I meet my @Splinterland doppelgänger earlier today on while battling in the @SteemMonsters arena.

Mirror Match

My opponent mirrored all of monster selections precisely (both in placement and level) - Summoner: Lyanna Natura - Level 4 - Position #1: Flesh Golem - Level 5 - Position #2 - Earth Elemental - Level 4 - Position #3 - Wood Nymph - Level 5 - Position #4 - Magi of the Forest - Level 3 My guess is that I was battling a bot. Hey @glitterbanjo, feel free to confirm or deny.

The Wait to Reveal Team Setting

On a side note, if you go to your Settings (which is located under your Splinterlands avatar), you can toggle on/off the following: "Wait to reveal team until opponent as submitted theirs" Pros of enabling the setting: - this will prevent your opponent from seeing your chosen team before selecting their own - this will prevent bots from selecting the same team that you selected Cons of enabling the setting: - each battle cost more resource credits - you will not receive credit towards for your daily reward if your opponent flees the battlefield ![2019-09-04_12-38-03.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdA64RLECNzjCAJpU9YspnPgzrPpKu6wZzkP7pMHRoXMh/2019-09-04_12-38-03.png)

Who Decides Which Team Starts First?

If I had not started the game I do not think I would have won. But as I watched the battle (multiple times), I realized that my monsters did not always strike first. **This is a recap of the First Round:** - My Nymph - His Nypmh - His Flesh Golem - My Flesh Golem - My Magi - His Magi - His Earth Elemental - My Earth Elemental **This is a recap of the First Round:** - My Nymph - His Nymph - My Flesh Golem - His Flesh Golem - My Magi - His Magi - His Earth Elemental - My Earth Element At this point, my opponent's Flesh Golem was defeated. This mirroring dilemma brings me to my final thought (which is actually a question).

How does Splinterlands decide which monster goes first?

If you know, please leave a comment below. Also, let me know if you have ever battled a doppelgänger SteemMonster team Thanks for stopping by!

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