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Biryani, a Rare card
Biryani is a mixed rice dish traditionally made with spiced meat, seafood, or vegetables.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 164
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 430,000
Power 164 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Biryani quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Biryani card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is thought to derive from a ______ rice dish, either pilau or birinj biryan.
Answer
Persian. It is thought to derive from a Persian rice dish, either pilau or birinj biryan. From the Biryani article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Tagalog language. Tagalog language 88 · Balochistan, Pakistan 83 · Rosh Hashanah 77 · Biryani 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 was present in Mughal-era India, though whether it was created there is debated.
- It is thought to derive from a Persian rice dish, either pilau or birinj biryan.
- The dish makes use of slow-cooking as in Persian pilau, combined with Persian-style yoghurt-marinated meat and a spicy Indian style of cooking, it was likely developed in the Mughal court kitchens.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Biryani article was read about 430,000 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 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Biryani
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, Biryani (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mahi Tatavarty, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
