dub3 card · www.asofterworld.com
A Softer World (2003)
Three photographs, a few typed words, and a joke that hurts a little.
- Cost
- 2 RAM
- Power
- 3
- Rarity
- Common
- Family
- Creators
- Era
- Web 2.0 (2003 to 2008)
- Collection
- The Long Tail
What it does
On reveal: If played in round 5 or later, +3 Power to this card.
On reveal happens once, when the card flips.
It costs 2 RAM to play and brings 3 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.
Creators cards are strongest on their own, and some only get going late.
The site, in 2003
Joey Comeau and Emily Horne's three-panel comic of photographs with short typed captions, darkly funny and often sad.
It went online on 7 February 2003 and ran three times a week until June 2015. Links from Warren Ellis brought it wide notice, and it ran for a time in The Guardian.
In 2003: Went online on 7 February after starting out in zines. Horne took the photos and Comeau wrote the words.
Web 2.0 era, 2003 to 2008. Rounded corners, reflections and drop shadows. Everything was social, and everything was in beta.
The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2003 page.
Put it on your site
Run A Softer World, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1999. Paste this into your page:
In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2003, then plays a short scene. Want A Softer World in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.
