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My First full season playing the Sorare.com NFT Fantasy Football Game is nearly coming to an end, and I continue keeping track of my personal activity in this series of posts...


The season is pretty much over but I will continue to make updates on my Sorare Journey as I have highly enjoyed playing this Fantasy Football game in my first full year despite dropping prices. My overall strategy during the off-season is to keep track of all the transfer news as it's happening and at current prices I'm looking to get some Rare cards in order to be able to potentially compete in the Rare 240 Cap League which pays 50$ in ETH for getting 250 points any given game week. The goal there will be to pick up cheap players that I believe are undervalued and can help me toward scoring the needed 250 points at least 2 or 3 times during the season.

Sorare News

Similar to pretty much all Play2Earn games, the economy and keeping it alive tends to be a struggle since the company has costs to cover and wants to make money while players also expect to earn which is only possible when enough new players come into the ecosystem. Since there is constant inflation of player cards it makes most of them by default less valuable over time while the competition always gets harder and harder. They already implemented a fee on card sales and collections were also introduced. These give all players a bonus up to +5% based on how many other players from that team and season are held by a player.

This gives another small 'pay2win' bonus to players that have wide collections or for fans of specific teams who aim to collect all players. None of this affects the Cap 240 Leagues however as bonuses don't count there.

If anything, it gives older cards come extra utility and value. From what I understand, they are also looking to implement easier fiat payment options instead as right now ETH and having to deal with wallets is not the most mainstream-friendly. So apple pay options should become available which might bring in a ton of new players for the next season.


Game Week Results

Cap 240 League
My goalkeeper Butez has been hot which comes at the downside that his average score over the last 15 matches was very high so he takes up too much points out of the 240 in order to be able to play some of my other players that tends to perform best. There is just 1 weekend left on which I expect similar scores well below the 250 Threshold.

Historical Results Cap 240 League

Game WeekPointsRankEntriesPlacesNeededGap
PO Week 5191.101728328504152025058.90
PO Week 4193.401742828697152025056.60
PO Week 3169.902184429228152025080.10
PO Week 2161.192228328874152025088.81
PO Week 1298.1278th1611991225048.1
Week 34211.6016257th300411520250-104.7
Week 33264.305763rd30165152025014.30
Week 32325.60805th29685152025075.6
Week 31365.0068th290821520250115
Week 30207.8016138th294661520250-42.2
Week xx336.4173rd1284553225086.4
Week 29176.620331th285891520250-73.4
Week 28200.517484th284521520250-49.5
Week 27188.217305th272911520250-61.8
Week 26180.316616th250381520250-69.7
Week 25242.706302th207761520250-7.30

Historical Results Limited Under 23 League

Game WeekPointsRankEntriesPlacesNeededGap
Week 34322.261694th9706950346.82-24.56
Week 33369.59312th981795033336.59
Week 32355.74744th9654950345.979.77
Week 31303.691976th9394950337.12-33.43
Week 30337.02843rd9630950332.04+4.98
Week 29300.322419th9527950348.07-47.75
Week 28291.892794th9643950344.14-52.25
Week 27316.411341th9216950329.46-13.05
Week 26229.483973th8417950319.97-90.49
Week 25211.894397th8032950351.85-139.96
Week 24312.581330th8291950329.17-16.59
Week 23375.30143th81001330302.29+73.01
Week 21276.511213th6949765300.66-24.15
Week 19286.25683th5666785280.53+5.72

Historical Results Limited Challenger Europe

Game WeekPointsRankEntriesPlacesNeededGap
Week 34177.178017th9794870357.92-180.75
Week 33224.526549th9840870361.28-136.77
Week 32383.86455th9733870357.0726.79
Week 31315.042116th9810870354.86-39.82
Week 30212.146094th9449870346.28-134.14
Week 29279.132819th9047950342.43-63.3
Week 28329.611266th9662870345.56-15.96
Week 27371.92486th8263870348.8+23.12
Week 26231.983610th7600870329.12-97.14
Week 25148.4915190th201301228279.50-131.01
Week 24116.286747th8297870332.94-216.66
Week 23175.837190th97141225337.98-162.15
Week 22158.476393th8537890350.58-192.11
Week 20177.783600th6220385338.73-160.95
Week 1971.707292th7632910321.22-249.41
Week 18334.45236th3667385317.56+16.89
Week 17157.476465th74341250323.7-175.23
Week 16171.007760th91841250325.71-154.71
Week 15116.588186th86961250325.06-208.48
Week 14163.477759th90951250319.40-155.93
Week 13183.931211th2506385296.32-112.39
Week 12239.574396th85561225319.00-79.43
Week 11207.845978th90721225317.17-109.33
Week 10247.494718th92301200327.37-79.88
Week 09163.757588th90061165325.76-162.01
Week 08256.693815th93611110342.78-86.09
Week 07280.773524th91041110343.53-62.76
Week 06246.434990th97891030341.67-95.24
Week 05228.353792th8004890323.01-94.66
Week 04288.483762th9681850366.5-78.02
Week 03261.093945th9156850340.02-78.93
Week 02261.821781th5545550328.48-66.66
Week 01246.412186th4963400354.34-107.93

Rewards

No extra rewards in the last 3 weeks but overall on the season I managed to get inside the money 12 differnt times which is more than I anticipated when I started playing at the start of the season. I should be in a good spot with extra experience next season to get a lot more also because I'm able to put many of the cards that I earned to good use. At the same time, it will likely become a lot more challenging to actually earn card rewards.


