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Château de Saumur, an Uncommon card
The Château de Saumur, originally built as a castle and later developed as a château, is located in the French town of Saumur, in the Maine-et-Loire département.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 48
- DEF
- 35
- Power
- 83
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 16,000
Power 83 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Château de Saumur quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Château de Saumur card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It overlooks the ______ of the rivers Loire and Thouet.
Answer
confluence. It overlooks the confluence of the rivers Loire and Thouet. From the Château de Saumur article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____ it came into the hands of Fulk Nerra, count of Anjou, who bequeathed it to his Plantagenet heirs.
Answer
1020s. In 1026 it came into the hands of Fulk Nerra, count of Anjou, who bequeathed it to his Plantagenet heirs. From the Château de Saumur article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Prose poetry. Prose poetry 30,000 · Darby Slick 24,000 · Château de Saumur 16,000 · David Lindsay 12,000 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.
- It was originally constructed in the 10th century by Theobald I, Count of Blois, as a fortified stronghold against Norman attacks.
- It overlooks the confluence of the rivers Loire and Thouet.
- In 1026 it came into the hands of Fulk Nerra, count of Anjou, who bequeathed it to his Plantagenet heirs.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Château de Saumur article was read about 16,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 48 and blocks with 35: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get Château de Saumur
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Château de Saumur (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Kamel15, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
