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Uncommon card · History
History of Madrid, an Uncommon card
The documented history of Madrid dates to the 9th century, even though the area has been inhabited since the Stone Age.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 168
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 24,000
Power 168 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
History of Madrid quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of Madrid card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The development of Madrid as ______ centre began when the court of the Hispanic Monarchy was settled in the town in 1561.
Answer
administrative. The development of Madrid as administrative centre began when the court of the Hispanic Monarchy was settled in the town in 1561. From the History of Madrid article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Huang Dongping. Huang Dongping 87 · History of Madrid 81 · David Chipperfield 77 · Horacio Cartes 74 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.
- The primitive nucleus of Madrid, a walled military outpost in the left bank of the Manzanares, dates back to the second half of the 9th century, during the rule of the Emirate of Córdoba.
- Conquered by Christians in 1083 or 1085, Madrid consolidated in the Late Middle Ages as a middle to upper-middle rank town of the Crown of Castile.
- The development of Madrid as administrative centre began when the court of the Hispanic Monarchy was settled in the town in 1561.
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 Madrid article was read about 24,000 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 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get History of Madrid
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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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below History of Madrid in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Adam LarssonUncommon · Society · ATK 82 DEF 86
- History of wind powerUncommon · Science · ATK 77 DEF 91
- Huang DongpingUncommon · Society · ATK 87 DEF 81
- Maurice BenyovszkyUncommon · History · ATK 76 DEF 92
- Evgenia TarasovaUncommon · Society · ATK 83 DEF 85
- Lyubov OrlovaUncommon · History · ATK 80 DEF 88
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of Madrid (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Asqueladd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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