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Uncommon card · History
Adolphus Greely, an Uncommon card
Adolphus Washington Greely was a United States Army officer and polar explorer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Adolphus Greely quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Adolphus Greely card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He attained the rank of major general and was a ______ of the Medal of Honor.
Answer
recipient. He attained the rank of major general and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor. From the Adolphus Greely article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Khmer architecture. Khmer architecture 79 · Heterodontosauridae 76 · Colin Davis 73 · Adolphus Greely 70 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Gunnar Myrdal. Gunnar Myrdal 36,000 · Adolphus Greely 20,000 · Colin Davis 14,000 · Leyland Titan 11,000 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.
- He attained the rank of major general and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
- A native of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and an 1860 graduate of Brown High School, in 1861 he enlisted in the Union Army for the American Civil War.
- He received his commission as a second lieutenant in 1863 and was promoted to first lieutenant in 1864 and captain in 1865.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Adolphus Greely article was read about 20,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Adolphus Greely
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, Adolphus Greely (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
