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Aru kingdom, a Common card
Aru was a major Malay Sumatran kingdom from the 13th to the 16th century.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 129
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,300
Power 129 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Aru kingdom quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Aru kingdom card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The kingdom was initially established as a ______ polity.
Answer
Melayu. The kingdom was initially established as a Melayu polity. From the Aru kingdom article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Diffused lighting camouflage. Diffused lighting camouflage 8,500 · Aru kingdom 4,300 · Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué 2,400 · Karatiyya 1,600 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.
- It was located on the eastern coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
- In its heyday the kingdom was a formidable maritime power, and was able to control the northern part of the Malacca strait.
- The kingdom was initially established as a Melayu polity.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Aru kingdom article was read about 4,300 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 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Aru kingdom
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, Aru kingdom (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Giovanni Battista Ramusio or Giacomo Gastaldi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
