Hello to any of my readers and "Dear (weekly) Diary" 😜
It's been a pretty tame week for me in the world of Splinterlands. That is usually the case for a week right in the middle of a season which provides some needed "peace and quiet". 😇
In the bigger picture of the Splinterlands World though, there has been some really interesting happenings going in their related products. It's not Splinterlands per se, but Genesis League Goals. They're both really interwined at the moment though, so I think we can lump them in together - at least until GLG finally launches. 🤑
But before I go into detail...
A brief introduction before I start though...
Good Day to all Splinterlands players! (and people of HIVE! 😜) I've made it a point to blog about my weekly progress and experiences in Splinterlands/HIVE in my "weekly diary". Splinterlands & HIVE are what I'd consider to be my entry point into the World of Crypto, and I intend to use this as a means to look back on the path I've taken in the years ahead.⏳⏳⏳
This is now the 51st consecutive week writing in my Diary (of sorts) detailing my Splinterlands Journey ever since I started this game. Of course, this also marks another weekly giveaway! 🎉🥳🎊
No week goes by in Splinterlands without some news event happening though. And here's my pick of some of the most interesting ones in my opinion. 📰📰📰
🗺️🧳✈️Updates on my Splinterlands Journey🗺️🧳✈️
It's been a pretty routine week for me in the game. I've just basically been doing my dailies and farming the reward chests. A slow and steady grind if you will 😜. Luck wise, I haven't gotten anything special to speak of. There has been no spectacular Gold Foils or legendaries, or even outsized SPS rewards.
Every bit counts though, in the grand scheme of things, and I'm pretty sure I will reap the rewards in the future. 🤑
My quest for more Gold Foil Legendary cards from my rewards chests continues on ("Greed is Good!" 😈). It's a 0.008% chance, at base level, to pull a legendary gold foil, in case you were wondering 😉. Here's to more jackpot strikes in the future (i hope) 🤞🏻🍀🤞🏻🍀🤞🏻🍀.
In terms of the Tower Defense Nightmare packs accumulation, I went up from 185 to 202 packs from last week, before eventually dropping down to 79 packs at the moment.
Although this means a decrease in airdropped SPS everyday for me, I've sold those packs at a pretty decent profit of at least 2 HIVE per pack. That's definitely a much better deal for me overall 🤑📈.
I do not really spend all those profits though and everything is reinvested back into placing (lower) bids for said packs again 😉. Therefore, it's a fluid situation which ensures that I extract maximum value from my holdings.
🏆💰🎁Splinterlands News🏆💰🎁
Genesis League Sports, whilst not quite Splinterlands, has had it's GLX token airdropped to all SPS stakers for a few days now. However, it was only 2 days ago whereby the airdropped token finally had it's own staking webpage at https://genesisleaguesports.com/token/glx.
Look at the huge rise in the value of the GLX token! 😱 It started trading at barely 0.05 HIVE/GLX. But when staking went LIVE, it's value shot up to as high as 1.6+HIVE/GLX 😱!!! As of the writing of this post, it has managed to stay fairly stable at around the 0.6-0.8 HIVE range.
Why was there such a sudden increase in value then? 📈
As you can see here in this staking screengrab of my own GLX holdings, nothing seems too out of the ordinary. However, what it doesn't show is that the APR of staking at the moment is at a MASSIVE 4000+% APR! 🤑
When staking first started, it was at an even higher rate! This has led to a huge interest in the token as everyone is attempting to gather as much as they can to take advantage of such crazy staking percentages in the token's early days.
Personally, I spent about 200 HIVE and acquired almost 600 GLX tokens of my own just 2 days ago at 0.3++ HIVE each. I had considered it already pretty expensive back then but decided to go for a small gamble because of the crazy % numbers I was seeing. Since then, I've recovered almost 30% of the HIVE I've spent and also had my total amount of tokens increased by more than 15%!
I'd say this entire venture has paid off most handsomely for me. It's a pity I only put in this small amount of 200 HIVE and that I had sold much of the token I'd gathered initially at rates of around 0.4+ HIVE (in my attempt to ROI as early as possible). Had I been bolder, my gains would have had been far greater.
