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Carl XVI Gustaf, an Epic card
Carl XVI Gustaf is King of Sweden since 15 September 1973.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 175
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 770,000
Power 175 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Carl XVI Gustaf quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Carl XVI Gustaf card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His father died in an ______ crash in Denmark in January 1947, when Carl Gustaf was nine months old.
Answer
airplane. His father died in an airplane crash in Denmark in January 1947, when Carl Gustaf was nine months old. From the Carl XVI Gustaf article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Carl XVI Gustaf is King of Sweden since 15 September ____.
Answer
1970s. Carl XVI Gustaf is King of Sweden since 15 September 1973. From the Carl XVI Gustaf article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Napoleon III. Napoleon III 93 · Florence 88 · Carl XVI Gustaf 83 · Jack Lemmon 77 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.
- Having reigned for 53 years, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history and the second longest-serving current head of state.
- Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, King Gustaf V, as the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
- His father died in an airplane crash in Denmark in January 1947, when Carl Gustaf was nine months old.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Carl XVI Gustaf article was read about 770,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Carl XVI Gustaf
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Carl XVI Gustaf (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Lula Oficial, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.


