BlogHide Resteemsbyzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 3 years agoSplinterlands: DYGY Kitty Challenge ResultsSpecial thanks to @carrieallen and @chrisroberts for running the second DYGYCON event on Saturday, March 13th, 2021. One of the highlights of the event was the Splinterlands Pro Challenge Booth.…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 3 years agoSplinterlands: Are You Cat Enough for the DYGY Kitty Challenge?DYGYCON will be held tomorrow, Saturday, March 13th, 2021 from 10 AM - 1 PM EST (though some events run until 1:30 PM). You can find more details here: or you can ask @chrisroberts or…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 3 years agoSplinterlands: Community Proposals for Tournament ChangesLast month, I posted an article critiquing the latest round of Splinterlands tournaments (that we had for January and February 2021): This initiated a dialogue where @aggroed said he would be…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 3 years agoSplinterlands: Land Presale Raffle ResultsThe Land Presale Raffle was held today. Details about the raffle can be found here: First, I'll share my results and then I'll provide the data on who won what. The Bounty of Cat Land…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 3 years agoSplinterlands: Suggested Improvements to the Tournament SystemI am writing this opinion piece as a player, not as an official Splinterlands Team Member. Originally these suggested improvements were part of another post on analyzing the latest tournament…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoSplinterlands: Helping Small Players Get LandDuring the first Splinterlands Land Presale (on November 7th, 2020), there were 50 lottery entries for the 27 full regions available via lottery. Then the 3 remaining regions (3000 plots worth of…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoSplinterlands: Land Presale AnalysisThe first Splinterlands Land Presale happened this past weekend on November 7th, 2020. This is an analysis of the lottery along with who was able to get land. @kiokizz has written up a good…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoSplinterlands: Collection Power Totals for Leagues(Fun Fact of the Day: I was trying to find an image to represent "Collection Power" but when I did a Google image search for "Collection Power" all it did was show images of Mighty Morphin Power…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoSplinterlands: Staches of the SplinterverseIn honor of Secret Agent Stache's (@cryptostache) recent streaming of Splinterlands: I have carefully compiled a gallery of all the Splinterlands denizens with mustaches, which can help serve…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoSplinterlands: A History of Reward SystemsI started writing a post on GFL's (which will be coming soon) and that included some background information on past Splinterlands reward systems. I had to do a lot of research on old Splinterlands…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoSplinterlands: Digital Scarcity & Gold Foil Mystery PrizesMost blockchain games are predicated on “digital scarcity.” For more background information on this concept, I recommend this article that came out back when CryptoKitties first launched at the end…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoSplinterlands: Single Elimination (Real-Time) Tournament Rankings ExplainedThis article explains the tiebreakers used to determine rankings in single elimination (real-time) tournaments. Please remember that asynchronous (anytime) tournaments use a different system of…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoSplinterlands: Winners and Losers with the New Move Order TiebreakersHistorically, monster turn order was determined by: Speed (fastest monsters first) Attack type (magic monsters first, ranged monsters second, melee and peaceful monsters both last)…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoSplinterlands: A Guide to Rulesets v2.0Welcome! This is a guide to help explain the mechanics of rulesets, as well as to serve as a handy reference by providing descriptive details for the various rulesets that exist. This post is an…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoSplinterlands: Timeline for the Untamed Expansion v2.0This post highlights key dates related to the latest Untamed expansion for Splinterlands. It is an updated version of my Untamed timeline originally published here: Since then, there have been…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoSplinterlands: Game Economy Analysis - How Bots Are Making Tournaments UnsustainablePlease note that I am writing this article as a player, not as a team member. Any opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect any official positions. This post is specifically…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoStimulus Check Spending – Splinterlands Style!Background Information: In order to stabilize and stimulate the U.S. economy, the U.S. federal government has sent stimulus checks to many U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Most people…resteemedsplinterlands (68)in splinterlands • 4 years agoSplinterlands' Plans for the Upcoming Hive ForkFor those who may not be aware, a group of Steem developers, stakeholders, and community members are creating a fork of the Steem blockchain called "Hive" which is scheduled to launch this Friday…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoSplinterlands: A Guide to RulesetsWelcome! This is a guide to help explain the mechanics of rulesets, as well as to serve as a handy reference by providing descriptive details for the various rulesets that exist. THE BASICS Each…byzantinist (58)in steemmonsters • 4 years agoSplinterlands: Common Misunderstandings – When Does a Peaceful Monster Take Its Turn?According to the Splinterlands “How to Play” guide: “The Monsters with the highest Speed will take their turns first. If two monsters' speeds are equal, then attack type is used to break the…
