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Xiongguanlong, a Common card
Xiongguanlong is an extinct genus of tyrannosauroid theropod from the Early Cretaceous period of what is now China.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 159
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 159 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Xiongguanlong quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Xiongguanlong card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The type and only species is X. ______.
Answer
baimoensis. The type and only species is X. baimoensis. From the Xiongguanlong article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Trevor Pinnock. Trevor Pinnock 79 · Krakatoa 76 · Xiongguanlong 72 · Deforestation and climate change 68 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Chinese water dragon. Chinese water dragon 22,000 · Xiongguanlong 12,000 · Coal breaker 9,000 · 1938 American Karakoram expedition to K2 3,300 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.
- The type and only species is X. baimoensis.
- The generic name comes from Jiayuguan City and the Mandarin word "long" which means dragon.
- The specific epithet, "baimoensis" is a latinization of the Mandarin word for "white ghost" in reference to one of the geological features of the type locality.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Xiongguanlong article was read about 12,000 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 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Xiongguanlong
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, Xiongguanlong (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jonathan Chen, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
