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Glastonbury Abbey, an Uncommon card
Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 172
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 66,000
Power 172 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Glastonbury Abbey quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Glastonbury Abbey card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The abbey was founded in the 8th century and ______ in the 10th.
Answer
enlarged. The abbey was founded in the 8th century and enlarged in the 10th. From the Glastonbury Abbey article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Destroyed by a fire in ____, it was subsequently rebuilt, and by the 14th century it was one of the richest and most powerful monasteries in England.
Answer
1180s. Destroyed by a fire in 1184, it was subsequently rebuilt, and by the 14th century it was one of the richest and most powerful monasteries in England. From the Glastonbury Abbey article on Wikipedia.
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.
- Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled monument, are open as a visitor attraction.
- The abbey was founded in the 8th century and enlarged in the 10th.
- Destroyed by a fire in 1184, it was subsequently rebuilt, and by the 14th century it was one of the richest and most powerful monasteries in England.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Glastonbury Abbey article was read about 66,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Glastonbury Abbey
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, Glastonbury Abbey (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Steve Slater, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
