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Umkomaas, a Common card
Umkomaas, also known by its official name eMkhomazi, is a small coastal town on the subtropical South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa was formed when a harbour was built in 1861 to export sugar.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 57
- Power
- 122
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,400
Power 122 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Umkomaas quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Umkomaas card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The town rests beside the mouth of the ______ uMkhomazi River, also known as the Mkhomazi or Umkomaas.
Answer
navigable. The town rests beside the mouth of the navigable uMkhomazi River, also known as the Mkhomazi or Umkomaas. From the Umkomaas article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Umkomaas, also known by its official name eMkhomazi, is a small coastal town on the subtropical South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa was formed when a harbour was built in ____ to export sugar.
Answer
1860s. Umkomaas, also known by its official name eMkhomazi, is a small coastal town on the subtropical South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa was formed when a harbour was built in 1861 to export sugar. From the Umkomaas article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bill Auberlen. Bill Auberlen 80 · Vivian Cheruiyot 71 · Cyclone Ilsa 68 · Umkomaas 65 ATK in WikiCards.
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 town rests beside the mouth of the navigable uMkhomazi River, also known as the Mkhomazi or Umkomaas.
- With the successful dredging of Durban harbour's sandbar and arrival of the railway, like Port Shepstone, the harbour fell into disuse, but the village came to life.
- It is administered as eMkhomazi Area, together with the nearby areas of Craigieburn, Clansthal, Ilfracombe, Crowder, Amahlongwa and Hull Valley as part Ward 99 in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Umkomaas article was read about 7,400 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 57: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
How to get Umkomaas
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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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Umkomaas in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Cyclone IlsaCommon · Nature · ATK 68 DEF 54
- Edward ParryCommon · History · ATK 66 DEF 56
- Nichi VendolaCommon · History · ATK 66 DEF 56
- Antarctic fishesCommon · Nature · ATK 64 DEF 58
- Brian DrukerCommon · Science · ATK 69 DEF 53
- Pierre-Jean de BérangerCommon · Arts · ATK 66 DEF 56
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Umkomaas (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Noelmcdonogh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
