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Western New Guinea, a Rare card
Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 95
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 210,000
Power 180 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Western New Guinea quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Western New Guinea card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is one of the seven geographical units of ______ in ISO 3166-2:ID.
Answer
Indonesia. It is one of the seven geographical units of Indonesia in ISO 3166-2:ID. From the Western New Guinea article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in ____.
Answer
1960s. Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962. From the Western New Guinea article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Western New Guinea. Western New Guinea 95 · Bivalvia 88 · Brown rat 84 · Nylon 81 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.
- Given the island is alternatively named Papua, the region is also called West Papua.
- It is one of the seven geographical units of Indonesia in ISO 3166-2:ID.
- Lying to the west of Papua New Guinea and geographically a part of the Australian continent, the territory is almost entirely in the Southern Hemisphere and includes the Biak and Raja Ampat archipelagoes.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Western New Guinea article was read about 210,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 95 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Western New Guinea
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Western New Guinea (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mandavi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
