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Cretan War, an Uncommon card
The Cretan War, also known as the War of Candia or the fifth Ottoman–Venetian war, was a conflict between the Republic of Venice and her allies against the Ottoman Empire and the Barbary States largely fought over the island of Crete, Venice's largest and richest overseas possession.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 175
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 48,000
Power 175 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Cretan War quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cretan War card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of extinct bird species since 1500. List of extinct bird species since 1500 91 · John Kenneth Galbraith 85 · Anglo-Spanish War 82 · Cretan War 78 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
John Kenneth Galbraith. John Kenneth Galbraith 160,000 · Frederick Banting 120,000 · Cretan War 48,000 · Luigi Di Maio 38,000 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 war lasted from 1645 to 1669 and was fought in Crete, especially in the city of Candia, and in numerous naval engagements and raids around the Aegean Sea, with Dalmatia providing a secondary theater of operations.
- Although most of Crete was conquered by the Ottomans in the first few years of the war, the fortress of Candia, the capital of Crete, resisted successfully.
- Its prolonged siege, "Troy's rival" as Lord Byron called it, forced both sides to focus their attention on the supply of their respective forces on the island.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cretan War article was read about 48,000 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 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Cretan War
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cretan War (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Francesco Basilicata, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
