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Merikare, a Common card
Merikare was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 10th Dynasty who lived toward the end of the First Intermediate Period.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 54
- DEF
- 45
- Power
- 99
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,400
Power 99 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Merikare quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Merikare card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ of his pyramid has historically been ascertained, although it has not yet been discovered.
Answer
existence. The existence of his pyramid has historically been ascertained, although it has not yet been discovered. From the Merikare article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Simonne Mathieu. Simonne Mathieu 65 · Gretchen Fraser 62 · Vladimír Špidla 59 · Merikare 54 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.
- Purportedly inspired by the teaching of his father, he embarked on a semi-peaceful coexistence policy with his southern rivals of the 11th Dynasty, focusing on improving the prosperity of his realm centered on Herakleopolis instead of waging an open war with Thebes.
- His policy was not rewarded, and after his death his kingdom was conquered by the Theban Mentuhotep II, marking the beginning of the Middle Kingdom.
- The existence of his pyramid has historically been ascertained, although it has not yet been discovered.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Merikare article was read about 5,400 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 54 and blocks with 45: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Merikare
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 Merikare in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Peter Wilhelm LundCommon · Science · ATK 59 DEF 40
- River HambleCommon · Nature · ATK 52 DEF 47
- El Gran SilencioCommon · Arts · ATK 56 DEF 43
- Étienne Maurice FalconetCommon · Arts · ATK 55 DEF 44
- Gretchen FraserCommon · Society · ATK 62 DEF 37
- Khlong Saen SaepCommon · Nature · ATK 55 DEF 44
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Merikare (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : anonymous, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
