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Glassmakers' symbol, a Common card
The glassmaker's mark is a symbol of glassmakers.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 36
- DEF
- 14
- Power
- 50
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 2,100
Power 50 (ATK + DEF).
Glassmakers' symbol quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Glassmakers' symbol card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is a figure eight over a sword or cross, ______ a German glassmaker's saying: Es ist ein unendlich Kreuz, Glas zu machen.
Answer
illustrating. It is a figure eight over a sword or cross, illustrating a German glassmaker's saying: Es ist ein unendlich Kreuz, Glas zu machen. From the Glassmakers' symbol article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The symbol dates to ____, when the magazine Glastechnischen Berichte displayed it on the cover.
Answer
1940s. The symbol dates to 1948, when the magazine Glastechnischen Berichte displayed it on the cover. From the Glassmakers' symbol article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Joakim Palme. Joakim Palme 9,700 · Glassmakers' symbol 2,100 · Dieticyclidine 1,600 · 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine oxidative deaminase 120 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 is a figure eight over a sword or cross, illustrating a German glassmaker's saying: Es ist ein unendlich Kreuz, Glas zu machen.
- A literal translation would be: "It is an endless cross to make glass." However, the meaning of "cross" in this context is itself a common German phrase meaning arduous or bother.
- The symbol dates to 1948, when the magazine Glastechnischen Berichte displayed it on the cover.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Glassmakers' symbol article was read about 2,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 36 and blocks with 14: each hit it takes is cut by 6 %.
How to get Glassmakers' symbol
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, Glassmakers' symbol (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Kwamikagami, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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