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Snakes and ladders, an Uncommon card
Snakes and ladders is a board game for two or more players regarded today as a worldwide classic.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 61
- Power
- 129
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Power 129 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Snakes and ladders quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Snakes and ladders card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is played on a game board with ______, gridded squares.
Answer
numbered. It is played on a game board with numbered, gridded squares. From the Snakes and ladders article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The game originated in ancient India as Moksha Patam, and was brought to the United Kingdom in the ____s.
Answer
1890s. The game originated in ancient India as Moksha Patam, and was brought to the United Kingdom in the 1890s. From the Snakes and ladders article on Wikipedia.
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 game originated in ancient India as Moksha Patam, and was brought to the United Kingdom in the 1890s.
- It is played on a game board with numbered, gridded squares.
- A number of "ladders" and "snakes" are pictured on the board, each connecting two specific board squares.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Snakes and ladders article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 61: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Snakes and ladders
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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- Bertrand CantatUncommon · Arts · ATK 68 DEF 61
- HattusaUncommon · History · ATK 68 DEF 61
- LanceUncommon · History · ATK 67 DEF 62
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- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Snakes and ladders (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jain Miniature, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
