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Barrier island, an Uncommon card
Barrier islands are a coastal landform, a type of dune system and sand island, where an area of sand off the coast has been formed by wave and tidal action parallel to the mainland coast.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 134
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 77,000
Power 134 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Barrier island quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Barrier island card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A barrier chain may extend for hundreds of ______, with islands periodically separated by tidal inlets.
Answer
kilometers. A barrier chain may extend for hundreds of kilometers, with islands periodically separated by tidal inlets. From the Barrier island article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Property. Property 80 · Tibetan Plateau 73 · Barrier island 70 · European hornet 66 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Tibetan Plateau. Tibetan Plateau 190,000 · European hornet 150,000 · North Island 120,000 · Barrier island 77,000 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.
- Barrier islands are commonly formed in long, narrow systems parallel to shorelines and are shaped by waves, tides, sediment movement, and sea-level change, which cause them to shift, grow, or erode over time.
- They protect coastlines by absorbing energy, and create areas of protected waters where wetlands may flourish.
- A barrier chain may extend for hundreds of kilometers, with islands periodically separated by tidal inlets.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Barrier island article was read about 77,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Barrier island
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, Barrier island (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : James Loesch from Trenton, New Jersey, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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