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Maerdy, a Common card
Maerdy is a village and community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, and within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying at the head of the Rhondda Fach Valley.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 70
- Power
- 133
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,200
Power 133 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Maerdy quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Maerdy card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The village developed around Mardy Colliery, established in 1875, which became central to the ______ until its closure in 1990.
Answer
community. The village developed around Mardy Colliery, established in 1875, which became central to the community until its closure in 1990. From the Maerdy article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of Nashville Predators players. List of Nashville Predators players 86 · Sonarpur 71 · Alex MacDonald 68 · Maerdy 63 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 village developed around Mardy Colliery, established in 1875, which became central to the community until its closure in 1990.
- Maerdy gained national prominence during the early 20th century as a centre of miners' militancy and communist politics, earning the nickname "Little Moscow" due to the radical stance of its miners' lodge.
- The community was home to the Maerdy Workingmen's Hall and Institute, built in 1905, which served as the social, cultural, and educational heart of the village for over a century until its demolition in 2008.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Maerdy article was read about 4,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 70: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Maerdy
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, Maerdy (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Peter Goodwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
