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Uncommon card · Science
Barbed wire, an Uncommon card
Barbed wire is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 66
- Power
- 142
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 96,000
Power 142 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Barbed wire quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Barbed wire card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
As a wire obstacle, it is a major feature of the ______ in trench warfare.
Answer
fortifications. As a wire obstacle, it is a major feature of the fortifications in trench warfare. From the Barbed wire article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Crossword. Crossword 83 · Barbed wire 76 · Benzalkonium chloride 73 · Harley-Davidson FL 67 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Zoology. Zoology 140,000 · Barbed wire 96,000 · Negative number 53,000 · Seismology 41,000 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.
- Its primary use is the construction of inexpensive fences, and it is also used as a security measure atop walls surrounding property.
- As a wire obstacle, it is a major feature of the fortifications in trench warfare.
- A person or animal trying to pass through or over barbed wire will suffer discomfort and possibly injury.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Barbed wire article was read about 96,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 66: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Barbed wire
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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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Barbed wire in the power ranking, all domains together.
- CrosswordUncommon · Society · ATK 83 DEF 59
- Maria Amalia of Naples and SicilyUncommon · History · ATK 68 DEF 74
- Benzalkonium chlorideUncommon · Science · ATK 73 DEF 69
- MaracaiboUncommon · Society · ATK 76 DEF 66
- John WyndhamUncommon · Arts · ATK 71 DEF 71
- Weighing scaleUncommon · History · ATK 74 DEF 68
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Barbed wire (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Prosthetic Head, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
