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Rare card · History
Colony of Virginia, a Rare card
The Colony of Virginia was a British colonial settlement in North America from 1606 to 1776.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 79
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 260,000
Power 162 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Colony of Virginia quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Colony of Virginia card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1590, the colony was ______.
Answer
abandoned. In 1590, the colony was abandoned. From the Colony of Virginia article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
American Indian Wars. American Indian Wars 86 · Colony of Virginia 83 · Jorge Rafael Videla 78 · Chet Baker 75 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Chet Baker. Chet Baker 450,000 · American Indian Wars 360,000 · Colony of Virginia 260,000 · Spring and Autumn period 170,000 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.
- The first effort to create an English settlement in the area was chartered in 1584 and established in 1585, the resulting Roanoke Colony lasted for three attempts totaling six years.
- In 1590, the colony was abandoned.
- But nearly twenty years later, the colony was re-settled at Jamestown, not far north of the original site.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Colony of Virginia article was read about 260,000 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 79: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Colony of Virginia
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Colony of Virginia (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown engraver (from work by Lyon Gardiner Tyler), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
