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dub3's pixel tribute to Puzzle Pirates in 2003: a Web 2.0-era game site
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2003 page

dub3 card · www.puzzlepirates.com

Puzzle Pirates (2003)

Sail, fight and trade on the high seas, where every job is a puzzle.

Cost
3 RAM
Power
6
Rarity
Common
Family
Games
Era
Web 2.0 (2003 to 2008)
Collection
Cult Classics

What it does

On reveal: -1 to +3 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.

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

The site, in 2003

Three Rings Design's online game in which you sail, fight and trade on the high seas, with every job played as a puzzle.

Players could rise to captain a crew, run a shop or govern an island. It was nominated for an Interactive Achievement Award, had 4 million registered users by 2008 and went free-to-play on Steam in 2011.

In 2003: Launched on 8 December.

Web 2.0 era, 2003 to 2008. Rounded corners, reflections and drop shadows. Everything was social, and everything was in beta.

Cult Classics: Small, strange and loved to bits by the people who found them.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2003 page.

Put it on your site

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

Puzzle Pirates is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2003, then plays a short scene. Want Puzzle Pirates in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.