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Declaration of war, an Uncommon card
A declaration of war is a formal act by which one state announces existing or impending war activity against another.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 142
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 73,000
Power 142 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Declaration of war quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Declaration of war card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In many nations, that power is given to the head of state or ______.
Answer
sovereign. In many nations, that power is given to the head of state or sovereign. From the Declaration of war article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Railway track. Railway track 79 · Declaration of war 74 · Independence of Brazil 71 · Constantine VII 68 ATK in WikiCards.
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 declaration is a performative speech act by an authorized party of a national government, in order to create a state of war between two or more states.
- The legality of who is competent to declare war varies between nations and forms of government.
- In many nations, that power is given to the head of state or sovereign.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Declaration of war article was read about 73,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Declaration of war
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, Declaration of war (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
