By James Davis
The increasing adoption of blockchain technology and the use of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are two major drivers fueling the development of Play-to-Earn (P2E) games. Players are usually rewarded for participating in these games. One of the popular P2E games is Splinterlands. In recent months, it has attracted thousands of players, prompting us to find out what makes it unique.
With that said, we have all the answers in this article. You will also learn how to become a player and earn from Splinterlands.
What’s Splinterlands?
Built on the Hive blockchain, Splinterlands is an NFT-powered game allowing players to fully own their virtual assets. The NFTs come in the form of digital trading cards. Each card carries different capabilities and can be used in various ways. For example, a player can use their card to battle in order to win rewards or store it as a collectible and then trade it on an NFT marketplace when its value surges.
According to Splinterlands developers, players could soon be able to stake their trading cards on land plots to farm more NFTs. The game founders are optimistic that Spliterlands will continue to see adoption in the coming months because it offers fairness and openness in gameplay not found in Web2 games.
How to Start Playing Splinterlands
Splinterlands is available as both a desktop and a mobile app. Even though it’s free, you will need some digital currencies to purchase trading cards and other in-game items. Here is how you can get started with Splinterlands:
Set up an Account
To create a Splinterlands account, visit the game’s official website. On the homepage, click the “Log In” button and then click “Register” on the page that opens. Here, you will be required to enter your email and create a password. After signing up, you will notice that all the NFTs are priced in DEC (Dark Energy Crystals), the Splinterlands in-game currency. So how do you get yourself some DEC? The tokens can be bought on decentralized exchange PancakeSwap using BUSD or on Uniswap using DAI.
Buy a Summoner’s Spellbook
After purchasing DEC, you can then acquire some digital trading cards in the game to start playing. But how do you start receiving rewards? You will need a Summoner’s Spellbook, which unlocks players’ ability to earn rewards. You can buy it by visiting the “Shop” tab. It is worth highlighting that once you purchase the Summoner’s Spellbook, it automatically creates a Hive Wallet for you to store earned rewards.
Set Up a Hive Keychain Account
Once you acquire the Spellbook, you will be asked to pick a username which also serves as your Hive Keychain wallet address. This wallet is necessary since Splinterlands operates on the Hive network. You can download it from Google Play or App Store. Adding it as a browser extension to Brave, Firefox, and Chrome is also possible. With the Hive Keychain wallet, it becomes easy to manage your transaction signatures.
Connect Your Keychain Wallet With Your Splinterlands Account
Here are the steps to follow in order to link your Splinterlands account with the Hive Keychain wallet:
Step 1: Download and install the Hive Keychain Wallet.
Step 2: Create a password for your wallet and activate single-click transaction signatures.
Step 3: Click “Add Account” and then select “Use Keys” on the page that follows.
Step 4: Input the master key sent to your email after you bought the Spellbook. Next, click the “Import Keys” button. After doing this, you will now be able to use your Keychain wallet to manage the Hive account created earlier by Spellbook.
Build Your Team
You can build your team by buying digital trading cards or earning them as rewards through competing. As mentioned before, each card has its own abilities. Therefore, it is possible to create a balanced team to battle with other players.
Compete to Earn rewards
There are several game modes available in Splinterlands, including tournaments, challenges and ranked combat. All players can use their teams to compete in any mode to earn rewards, usually distributed in the form of Splinterhards (SPS) tokens. In addition, players can also earn new digital trading cards.
Conclusion
With the Play-to-Earn gaming space expected to grow in the coming years, it is likely that Splinterlands is here for the long run and will continue rewarding players for doing what they like.