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Handicapping in Go, a Common card
In the game of Go, a handicap can be given when two players of different strengths play each other to offset the difference and make a close, exciting game more likely.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 32
- Power
- 87
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,100
Power 87 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Handicapping in Go quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Handicapping in Go card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Handicaps are given by means of ______ and compensation points.
Answer
stones. Handicaps are given by means of stones and compensation points. From the Handicapping in Go article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf. Andreas Sigismund Marggraf 58 · Handicapping in Go 55 · Hayashio-class submarine 51 · Copper(II) acetylacetonate 48 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.
- Handicapping is much more common in Go than in other board games, as the system adapts comparatively well to handicaps, perhaps half of all Go games are played with handicaps.
- Handicaps are given by means of stones and compensation points.
- A small handicap is the weaker player plays as Black and gets the first move, but offers no komi for the advantage.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Handicapping in Go article was read about 5,100 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 32: each hit it takes is cut by 13 %.
How to get Handicapping in Go
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Handicapping in Go (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Donarreiskoffer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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