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Uncommon card · History
Himyar, an Uncommon card
Himyar was a South Arabian kingdom whose original heartland lay in the southern highlands of present-day Yemen.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 165
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 94,000
Power 165 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Himyar quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Himyar card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Its ______ was the ancient city of Ẓafār, in the Yemeni highlands.
Answer
capital. Its capital was the ancient city of Ẓafār, in the Yemeni highlands. From the Himyar article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Militia. Militia 89 · Air supremacy 83 · Himyar 80 · First Italo-Ethiopian War 75 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Ninoy Aquino. Ninoy Aquino 170,000 · Himyar 94,000 · Michiel de Ruyter 64,000 · Air supremacy 47,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- From this core, Himyar expanded at the expense of the other South Arabian kingdoms and, by the late third century CE, had established its supremacy over most of South Arabia, its rulers subsequently extended their authority into parts of the Arabian interior.
- Until around 110 BCE, Himyar formed part of the Qatabanian kingdom, after which it emerged as an independent kingdom.
- Its capital was the ancient city of Ẓafār, in the Yemeni highlands.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Himyar article was read about 94,000 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 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Himyar
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, Himyar (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : DamiKarv, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
