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Uncommon card · History
Perry Expedition, an Uncommon card
The Perry Expedition was a diplomatic and military expedition in two separate voyages to the Tokugawa shogunate by warships of the United States Navy.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 133
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 190,000
Power 133 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Perry Expedition quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Perry Expedition card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The expedition was ______ by Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, under orders from President Millard Fillmore.
Answer
commanded. The expedition was commanded by Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, under orders from President Millard Fillmore. From the Perry Expedition article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Cyrano de Bergerac. Cyrano de Bergerac 75 · Perry Expedition 71 · Rajendra Prasad 68 · Murad I 62 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 goals of this expedition included exploration, surveying, and the establishment of diplomatic relations and negotiation of trade agreements with the various nations in the region.
- Opening contact with the government of Japan was considered a top priority of the expedition, and was one of the key reasons for its inception.
- The expedition was commanded by Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, under orders from President Millard Fillmore.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Perry Expedition article was read about 190,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Perry Expedition
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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- Mikhail KalininUncommon · History · ATK 70 DEF 63
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Perry Expedition (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
