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Uncommon card · History
Dingane, an Uncommon card
Dingane KaSenzangakhona Zulu, commonly referred to as Dingane, Dingarn or Dingaan, was a Zulu prince who became king of the Zulu Kingdom in 1828, after assassinating his half-brother Shaka Zulu.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 53
- Power
- 115
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 34,000
Power 115 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Dingane quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Dingane card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He set up his royal capital, uMgungundlovu, translated to "Place of the Elephant" or "______ swallower".
Answer
elephant. He set up his royal capital, uMgungundlovu, translated to "Place of the Elephant" or "elephant swallower". From the Dingane article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Dingane KaSenzangakhona Zulu, commonly referred to as Dingane, Dingarn or Dingaan, was a Zulu prince who became king of the Zulu Kingdom in ____, after assassinating his half-brother Shaka Zulu.
Answer
1820s. Dingane KaSenzangakhona Zulu, commonly referred to as Dingane, Dingarn or Dingaan, was a Zulu prince who became king of the Zulu Kingdom in 1828, after assassinating his half-brother Shaka Zulu. From the Dingane article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Erlend Øye. Erlend Øye 68 · Battle of Wizna 65 · Dingane 62 · Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven 59 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.
- He set up his royal capital, uMgungundlovu, translated to "Place of the Elephant" or "elephant swallower".
- He also constructed one of numerous military encampments, or kraals, in the eMakhosini Valley just south of the White Umfolozi River, on the slope of Lion Hill.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Dingane article was read about 34,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 53: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Dingane
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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- Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van VollenhovenUncommon · History · ATK 59 DEF 56
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- Pierre CorneilleUncommon · Arts · ATK 65 DEF 50
- Shafi GoldwasserUncommon · Science · ATK 66 DEF 49
- Viktor SuvorovUncommon · History · ATK 66 DEF 49
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Dingane (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Allen Francis Gardiner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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