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Uncommon card · History
Pontiac's War, an Uncommon card
Pontiac's War was launched in 1763 by a confederation of Native Americans who were dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Pontiac's War quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Pontiac's War card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The war is named after Odawa leader Pontiac, the most prominent of many Indigenous leaders in the ______.
Answer
conflict. The war is named after Odawa leader Pontiac, the most prominent of many Indigenous leaders in the conflict. From the Pontiac's War article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Pontiac's War was launched in ____ by a confederation of Native Americans who were dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War.
Answer
1760s. Pontiac's War was launched in 1763 by a confederation of Native Americans who were dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War. From the Pontiac's War article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Anger. Anger 88 · Alexander Dubček 85 · Pontiac's War 79 · Princess Helena of the United Kingdom 76 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.
- Warriors from numerous nations joined in an effort to drive British soldiers and settlers out of the region.
- The war is named after Odawa leader Pontiac, the most prominent of many Indigenous leaders in the conflict.
- The war began in May 1763 when Native Americans, alarmed by policies imposed by British General Jeffery Amherst, attacked a number of British forts and settlements.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Pontiac's War article was read about 120,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Pontiac's War
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Pontiac's War (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Alfred Bobbett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
