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dub3's pixel tribute to H-Net in 1993: a Pioneer-era forum
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 1993 page

dub3 card · networks.h-net.org

H-Net (1993)

Best viewed in Mosaic.

Cost
2 RAM
Power
3
Rarity
Common
Family
Tech
Era
Pioneer (up to 1994)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: A random card in your hand costs 1 less.

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.

Tech cards bend the rules: more RAM, cheaper cards and patches that weaken the other side.

The site, in 1993

An interdisciplinary forum for scholars in the humanities and social sciences, best known for its academic mailing lists.

Its 180-plus lists, each run by a board of scholar editors, are often the main internet forum for their fields. Michigan State University's history department hosts it. In 2025 it claimed 230,000 subscribers.

Pioneer era, up to 1994. Grey pages, blue links and a browser called Mosaic. Images were optional. So was colour.

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

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 1993 page.

Put it on your site

Run H-Net, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1993. Paste this into your page:

H-Net is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 1993, then plays a short scene. Want H-Net in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.