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Uncommon card · Science
Ravelin, an Uncommon card
A ravelin is a triangular fortification or detached outwork, located in front of the innerworks of a fortress.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 46
- DEF
- 34
- Power
- 80
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 32,000
Power 80 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Ravelin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ravelin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ravelin is the oldest and at the same time the most important outer work of the bastion ______ system.
Answer
fortification. The ravelin is the oldest and at the same time the most important outer work of the bastion fortification system. From the Ravelin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Binding energy. Binding energy 60 · Ampere-hour 56 · Clerk 49 · Ravelin 46 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.
- Originally called a demi-lune, after the lunette, the ravelin is placed outside a castle and opposite a fortification curtain wall.
- The ravelin is the oldest and at the same time the most important outer work of the bastion fortification system.
- It originated from small forts that were supposed to cover the bridge that led across the moat to the city or fortress gate from a direct attack.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ravelin article was read about 32,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 46 and blocks with 34: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get Ravelin
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, Ravelin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Zacharias Roman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
