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The Course of Empire, a Common card
The Course of Empire is a 1952 book by the American journalist and historian Bernard DeVoto.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 39
- DEF
- 24
- Power
- 63
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 950
Power 63 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 10 % of WikiCards cards.
The Course of Empire quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the The Course of Empire card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is the third volume of a trilogy that includes The Year of ______ and Across the Wide Missouri.
Answer
Decision. It is the third volume of a trilogy that includes The Year of Decision and Across the Wide Missouri. From the The Course of Empire article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Course of Empire is a ____ book by the American journalist and historian Bernard DeVoto.
Answer
1950s. The Course of Empire is a 1952 book by the American journalist and historian Bernard DeVoto. From the The Course of Empire article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Prince Fu. Prince Fu 51 · Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Bratislava 46 · Raudondvaris Castle 43 · The Course of Empire 39 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.
- It is the third volume of a trilogy that includes The Year of Decision and Across the Wide Missouri.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Course of Empire article was read about 950 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 39 and blocks with 24: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get The Course of Empire
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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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, The Course of Empire (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Researchthird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
