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Galicia, a Rare card
Galicia is a historical and geographic region spanning what has become southeastern Poland and western Ukraine, long part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 167
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 310,000
Power 167 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Galicia quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Galicia card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It covers much of the other ______ regions of Red Ruthenia and Lesser Poland.
Answer
historic. It covers much of the other historic regions of Red Ruthenia and Lesser Poland. From the Galicia article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The name of the region derives from the medieval city of Halych, and was first mentioned in Hungarian historical chronicles in the year ____ as Galiciæ.
Answer
1200s. The name of the region derives from the medieval city of Halych, and was first mentioned in Hungarian historical chronicles in the year 1206 as Galiciæ. From the Galicia article on Wikipedia.
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.
- It covers much of the other historic regions of Red Ruthenia and Lesser Poland.
- The name of the region derives from the medieval city of Halych, and was first mentioned in Hungarian historical chronicles in the year 1206 as Galiciæ.
- The eastern part of the region was controlled by the medieval Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia before it was annexed by the Kingdom of Poland in 1352 and became part of the Ruthenian Voivodeship.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Galicia article was read about 310,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Galicia
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Galicia (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Lestat (Jan Mehlich), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
