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dub3's pixel tribute to BoardGameGeek in 2005: a Web 2.0-era database
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2005 page

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BoardGameGeek (2005)

Requires Shockwave.

Cost
4 RAM
Power
6
Rarity
Rare
Family
Games
Era
Web 2.0 (2003 to 2008)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: +4 Power to a random card in your hand.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 4 RAM to play and brings 6 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 2005

An online forum and user-built database for board gamers, with reviews, ratings and images for tabletop games.

Players rate games from 1 to 10, and the ranked list comes from those scores. It won the Diana Jones Award in 2010 and entered the Origins Award Hall of Fame in 2020.

In 2005: Held its first annual convention this year, BGG.CON, a gathering that centres on playing games.

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 2005 page.

Put it on your site

Run BoardGameGeek, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1999. Paste this into your page:

BoardGameGeek is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2005, then plays a short scene. Want BoardGameGeek in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.

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