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Pierre Poivre, a Common card
Pierre Poivre was a French missionary turned "physiocrat" and naturalist who worked in the French colony of Mauritius.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 45
- Power
- 109
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,900
Power 109 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Pierre Poivre quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Pierre Poivre card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was appointed governor of the Ile de ______ and Bourbon between 1766 and 1772.
Answer
France. He was appointed governor of the Ile de France and Bourbon between 1766 and 1772. From the Pierre Poivre article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Vistula–Bug offensive. Vistula–Bug offensive 72 · Pierre Poivre 64 · Peter Browne 61 · Operation Kingfisher 57 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.
- He was involved in introducing the cultivation of numerous spices from Southeast Asia into Mauritius to make it a valuable colonial asset.
- He was appointed governor of the Ile de France and Bourbon between 1766 and 1772.
- He established a botanical garden, Jardins des Pamplemousses, along with Philibert Commerson, at Mauritius.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Pierre Poivre article was read about 5,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 45: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Pierre Poivre
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Pierre Poivre (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Grognard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
