Best way to rank up FASTER in Marvel SNAP is knowing when to SNAP

[@chubbygrunt90]

I really appreciate the metaphor of the season being an entire game of poker and each game being a hand. It really transformed how I think about each game

[@Hucklebrry7]

Coming from someone who has an extensive competitive card game background and mentality and who doubly has an extensive background in poker. This video and metaphor presented really allowed me to retrain my brain for this game. I was getting frustrated trying to win every match which is an absurd thing to attempt to do if you equate it to trying to win every hand in poker

[@MattGoesSplat]

Agree with this too. I think the cubes add such a positive layer to the game and for me, helps me gain a better perspective on RETREATING. I sort of wanted Ranked Floors at first, but I think the fact people don’t often have all the cards and you can go up and downs weirdly makes the game feel more fair.

[@billepperson2662]

Totally! Same here...

[@voodooreptiles3553]

I think if you play and didnt notice its more like gambling. maybe card games arent for you.

[@attar81]

Too late, already snapped

[@HooglandiaSnap]

Always SNAP never retreat are also valid options* *So long as you don't care about your ladder points. Gamble Gamble Gamble.

[@soopwizsoopwiz343]

I've turn 1 snap/fist bumped my way to rank 64. Pool 2 baby.

[@soopwizsoopwiz343]

@@louisfriend9323 You're not reading anything if someone snaps turn one in every game they play.

[@PlayerXIII]

@@soopwizsoopwiz343 i read this comment with the Sigma male meme song

[@enelz1984]

It feels like any time I have a question about this game, you upload a video answering it. I appreciate the frequent uploads!

[@HooglandiaSnap]

Any come to mind that I haven't answered, be sure to let me know.

[@Hucklebrry7]

I second this. Best advice to new players. Come to this channel before commiting to anything. Then you can protect your gameplay from mayhem like fast upgrades

[@papaskate1708]

And here I am auto snapping everytime my opponent does cause "I took that personally" 😂

[@sp1r1tm0lecule]

Glad I'm not the only one lol

[@dr.dazzle5183]

Same😂

[@HatJax]

I think it'd key to mention the timings of when a snap takes effect. ie snapping works if you snap -before you play your cards and click end turn - after you click end turn, but your opponent hasnt and no cards have revealed Scenarios when the snap will "delay": if both players end turn and and/or cards are actively being revealed. Snapping here wont double the stakes until the start of the next turn.

[@Mrsmmasi]

Hey, you’re doing such a great job with the Marvel Snap stuff, and I’m excited to see where this content brings you. One suggestion I’d like to make is I would love to see a companion video to this one where you show examples of each of these concepts playing out. Like moments where you snapped before Green Goblin flips up into their negative zone or Killmonger decimates an Ultron Board vs when the opponent snaps on turn six with 20 power showing in each lane. Your theory is spot on, but I think some visual aids will help new players put the two together. Also I’m selfish and just love seeing replays of times you just snatch the win from nowhere. Keep up the good work!

[@mattlepinski]

I love your educational videos. I think there are a handful of cards that are interesting enough to justify their own short video. The first that comes to mind is Angela. E.g., Why are Iron Fist, Green Goblin, Nightcrawler so good with Angela. Also, what locations are good for playing out Angela.

[@partialcharge6804]

This was SO helpful, thank you! Shockingly hard to find any kind of textbook-level explanation of what snapping even is, I was gong bonkers. Also appreciate the tips on when to and not to snap.

[@mynamenek]

I think highlighting the bots and how you can possibly exploit them or spot them via snapping would be good to mention even if there's a video on it already.

[@benpauls7851]

Hey Jeff, I was really struggling to get through the 60's range and I got as high as 65 before going back down to 58. I decided to rewatch your video and with your help and my new BREW (non meta Luke Cage build) I was able to get to level 71 in just under a day. Amazing how snapping and retreating better fixed the rut I was in and I got to do it with cards I love to play with too!

[@betterthanyouish]

Great video as always. One benefit of adapting earlier is you mask the reason you snap. Do you have a strong hand, did the location match your deck well, did your opponent play 3 1drops into your killmonger in hand? If you wait until you've realised your equity your opponent gets to make easier decisions with better information.

