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Building code, an Uncommon card
A building code is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings and non-building structures.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 35
- Power
- 100
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 34,000
Power 100 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Building code quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Building code card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning ______, usually from a local council.
Answer
permission. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission, usually from a local council. From the Building code article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Building code. Building code 65 · Murilo Benício 62 · Bridge of the Americas 58 · Barbary dove 55 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
C-pop. C-pop 45,000 · Building code 34,000 · Kyōka Izumi 20,000 · Antonio García Martínez 11,000 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.
- Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission, usually from a local council.
- The main purpose of building codes is to protect public health, safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of buildings and structures , for example, the building codes in many countries require engineers to consider the effects of soil liquefaction in the design of new buildings.
- The building code becomes law of a particular jurisdiction when formally enacted by the appropriate governmental or private authority.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Building code article was read about 34,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 35: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get Building code
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, Building code (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Achim Hering, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
