The return of UWODB
It was on the way back from Adam Calverley’s ManCon a few years back that the idea of UWODB was born: A visual card spoiler that let you manage your decks online, print card lists and proxies and offered a more advanced search engine than just for card names.
Back then I programmed the database and website myself “on the side”, and for its intended scope was beaten to publication by the now defunct Library of Thun by just a bit. For some reason the LoT caught on, while only a very few players learned to appreciate the much more advanced functions of UWODB.
After the separation from AEG I finally stopped updating UWODB as well.
Now of course things are different. The LoT is dead, it’s owner not playing Warlord anymore. The card spoiler on the Temple of Lore has taken over a bit, but it doesn’t have all the functions that UWODB had. So I decided to offer the membership of UWODB to the members of the Ordo Phoenicis Ascendentis (originally there was a fee for access to the advanced functions). It hasn’t happened yet.
But I am happy to announce that things are progressing and starting today you can access the 1.1 beta version of UWODB. Why such a strange name? Well, we are reexamining and updating all the code . That will still take some time. But modifying the old code was easy and the data entry has been done by some very helpful friends (Thanks, Alexander and Tom!).
So now you have full access to the cards from both 4E and Shattered Empires. Over the next few days I will add all the pics (SE is already in there in full), add the Special traits and the legal promo cards. IMnsHO it’s the most complete search engine for Warlord cards. Duh. By all means use the one on the Temple of Lore as well - I am glad it’s there.
If you have any suggestions on how to make the visual spoiler better, let me know.
www.warlordccg.de/uwodb
December 22nd, 2008 at 1:38 am
Excellent news Sir Arne ^^
Difficult to say at this point of development what must be done…
I don’t play for the moment, I only collected them so the view could be different for a collector and/or a player or the two.
But some ideas could be given for example :
- A link on the right page from the warlord main site to the UWODB.
- A printable spoiler card for each edition could be welcom.
- A general rss feed option to be advertise perhaps for some new things or new cards.
- A possibility to see in wich other edition the card exist (small logo/link)
- A small advertising perhaps to see if the cards is accepted in tournaments.
Etc…
It is a lot of works.. so first Happy end of year to everyone ! ^^
December 22nd, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Awesome searchable spoilery goodness! Is it possible to have the search results sorted according to card level?