Digital Card Central

If you are like me, you are trying not to spend all your coins as quickly as you get them. With so many different cards that are needed all at once, coins are a luxury! There are definitely ways to pick up coins as you go, although many of them are usually tied to spending money. Here are some other ways to get some coins the old fashioned way.

Green and White Sets

If you havent noticed, these cards are about as hot as anything right now. Trading the rare greens and whites that comprise the team sets en masse can get you inserts right now, mainly because everyone is looking for coins to spend. If you have a stash of greens, I woudl definitely trade as many of them as you can right now and stock up on reds and silvers, because once the majority of the people in game complete their sets, the floor is going to drop out on this economy. Seriously, if you are a points player who is looking to stock up, there is no better time to get your reds than now!

If you are looking to stock up on coins, however, you are going to need to over pay for a few of the different greens – including many of the ones that were released after day one. This includes guys like Luck, Kaepernick, Megatron, Dez Bryant and more. Try to make lots of offers with a lot of different people to get the ones you need.

Here are some tips:

• Offensive Lineman and Defense are great throw ins to make a trade look stronger than it actually is.
• Trading with newer people will make it easy because they will need more cards and you will have those to give.
• Think of the guys you will actually play religiously – McCoy, Peterson, Manning, etc. If they are not going to be on that list, they become expendable to get more coins.
• Look ahead to Thursday Night, Sunday Night and Monday Night – those cards become 100% more valuable the week of those games. You will have a lot of extra oomph to your trades if you offer those cards.
• Keep the greens you acquire, teams have two awards per city – green and white. You will need cards for each award, and you dont want to trade away the one you need for the second award to get another you need for the same list. I have done that so many times!
• Buy the common pack for 500 coins that has 15 commons in it. I have gotten so many cards to finish sets out of these packs, and its good when you have coins left over.

Remember, at this point, you know what the reality is – greens and whites run the show. Now that you know what the reality is, think of those ways to find an edge and make a run.

Borrowing

The borrowing rules have changed. You will no longer be able to get the inserts and a coin award instantly. You will only be given the award if you have the card at the time it is given out – usually a week after release. That means lending out coin cards has become irrelevant. Dont waste your time with it because it can lead to lots of issues.

On the other hand, greens and whites still have instant awards, so its a good idea to find a trustworthy partner and have at it.

Spot and Comment Challenges

Huddle and Bunt run articles that can give you awards for guesses on certain challenges, or for just leaving a thoughtful comment. Try to participate as much as possible, because why not? At least its a free shot at some coins. Go to the news section and look for articles that have the coin symbol in the corner.

Inserts

Believe it or not, the 1000 coin inserts are pretty easy to trade for right now, and come the award giveaways, you can really come away with a nice little bonus! Make sure to package a few greens and whites, and if you find that person that is really seeking out the sets, they will give up a lot!

Points Chase

After a glitch yesterday, where we all freaked out, looks like all is well with coins for scoring high on the points chase. At minimum, chase the easy ones like breaking 5000 points (you should be able to do this with rookie pack golds), and others like that. Read the article that should be out each tuesday or wednesday and target those awards. They are like another stream of coins that many people miss out on, without realizing it doesnt take a ton of work.

Bottom line, if you want to get coins, it is going to take some work. Not enough to make it cost prohibitive, but definitely better than dipping into the old bank account when you dont have to.

If you played Bunt as a rookie on Android or IOS, you likely had access to either the On Deck set or the Men of Action set that were part of the rookie packs. Huddle has taken a very similar approach with giving rookies some nice cards to play, only this time its a bit different.

Instead of creating a new set, they just selected a handful of good players to add to the packs in mass quantities, which is great for rookie players who want to score points, but awful for creating value in the cards.

First Wave (more common):
– Eric Decker
– Robert Quinn
– Jordy Nelson
– Antrelle Rolle

Second Wave (less common):
– Russell Wilson
– Eddie Lacy

Now, rookies have the tendency to not understand the “work your way up” mentality, and try to jump from the ground floor to the penthouse on day one. The issue, most of the people that have the cards they want already have close to 50 of each of these cards. This leads to a real frustration (similar to Bunt), surrounding trading these for other golds. In terms of trade value on a one to one basis, these cards are likely not going to be enough to get anywhere close to guys like Lynch, Peterson or Manning. However, if you are looking to complete sets, these cards might get you a few extra commons and greens you might not have had prior.

A word of advice – do not make offers with these cards unless you see the person you are trading does not already have a ton. There are so many of them floating around that I have seen them traded for commons, and that means its not in your best interest to make huge trades with these cards.

That’s not saying Lacy, Wilson and Nelson arent valuable for scoring points in their own right, they are just not valuable enough to trade for golds or anything that didnt already come from the rookie packs. Murray put up over 2000 points yesterday from the gold card, and that is a big deal for the rookies who pulled a ton. I think that there is value in keeping these cards as they will help you in the long run more than trading them for commons.

