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Action at Nineveh, a Common card
The Action at Nineveh was a cavalry action that occurred on November 12, 1864, during the American Civil War.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 720
Power 162 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Action at Nineveh quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Action at Nineveh card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Nineveh is located in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley south of ______ and north of the Shenandoah River in Warren County.
Answer
Winchester. Nineveh is located in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley south of Winchester and north of the Shenandoah River in Warren County. From the Action at Nineveh article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Action at Nineveh was a cavalry action that occurred on November 12, ____, during the American Civil War.
Answer
1860s. The Action at Nineveh was a cavalry action that occurred on November 12, 1864, during the American Civil War. From the Action at Nineveh article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Flanders. List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Flanders 84 · William Garrard 78 · Action at Nineveh 75 · Gunpowder artillery in the Middle Ages 72 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.
- A Union cavalry division led by Brigadier General William H. Powell defeated a Confederate cavalry brigade commanded by Brigadier General John McCausland.
- The fight took place in Nineveh, Virginia, near the road from Newtown to Front Royal, which is known as the Front Royal Pike.
- Nineveh is located in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley south of Winchester and north of the Shenandoah River in Warren County.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Action at Nineveh article was read about 720 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Action at Nineveh
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, Action at Nineveh (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : David Benbennick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
