Splinterlands Journey and DEC Importance

For those of you who have interacted with me through Steem and now Hive, you know that one of my crypto passions has been with Splinterlands. One of the people that engaged me early in Splinterlands (Steemmonsters) was @cryptomancer. Through some mutual associations, @cryptomancer gifted me a starter pack and some cards way back in the alpha cards days (only a few weeks or so after Splinterlands game play started). Now I know his ultimate play here was to get me engaged and playing the game. Initially I was suspect and didn't engage straight away, but when I finally did I was hooked.

Beta cards followed shortly afterwards and that was where I really started accumulating. Remember when daily rewards were Beta Card Packs? That was a time to get your card numbers built each day. The $TRON promo then occurred to start the Promo cards. I watched Beta Packs sell out and Untamed then arrive and Orbs and now Dice cards.

Guilds have been another important factor in ensuring engagement with other game players and being rewarded for pooling resources to max your guild. Definitely worthwhile joining a strong guild.

This game has evolved over time and daily rewards and tournaments have evolved as well. Probably the most engaging thing for me in Splinterlands was the introduction of $DEC as the in-game currency. This meant that I could earn rewards for each successful match and then trade this on the open market for Hive or any other crypto. This was a real game changer for me and I have watched the price of $DEC rise and fall. Now with the introduction of lands and other commodities into the game in the near future, $DEC is becoming of value again. The creators @aggroed and @yabamatt have been creatively including sinks for $DEC to ensure that its value remains and continues to be a valued token for the game.

Overnight I noticed the $DEC price jump slightly which has gotten me thinking of the future.

Time to accumulate for lands and the future or time to offload into something else? Diversify is important, but so is engagement..... Lots to ponder.

Thanks for reading.