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Uncommon card · Science
Curtain wall, an Uncommon card
Curtain walls are non-structural exterior building walls. They protect the interior of the building from the elements but since they carry no structural load beyond their own dead-load weight, they can be made of lightweight materials.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 54
- Power
- 125
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 53,000
Power 125 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Curtain wall quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Curtain wall card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Steel frames have largely given way to aluminum ______.
Answer
extrusions. Steel frames have largely given way to aluminum extrusions. From the Curtain wall article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Foundations of mathematics. Foundations of mathematics 78 · Bucaramanga 74 · Curtain wall 71 · Cathode 67 ATK in WikiCards.
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.
- They transfer lateral wind loads to the main building's structure through connections at floors or columns.
- Curtain walls may be designed as "systems" that integrate frame, wall panel, and weatherproofing materials.
- Steel frames have largely given way to aluminum extrusions.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Curtain wall article was read about 53,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 54: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Curtain wall
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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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Curtain wall in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Alexander GrischukUncommon · Society · ATK 67 DEF 58
- AsahikawaUncommon · Society · ATK 70 DEF 55
- BucaramangaUncommon · Society · ATK 74 DEF 51
- Hélène CixousUncommon · Arts · ATK 73 DEF 52
- Jack KilbyUncommon · Science · ATK 66 DEF 59
- Menai Suspension BridgeUncommon · Nature · ATK 63 DEF 62
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Curtain wall (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hawyih, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
