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Counties of Ireland, a Rare card
The counties of Ireland are historic administrative divisions of the island.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 370,000
Power 169 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Counties of Ireland quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Counties of Ireland card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1921, upon the partition of Ireland, six of the ______ counties became part of Northern Ireland.
Answer
traditional. In 1921, upon the partition of Ireland, six of the traditional counties became part of Northern Ireland. From the Counties of Ireland article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Turkish War of Independence. Turkish War of Independence 92 · Walter Scott 87 · Nicholas I of Russia 82 · Counties of Ireland 78 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Nicholas I of Russia. Nicholas I of Russia 630,000 · Counties of Ireland 370,000 · Mamluk 290,000 · Hejaz 230,000 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.
- They began as Norman structures, and as the powers exercised by the Cambro-Norman barons and the Old English nobility waned over time, new offices of political control were established at a county level.
- The number of counties varied depending on the time period, however thirty-two is the traditionally accepted and used number.
- In 1921, upon the partition of Ireland, six of the traditional counties became part of Northern Ireland.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Counties of Ireland article was read about 370,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Counties of Ireland
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, Counties of Ireland (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Population_density_of_Ireland_map2002.svg : * Ireland_complete.svg : Future Perfect at Sun, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
