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Uncommon card · Science
Flechette, an Uncommon card
A flechette or fléchette is a pointed, fin-stabilized steel projectile.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 121
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 121 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Flechette quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Flechette card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The name comes from French ______, meaning "little arrow" or "dart".
Answer
fléchette. The name comes from French fléchette, meaning "little arrow" or "dart". From the Flechette article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Natural philosophy. Natural philosophy 72 · Livy 68 · Breechloader 65 · Flechette 62 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.
- The name comes from French fléchette, meaning "little arrow" or "dart".
- They have been used as ballistic weapons since World War I. Delivery systems and methods of launching flechettes vary, from a single shot to thousands in a single explosive round.
- The use of flechettes as antipersonnel weapons has been controversial, however, in war, it is not prohibited by the Hague Convention.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Flechette article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Flechette
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.
More Science cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Flechette in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Bun BUncommon · Arts · ATK 63 DEF 58
- Carl LaemmleUncommon · Society · ATK 65 DEF 56
- ConstructivismUncommon · Arts · ATK 68 DEF 53
- Littoral zoneUncommon · Society · ATK 65 DEF 56
- Logan HendersonUncommon · Arts · ATK 65 DEF 56
- Ned JarrettUncommon · Society · ATK 79 DEF 42
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Science cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Flechette (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
