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dub3's pixel tribute to Books in 1995: a Boom-era online shop
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 1995 page

dub3 card · www.books.com.tw

Books (1995)

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Cost
3 RAM
Power
6
Rarity
Common
Family
Commerce
Era
Boom (1995 to 1998)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: If an enemy card was revealed here earlier this round, +2 Power to this card.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 3 RAM to play and brings 6 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Commerce cards grow every round and make your opponent pay more to play.

The site, in 1995

Taiwan's largest internet retailer, which began as an online bookshop and is also known by its Chinese name, Pok'elai.

It started out selling books and grew into general retail. The Chinese name, 博客來, is pronounced Pok'elai.

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 1995 page.

Put it on your site

Run Books, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1995. Paste this into your page:

Books is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 1995, then plays a short scene. Want Books in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.