In fact, the rookie packs are pretty awesome, as they cost practically nothing, and you get OTHER cards that are valuable in playing for points. Just because there are only 6 golds you can pull, does not mean the rest of the cards are worthless. Just be aware that the golds are not the cards you should be chasing out of those packs.

Please reach out to me if you have questions on offers or cards you are looking for, ill try my best to make sure to respond.

Kickoff is a fun time, because it finally means we get to play again for the first time since the super bowl. The game has changed significantly, here is a primer on how to maximize your points.

Play Counter

This is at the top of your screen and as of now, 100 is full. As you switch out players in your lineup, you will lose a play. If you run out of plays, you cannot make any more switches and are stuck with the lineup you have.

NOTE: Switch players by taking the card from your sheet and drag it into your lineup at the top. Do not take a card out of the top, as it will cost a play to do so. Just replace it.

Warm Up Time

Unlike last year, cards will not instantly transfer to your starting lineup. It will take 30 seconds for them to be active. Keep this in mind, as it could mean you need to make pre-emptive switches this year.

Scoring

A player will only score points if they are in your starting lineup. That means if they are on your bench, they could get a million points and you wont get credit for any of them. This also means you can switch them out when they are on defense to get points from someone who is playing now.

Multiples

You can play up to 11 of any card, and I would definitely suggest doing so for the best players. If you have 9 Adrian Petersons, I would definitely have all nine starting when he is on the field.

Game Phases

To maximize your points, you will need to switch out as the games are being played. If you dont have the time to sit all sunday and watch, I would at least switch for each phase of the day. Noon games, afternoon games (415ET) and SNF (830). I would then switch again for the Monday night game tomorrow.

Rarity Scoring

Here is the breakdown for the different types of cards that you can play.

White: 1.0x
Green: 1.2x
Red: 1.5x
Silver: 1.7x
Gold: 2.0x

This means you should always play gold cards over a white card because they will score more. If you have a gold Adrian Peterson and a Silver Adrian Peterson and need to choose between the two, choose gold.

Position Battles

Here is my breakdown of the best positions to play:

1. Running Back – they will get multiple carries per drive and get points per touch
2. QB – likely will be good cards to play with warm up times
3. WR – will get more points than QBs, but wont catch the ball every play
4. TE – see above, with even less touches
5. DEF – Defensive players are tough to play because of tracking stats
6. OL – DO NOT PLAY, no scoring

If you have good RBs, those should populate your lineup before good QBs. I would even play mediocre RBs over QBs unless they play for a pass happy team like the Saints.

There is a ton of subtlety to the game, but this should get you going. If you have more questions, tweet at me @SCUncensored or shoot me a message in game.

I want to do a short write up on the initial stages of the 2014 Huddle Card Sheet, as it is clear there are some major issues right now that are in the process of being sorted out. Reading this is going to save you a lot of time.

1. ALL cards are displayed, not ALL cards are in packs

As we have found out, players like Andrew Luck and Zac Stacy are on the card sheet, but no one seems to have them. They are listed on checklists for awards, but you cant seem to trade for them. Seems odd right? Well, with the recent release of 5 new players in Kaep, Megatron, and company, its clear that all base cards that will be released this year are visible, but not all of them are available. The way to tell is to do a blind trade from the master card sheet, and see if anyone owns the GOLD version of the card. If it says “no one owns this card yet” its likely because it has yet to be released. Dont waste your time chasing it down yet.

2. Card Counts Are Slowly Updating

I have seen people turn down my trades for cards because they show a zero on the back number, despite being out for a number of days. This is an error that TOPPSMARC has said they are working to correct, and you can slowly see them changing as the day moves on. Cards like Russell Wilson gold are already in the 6k range of circulation due to the rookie packs.

3. Normal Rarity Level Inserts vs “Limited” Inserts

As we saw in Bunt, there are some inserts that will populate the “limited” rarity level on your card sheet, while others will be in the other buckets of rare, scarce, and super rare. A lot of this has to do with the NATURE of the card, not necessarily the availability of the card. Single insert releases like Sigs and Golden Moments can be put into both types, but that doesnt mean that either one is more rare than the others. You will come to find out that rarity level really doesnt mean all that much when it comes to inserts. More just for Base.

4. Super Short Print (SSP) Base?

There are certain base cards that are extremely tough pulls. Ones like Justin Smith, Keenan Allen and Tavon Austin are beyond hard to come by, and it is still unclear whether or not these cards are meant to be more difficult to pick up. Some of the cards give fireworks in packs where they shouldnt, which might also be a clue that it is more a glitch than on purpose. You never know though.

Keep checking back for more tips, and ill go through more about the subtleties of Huddle as I come across more information as the season starts up.