New Player Purchases

I also haven't bought new players even though I will start putting out some offers for Rare Players where the bonus % doesn't matter as I only aim to join the Rare 240 cap League. Aside from that I might look for some Limited players with an eye yo enforce my competitiveness for the 2023-2024 Season.


Upcoming Game Week Line-Ups

I don't expect too much for the coming week as Noubissi is unlikely to score many points but I have to put him in due to the 240 points cap and also don't have enough other striker options.


Owned Cards & Values

(last Price update 31/05/2023)

PositionTeamPlayerAgeBonus %Buy PricePrice Now
GoalkeeperKortrijkMarko Ilic25+9.0%124.05€9.98€
GoalkeeperAnderlechtVerbruggen20+7.0%63.01€69.92€
GoalkeeperAntwerpDe Wolf26+8.0%22.46€5.59€
GoalkeeperCercleBruzzese34+8.0%7.40€0.87€
GoalkeeperEupenRoufosse21+11.0%4.63€1.05€
GoalkeeperCercleWarleson26+10.5%11.56€5.07€
GoalkeeperAntwerpButez27+12.5%90.10€33.74€
GoalkeeperCharleroiKoffi26+10.5%58.52€16.96€
GoalkeeperGenkLeysen21+10.5%12.06€19.93€
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DefenderAnderlechtZeno Debast19+8.5%116.77€15.38€
DefenderStandardGilles Dewaele27+8.5%3.65€0.70€
DefenderClub BruggeClinton Mata30+8.5%18.59€2.45€
DefenderStvvBocat23+12.0%4.36€0.87€
DefenderMechelenLucas Bijker29+7.5%0€0.70€
DefenderGenkMatisse Didden20+11.5%2.08€1.75€
DefenderAntwerpKrasniqi21+11.5%1.32€0.70€
DefenderAntwerpVan Den Bosch18+12.0%2.72€3.15€
DefenderOH LeuvenDe Norre26+11.0%10.77€7.17€
DefenderKortrijkWatanabe26+11.0%4.47€3.15€
DefenderWesterloReynolds21+9.5%5.59€2.80€
DefenderAnderlechtMurillo26+9.0%0€1.75€
DefenderWesterloDe Cuyper20+9.5%21.89€19.93€
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MidfielderOHLMathieu Maertens28+11.5%9.66€2.80€
MidfielderCercleDino Hotic27+12.5%52.48€3.32€
MidfielderBruggeCisse Sandra19+12.0%6.76€5.42€
MidfielderUnionSenne Lynen24+8.0%15.65€3.15€
MidfielderAA GentVadis Odidja33+13.0%2.38€0.87€
MidfielderAA GentVadis Odidja34+9.0%14.60€0.87€
MidfielderAA GentMarreh27+8.0%3.91€0.70€
MidfielerOH LeuvenVlietinck24+7.0%3.69€0.70€
MidfielderAntwerpVermeeren18+13.0%7.30€35.31€
MidfielerWesterloKeybus22+11.0%4.27€2.27€
MidfielerSeraingBernier25+10.0%2.47€1.40€
MidfielerEupenBrandon Baiye22+10.0%3.55€0.87€
MidfielerCharleroiHeymans23+11.5%2.17€1.05€
MidfielderAntwerpKeita21+10.5%7.08€7.17€
MidfielderAnderlechtRefaelov37+11.0%3.32€0.70€
MidfielderZulte-WaregemBatzner22+9.0%2.99€1.05€
MidfielderGenkHeynen26+8.5%4.36€4.89€
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ForwardClub BruggeYaremchuk27+8.0%58.22€6.47€
ForwardAA GentLemajic29+8.0%12.37€1.92€
ForwardMechelenMalede23+8.5%7.5€0.87€
ForwardKortrijkHabib Gueye22+8.0%30.98€1.05€
ForwardSint-TruidenKoita24+6.5%15.86€0.87€
ForwardZulte-WaregemFadera21+8.5%9.98€14.66€
ForwardClub BruggeJutgla24+9.5%21.33€9.25€
Total----888.82€328.09€

