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Arthur Koestler, an Uncommon card
Arthur Koestler was an Austro-Hungarian-born author and journalist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 88
- Power
- 170
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 170 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Arthur Koestler quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Arthur Koestler card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Koestler was born in Budapest, and was ______ in Austria, apart from his early school years.
Answer
educated. Koestler was born in Budapest, and was educated in Austria, apart from his early school years. From the Arthur Koestler article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Having moved to Britain in ____, Koestler published his novel Darkness at Noon, an anti-totalitarian work that gained him international fame.
Answer
1940s. Having moved to Britain in 1940, Koestler published his novel Darkness at Noon, an anti-totalitarian work that gained him international fame. From the Arthur Koestler article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Self-determination. Self-determination 92 · Eddie Rickenbacker 85 · Arthur Koestler 82 · Afonso de Albuquerque 79 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.
- Koestler was born in Budapest, and was educated in Austria, apart from his early school years.
- In 1931, Koestler joined the Communist Party of Germany but resigned in 1938 after becoming disillusioned with Stalinism.
- Having moved to Britain in 1940, Koestler published his novel Darkness at Noon, an anti-totalitarian work that gained him international fame.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Arthur Koestler article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 88: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Arthur Koestler
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, Arthur Koestler (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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