Splinterlands is a Play to Earn trading card video game based on the Hive blockchain. Although in terms of volume Splinterlands is not comparable to the competition, like Axie Infinity, it is one of the most played and popular NFT-based games, with great potential for growth.
In Splinterlands, players build their own collection of cards, each with its own stats, abilities, cost, item (or splinter), and rarity. This collection can be used to face other players (or the machine) in combat similar to those of card games such as Magic the Gathering or Hearthstone, based mainly on strategy and planning to win. To prevent the game from becoming repetitive, the developers create new cards every so often, which keeps the game experience fresh and entertaining, each strategy having to be constantly updated.
The game's token is Dark Energy Crystals (DEC) which can be spent to buy new cards or improve those in your collection, increasing their effectiveness in combat and their value. DECs can be earned by winning games, selling cards, or by participating in various in-game events or activities. As games are won, the player's rank increases; rank determines the league a player belongs to. At the end of each competitive session (which usually last a month) each player will get a reward corresponding to their league level. All users start each competitive session in the lowest league, having to play effectively to get higher rewards (Play to Earn).
Splinterlands cards are owned by the player, allowing for card trading and rental in the game market. The higher the rarity of a card, the higher its value. The official currency of the Splinterlands market is the DECs, which can be transferred to the Ethereum or Binance Smart Chain blockchain, and according to CoinMarketCap, the DECs have a value of $ 0.0058.
Splinterlands also has a connection to the Wax blockchain, which allows users to trade the game's NFTs (the cards) in the much larger Wax market (specialized in virtual and video game assets). Splinterlands also owns its own governance token, the Splintershards (SPS), which allow buyers to participate in game decision-making; According to CoinMarketCap, the SPS is worth $ 0.2718.
According to DappRadar, in the last week Splinterlands has 511.18K active users, 18.03 million transactions have been made and has a volume of $ 195.72K. In terms of number of users, Splinterlands ranks in the top 5 gamefi games.