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Uncommon card · History
Coma Berenices, an Uncommon card
Coma Berenices is an ancient asterism in the northern sky, which has been defined as one of the 88 modern constellations.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 179
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 39,000
Power 179 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Coma Berenices quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Coma Berenices card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is in the ______ of the fourth galactic quadrant, between Leo and Boötes, and it is visible in both hemispheres.
Answer
direction. It is in the direction of the fourth galactic quadrant, between Leo and Boötes, and it is visible in both hemispheres. From the Coma Berenices article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of chemistry. History of chemistry 92 · Igor Dodon 88 · Tarcísio de Freitas 85 · Coma Berenices 80 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.
- It is in the direction of the fourth galactic quadrant, between Leo and Boötes, and it is visible in both hemispheres.
- Its name means "Berenice's Hair" in Latin and refers to Queen Berenice II of Egypt, who sacrificed her long hair as a votive offering.
- It was introduced to Western astronomy during the third century BC by Conon of Samos and was further corroborated as a constellation by Gerardus Mercator and Tycho Brahe.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Coma Berenices article was read about 39,000 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 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Coma Berenices
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, Coma Berenices (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
