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Boiler, a Common card
A boiler or steam generator is a device used to create steam by applying heat energy to water.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 51
- Power
- 118
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Ranked #2,501 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Boiler quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Boiler card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A boiler or steam generator is used wherever a ______ of steam is required.
Answer
source. A boiler or steam generator is used wherever a source of steam is required. From the Boiler article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of state highways in Wyoming. List of state highways in Wyoming 80 · Aquatic therapy 72 · Boiler 67 · Camelopardalis 62 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Council of Economic Advisers. Council of Economic Advisers 46,000 · Boiler 14,000 · Bailiwick of Utrecht 6,900 · List of state highways in Wyoming 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.
- Although the definitions are somewhat flexible, it can be said that older steam generators were commonly termed boilers and worked at low to medium pressure but, at pressures above this, it is more usual to speak of a steam generator.
- A boiler or steam generator is used wherever a source of steam is required.
- The form and size depends on the application: mobile steam engines such as steam locomotives, portable engines and steam-powered road vehicles typically use a smaller boiler that forms an integral part of the vehicle, stationary steam engines, heating plants, industrial installations and power stations will usually have a larger separate steam generating facility connected to the point-of-use by…
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Boiler article was read about 14,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 51: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Boiler
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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- James SmithCommon · History · ATK 64 DEF 54
- South Bank, Redcar and ClevelandCommon · Society · ATK 60 DEF 58
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Boiler (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Stahlkocher, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
