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First Punic War, an Uncommon card
The First Punic War was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the early 3rd century BC.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 200,000
Ranked #854 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
First Punic War quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the First Punic War card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
After immense losses on both sides, the ______ were defeated and Rome gained territory from Carthage.
Answer
Carthaginians. After immense losses on both sides, the Carthaginians were defeated and Rome gained territory from Carthage. From the First Punic War article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Goryeo. Goryeo 90 · Gerhard Schröder 87 · War of the Austrian Succession 84 · First Punic War 80 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.
- For 23 years, in the longest continuous conflict and greatest naval war of antiquity, the two powers struggled for supremacy.
- The war was fought primarily on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and its surrounding waters, and also in North Africa.
- After immense losses on both sides, the Carthaginians were defeated and Rome gained territory from Carthage.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The First Punic War article was read about 200,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get First Punic War
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, First Punic War (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Harrias, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
