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Regimental tartan, a Common card
Regimental tartans are tartan patterns used in military uniforms, possibly originally by some militias of Scottish clans, certainly later by some of the Independent Highland Companies raised by the British government, then by the Highland regiments and many Lowland regiments of the British Army, and eventually by some…
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 88
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,400
Power 169 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Regimental tartan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Regimental tartan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The IHCs raised 1725–29 by the ______ government appear to have had one or more uniform tartans, though some later ones did not.
Answer
British. The IHCs raised 1725–29 by the British government appear to have had one or more uniform tartans, though some later ones did not. From the Regimental tartan article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Catherine the Great. Catherine the Great 90 · Louis XVI 84 · Regimental tartan 81 · Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria 76 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
History of Warsaw. History of Warsaw 15,000 · Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria 11,000 · José Cura 6,400 · Regimental tartan 4,400 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 earliest evidence suggesting militia uniform tartans dates to 1691, and the first certain uniform tartan was that of the Royal Company of Archers in 1713.
- The IHCs raised 1725–29 by the British government appear to have had one or more uniform tartans, though some later ones did not.
- The first true Highland regiment of the British Army was the 42nd Regiment of Foot formed by amalgamation of the IHCs in 1739, and had its own consistent uniform tartan by 1749 or 1757 at the latest.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Regimental tartan article was read about 4,400 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 88: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Regimental tartan
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Regimental tartan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Georg Cöler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
