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Block and tackle, an Uncommon card
A block and tackle, purchase, or only tackle is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, used to provide tension and lift heavy loads.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 114
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 92,000
Power 114 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Block and tackle quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Block and tackle card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Hero of ______ described cranes formed from assemblies of pulleys in the first century.
Answer
Alexandria. Hero of Alexandria described cranes formed from assemblies of pulleys in the first century. From the Block and tackle article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Boiling point. Boiling point 140,000 · Block and tackle 92,000 · Reflection 68,000 · Mir-375 540 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 pulleys are assembled to form blocks and then blocks are paired so that one is fixed and one moves with the load.
- The rope is threaded through the pulleys to provide mechanical advantage that amplifies the force applied to the rope.
- Hero of Alexandria described cranes formed from assemblies of pulleys in the first century.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Block and tackle article was read about 92,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Block and tackle
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, Block and tackle (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Themightyquill, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
