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Rare card · Science
Pachinko, a Rare card
Pachinko is a mechanical game originating in Japan that is used as an arcade game and, much more frequently, for gambling.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 136
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 310,000
Power 136 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Pachinko quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Pachinko card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Modern pachinko machines have both ______ and electrical components.
Answer
mechanical. Modern pachinko machines have both mechanical and electrical components. From the Pachinko article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Lambda calculus. Lambda calculus 82 · Real number 79 · Pachinko 72 · Phu Kradung Formation 69 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Pachinko. Pachinko 310,000 · Phu Kradung Formation 4,100 · Mackenzie of Gairloch 2,500 · Cardinals created by Pius X 1,300 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.
- Pachinko fills a niche in Japanese gambling comparable to that of the slot machine in the Western world as a form of low-stakes, low-strategy gambling.
- Pachinko parlors are widespread in Japan, and usually also feature a number of slot machines, these venues look and operate similarly to casinos.
- Modern pachinko machines have both mechanical and electrical components.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Pachinko article was read about 310,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Pachinko
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, Pachinko (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Piotrus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
