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Uncommon card · Science
Cassiopeia, an Uncommon card
Cassiopeia is a constellation and asterism in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 154
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 180,000
Ranked #1,862 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Cassiopeia quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cassiopeia card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is easily recognizable due to its ______ 'W' shape, formed by five bright stars.
Answer
distinctive. It is easily recognizable due to its distinctive 'W' shape, formed by five bright stars. From the Cassiopeia article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Henri Cartier-Bresson. Henri Cartier-Bresson 82 · Album 77 · Cassiopeia 74 · Tukaram 69 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Album. Album 390,000 · Arnolfini Portrait 280,000 · Cassiopeia 180,000 · Tukaram 110,000 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.
- Cassiopeia was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today.
- It is easily recognizable due to its distinctive 'W' shape, formed by five bright stars.
- Cassiopeia is located in the northern sky and from latitudes above 34°N it is visible year-round.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cassiopeia article was read about 180,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Cassiopeia
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, Cassiopeia (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
