As we approach the end of SteemMonsters Alpha, I get more and more excited about this game. I've tried Hearthstone before but I never got into it. This is something that could be ground breaking and bring major game developers to the blockchain.
Steem Monsters Taking Over
Between all the stories being created behind each monster and summoner, the game mechanics being revealed, a certain TA throwing thousands at the SM market, and some game play preview for us to enjoy, there's so much excitement going on! I for one am definitely looking forward to battling against all you Steemians!
As a gamer, I know a thing or two about gaming. I got into cryptokitties for about 2.5 seconds when I first joined steemit. Won myself a free CryptoKitty that still sits there all by himself. It's a lonely world for my CryptoKitty.
Steem Monsters brings something completely knew to the table when it comes to Blockchain Gaming. Many times I kick myself for not having collected MTG cards growing up, but it never suited me. Being a CryptoEnthusiast puts a cardgame like this right in my crosshairs!
Had to make the Plunge
I was feeling the FOMO pretty hard last week so I had this crazy idea to go all out and get me the 100 packs with the 10 bonus packs for free. I wanted more than 1 Gold Card and after much reading on the SteemMonsters discord, I felt like I was guaranteed a few Gold Foil cards if I got 100! It wasn't easy waiting til Sunday to open them so I can do it live when I had them ready last Thursday!
Check out the post! I opened them 1 by 1 on DLive and even gave away 5 cards including a Gold Foil Divine Healer!
My Collection
Certainly not ready to win every battle, but now I have plenty of monsters to battle with! Will I combine them all? I don't think so. At least not until the game launches. I need to HODL for a little bit and see what happens! Main goal is to get one of each but I know that won't be easy (or cheap). For now, I do have a few full pages, but certainly haven't filled up the Gold Pages. I was excited to see how many pages I could fill up after 110 booster packs, and feel that it's well worth it to have an arsenal of monsters at your disposal when it's time for battle!
Commons - All Monsters Acquired
It was very easy to get all the common monsters so having a variety of monsters to play with wouldn't be hard to achieve for anyone. It didn't take very long to have one of each.
Rares - All Monsters Acquired
The drop rate is on par with the rarity in my opinion! This one filled up second, making the stone golem the rarest of rares for me. Definitely happy to have all the monsters, so it'll give me plenty of choices to mix and match to perfect my battles!
Rare Summoners - All Summoners Acquired
After having read the game mechanics, this was huge for me. I know I wanted 2 Gold Foil Selenia Sky's, but wants and needs are different. I definitely needed a variety of summoners to play with, and I got all the rares! If you don't know, Summoners control your monsters, and not all Summoners can summon any monster. (Don't forget that your team is Splinter Specific!) - If you haven't read the game mechanics you should! It'll just excite you further!
Epic Monsters - All Monsters Acquired
It took a while but eventually I did get all the epic monsters! You can see which one was the hardest to get for me! Serpent of the Flame eluded me for most of the stream, but I was extremely happy to get at least one! I really look forward to playing with the more elusive monsters that I got!
Legendaries are Super Rare!
At least in my experience with 111 packs (and the first 5 or so that I opened last month), legendaries are more rare than Gold Foil Commons and Gold Foil Rares! I was hopeful for a Selenia Sky, but still happy that I was able to pull just One Legendary! A Chromatic Dragon! That's Huge in my opinion! There are literally only 8 Dragons to obtain and 4 of them are Gold Foil, so having the Chromatic Dragon for me was a big win! All this excitement makes me wonder how long it'll take to get these guys leveled up. I think the cards are too valuable to combine them, although I have combined a few already.
And Now For The Gold!
Common Gold Foil Cards - 5 Monsters
I was happy to have gotten five Common Gold Foils but I can't say I would have been fully satisfied if I hadn't gotten some better ones! These are still great, and in reality I got 6 of them. (Two were Divine Healers, where I gave away one of them). That's right! I gave away a Gold Foil Divine Healer during the live opening! With proper support, I'd love to keep the giveaways coming! There was a good 2 1/2 days of work involved in getting these, and I feel that even though I didn't get a Selenia Sky Gold Foil, it was still worth it. I definitely plan on slaving for another 100 packs...so stay tuned!
I'm sure there will be another giveaway involved! Did I get over $200 worth of cards? It seems not, but I'm in it for the future battles! (and that Selenia Sky Gold Foil :P)
Rare Gold Foil Cards
2 Monsters
I was pretty happy to get 2 rare gold foils, but I was worried that I might go home empty handed when it comes to a Gold Foil Summoner. Now knowing the importance of the Summoners, I wanted at least one!
1 Summoner
It wasn't until the 4 to last booster pack that I got this guy to pop out and say hello. The Alric StormBringer! I am definitely looking forward to stirring up a storm with this guy! Still plenty more Gold Foils for me to get, I think that 110 Booster Packs is a good way to boost your battle capabilities and be ready for release!
Only 300k Alpha Packs to be Sold
It's my understanding that only 300,000 packs will be sold. That totals 1.5 million cards. With well over 700,000 cards already out, the end is near so if you haven't yet, get in early while you still can!
I think I am prepared for battle! Win or lose, I look forward to playing this game with every passing day. I definitely intend to keep the giveaways going so keep an eye out! I will try to focus on keeping them dedicated for Sundays so it's not so random. I'm going to guess 2 sundays from now unless I get some whale love :)
Regardless, if you plan on enjoying the game, and maybe even profiting from these alpha cards, you might want to get your share!
Some still Don't Know
Steem Monsters is not quite playable yet. I see this question frequently in the Discord. Right now it's in alpha and only cards are being distributed (and leveled if you combine them), and traded. Be sure to stay up to date by following 
Now I get to stare at these cards with anticipation, trying to refrain from clicking that purchase button, but who am I kidding, 
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