WikiCards
Play on iPhone nowFree in Safari. Add it to your Home Screen.Play
WikiCards · Card list · Arts cards · Railroad Camp Shanty
Common card · Arts
Railroad Camp Shanty, a Common card
The Railroad Camp Shanty in De Smet, South Dakota, United States, was built by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway in 1878 to shelter railroad personnel.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 35
- DEF
- 10
- Power
- 45
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 260
Power 45 (ATK + DEF).
Railroad Camp Shanty quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Railroad Camp Shanty card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was converted into a home by the ______ family during the winter of 1879-80.
Answer
Ingalls. It was converted into a home by the Ingalls family during the winter of 1879-80. From the Railroad Camp Shanty article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Railroad Camp Shanty in De Smet, South Dakota, United States, was built by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway in ____ to shelter railroad personnel.
Answer
1870s. The Railroad Camp Shanty in De Smet, South Dakota, United States, was built by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway in 1878 to shelter railroad personnel. From the Railroad Camp Shanty article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Hans Putz. Hans Putz 39 · Railroad Camp Shanty 35 · Chocalho 31 · Lejeunea cavifolia 20 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 Railroad Shanty is a simple frame building measuring roughly 10' by 22' and covered with horizontal siding.
- Presumably in the 1880's or early 1890's the building was moved three blocks from its original location and was placed on a cement block foundation.
- It was converted into a home by the Ingalls family during the winter of 1879-80.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Railroad Camp Shanty article was read about 260 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 35 and blocks with 10: each hit it takes is cut by 4 %.
How to get Railroad Camp Shanty
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 Railroad Camp Shanty in the power ranking, all domains together.
- A430 autorouteCommon · Society · ATK 34 DEF 11
- Benjamin AllenCommon · Arts · ATK 34 DEF 11
- Fanny HolroydCommon · Arts · ATK 34 DEF 11
- Diocese of MoundouCommon · Arts · ATK 34 DEF 11
- Gabella, CalciCommon · Society · ATK 30 DEF 15
- Lejeunea cavifoliaCommon · Nature · ATK 20 DEF 25
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, Railroad Camp Shanty (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
