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Wikigacha, the Browser Game That Turns Wikipedia Into Cards, Goes Viral Internationally

Wikipedia metrics set rarity plus stats, creating a data-driven gacha hook.

Overview

  • English-language gaming outlets spotlight Wikigacha as it converts Wikipedia entries into collectible cards in a browser battler.
  • Reports cite a pool of more than 6.74 million potential cards generated from the encyclopedia’s article database.
  • Each pack holds five cards, regenerates at one per minute up to 10, with more earned via ads or daily missions, plus a guaranteed SR or higher on every tenth pack.
  • Rarity uses WikiRank assessments, attack derives from page views, defense from article length, with seven tiers up to legend rare.
  • Players compete in PvP or autobattler modes and face a daily raid boss with per-card daily limits, while attribution to a solo Japanese developer known as 'harusugi' is reported via Automaton.