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Amsler grid, an Uncommon card
The Amsler grid, used since 1945, is a grid of horizontal and vertical lines used to monitor a person's central visual field.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 54
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 100
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 51,000
Power 100 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Amsler grid quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Amsler grid card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The grid was developed by Marc Amsler, a Swiss ______.
Answer
ophthalmologist. The grid was developed by Marc Amsler, a Swiss ophthalmologist. From the Amsler grid article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Amsler grid, used since ____, is a grid of horizontal and vertical lines used to monitor a person's central visual field.
Answer
1940s. The Amsler grid, used since 1945, is a grid of horizontal and vertical lines used to monitor a person's central visual field. From the Amsler grid article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Luminosity. Luminosity 66 · Differentiable function 63 · Stratigraphy 58 · Amsler grid 54 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.
- The grid was developed by Marc Amsler, a Swiss ophthalmologist.
- It is a diagnostic tool that aids in the detection of visual disturbances caused by changes in the retina, particularly the macula, as well as the optic nerve and the visual pathway to the brain.
- An Amsler grid can show defects in the central 20 degrees of the visual field.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Amsler grid article was read about 51,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 54 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Amsler grid
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Amsler grid (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jmarchn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
