These are some great tips for new players. Splinterlands has evolved so much and it must be overwhelming for a newbie to just get the game play but then he needs to understand the options with renting cards or sps. There is definitely a huge learning curve involved :-)
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haha right. these things did not exist when I started. It is confusing in the beginning but they get used to it after some time.