[@MajorRza]

Great video. As I’ve also said chatting in your stream, my mindset is snap with a strong hand, not a strong board. Has been working great for me. Good content.

[@Its__Cell]

Aye Jeff you was on to some with this. I thought I was being smart snapping on last turn when I clearly had advantage and they would always quit after I snapped. Now I just wait it out. Thanks for the great content man.

[@ItsRenzio]

I fell into the rabbit hole of marvel snap content on KZbin. Theres a lot of good content creator making videos about this game but i think you have the best channel out there Keep it up !

[@mattmaxson8365]

I've lost 30 pounds and gained 30 levels from this video. Thank you Hogland!

[@jaycolins2430]

Love this one. I also played an lot of poker(and dealt it at the casino for a few years), which I definitely think helped make up for my lack of xp in these types of card games... 2-for-2 reaching infinite so far.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

This is about as good an explanation as you could give on this topic. Actual game examples would be perfect, but it would also make the video way longer.

[@apricot8301]

Snapped the like button.

[@ShiniOokami]

Wish I saw this video before I learnt the hard way :( Thank you for it still, I can share it with my friends who started playing recently :)

[@TeamBizzaro]

Thank you. I fall into these stagnant ranks where I just spin my wheels for hours. This should help

[@taylorsmoot4937]

Been following your content since Shadows over Innistrad. I always appreciate your thorough, well-informed videos.

[@HooglandiaSnap]

Awesome to see old regulars coming over to SNAP stuff.

[@TheMadTipper]

Wanna comment to boost the algorithm. Loving all the Snap Content!

[@chupacabrapr]

stared blind yesterday but now i got a better idea of what to do. thanks!

[@adrance]

Great tips here. This video needs more likes

[@HooglandiaSnap]

This is basically an educational video, which means gamers reallllly don't like to click on it.

[@alex7ink]

Love these advanced tips!!

[@GregJourdan]

Agree to all of this. I actually am on the fence and thinking this might almost go all the way to detracting from the game, as it "means"/implies/comes with the fact that the game has a higher variance, and that ultimately the Snap game actually betting/bluffing, the meta game if you will, slightly more than the card game itself.

[@eskilajnenn]

Yeah not sure how I feel about this system yet... Snapping isn't that fun to me and I fear it will be a more common game decider instead of actually playing out turn 6 as I climb the ranks.

[@4strero]

Thanks for the content , greetings from México

[@johnberry5296]

Really excellent content 😊

[@Ares42]

I would've loved to see some actual numbers on how much people have won/lost to their own snaps. Theoretically it's a zero-sum game where for every won cube there's a lost cube, but I have a STRONG suspicion that the people who are getting snapped are winning more cubes overall than the people making the snaps. While I'm sure some of the top players manage to make it work for them, making good snaps is very hard comparatively to reacting properly to snaps. One of the more common mistakes I'm seeing a lot (which wasn't mentioned) is people snapping because they hit really well on their draws, but seemingly not considering how the opponent is working the board and what responses they could possibly have.

[@heddysteve7078]

Solid video thanks.

[@uberhuber7903]

Good video. A lot of this is common sense, but sense isn't as common as it used to be.

[@aragorn976976]

Great overview!

[@SvenWM]

there is a point to always snap as long as you are below your expected rank to speed up your progression. this effectively almost halfs the games you need to play to get to your expected rank. once you get there this becomes less useful and you should use the methods that are mentioned in the video

[@sp1r1tm0lecule]

Great video. Thanks for the tips. I can't seem to make it past 40 because of the cubes. My win rate is fine but I've been struggling. This helped a lot! Cheers

[@andrewwinston1291]

The neat thing is that if you are good at snapping you can play a deck with a low winrate but with high snap value. Johnny's rejoice

[@raven639]

I admit im bad about it as i pretty much ignore the snap mechanic entirely when playing and tend to just play the game as a straight up win and lose type traditional TCG. For me i guess i just dont care for the mechanic a ton and just play games out; plus i guess it just seems kinda redundant when basically no one is gonna play the game when they feel they got iffy hands so you just got everyone retreating games since the consequences are minimal just waiting for optimal hands to steamroll someone with and that doesn't seem as fun over playing a full match out to see where it goes. I do tend to lean towards decks that are kinda all arounders so that you can adapt to games over just playing ones where you got a very specific strategy that you know your gonna retreat out of unless you get a good flop on your draws every game you play....i just refuse to play like that; hence i tend to be at lower ranks but personally dont care a ton as its more about the enjoyment than anything if your gonna play something.

