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Chinese calligraphy, an Uncommon card
Chinese calligraphy is the writing of Chinese characters as an art form, combining visual art and interpretation of their literary meaning.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 76
- Power
- 155
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 50,000
Power 155 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Chinese calligraphy quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Chinese calligraphy card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
There is some general ______ of the various styles of calligraphy in this tradition.
Answer
standardization. There is some general standardization of the various styles of calligraphy in this tradition. From the Chinese calligraphy article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Baroque architecture. Baroque architecture 140,000 · Postmodern architecture 100,000 · Chinese calligraphy 50,000 · Khachatur Abovian 11,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- This type of expression has been widely practiced in China and has been generally held in high esteem across East Asia.
- Calligraphy is considered one of the four most-sought skills and hobbies of ancient Chinese literati, along with playing stringed musical instruments, the board game "Go", and painting.
- There is some general standardization of the various styles of calligraphy in this tradition.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Chinese calligraphy article was read about 50,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 76: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Chinese calligraphy
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, Chinese calligraphy (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Wang Xianzhi （344–386）, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
