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Chariot racing, an Uncommon card
Chariot racing was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine sports.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 179
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 62,000
Power 179 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Chariot racing quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Chariot racing card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Horses and ______ were very costly.
Answer
chariots. Horses and chariots were very costly. From the Chariot racing article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia 95 · Air warfare of World War II 91 · 2012 Venezuelan presidential election 83 · Chariot racing 80 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.
- In Greece, chariot racing played an essential role in aristocratic funeral games from a very early time.
- With the institution of formal races and permanent racetracks, chariot racing was adopted by many Greek states and their religious festivals.
- Horses and chariots were very costly.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Chariot racing article was read about 62,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Chariot racing
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, Chariot racing (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jean-Léon Gérôme, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
