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The King of Spades: Online Browser Based Massively Multiplayer Persistent RPG

The King of Spades is a free multiplayer browser-based online Role Playing Game (RPG) based on an alternate version of modern Earth (and other realms like Atlantis, Lemuria, Heaven & Earth).

Players pit themselves against other superheroes (or supervillains) in a battle to either bathe the world in peace & light, or have the universe plummet into endless darkness & chaos. Choose your side.

Online Browser-Based Game

A browser based game is a game that doesn't require a client installation, or an expensive graphics card, nor does it require a monthly fee. You can play on any browser, even on your iPhone or PDA's browser! Although there aren't any 3D graphics, and very little in-game 2D graphics, this game merges the unique imaginative experience of classic MUD's (Multi User Dimensions) and classic adventure games like "Zork", with modern browser-based games like Mafia Wars.

Massively Multiplayer Game

A massively multiplayer game is a game that can support hundreds, even thousands of players playing simultaneously in the game world. There are graphical MMO's and text-based or browser-based MMO, The King of Spades is a browser-based MMO. In The King of Spades, there are hundreds of game and player-run cities that players congregate in and take part in events, missions and quests. There is no shortage of opportunities to meet in-game friends, partners, arch-enemies, even lovers and role-played families.

Persistent Game

The game is online and persistent, which means that any progress you make is immediately saved by the game, and even after logging off, or accessing the game from another machine, you can continue exactly where you left off! Some players in The King of Spades have been playing for years, building intricate relationships, setting up massive team bases, even building their own quests for friends & family!

Role Playing Game

Not only do we run events for players that allows them to experience new worlds and activities, but also, The King of Spades prides itself in having a large community of dedicated role-players who enjoy the unique art of improvised story-telling. Check the forums to see what role-playing activities are going on, and contact other players to join or start a new player-run role-playing event.

News

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

.NET Revival [Sep 9th, 11]

We're speeding up development of the new .NET site, we're doing one final donation drive to help pay for a developer and brand new dedicated database/game server(s) to support .NET, check the forums for more details.

Database Transfer Completed [Jul 1, 11]

After many delays and hurdles, we finally completed the database transfer to .NET. The new .NET open beta is getting closer!

Database Freeze In Effect [Jan 31st, 10]

The database on the main server is going down now. We appreciate everyone's understanding, and we're working on getting an alternate "temporary" version up and running so that you can continue to enjoy interacting with your TKOS friends and in-game/RL family.

Database Freeze [Jan 17th, 10]

Attention all players! There will be a database freeze very soon as we prepare to start testing a new version of the .NET code and make preparations to move the old database to the new server. For details, please read more...

.NET Transfer Details [Apr 18th, 09]

The development team has made great progress on the new GUI! To see a detailed breakdown of the .NET progress so far, please see the forum link. Read more...

Donations raised! [Feb 17th, 09]

We thank everyone who's contributed to helping us meet the amount needed to fund a development team for the front-end/database portion of the .NET/SQL Server transfer, work has been delegated and will begin soon, we expect about 2-3 months worth of work and testing in order to complete it! So look for an exciting Space event this March!

Chat TextBox Change [Feb 7th, 09]

We've recently had a few issues with the old textbox field we were using, so I've changed the textbox to have a limit of 255 characters, this may mean that chat will load up a bit smoother, at the expense of reduced liberty in how much you can say at a time.

Planet Idisu Epsilon [Jan 25th, 09]

A new planet has been discovered in the nearby Idisu star system that is inhabited only by friendly creatures. The InterStellar Council, which some of you had got to learn about during the XF-5 event, has decreed that it is time for mankind to start populating new worlds and be probationary members of the highly advanced and prestigious InterStellar Council. They have assigned this new planet exclusively to a few select individuals from Earth. However, this planet is special, it is encapsulated in an anomaly in time/space known as a Timeless Bubble. In this bubble, time is slowed to a near stand-still, so people hardly age, nor do "Time Units" get used. Players who are interested in taking part in an exclusive event and start a settlement in this unique planet can donate $50, which will go towards hiring a team for assisting in the completion and speeding up of the .NET (front-end and databaes) transfer. The donation of $50 will include the following: 500 SUs in a settlement owned by the player on this new planet, an exclusive medium-class interstellar ship (yes, we have decided to finish building the space module for this version of KoS!), and exclusive access to the special event dedicated to introducing this planet. This event will begin sometime in March, so we'll be accepting the donations for this event until the end of February.

Want to read old archived development news articles from 2008? They're here.