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Diamondback terrapin, an Uncommon card
The diamondback terrapin or simply terrapin is a species of terrapin native to the brackish coastal tidal marshes of the East Coast of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico coast, as well as in Bermuda.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 163
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 61,000
Power 163 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Diamondback terrapin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Diamondback terrapin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It belongs to the ______ genus Malaclemys.
Answer
monotypic. It belongs to the monotypic genus Malaclemys. From the Diamondback terrapin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Elasmotherium. Elasmotherium 120,000 · Australopithecus africanus 84,000 · Diamondback terrapin 61,000 · Lake Sevan 48,000 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.
- It belongs to the monotypic genus Malaclemys.
- It has one of the largest ranges of all turtles in North America, stretching as far south as the Florida Keys and as far north as Cape Cod.
- The name "terrapin" is derived from the Algonquian word torope.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Diamondback terrapin article was read about 61,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Diamondback terrapin
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, Diamondback terrapin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ryan Hagerty, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
