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The Old Dame and her Hen, a Common card
"The Old Dame and her Hen" is the English title given by Dasent to the Norwegian folk tale, Asbjørnsen and Moe’s number 35.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,600
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
The Old Dame and her Hen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the The Old Dame and her Hen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The tale is categorized as Aarne-Thompson type 311, "Rescue by the ______."
Answer
Sister. The tale is categorized as Aarne-Thompson type 311, "Rescue by the Sister." From the The Old Dame and her Hen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Richard A. Lovett. Richard A. Lovett 72 · The Old Dame and her Hen 61 · Appalachian Trail Museum 58 · Two Forms 55 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
St Alkmund's Church, Derby. St Alkmund's Church, Derby 3,000 · Two Forms 2,200 · The Old Dame and her Hen 1,600 · James Park House 1,100 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 tale's original title, "Høna tripper i berget" is more accurately rendered "The Hen is Tripping in the Mountain", as given in Reidar Thoralf Christiansen's translation.
- The tale is categorized as Aarne-Thompson type 311, "Rescue by the Sister."
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Old Dame and her Hen article was read about 1,600 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get The Old Dame and her Hen
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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The cards just above and just below The Old Dame and her Hen in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Ali Ahmad Muhammad Al RahiziCommon · History · ATK 63 DEF 44
- Appalachian Trail MuseumCommon · History · ATK 58 DEF 49
- Bill StewartCommon · Society · ATK 66 DEF 41
- George PalaiologosCommon · History · ATK 56 DEF 51
- Helen HughesCommon · Science · ATK 70 DEF 37
- St Margaret's Well, EdinburghCommon · Society · ATK 53 DEF 54
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, The Old Dame and her Hen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Theodor Kittelsen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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