The Splinterlands Journey

In this guide you will find some of the key terms and conditions that I feel are important to know or to the very least be aware of before playing splinterlands. I have also included a quick guide of some information that you will need before you play the free Mode and some of the benefits of unlocking your SPELLBOOK.

Risk & Volatile:

Splinterlands IS NOT AN INVESTMENT COMPANY

I would advise you to read the full terms and conditions along with the privacy policies.
You are responsible for determining the taxes that apply to Splinterland’s related transactions

Splinterlands Cards & Other Items

• The prices of blockchain assets are extremely volatile. Fluctuations in price may occur. There is no guarantee that any purchase of Splinterlands assets will retain its value or utility.

Purchasing Credits

• All users are strictly prohibited from selling any Splinterlands assets to themselves using an alternate account, this includes in third party markets. this action violates Terms and Conditions.

Quick Note:
Splinterlands Cards and items exist only by virtue of the ownership record maintained on the App’s supporting blockchain in the Hive network. Any transfer of Splinterlands Cards occur within the supporting blockchain in the Hive network, and not on the App.

AGE Requirement:

You must be 13 years or older however if you’re under the age of 18 You will need a parent or guardian to review the terms and Conditions. You agree to have your parent or guardian review and accept the terms on your behalf In which you then they (parent or guardian) agree to accept full responsibility for the child’s use of the Game including all financial charges and legal liability that he or she may incur.

Content Standards

These content standards apply to any and all contributions and use by you to the App or Site. Your use and contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing.

You must not:

• Provide any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable.
• Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
• Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person.
• Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
• Be likely to deceive any person.
• Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act.
• Impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization.
• Involve commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes, and other sales promotions, barter, or advertising.
• Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.

Defamation

You agree you will not disparage or criticize the Company or its Affiliates, or their respective businesses, management, directors, business practices, or equity holders (the “Company Entities”) and that you will not otherwise do or say anything that could disrupt the good morale, or otherwise harm the interests or reputations, of the Company Entities and we agree we will not publicly disparage or criticize you.

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Splinterlands Fair Play Policy

To ensure competitive play between humans, splinterlands has created the following three different formats where creators and/or operators of bots and/or battle helpers are NOT allowed. This includes battle helpers, bots, plugins, browser extensions, or any tools that analyze, or faciliate analysis of, a currently active battle, whether automated or manual.

NO BOTS OR BATTLE HELPERS IN THE FOLLOWING FORMATS:

• Modern Format Battles
• Tournament Battles
• Guild Brawl Battles

Players may not engage in "win-trading" or purposefully lose matches for any reason

Community engagement:
Proposals Submitted & Passed through the community SPS stakeholders.
Keywords:
(Bots – automation services or tools that interact with Splinterlands APIs during active battles)
(Battle Helpers - Third party tools and/or services in selecting cards or making other decisions in any way during an active battle.

Disciplinary action:
Accounts that are determined or suspected of violating the Fair Play Policy in any of the formats in which it applies are subject to being banned from playing in certain battle formats and/or being banned from the use of the Splinterlands.com website, mobile app, and other services provided by the Steem Monsters Corporation.

LETS GET STARTED

After you have read and accepted the terms and conditions now you're ready to create an account in the Splinterlands Website. You will need to have the the following items ready:

USERNAME - unique name
Register with email address & create a login password
Referral account - Splinterlands member In Game Name (not yourself)

Welcome NEW Splinterlands Member now you can:

• Join a Guild
• Play Starter Cards
• Rent Seasonal Cards
• Earn Glint Rewards, Merrits and Chest
• Combine Cards, Open packs, receive delegations/gifts
• Purchase Credits, cards, packs, Unlock Spellbook

UNLOCK SPELLBOOK FOR MORE FEATURES:

• A Hive Wallet to store your tokens including SPS and DEC.
• Access to Wild Format, Tournaments, Land, and Soulkeep.
• Unlock the ability to create or own a guild.
• Eligibility to win Jackpot prizes from reward chests.
• Ability to transfer cards and items out of your account.
• Enjoy the Gold Tier benefits offered by the Ambassador Program.

** Note: You must have a rank of Bronze 3 or higher to earn SPS and Glint. You will not earn any SPS or Glint if you play with only starter cards.

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