dub3 card · www.sparknotes.com
SparkNotes (1999)
Works on my machine.
- Cost
- 2 RAM
- Power
- 3
- Rarity
- Common
- Family
- Tech
- Era
- Dot-com (1999 to 2002)
- 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 1999
A free study-guide site for literature, poetry, history, film and philosophy, later adding science, maths and other subjects.
Four Harvard students started it in 1999. Barnes & Noble bought it in 2001 for about $3.5 million. It stayed free and ad-funded until a paid tier, SparkNotes Plus, arrived in 2022.
Dot-com era, 1999 to 2002. Glossy buttons, big money and a bug called Y2K. Some of these companies were worth billions for about a fortnight.
The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 1999 page.
In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 1999, then plays a short scene. Want SparkNotes in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.
