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Dresden Codex, an Uncommon card
The Dresden Codex is a Maya book originating from the region of Chichén Itzá in Mexico.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 74
- Power
- 140
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 46,000
Power 140 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Dresden Codex quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Dresden Codex card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is located in the ______ of the Saxon State Library.
Answer
museum. It is located in the museum of the Saxon State Library. From the Dresden Codex article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Gloria Anzaldúa. Gloria Anzaldúa 78 · Brad Tavares 75 · Thomas De Quincey 70 · Dresden Codex 66 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 was believed to be the oldest surviving book written in the Americas, dating to the 11th or 12th century, however in 2018 it was proven that the Maya Codex of Mexico, previously known as the Grolier Codex, is in fact older by about a century.
- The codex was rediscovered in the city of Dresden, Germany, hence the book's present name.
- It is located in the museum of the Saxon State Library.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Dresden Codex article was read about 46,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 74: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Dresden Codex
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, Dresden Codex (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
