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Mosaic, an Uncommon card
A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 69
- Power
- 155
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 155 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Mosaic quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Mosaic card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Mosaics have a long history, starting in ______ in the 3rd millennium BC.
Answer
Mesopotamia. Mosaics have a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. From the Mosaic article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Mosaic. Mosaic 86 · Samuel Morse 80 · Lighthouse 76 · Epistle of Jude 73 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Lighthouse. Lighthouse 200,000 · Mosaic 130,000 · Postmodern architecture 100,000 · Capitoline Museums 68,000 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.
- Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world.
- Mosaic today includes murals and pavements, but also artwork, hobby crafts, industrial and construction forms.
- Mosaics have a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Mosaic article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 69: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Mosaic
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.
More Arts cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Mosaic in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Ammonium chlorideUncommon · Science · ATK 78 DEF 77
- Cat meatUncommon · Society · ATK 76 DEF 79
- Isosceles triangleUncommon · Science · ATK 73 DEF 82
- 2011–12 FC Barcelona seasonUncommon · Society · ATK 91 DEF 64
- Badlands National ParkUncommon · Nature · ATK 76 DEF 79
- Battle of Red CliffsUncommon · History · ATK 73 DEF 82
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Arts cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Mosaic (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