[@NavikvonBathory]

Wish I watched this earlier. Eventually learned to stop snapping on turn 6. And while I knew you could bluff in games, I almost never do. I may have to think about bluff snapping on turn 6.

[@konditionmacht]

Excellent Video. Kinda suck at Snapping and SNAP in general. Hope the video can improve plays.

[@guyunderwood2297]

Every time I snap without my turn 6 play: My opponent: That bluff can't stop me because I can't read.

[@spadam0]

Hate when you are trying to play a 6 cost card for a quest and you retreat on 5, opponent retreats on 5 or you don't draw a 6. Because of the way turn 6 costs extra it can take many games for me to get there sometimes!

[@francis_jamesnyc]

Hard to find best combos cards that go together. And the locations as well alot of thinking

[@christophwhiteyz9787]

I always snap when I can win the game vs a last turn hulk play as a rule.

[@savethetowels]

I guess you have to avoid showing the maths so as not to scare people away but it's useful to know the basic EV calcs for snapping (which anyone who's played poker will be familiar with). If I know I'm guaranteed to win on the last turn I have 1 cube guaranteed, if I don't snap and he doesn't retire I get 1 extra cube, if I do snap and he calls I get 3 extra cubes. This means I only need him to call my snap 33% of the time to be break even which means snapping a lot in the early ranks where people call too much is very profitable.

[@skullhydra23]

I definitely checked this video out too late. Lost too many bonus Cubes, snapping when it's obvious I'm ahead on the penultimate or final turns.

[@maniacmaniatico4059]

I have a disease of CANT STOP SNAPING!!! (I want this phrase to be the phrase when you are on a win-streak

[@thekryptosis6388]

With the current floors being rank 10 and 100 to add to your statement about bluffing if you see someone with the rank 100 back from the current season when you are still trying to climb, don’t bluff because they have nothing to lose technically and are more likely to call.

[@HooglandiaSnap]

Yep. I really hope they add some small incentive past infinite to make that not the case.

[@ahrenstarr6273]

Longer session today. Trying to push up the ladder after kind of waffling in mid 50s for a while. Thinking of snapping as bets with equity definitely makes more sense to me. And, I did use snap bluffs a few times when I got my 1/3 draw wrong on a last turn. Hela, why do you evade me???

[@kinginthenorth5689]

nice comparing to poker it changed my view of playing

[@ShayedSays]

I’ve mentally snapped a long time ago 😅

[@ronhoward121]

This is why I run no one-costs, and use Heimdall/Dr. Strange/Chavez for options on the last turn.

[@Gaze73]

A good zoo player will drop 4-6 one drops on the last turn and you lose 8 cubes. Ant-man can have 6 power for 1.

[@snakeman8303]

Im new to the channel and was wondering, do you have any tips on making deck? In card games I usually just copy a deck I find online because the card game I used to play is yugioh and it was to complex for me to make a good deck, but in this game it seems a little easier and I want to try to not just copy decks.

[@HooglandiaSnap]

That is a good quick hit topic idea. I'll get something up this weekend with some short thoughts on that as a marvel snap minute video.

[@patches5]

I think bluffing is irrelevant at this point in the games maturity. People probably don’t value cubes enough to make it worthwhile. I would not try to bluff at all until the later released battle mode where you play against the same player a few times and can show them what your advantage states look like to leverage in later games. Also, I think it should be emphasized that retreating after you snap is an option. If I snap before I show my opponent my advantage and it doesn’t play out, it can be correct to bail out rather than throwing more cubes away. Avoid the sunk cost fallacy.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

There is also a thing that reduces the effect of bluffing: Most players prefer to see the endresult of the game, how it would play out. See if your strategy or decisions come to a satisfying conclusion and directly comparing it to what your opponent did. Even when they know they will probably lose, people still do this. (I know I am myself guilty of this) It is also not completely without value, as you can learn from those losses more, than from a retreat. It is just more costly in cubes to do so. If I could pick one thing that is not as fun in Marvel SNAP, it is that the game encourages you to bail out of it, before the total endresult is known.

