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Uncommon card · History
Veche, an Uncommon card
A veche was a popular assembly among some Slavic peoples during the Middle Ages.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 140
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 19,000
Power 140 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Veche quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Veche card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In these cities, the veche acquired great prominence and was broadly comparable to the Norse thing or the Swiss ______.
Answer
Landsgemeinde. In these cities, the veche acquired great prominence and was broadly comparable to the Norse thing or the Swiss Landsgemeinde. From the Veche article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The last veche meeting was held in Pskov in ____, when the institution was abolished as part of the growing centralization of power in Russia.
Answer
1510s. The last veche meeting was held in Pskov in 1510, when the institution was abolished as part of the growing centralization of power in Russia. From the Veche article on Wikipedia.
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 veche is mentioned during the times of Kievan Rus', and it later became a powerful institution in Russian cities such as Novgorod and Pskov.
- In these cities, the veche acquired great prominence and was broadly comparable to the Norse thing or the Swiss Landsgemeinde.
- The last veche meeting was held in Pskov in 1510, when the institution was abolished as part of the growing centralization of power in Russia.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Veche article was read about 19,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Veche
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Veche (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Apollinary Vasnetsov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
