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Lucha libre, a Rare card
Lucha libre is the term for the style of professional wrestling originating in Mexico.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 75
- Power
- 157
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 270,000
Power 157 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Lucha libre quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Lucha libre card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Tag team ______ is especially prevalent in lucha libre, particularly matches with three-member teams, called trios.
Answer
wrestling. Tag team wrestling is especially prevalent in lucha libre, particularly matches with three-member teams, called trios. From the Lucha libre article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Lucha libre. Lucha libre 82 · Trans-Siberian Railway 79 · Anthony of Padua 76 · Hydrochloric acid 73 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Maxwell's equations. Maxwell's equations 580,000 · Anthony of Padua 450,000 · Hydrochloric acid 360,000 · Lucha libre 270,000 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.
- Since its introduction to Mexico in the early 20th century, it has developed into a unique form of the genre, characterized by colorful masks, rapid sequences of holds and maneuvers, and high-flying aerial techniques, some of which have been adopted by wrestlers in the United States, Japan, and elsewhere.
- The wearing of masks has developed special significance, and matches are sometimes contested in which the loser must permanently remove his mask, which is a wager with a high degree of weight attached.
- Tag team wrestling is especially prevalent in lucha libre, particularly matches with three-member teams, called trios.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Lucha libre article was read about 270,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 75: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Lucha libre
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Lucha libre (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Luis Alvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
