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Burqa, a Rare card
A burqa, also known as harabah, is a type of enveloping outer garment worn by some Muslim women which fully covers the body and the face.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 176
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 300,000
Ranked #1,145 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Burqa quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Burqa card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Historical sources mention women’s ______ of face veiling.
Answer
practices. Historical sources mention women’s practices of face veiling. From the Burqa article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2018 United States House of Representatives elections. 2018 United States House of Representatives elections 100 · Terrorism 92 · Burqa 86 · Shang dynasty 79 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.
- The use of face veils has been documented in various ancient cultures, including the Byzantine Empire, Persia, and Arabia.
- Historical sources mention women’s practices of face veiling.
- Additionally, Biblical references in Genesis highlight the use of veils.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Burqa article was read about 300,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Burqa
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, Burqa (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Steve Evans from India and USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
