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Contrition, an Uncommon card
In Christianity, contrition or contriteness (from Latin contritus 'ground to pieces, breaking of something hardened', is repentance for sins one has committed.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 48
- Power
- 117
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 31,000
Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Contrition quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Contrition card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ person is said to be contrite.
Answer
remorseful. The remorseful person is said to be contrite. From the Contrition article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Boolean algebra. Boolean algebra 76 · Assisted living 72 · Contrition 69 · Reinier Jesus 64 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.
- The remorseful person is said to be contrite.
- A central concept in much of Christianity, contrition is regarded as the first step, through Christ, towards reconciliation with God.
- It consists of repentance for all one's sins, a desire for God over sin, and faith in Christ's redemption on the cross and its sufficiency for salvation.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Contrition article was read about 31,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 48: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Contrition
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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- Assisted livingUncommon · Science · ATK 72 DEF 45
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- Kjell N. LindgrenUncommon · History · ATK 66 DEF 51
- Boolean algebraUncommon · Science · ATK 76 DEF 41
- Special right triangleUncommon · Science · ATK 64 DEF 53
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Contrition (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Francisco José de Goya (1746 - 1828) (Spanish) Details on Google Art Project, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
