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Ottmar Mergenthaler, a Common card
Ottmar Mergenthaler was a German-American inventor who invented the linotype machine, the first device that could easily and quickly set complete lines of type for use in printing presses.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 54
- DEF
- 31
- Power
- 85
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,100
Power 85 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Ottmar Mergenthaler quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ottmar Mergenthaler card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
This machine ______ the art of printing.
Answer
revolutionized. This machine revolutionized the art of printing. From the Ottmar Mergenthaler article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Alois Jirásek. Alois Jirásek 60 · Clemens Krauss 57 · Ottmar Mergenthaler 54 · Primrose Day 49 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.
- This machine revolutionized the art of printing.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ottmar Mergenthaler article was read about 7,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 54 and blocks with 31: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get Ottmar Mergenthaler
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- Martinho da VilaCommon · Arts · ATK 56 DEF 29
- Simon TrevesCommon · Arts · ATK 52 DEF 33
- Clemens KraussCommon · Arts · ATK 57 DEF 28
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ottmar Mergenthaler (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
