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Brawl Stars Revisited
I started playing Brawl Stars around December of 2018, I did it over the holidays and it was a fun distraction. I played with some friends from work and it was fun for a year. And then the pandemic hit. I played even more. If I was awake, I was probably playing. I wrote about it here. I played over 25,000 minutes of it in a 3 month window. It was crazy. I eventually deleted the app and stopped playing for almost 4 years now. Well, I reinstalled it and just like that all my characters were still there and since then they have added over 20 new brawlers. Since my most popular post ever was about Brawl Stars, why not write a little more about it. Keep in mind, my post was not through a publication or anything, it was simply word of mouth and apparently it was my most popular topic ever (by a long shot).
If you want the basics of the game, you can read my first post about it (there is a part 2 also). I’ll give a brief overview for those who It is generally a 3v3 mobile game (they added 5v5 for some game modes now). You try to score goals (Brawl Ball), collect gems, or eliminate your opponents. That’s about it. You can collect brawlers, skins, super powers, levels, coins, bling, etc… it is a collector’s dream of a game… also very addictive.
Ok, let’s get into the brawlers. There are various types and they can be grouped by their “rarity”. Rare, Super Rare, Legendary, Mythic, Epic. I’m…
