusual little league match for me. Normally I choose life or a dragon/life combination (Biceratops, Manticore, Wood Nymph, Goblin Chef, Khmer Princess & Earth Elemental). This time,

Another of the biggest problems with lower level play in Splinterlands is that incredibly less rewarding than higher level play. The frustration that this generates can turn off new players and cause them

One of the biggest problems with Splinterlands is that lower-level play is nowhere near as challenging and fun as higher level play. This is a huge problem since it likely dramatically reduces the flow

This one is going to be a bit more controversial as, if it isn’t implemented correctly, it could seriously affect the balance of play. On the other hand, it will offer many new opportunities for strategy,

How many times have you groaned as your Silvershield Archers hit Lord Arianthus twice – for precisely zero damage. How many times have you lost because your 4-attack (snipe or opportunity) monster killed

One of the most popular formats in Magic: The Gathering is booster draft. I believe that it could garner even greater popularity in Splinterlands -- and help the game at the same time. A Splinterlands

TL; DR – Redemption is balanced but Prince Julian (particularly with redemption) is a big problem Arguments FOR nerfing redemption: Redemption is an enormously powerful ability (“when this monster dies,

How often do you see a player using Alric Stormbringer with only one magical attack monster? How often do you see one using Valamor and not using any magical attack monsters? I don’t use Water as often

First off, AWESOME GAME! I love it! Of course, it has its flaws – but it could develop into an empire (and a cash cow). Unfortunately, it is, unnecessarily, on its death bed. You developed the game to

The giveaway is finished and all blueprints have been sent. All 116 settlers of the last giveaway, which had commented and resteemed, have just received their blueprints. You'll find your Transporter III

EDITED TWICE:  Smooth makes a very good point in the comments below that SBD totals only $1.2M or only about 4% of STEEM market capitalization.  Therefore, clearly, my concern about SBD bleeding

Previously, Mark Waser recommended A Totally Different Approach to Ned’s Bounty System – an ecosystem of small and simple bounty services rather than a single monolithic one-size-fits-all system.  Today

A reply to @Ned's It's Time for a Steem Bounty System! I’m a back-end developer with user experience and process flow skills but absolutely no artistic sense. My passion (and the primary reason why I am

You should NEVER transmit ANY password or key. The Steem block-chain has security as good as that of any other block-chain -- but it could easily be better. I trust Steemit.com -- but a number of the

Value Proposition:  Never allow your keys off your machine We were working on a toy example for @Ned's Bounty System when we realized -- there was no way to access the most important Steem functions (including

Want to pay someone in STEEM or SBD without giving anyone your keys?  With Steem SafePay, your keys never leave your browser.  Steem SafePay is a single, simple HTML file that can be used straight from

“I always rejoice to hear of your being still employed in experimental researches into nature and of the success  you meet with. The rapid progress true science now makes, occasions my regretting

With the current AI revolution, comes a flock of skeptics. Alarmed of  what AI could be in the near future, the White House released a Notice  of Request For Information (RFI) on it. In response, IBM has