Hundreds of battles and sleepless nights, adjustment of the strategy, upgrades, and, finally, I finished the Campaign Mode in Splinterlands, and it was an experience!
Splinterlands is not easy to play through the Campaign Mode. The campaign, unlike normal ranked games or tournaments, drops on you a batch of carefully crafted encounters that put your knowledge over each detail of the game to the test. Whether it was mana management, whether it was Summoner synergy, whether it was counter-picking the enemy team or saving your resources, a higher level always required the next level of strategy.
The first chapters went by easy like pie, an excellent chance to test various aspects and cards combinations. However it was mid-campaign that became the real challenge. It has happened to me to be in the position of being unable to progress because I got stuck on battles that seemed to be impossible, forcing me to go back, upgrade certain cards and reconsider my whole strategy. During many missions, Death and Dragon Splinters became my covert tools and helped to gain the upper hand during numerous tactical operations.
The end result was amazing as I completed the last chapter. Not only due to the epic storyline ending resolution, but it was an individual accomplishment, a seal of success, of effort, ability, and gameplay development. It further opened up some secret rewards and lore that increased my affection towards the Splinterlands world.
To those who are still slogging through the Campaign Mode - persevere! Each defeat is a lesson, each new attempt makes you even more perfect. Cards are not the only thing in making the campaign complete: it is a matter of commitment and strategic growth.