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Siege of Smerwick, an Uncommon card
The siege of Smerwick took place at Ard na Caithne in November 1580, during the Second Desmond Rebellion in Ireland.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 47
- Power
- 108
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 17,000
Power 108 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Siege of Smerwick quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Siege of Smerwick card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Papal commander parleyed and was bribed, and the ______ surrendered within a few days.
Answer
defenders. The Papal commander parleyed and was bribed, and the defenders surrendered within a few days. From the Siege of Smerwick article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The siege of Smerwick took place at Ard na Caithne in November ____, during the Second Desmond Rebellion in Ireland.
Answer
1580s. The siege of Smerwick took place at Ard na Caithne in November 1580, during the Second Desmond Rebellion in Ireland. From the Siege of Smerwick article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Charleston Air Force Base. Charleston Air Force Base 68 · Gianandrea Noseda 65 · Siege of Smerwick 61 · Natore Rajbari 56 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.
- A force of between 400 and 700 Papal freelance soldiers, mostly of Spanish and Italian origin, landed at Smerwick to support the Catholic rebels.
- They were forced to retreat to the nearby promontory fort of Dún an Óir, where they were besieged by the English.
- The Papal commander parleyed and was bribed, and the defenders surrendered within a few days.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Siege of Smerwick article was read about 17,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 47: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Siege of Smerwick
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Siege of Smerwick (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.