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Willem Barentsz, an Uncommon card
Willem Barentsz, anglicized as William Barents or Barentz, was a Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 134
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 36,000
Power 134 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Willem Barentsz quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Willem Barentsz card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Barentsz went on three expeditions to the far north in search for a ______ passage.
Answer
Northeast. Barentsz went on three expeditions to the far north in search for a Northeast passage. From the Willem Barentsz article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Coffee preparation. Coffee preparation 77 · Our Lady of Mount Carmel 69 · Willem Barentsz 66 · Almonte, Ontario 63 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Our Lady of Mount Carmel 110,000 · Zapotec civilization 84,000 · Cumae 46,000 · Willem Barentsz 36,000 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.
- Barentsz went on three expeditions to the far north in search for a Northeast passage.
- He reached as far as Novaya Zemlya and the Kara Sea in his first two voyages, but was turned back on both occasions by ice.
- During a third expedition, the crew discovered Spitsbergen and Bear Island, but subsequently became stranded on Novaya Zemlya for almost a year.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Willem Barentsz article was read about 36,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Willem Barentsz
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Willem Barentsz (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unidentified engraver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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