By seattlea on Skatehive
Introduction I wanted to have a tool to be able to look at the best players in Splinterlands, the best players are likely to be in the various leaderboards. I have been thinking about this for a while, and eventually I reached the point where I just had to build the tool myself. As Splinterlands has matured, it has become harder to answer what used to be simple questions. Who are the best players? Are they the same names we see on the leaderboards every season? Are those accounts actually being played by the owners, or are they powered by skillful scholars? And maybe most interesting to me: how strong is the relationship between leaderboard performance and staked SPS? That curiosity is what led me to this Splinterlands Leaderboard Viewer. Why I Even Wanted This Tool Leaderboards are usually where people start when they talk about “top players.” And that makes sense as rankings are visible, measurable, and competitive by design. But anyone who has played Splinterlands seriously for a wh