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Gemma Frisius, a Common card
Gemma Frisius was a Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 11,000
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He created important globes, improved the mathematical instruments of his day and applied mathematics in new ways to surveying and navigation.
- Gemma's rings, an astronomical instrument, are named after him.
- Along with Gerardus Mercator and Abraham Ortelius, Frisius is often considered one of the founders of the Netherlandish school of cartography, and significantly helped lay the foundations for the school's golden age.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gemma Frisius article was read about 11,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 55 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Gemma Frisius
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, Gemma Frisius (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Maarten van Heemskerck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
