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Uncommon card · Science
Glacis, an Uncommon card
A glacis in military engineering is an artificial slope as part of a medieval castle or in early modern fortresses.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 50
- DEF
- 41
- Power
- 91
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 33,000
Power 91 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Glacis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Glacis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
They may be constructed of earth as a ______ structure or of stone in more permanent structure.
Answer
temporary. They may be constructed of earth as a temporary structure or of stone in more permanent structure. From the Glacis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
16-bit computing. 16-bit computing 59 · Piecewise function 55 · Glacis 50 · Corn oil 47 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 may be constructed of earth as a temporary structure or of stone in more permanent structure.
- More generally, a glacis is any slope, natural or artificial, which fulfils the above requirements.
- The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made dangerous with ice, hence the relationship with glacier.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Glacis article was read about 33,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 50 and blocks with 41: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Glacis
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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- Stefan HolmUncommon · Society · ATK 64 DEF 27
- Terry DearyUncommon · Arts · ATK 56 DEF 35
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Glacis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Arch, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
