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Brine shrimp, an Uncommon card
Artemia is a genus of aquatic crustaceans also known as brine shrimp.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 65
- Power
- 134
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 134 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Brine shrimp quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Brine shrimp card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is the only genus in the family ______.
Answer
Artemiidae. It is the only genus in the family Artemiidae. From the Brine shrimp article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The first documented unambiguous record is the report and drawings made by Schlösser in ____ of animals from Lymington, England.
Answer
1750s. The first documented unambiguous record is the report and drawings made by Schlösser in 1757 of animals from Lymington, England. From the Brine shrimp article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Tit. Tit 200,000 · European hornet 150,000 · Brine shrimp 120,000 · Barrier island 77,000 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.
- It is the only genus in the family Artemiidae.
- The first historical record of the existence of Artemia dates back to the first half of the 10th century in Lake Urmia, Iran, with an example called an "aquatic dog" by an Iranian geographer.
- The first documented unambiguous record is the report and drawings made by Schlösser in 1757 of animals from Lymington, England.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Brine shrimp article was read about 120,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 65: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Brine shrimp
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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- FujifilmUncommon · Society · ATK 68 DEF 66
- North IslandUncommon · Nature · ATK 69 DEF 65
- Selim IIIUncommon · History · ATK 71 DEF 63
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Brine shrimp (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
