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Uncommon card · History
Wickes-class destroyer, an Uncommon card
The Wickes-class destroyers were a class of 111 destroyers built by the United States Navy in 1917–1919.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 55
- Power
- 122
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 46,000
Power 122 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Wickes-class destroyer quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Wickes-class destroyer card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
While some were scrapped in the 1930s, the rest served ______ World War II.
Answer
throughout. While some were scrapped in the 1930s, the rest served throughout World War II. From the Wickes-class destroyer article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Julian. Julian 80 · Ethiopian–Adal War 74 · Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour 70 · Wickes-class destroyer 67 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour. Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour 87,000 · Deccan wars 62,000 · Wickes-class destroyer 46,000 · Ahmad bin Yahya 30,000 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.
- Together with the six preceding ships of the Caldwell class and the succeeding 156 subsequent Clemson-class destroyers, they were grouped as the "flush-deck" or "four-stack" type.
- Only a few were completed in time to serve in World War I, including USS Wickes, the lead ship of the class.
- While some were scrapped in the 1930s, the rest served throughout World War II.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Wickes-class destroyer article was read about 46,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 55: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Wickes-class destroyer
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, Wickes-class destroyer (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Thomas Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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