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Isle of Wight Railway, a Common card
The Isle of Wight Railway was a railway company on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, it operated 14 miles of railway line between Ryde and Ventnor.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 171
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,200
Power 171 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Isle of Wight Railway quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Isle of Wight Railway card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It opened the first section of line from Ryde to Sandown in 1864, later ______ to Ventnor in 1866.
Answer
extending. It opened the first section of line from Ryde to Sandown in 1864, later extending to Ventnor in 1866. From the Isle of Wight Railway article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Boston Braves 1. Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Boston Braves 1 15,000 · Uruma 11,000 · Isle of Wight Railway 8,200 · Ian Craig 6,400 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- It opened the first section of line from Ryde to Sandown in 1864, later extending to Ventnor in 1866.
- The Ryde station was at St Johns Road, some distance from the pier where the majority of travellers arrived.
- A tramway operated on the pier itself, and a street-running tramway later operated from the Pier to St Johns Road.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Isle of Wight Railway article was read about 8,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Isle of Wight Railway
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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- Ian CraigCommon · Society · ATK 77 DEF 94
- Carlo MarochettiCommon · Arts · ATK 75 DEF 96
- Hugh TrumbleCommon · Society · ATK 77 DEF 94
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Isle of Wight Railway (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Peeky44, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