Players Outside Belgian League

PositionTeamPlayerAgeBonus %Buy PricePrice Now
DefenderCerezo OsakaYamanaka30+7.0%0€0.87€
DefenderAntalyasporCemali Sertel23+10.5%0€0.70€
DefenderCaenVandermersch23+9.0%0€2.10€
DefenderGo AheadJosé Fontan23+8.5%0€0.87€
DefenderAngersOusmane Camara20+8.0%0€1.92€
DefenderLecceBaschirotto26+7.0%0€4.89€
MidfielerJeonbukBae Jae-k21+11.0%0€0.70€
MidfielerHNK SibenikHaruki Arai25+ 9.5%0€0.70€
MidfielderBoca JuniorsAlan Varela21+8.5%0€13.81€
MidfielderVancouverPedro Vite21+7.5%0€17.48€
ForwardKilmarnockCameron22+11.0%0€1.40€
ForwardZaragozaMakhtar Gueye25+7.0%13.62€0.70€
ForwardVamenciennesNoubissi26+7.5%7.28€0.70€
ForwardDusseldorfAmpomah26+6.0%3.69€0.70€
ForwardMidtjyllandSory Kaba27+10.5%4.15€2.97€
ForwardBournemouthSolanke25+8.5%0€3.49€
-Unsupported League2 Players--0€1.15€
Total----28.74€55.15€

Short-Mid-Term Trading Purchases

PositionTeamPlayerAgeBonus %Buy PricePrice Now
GoalkeeperAntwerpDe Wolf25+10%4.74€5.59€
GoalkeeperAntwerpDe Wolf25+10%4.67€5.59€
DefenderStandardDewaele26+9.0%0.75€0.70€
DefenderStandardDewaele26+10.0%0.75€0.70€
DefenderAntwerpVan Den Bosch18+10.0%1.92€3.15€
DefenderAntwerpKrasniqi20+9.0%0.78€0.70€
DefenderAntwerpKrasniqi20+8.5%0.93€0.70€
DefenderGenkDidden21+9.0%1.37€0.70€
DefenderGenkDidden21+8.5%0.79€0.70€
MidfielerSeraingBernier24+10.5%2.29€1.40€
MidfielerSeraingBernier24+9.0%1.84€1.40€
MidfielerSeraingBernier24+10.5%1.69€1.40€
ForwardKortrijkHabib Gueye23+9.5%8.64€1.05€
ForwardKortrijkHabib Gueye23+9.5%3.36€1.05€
ForwardKortrijkHabib Gueye23+9.0%3.48€1.05€
ForwardOostendeMahktar Gueye25+3.5%8.45€0.70€
ForwardVamenciennesNoubissi25+8.5%3.87€0.70€
ForwardAA GentLemajic29+10.0%2.19€1.92€
ForwardAA GentLemajic29+10.0%1.07€1.92€
ForwardStvvKoita29+10.0%2.35€0.87€
Total----55.93€32.29€

Finished Trades

BuySellPlayerBuy PriceSell PriceProfit%
20/12/202227/12/2022Vandenberghe3.75€14.05€+10.30€+275%
16/08/202201/10/2022Odidja2.95€8.01€+5.06€+171%
02/08/202210/09/2022Odidja2.86€5.99€+2.13€+109%
23/11/202115/08/2022Fall3.67€13.19€+9.52€+259%
Total----+27.01€-

Sold Reward Cards
BuySellPlayerBuy PriceSell PriceProfit%
31/01/202301/02/2023Lindstrom0€45.42€+45.42€~
Total----+45.42€-

Old Players Sold
BuySellPlayerBuy PriceSell PriceProfit%
20/07/202206/02/2023Nainggolan10.53€10.33€-0.20€-1.90%
Total-----0.20€-

Game 5 Dollar ETH Rewards

PrizeTimes WonTotal
4.76€5x23.8€

I'm doing the recalculation every month or so as it takes quite some time manually now that I start to own more players. The 5% sellers fee is already calcuated into the Total account Value.

Total Investment: 877.46€
Total Account Value: 394.75€

Conclusion

The first year in Sorare was really fun for me even though I'm down on what I invested both because I made plenty of rookie mistakes and the market, in general, is down a lot. I am looking forward to next season where I aim to also enter a rare team. Football fans that want to join looking to test their skills should have a cheap entry to the game so feel free to use my Link to sign up as that will give you a free limited card after having collected your first 5 cards to form a team.

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Since there is constant inflation of player cards it makes most of them by default less valuable over time

THIS. I learned this the hard way.

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I still kind of hope there will be a point at least for Splinterlands when older cards become 'crazy expensive' again. If there is another adoption wave the Demand > Supply might cause this even though I'm not counting on it. The idea also is that you buy something once and profit from it by getting rewards forever after also is just not realistic. The companies behind these games wanting and having to make profit will always make it hard for players to actually get more out of it unless they get in early and sell at the top. Good lessons learned for sure.

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