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Steam tank, a Common card
The Steam tank was an early U.S. tank design of 1918 imitating the design of the British Mark IV tank but powered by steam.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 45
- DEF
- 14
- Power
- 59
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 59 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
Steam tank quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Steam tank card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The type was designed by an officer from the U.S. Army's Corps Of ______.
Answer
Engineers. The type was designed by an officer from the U.S. Army's Corps Of Engineers. From the Steam tank article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Steam tank was an early U.S. tank design of ____ imitating the design of the British Mark IV tank but powered by steam.
Answer
1910s. The Steam tank was an early U.S. tank design of 1918 imitating the design of the British Mark IV tank but powered by steam. From the Steam tank article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
King in Prussia. King in Prussia 34,000 · Third Republic of Venezuela 18,000 · Steam tank 12,000 · Alberto Anaya 9,300 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.
- The type was designed by an officer from the U.S. Army's Corps Of Engineers.
- The project was started by General John A. Johnson with the help of the Endicott and Johnson Shoe Company and financed by the Boston bankers Phelan and Ratchesky, costing $60,000.
- Expertise was called in from Stanley Motor Carriage Company in Watertown, Massachusetts, that produced steam cars.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Steam tank article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 45 and blocks with 14: each hit it takes is cut by 6 %.
How to get Steam tank
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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- Martin SemmelroggeCommon · Arts · ATK 45 DEF 14
- Seventh VoidCommon · Arts · ATK 44 DEF 15
- Alberto AnayaCommon · History · ATK 46 DEF 13
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Steam tank (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author or not provided, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
