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Carl Blegen, a Common card
Carl William Blegen was an American archaeologist who worked at the site of Pylos in Greece and Troy in modern-day Turkey.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 98
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,200
Power 98 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Carl Blegen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Carl Blegen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He directed the ______ of Cincinnati excavations of the mound of Hisarlik, the site of Troy, from 1932 to 1938.
Answer
University. He directed the University of Cincinnati excavations of the mound of Hisarlik, the site of Troy, from 1932 to 1938. From the Carl Blegen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig 68 · Michael Rostovtzeff 62 · Carl Blegen 59 · Henri Giffard 54 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.
- He directed the University of Cincinnati excavations of the mound of Hisarlik, the site of Troy, from 1932 to 1938.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Carl Blegen article was read about 6,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 39: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Carl Blegen
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- Cecilie Uttrup LudwigCommon · Society · ATK 68 DEF 30
- Ludwig MondCommon · Science · ATK 58 DEF 40
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Carl Blegen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Cincinnati Enquirer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
