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Battle of Sluys, an Uncommon card
The Battle of Sluys, was a naval battle fought on 24 June 1340 between England and France.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 157
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 40,000
Power 157 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Battle of Sluys quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Battle of Sluys card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The battle was one of the ______ engagements of the Hundred Years' War.
Answer
opening. The battle was one of the opening engagements of the Hundred Years' War. From the Battle of Sluys article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Battle of Sluys, was a naval battle fought on 24 June ____ between England and France.
Answer
1340s. The Battle of Sluys, was a naval battle fought on 24 June 1340 between England and France. From the Battle of Sluys article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Death and state funeral of Jiang Zemin. Death and state funeral of Jiang Zemin 84 · Alan Ayckbourn 78 · Akwa Ibom State 75 · Battle of Sluys 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.
- It took place in the roadstead of the port of Sluys, on a since silted-up inlet between Zeeland and West Flanders.
- The English fleet of 120–150 ships was led by Edward III of England and the 230-strong French fleet by the Breton knight Hugues Quiéret, Admiral of France, and Nicolas Béhuchet, Constable of France.
- The battle was one of the opening engagements of the Hundred Years' War.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Battle of Sluys article was read about 40,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Battle of Sluys
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Battle of Sluys (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Loyset Liédet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
