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Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 1997 page

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Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands (1997)

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Cost
1 RAM
Power
1
Rarity
Common
Family
Games
Era
Boom (1995 to 1998)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: -1 to +3 Power to this card.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 1 RAM to play and brings 1 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Games cards roll the dice. Sometimes the dice roll you.

The site, in 1997

A text-only multiplayer fantasy world, known as a MUD, built for role-play and released on 9 September 1997.

Run by Achaea LLC, now Iron Realms Entertainment, it earns its keep through microtransactions, where players pay for in-game benefits.

Boom era, 1995 to 1998. Netscape, frames, hit counters and animated envelopes. Everyone had a homepage, and every homepage was under construction.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 1997 page.

Put it on your site

Run Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1997. Paste this into your page:

Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 1997, then plays a short scene. Want Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.