[@patches5]

Bailing out early does make the game more fun. Rather than playing out a game through garbage time where both players know the likely result, you get to move on to the next game which can have more interesting decisions and counter play. Encouraging people to retreat obvious losses means players get to experience more exciting wins where both sides are taking a risk to win.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

@@patches5 that is a good point, it is certainly preferred over having to play every game till 6 or 7 turns. Sometimes though, on the final turn, a "retreat but see the final results" button would be excellent to have.

[@mattlepinski]

I think Bluffing will become more important in the First-to-Ten-Cube format where you play multiple games against the same person, with the same decks.

[@rjams8953]

@@pinobluevogel6458 I think the "Infinite Floor" significantly increases the number of games that people play out to their conclusions simply because there is no downside. I know I personally lost any concern I had for my cubes once I hit 100. Plus, playing it out helps to learn some of the cards and interactions that you may be less familiar with. I've learned a lot more losing in Infinite than I did climbing there in the first place.

[@dontmess17]

It's always correct to hit like

[@ShauNaGamer]

When you snap you cant retreat on the same turn right? but if you snap and the opponent snap after you in the same turn, can you retreat?

[@HooglandiaSnap]

Correct.

[@krispbacon9474]

What do I do if my strong play isnt even until turn 6 because I use a zoo deck?

[@HooglandiaSnap]

Snap earlier.

[@_c40]

Are there checkpoints in marvel snap

[@HooglandiaSnap]

Only at ranks 10 and 100

[@timl1002]

I see Ego, I snap.

[@user-yr1si5db3d]

Anyone have a good deck list for getting past 45? My Christmas gift today was dropping from 44 to 38 lmao

[@HooglandiaSnap]

I have my early series recommendations here: Starter Series - Pool 1 + 2 Only Decks: kzbin.info/aero/PLYQIQRYKsUpOH65awYr7N_O2Ir89FOiHv

[@Capie1]

I always snap turn one always

[@dharikw602]

I just snap at round one at every game I played so far because why not

[@HooglandiaSnap]

You'll play mostly bots till rank 20. If you are at all reasonable at games most of them will be free wins. Humans mix in after 20. Mostly humans after 30.

[@flowerchild5473]

commenting for algorithm

[@Cub171]

I’m snapping every game

[@richb1576]

I dont have to snap. 80% of the time the other player snaps right off the bat.

[@Justanotherpazzy]

Been grinding in the 30s. Have at me y'all. Jk mostly bots destroying me but hey, all in the fun

[@tillist1]

Shoot shoot was watching while playing and hit snap instead of retreat for some unknown reason…I’ve learned nothing.

[@n8rhymeswith]

snapping on turn one when sinister bar is in play... also will chase your opponent out of the game lol

[@AnonymousAnonymous-hp5de]

Remember folks bluffing is almost always wrong

[@leisuremuffin863]

Backgammon

[@chosn12001]

Yankees you

[@ciciosweep]

Gamble

[@judgmental8481]

I don't understand how so many peeople are taking this game seriously. It is a shallow card game that has hodged-podged other card ideas in a horrid mess, to deliver some weird mobile guessing game. I can't wait for this steaming dung pile to die off so I can stop seeing videos about it. I would rather play 100 hours of Heartstone that this mess, and Hearthstone had my title for worst online CCG.

[@HooglandiaSnap]

Bud, I play almost every digital card game out there and SNAP is one of the best to release possibly ever. If you think it is what you just described you really don't have a good grasp on everything it has going on. It's fine if you personally don't enjoy it, but also fuck all the way off and let other people like things. Games existing you don't care for won't hurt you.

[@ValterCorreia91]

[@voodooreptiles3553]

A Gambler would smoke a card player at this game, just look at it like that.

[@HooglandiaSnap]

Both is best. My personal background is both cash poker & Magic the Gathering competitive stuff before SNAP.

[@voodooreptiles3553]

Now I know I cant wait to be larger in collection.@@HooglandiaSnap