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Uncommon card · Science
Flag semaphore, an Uncommon card
Flag semaphore is a semaphore system conveying information at a distance by means of visual signals with hand-held flags, rods, disks, paddles, or occasionally bare or gloved hands.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 105
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 97,000
Power 105 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Flag semaphore quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Flag semaphore card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Semaphores were adopted and widely used in the ______ world in the 19th century.
Answer
maritime. Semaphores were adopted and widely used in the maritime world in the 19th century. From the Flag semaphore article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Martingale. Martingale 68 · Flag semaphore 65 · Caiman 61 · Latke 56 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.
- Information is encoded by the position of the flags, it is read when the flag is in a fixed position.
- Semaphores were adopted and widely used in the maritime world in the 19th century.
- It is still used during underway replenishment at sea and is acceptable for emergency communication in daylight or, using lighted wands instead of flags, at night.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Flag semaphore article was read about 97,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Flag semaphore
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.
More Science cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Flag semaphore in the power ranking, all domains together.
- LatkeUncommon · Society · ATK 56 DEF 49
- Elizabeth ArdenUncommon · Society · ATK 63 DEF 42
- FowlUncommon · Nature · ATK 61 DEF 44
- Carl BetzUncommon · History · ATK 64 DEF 41
- Kilowatt-hourUncommon · Science · ATK 64 DEF 41
- Masquerade ballUncommon · Science · ATK 59 DEF 46
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Science cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Flag semaphore (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Javier Capella, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
