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Barcode, a Rare card
A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable symbolic form.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 69
- Power
- 149
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 290,000
Ranked #1,953 of the 2,999 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Barcode quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Barcode card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Initially, barcodes represented data by varying the widths, spacings and sizes of ______ lines.
Answer
parallel. Initially, barcodes represented data by varying the widths, spacings and sizes of parallel lines. From the Barcode article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Anti-aircraft warfare. Anti-aircraft warfare 85 · Barcode 80 · Santa Cruz de Nuca 73 · Abd el-Krim 70 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Independence Day. Independence Day 750,000 · Barcode 290,000 · 2000 Pacific typhoon season 15,000 · Santa Cruz de Nuca 12,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- Initially, barcodes represented data by varying the widths, spacings and sizes of parallel lines.
- These barcodes, commonly referred to as linear or one-dimensional, can be scanned by optical scanners known as barcode readers.
- Later, two-dimensional variants were developed, using rectangles, dots, hexagons and other patterns, called matrix codes or 2D barcodes.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Barcode article was read about 290,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 69: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Barcode
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.
More History cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Barcode in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Açaí palmRare · Nature · ATK 69 DEF 80
- Mandarin orangeRare · Nature · ATK 68 DEF 81
- RomulusRare · Arts · ATK 73 DEF 76
- HandballRare · Society · ATK 76 DEF 73
- Swimming poolRare · Society · ATK 77 DEF 72
- CyberneticsRare · Science · ATK 74 DEF 75
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- History cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Barcode (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : toguro, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
