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The Castle of Otranto, an Uncommon card
The Castle of Otranto is a novel written by the British Whig politician and historian and Horace Walpole.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 132
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 132 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
The Castle of Otranto quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the The Castle of Otranto card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
First ______ in 1764, it is generally regarded as the first Gothic novel.
Answer
published. First published in 1764, it is generally regarded as the first Gothic novel. From the The Castle of Otranto article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Oromo language. Oromo language 79 · Symphony 74 · The Castle of Otranto 70 · Joe Bastianich 67 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Gene Shalit. Gene Shalit 570,000 · Joe Bastianich 360,000 · Television 200,000 · The Castle of Otranto 130,000 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.
- First published in 1764, it is generally regarded as the first Gothic novel.
- In the second edition, Walpole applied the word 'Gothic' to the novel in the subtitle – A Gothic Story.
- Set in a haunted castle, the novel merged medievalism and terror in a style that has endured ever since.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Castle of Otranto article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get The Castle of Otranto
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, The Castle of Otranto (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Horace Walpole, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
