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Epic card · Society
Homer's Ithaca, an Epic card
Ithaca was, in Greek mythology, the island home of the hero Odysseus.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 26
- Power
- 91
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 710,000
Power 91 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Homer's Ithaca quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Homer's Ithaca card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ location of the island, as it was described in Homer's Odyssey, is a matter for debate.
Answer
specific. The specific location of the island, as it was described in Homer's Odyssey, is a matter for debate. From the Homer's Ithaca article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Homer's Ithaca. Homer's Ithaca 65 · Microgramma nitida 56 · Otter Highlands 53 · Ichneutica micrastra 50 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Homer's Ithaca. Homer's Ithaca 710,000 · Kohlrabi 250,000 · Pluot 50,000 · Microgramma nitida 200 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.
- The specific location of the island, as it was described in Homer's Odyssey, is a matter for debate.
- Modern Ithaca has traditionally been accepted to be Homer's island, but alternative locations have been theorized.
- The central characters of the epic, such as Odysseus, Achilles, Agamemnon and Hector, are traditionally considered fictional figures from folklore, but aspects of the Homeric story may have some basis in actual historical events or people.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Homer's Ithaca article was read about 710,000 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 26: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get Homer's Ithaca
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, Homer's Ithaca (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Pinpin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
