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Rare card · History
Balochistan, a Rare card
Balochistan is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian plate and the Arabian Sea coastline.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 161
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 290,000
Power 161 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Balochistan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Balochistan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Balochistan region is split among three countries: Iran, ______, and Pakistan.
Answer
Afghanistan. The Balochistan region is split among three countries: Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. From the Balochistan article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bhumibol Adulyadej. Bhumibol Adulyadej 90 · First Chechen War 83 · Emperor Meiji 78 · Balochistan 75 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Emperor Meiji. Emperor Meiji 700,000 · Charles X of France 550,000 · First Chechen War 390,000 · Balochistan 290,000 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.
- This arid region of desert and mountains is primarily populated by ethnic Baloch people.
- Balochistan is significant because of its strategic location, mineral wealth, long coastline along the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Oman and potential for discoveries of oil and gas.
- The Balochistan region is split among three countries: Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Balochistan article was read about 290,000 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 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Balochistan
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Balochistan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : JohnGold6000, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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