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Gichang, a Common card
The gichang is a Korean weapon which is first described in the Muyesinbo, a Korean martial arts manual published in 1759.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 29
- DEF
- 11
- Power
- 40
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,500
Power 40 (ATK + DEF).
Gichang quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gichang card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It later also found its way into the ______.
Answer
Muyedobotongji. It later also found its way into the Muyedobotongji. From the Gichang article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The gichang is a Korean weapon which is first described in the Muyesinbo, a Korean martial arts manual published in ____.
Answer
1750s. The gichang is a Korean weapon which is first described in the Muyesinbo, a Korean martial arts manual published in 1759. From the Gichang article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Péter Máté. Péter Máté 36 · Stefano Veneziano 32 · Gichang 29 · Image mosaic 25 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.
- It later also found its way into the Muyedobotongji.
- The weapon is a spear with a flag attached to the pole.
- The gichang is also called danchang, which means 'short spear'.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gichang article was read about 6,500 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 29 and blocks with 11: each hit it takes is cut by 4 %.
How to get Gichang
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, Gichang (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Kbarends, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