I don't think I will risk anymore by purchasing even more GLX at current levels though. However, I will continue staking/selling until I recover most of my investment. The APR % rates are still pretty impressive at the moment (3000+% APR according to my own math) and I personally think the prices should stay elevated for at least a week or so.
Weekly Chaos Legion Sales Tracker
And now, for an update on the number of Chaos Legion packs sold thus far. About 17k sold since last week. That is an amazing sales figure! 😄
Here's the current count (as of the moment I'm writing this post) of the number of packs sold, and we're 641k away from the 11 million mark! Which also means everyone has a chance to get in now and grab more packs for the remaining airdrops! 😜
My fingers are crossed! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 Hopefully I'll get some amazing luck for the next round! 🍀🍀🍀
✨🎁✨Weekly GIVEAWAY #51✨🎁✨
✨🎁✨Choose One of these Reward Cards✨🎁✨
Instead of continually going through my list of common reward cards I can afford to give away each week, I've decided to let YOU CHOOSE WHICH YOU PREFER! 😜
This is probably more helpful, especially for new players who join my giveaways, as they can then finetune their decks with what they need (if they're lucky enough to win 😉🍀).
Of course, all these options are while stocks last, if I'm unable to offer you the card you've chosen should you win it, I will send you one of these cards in the list instead. They are all very useful for new players, and even veterans who level these cards up to high levels will find them pretty strong too! 👍💪
📖✨🎁Rules for Giveaway🎁✨📖
This Giveaway will last until the next week's post, with 1 random lucky winner being picked. All winners in my Giveaways will also receive a slice of 🍕PIZZA🍕 token.
All you need to do to participate is to COMMENT and leave your Splinterlands name if it is different from what you use to post.
Winners will have to acknowledge their win within 48 hours by leaving a comment in the winner announcement post. This is so I don't send cards to non human accounts. (I'd strongly recommend you to FOLLOW me so that you can keep yourself updated should you be one of the winners 😉)
In cases of non responses, prizes will be forfeited at my discretion.
I will also be VERY grateful for any UPVOTES, FOLLOWS & REBLOGS. 😍
🤑💰🍕Added Bonus of PIZZA Token🤑💰🍕
I will use my staked 🍕PIZZA🍕 to share a slice of 🍕PIZZA🍕 with anyone in the comments who also FOLLOWS & REBLOGS my post in the interests of spreading the Word of Pizza 🤣🤣🤣
Just let me know if you've done that so I can easily keep track. 👍
Any fellow 🍕PIZZA🍕 connoisseurs who !PIZZA me will also receive 🍕PIZZA🍕 back from me. 😊
🥇🏆🎁WINNER of Previous Giveaway #50🥇🏆🎁
🎉🎉🎉@ieronimus CONGRATULATIONS!🎉🎉🎉
Please send me a message on the comments section to acknowledge (and auto enroll you for the next giveaway 😂 unless you wish to opt out) before I send the card to you.
(P.S, I might take some time to reply and send out the cards sometimes 😅. So all winners, please be patient, as long as you reply and acknowledge, I WILL definitely get it done 😜.)
📣🍕SHOUTOUT to HivePizza📣🍕
The guys over at PIZZA DISCORD have been very helpful throughout my Splinterlands journey. I strongly recommend that you guys check it out if you haven't already done so.
PIZZA is an active gaming and creative arts crypto community on the HIVE blockchain. Popular games on HIVE like SPLINTERLANDS, RISING STAR, EXODE, HASHKINGS, WOO, BANG!DEFENSE have their own PIZZA communities here.
Don't miss out more events that are always being organised. Join the PIZZA DISCORD. Even if you aren't interested in the 💰🍕🎁GIVEAWAYS & AIRDROPS💰🍕🎁, there is a vibrant and friendly community there awaiting you.
Here's to wishing everyone all the best for the upcoming week 🎉🍀.
To any new players who wish to explore the world of Splinterlands, do feel free to sign up with my REFERRAL LINK😊.