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Uncommon card · History
Otto von Guericke, an Uncommon card
Otto von Guericke (UK: GAIR-ik-ə, US: GAIR-ik-ə, -ee, German: [ˈɔtoː fɔn ˈɡeːʁɪkə], spelled Gericke until 1666, 30 November [O.S.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 76
- Power
- 150
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 25,000
Power 150 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Otto von Guericke quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Otto von Guericke card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
20 ______] 1602 – 21 May [O.S.
Answer
November. 20 November] 1602 – 21 May [O.S. From the Otto von Guericke article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Otto von Guericke (UK: GAIR-ik-ə, US: GAIR-ik-ə, -ee, German: [ˈɔtoː fɔn ˈɡeːʁɪkə], spelled Gericke until ____, 30 November [O.S.
Answer
1660s. Otto von Guericke (UK: GAIR-ik-ə, US: GAIR-ik-ə, -ee, German: [ˈɔtoː fɔn ˈɡeːʁɪkə], spelled Gericke until 1666, 30 November [O.S. From the Otto von Guericke article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Richard Cobden. Richard Cobden 80 · RAAF Woomera Range Complex 77 · Otto von Guericke 74 · HMVS Cerberus 69 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.
- 20 November] 1602 – 21 May [O.S.
- 11 May] 1686) was a German scientist, inventor, mathematician, and physicist.
- His pioneering scientific work, the development of experimental methods and repeatable demonstrations on the physics of the vacuum, atmospheric pressure, electrostatic repulsion, his advocacy for the reality of "action at a distance" and of "absolute space" were noteworthy contributions for the advancement of the Scientific Revolution.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Otto von Guericke article was read about 25,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 76: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Otto von Guericke
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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- FornaxUncommon · Nature · ATK 72 DEF 78
- David BrewsterUncommon · History · ATK 73 DEF 77
- Experimental psychologyUncommon · Science · ATK 76 DEF 74
- HMVS CerberusUncommon · History · ATK 69 DEF 81
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Otto von Guericke (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Anselm van Hulle / Cornelis Galle the Younger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.