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Continental System, an Uncommon card
The Continental System or Continental Blockade was a large-scale embargo by French emperor Napoleon I against the British Empire from 21 November 1806 until 11 April 1814, during the Napoleonic Wars.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 49
- Power
- 115
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 81,000
Power 115 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Continental System quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Continental System card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ was applied intermittently, ending on 11 April 1814 after Napoleon's first abdication.
Answer
embargo. The embargo was applied intermittently, ending on 11 April 1814 after Napoleon's first abdication. From the Continental System article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Analytic function. Analytic function 69 · Continental System 66 · RNLB Manchester Unity of Oddfellows 62 · Carmes Castle 56 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Shannon M. Kent. Shannon M. Kent 690,000 · Barrel 190,000 · Continental System 81,000 · Carmes Castle 510 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.
- Napoleon issued the Berlin Decree on 21 November 1806 in response to the naval blockade of the French coasts enacted by the British government on 16 May 1806.
- The embargo was applied intermittently, ending on 11 April 1814 after Napoleon's first abdication.
- Aside from subduing Britain, the blockade was also intended to establish French industrial and commercial hegemony in Europe.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Continental System article was read about 81,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 49: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Continental System
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Continental System (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : TRAJAN 117, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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