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Enigma machine, a Rare card
The Enigma machine is a cipher device developed and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial, diplomatic, and military communication.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 172
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 480,000
Power 172 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Enigma machine quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Enigma machine card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Enigma machine was considered so secure that it was used to encipher the most top-secret ______.
Answer
messages. The Enigma machine was considered so secure that it was used to encipher the most top-secret messages. From the Enigma machine article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Neutron star. Neutron star 89 · Enigma machine 85 · Remembrance Day 82 · Sargon of Akkad 77 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 employed extensively by Nazi Germany during World War II, in all branches of the German military.
- The Enigma machine was considered so secure that it was used to encipher the most top-secret messages.
- The Enigma has an electromechanical rotor mechanism that scrambles the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Enigma machine article was read about 480,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Enigma machine
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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- Jason AldeanRare · Arts · ATK 81 DEF 91
- Robbie FowlerRare · Society · ATK 87 DEF 85
- Jim NaborsRare · Arts · ATK 77 DEF 95
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Enigma machine (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Alessandro Nassiri, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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