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Belk, an Uncommon card
Belk, Inc. is an American department store chain founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 137
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 70,000
Power 137 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Belk quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Belk card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was ______ by private equity firm Sycamore Partners in 2015.
Answer
acquired. It was acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners in 2015. From the Belk article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Belk, Inc. is an American department store chain founded in ____ by William Henry Belk.
Answer
1880s. Belk, Inc. is an American department store chain founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk. From the Belk article on Wikipedia.
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.
- Local partnerships allowed Belk to expand during the 1900s, and resulted in several Belk co-brandings.
- The distinct legal entities were consolidated into a single company and uniform Belk brand in 1998.
- It was acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners in 2015.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Belk article was read about 70,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Belk
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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The cards just above and just below Belk in the power ranking, all domains together.
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- Paul van DykUncommon · Arts · ATK 71 DEF 66
- A. J. AyerUncommon · History · ATK 74 DEF 63
- Gunnar NordahlUncommon · Society · ATK 71 DEF 66
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Belk (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mike Kalasnik from Unionville, CT, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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