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Al-Zarqali, a Common card
Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Yaḥyā al-Naqqāsh al-Zarqālī al-Tujibi, also known as Al-Zarkali or Ibn Zarqala, was an Arab maker of astronomical instruments and an astrologer from the western part of the Islamic world.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 53
- Power
- 116
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,200
Power 116 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Al-Zarqali quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Al-Zarqali card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He lived in Toledo, Al-Andalus before moving to ______ later in his life.
Answer
Córdoba. He lived in Toledo, Al-Andalus before moving to Córdoba later in his life. From the Al-Zarqali article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of awards and nominations received by DJ Khaled. List of awards and nominations received by DJ Khaled 71 · Snark 67 · Al-Zarqali 63 · Charles Nicolle 59 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Although his name is conventionally given as al-Zarqālī, it is probable that the correct form was al-Zarqālluh.
- In Latin he was referred to as Arzachel or Arsechieles, a modified form of Arzachel, meaning 'the engraver'.
- He lived in Toledo, Al-Andalus before moving to Córdoba later in his life.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Al-Zarqali article was read about 7,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 53: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Al-Zarqali
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Al-Zarqali (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Eulogia Merle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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