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Farallon plate, an Uncommon card
The Farallon plate was an ancient oceanic tectonic plate. It formed one of the three main plates of Panthalassa, alongside the Izanagi plate and the Phoenix plate, which were connected by a triple junction.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 113
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 32,000
Power 113 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Farallon plate quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Farallon plate card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is named for the Farallon Islands, which are located just west of San Francisco, ______.
Answer
California. It is named for the Farallon Islands, which are located just west of San Francisco, California. From the Farallon plate article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ted-Jan Bloemen. Ted-Jan Bloemen 72 · Farallon plate 61 · Armeria maritima 58 · Green pheasant 53 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 Farallon plate began subducting under the west coast of the North American plate, then located in modern Utah, as Pangaea broke apart and after the formation of the Pacific plate at the center of the triple junction during the Early Jurassic.
- It is named for the Farallon Islands, which are located just west of San Francisco, California.
- Over time, the central part of the Farallon plate was subducted under the southwestern part of the North American plate.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Farallon plate article was read about 32,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Farallon plate
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, Farallon plate (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Fama Clamosa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
