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Uncommon card · History
History of Corsica, an Uncommon card
The history of Corsica goes back to antiquity, and was known to Herodotus, who described Phoenician habitation in the 6th century BC.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 69
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 28,000
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
History of Corsica quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of Corsica card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Vandals occupied it in 430 AD, followed by the ______ Empire a century later.
Answer
Byzantine. Vandals occupied it in 430 AD, followed by the Byzantine Empire a century later. From the History of Corsica article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
William Gillette. William Gillette 80 · History of Corsica 77 · Thomas Hunt Morgan 73 · 2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash 70 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.
- Etruscans and Carthaginians expelled the Ionian Greeks, and remained until the Romans arrived during the Punic Wars in 237 BC.
- Vandals occupied it in 430 AD, followed by the Byzantine Empire a century later.
- Raided by various Germanic and other groups for two centuries, it was conquered in 774 by Charlemagne under the Holy Roman Empire, which fought for control against the Saracens.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of Corsica article was read about 28,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 69: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get History of Corsica
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, History of Corsica (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Piri Reis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
