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Uncommon card · Nature
Broch of Mousa, an Uncommon card
Broch of Mousa or Mousa Broch is a preserved Iron Age broch or round tower.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 129
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 21,000
Power 129 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Broch of Mousa quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Broch of Mousa card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is on the ______ of Mousa in Shetland, Scotland.
Answer
island. It is on the island of Mousa in Shetland, Scotland. From the Broch of Mousa article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Lachin corridor. Lachin corridor 74 · Trogon 70 · Amur falcon 64 · Broch of Mousa 61 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Trogon. Trogon 35,000 · Broch of Mousa 21,000 · Comfort behaviour in animals 13,000 · Epigenome 9,900 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.
- It is on the island of Mousa in Shetland, Scotland.
- It is the tallest broch still standing and amongst the best-preserved prehistoric buildings in Europe.
- It is thought to have been constructed c. 300 BC, and is one of more than 500 brochs built in Scotland.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Broch of Mousa article was read about 21,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Broch of Mousa
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, Broch of Mousa (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
