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André-Charles Boulle, a Common card
André-Charles Boulle, le joailler du meuble, became the most famous French cabinetmaker and the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry, also known as "inlay".
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 152
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,400
Power 152 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
André-Charles Boulle quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the André-Charles Boulle card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Boulle was "the most remarkable of all French ______".
Answer
cabinetmakers. Boulle was "the most remarkable of all French cabinetmakers". From the André-Charles Boulle article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Rebecca Soni. Rebecca Soni 79 · André-Charles Boulle 75 · List of tallest buildings in Cardiff 72 · Daniel Auber 69 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Conneaut Lake Park. Conneaut Lake Park 15,000 · Daniel Auber 12,000 · André-Charles Boulle 7,400 · Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge 5,200 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.
- Boulle was "the most remarkable of all French cabinetmakers".
- Jean-Baptiste Colbert recommended him to Louis XIV, the "Sun King", as "the most skilled craftsman in his profession".
- Over the centuries since his death, his name and that of his family has become associated with the art he perfected, the inlay of tortoiseshell, brass and pewter into ebony.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The André-Charles Boulle article was read about 7,400 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get André-Charles Boulle
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, André-Charles Boulle (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : André Charles Boulle, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
