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Rotterdam, a Rare card
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands by population and the largest by area.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 88
- DEF
- 83
- Power
- 171
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 380,000
Power 171 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Rotterdam quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Rotterdam card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William IV, Count of ______.
Answer
Holland. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William IV, Count of Holland. From the Rotterdam article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Rotterdam's history goes back to ____, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte.
Answer
1270s. Rotterdam's history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte. From the Rotterdam article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
The Ashes. The Ashes 780,000 · Lyon 520,000 · Rotterdam 380,000 · Veneto 300,000 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.
- It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the New Meuse inland shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse at first and now to the Rhine.
- Rotterdam's history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte.
- In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William IV, Count of Holland.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Rotterdam article was read about 380,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 88 and blocks with 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get Rotterdam
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, Rotterdam (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Rob Oo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
