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Epic card · Arts
Hanging Gardens of Babylon, an Epic card
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World listed by Hellenic culture.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 135
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 670,000
Power 135 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hanging Gardens of Babylon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was said to have been built in the ______ city of Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq.
Answer
ancient. It was said to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq. From the Hanging Gardens of Babylon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Gabriel Byrne. Gabriel Byrne 76 · Ol' Dirty Bastard 73 · Laura Branigan 70 · Hanging Gardens of Babylon 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 were described as a remarkable feat of engineering with an ascending series of tiered gardens containing a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and vines, resembling a large green mountain constructed of mud bricks.
- It was said to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq.
- The Hanging Gardens' name is derived from the Greek word κρεμαστός, which has a broader meaning than the modern English word "hanging" and refers to trees being planted on a raised structure such as a terrace.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon article was read about 670,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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, Hanging Gardens of Babylon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
