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Cyclone Herbie, a Common card
Tropical Cyclone Herbie was the only known tropical system to impact Western Australia during the month of May on record.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 56
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 96
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,000
Power 96 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Cyclone Herbie quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cyclone Herbie card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Several hours after this upgrade, the storm attained its ______ peak intensity with winds of 75 km/h.
Answer
initial. Several hours after this upgrade, the storm attained its initial peak intensity with winds of 75 km/h. From the Cyclone Herbie article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The final cyclone of the ____–88 Australian region cyclone season, Herbie was first identified northwest of the Cocos Islands on 17 May.
Answer
1980s. The final cyclone of the 1987–88 Australian region cyclone season, Herbie was first identified northwest of the Cocos Islands on 17 May. From the Cyclone Herbie article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Cyclone Herbie. Cyclone Herbie 56 · Gaviota State Park 53 · Key West Bight 50 · Keeper Hill 45 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.
- The final cyclone of the 1987–88 Australian region cyclone season, Herbie was first identified northwest of the Cocos Islands on 17 May.
- The following day, the system was classified as a tropical low by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and intensified into a Category 1 cyclone later that day.
- Several hours after this upgrade, the storm attained its initial peak intensity with winds of 75 km/h.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cyclone Herbie article was read about 1,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 56 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Cyclone Herbie
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cyclone Herbie (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NOAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
