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Browser wars, an Uncommon card
A browser war is a competition for dominance in the usage share of web browsers.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 89
- Power
- 165
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 57,000
Power 165 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Browser wars quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Browser wars card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
These changes have ensured that browser battles continue among enthusiasts, while the ______ web user is less affected.
Answer
average. These changes have ensured that browser battles continue among enthusiasts, while the average web user is less affected. From the Browser wars article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Southern Cone. Southern Cone 100,000 · Browser wars 57,000 · Su Song 19,000 · John B. Cobb 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.
- The "first browser war" occurred between Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, and the "second browser war" between Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome.
- With the introduction of HTML5 in 2008 and CSS 3 in 2011, a new generation of browser wars began, this time involving extensive client-side scripting to the World Wide Web, and the more widespread use of smartphones and other mobile devices for web browsing.
- These changes have ensured that browser battles continue among enthusiasts, while the average web user is less affected.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Browser wars article was read about 57,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 89: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Browser wars
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, Browser wars (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : CortoFrancese, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
