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Basilicata, an Uncommon card
Basilicata, also known by its ancient name Lucania, is an administrative region in Southern Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 66
- Power
- 143
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150,000
Power 143 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Basilicata quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Basilicata card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In ancient times, part of its ______ belonged to Magna Graecia, subject to coastal Greek colonies.
Answer
territory. In ancient times, part of its territory belonged to Magna Graecia, subject to coastal Greek colonies. From the Basilicata article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Kingdom of Bohemia. Kingdom of Bohemia 82 · Basilicata 77 · Niccolò Paganini 73 · Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine 69 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Kingdom of Bohemia. Kingdom of Bohemia 400,000 · Niccolò Paganini 250,000 · Basilicata 150,000 · Siege 120,000 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.
- It has two coastlines: a 30-kilometre stretch on the Gulf of Policastro between Campania and Calabria, and a longer coastline along the Gulf of Taranto between Calabria and Apulia.
- The region can be thought of as "the arch" of "the boot" of Italy, with Calabria functioning as "the toe" and Apulia "the heel".
- In ancient times, part of its territory belonged to Magna Graecia, subject to coastal Greek colonies.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Basilicata article was read about 150,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 66: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Basilicata
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, Basilicata (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
