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Genaille–Lucas rulers, a Common card
Genaille–Lucas rulers are an arithmetic tool invented by Henri Genaille, a French railway engineer, in 1891.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 46
- DEF
- 37
- Power
- 83
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 3,100
Power 83 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Genaille–Lucas rulers quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Genaille–Lucas rulers card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The device is a ______ of Napier's bones.
Answer
variant. The device is a variant of Napier's bones. From the Genaille–Lucas rulers article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Genaille–Lucas rulers are an arithmetic tool invented by Henri Genaille, a French railway engineer, in ____.
Answer
1890s. Genaille–Lucas rulers are an arithmetic tool invented by Henri Genaille, a French railway engineer, in 1891. From the Genaille–Lucas rulers article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Randal Bryant. Randal Bryant 58 · Binary silicon-hydrogen compounds 55 · HMS Queen Charlotte 51 · Genaille–Lucas rulers 46 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 device is a variant of Napier's bones.
- By representing the carry graphically, the user can read off the results of simple multiplication problems directly, with no intermediate mental calculations.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Genaille–Lucas rulers article was read about 3,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 46 and blocks with 37: each hit it takes is cut by 15 %.
How to get Genaille–Lucas rulers
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Genaille–Lucas rulers (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Worrydream, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
