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Circinus, a Common card
Circinus is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, first defined in 1756 by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 76
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Circinus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Circinus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Its ______ star is Alpha Circini, with an apparent magnitude of 3.19.
Answer
brightest. Its brightest star is Alpha Circini, with an apparent magnitude of 3.19. From the Circinus article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Circinus is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, first defined in ____ by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.
Answer
1750s. Circinus is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky, first defined in 1756 by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille. From the Circinus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Results of the 2025 Australian federal election in Queensland. Results of the 2025 Australian federal election in Queensland 81 · Multi-exposure HDR capture 75 · Circinus 71 · Xavier Bichat 68 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.
- Its name is Latin for compass, referring to the drafting tool used for drawing circles.
- Its brightest star is Alpha Circini, with an apparent magnitude of 3.19.
- Slightly variable, it is the brightest rapidly oscillating Ap star in the night sky.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Circinus article was read about 14,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 76: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Circinus
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, Circinus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
