For almost 3 weeks I have been distracted by @Splinterlands. The SPS airdrop started 18 days ago and so did @peakmonsters new rental system. 

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#### My Splinterland History 
I really enjoy collecting and strategy games. I play Pokemon Go on a daily basis (if you play let me know so we can be friends!). The thought of owning my cards was a big factor in me buying Splinterland cards. 

My main goal was to have a really good set of **Alpha cards**. I want to save them for 20-30 years and when it makes a come back I will have awesome Alphas to sell at a premium price. 

Since I have such a strong collection of Alpha cards I only have a few unique and fun **Beta cards**. 

I have 4 **Promo cards**, which is fun! Especially Shin-lo. 

I have a descent amount of **Untamed cards** that I got from the Kickstarter and purchasing some good ones.

I played quite a bit when ~~Steemmonsters~~ Splinterlands first came out and have quite a few **Reward cards**. 

In the videos below I am going to talk about how to maximize your deck by combining, selling and renting which I am doing right now with my Rewards and Untamed cards.

#### Maximizing your deck

**Combining**

I give a brief overview of my cards and walk you through combining and renting out Manticore. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMzYrVYBVSU

**Renting**

For Mushroom Seer and Creeping Ooze it made sense to rent the cards. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GRCDOq5ALM

**Selling**
When it makes most sense to sell the cards and how to do it. I sold a level 1 Gremlin Blaster and Screetching Vulture. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRPbg8CvlwE

#### Thank You!
A huge THANK YOU to @peakmosters for building such a great interface. I am excited to be renting out my cards and getting more DEC and in turn getting more SPS. The compounding that is possible is insane to think about!

@soyrosa it was so fun to see [your post](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@soyrosa/splinterlands-is-rocking-it-or-how-to-be-smart-about-my-semi-modest-collection) yesterday about Splinterlands and the comments from some of the other early adopters @photogames players like @r00sj3 and @bil.prag.

I will be doing a few more videos about researching your cards, and using the Check Rentals Market to make sure you are renting for the best prices.