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Uncommon card · History
Denis Compton, an Uncommon card
Denis Charles Scott Compton was an English multi-sportsman.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 144
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 37,000
Power 144 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Denis Compton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Denis Compton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
As a ______ he played in 78 Test matches and spent his whole career with Middlesex.
Answer
cricketer. As a cricketer he played in 78 Test matches and spent his whole career with Middlesex. From the Denis Compton article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Western imperialism in Asia. Western imperialism in Asia 84 · Said Nursi 75 · Denis Compton 72 · Béla II of Hungary 66 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.
- As a cricketer he played in 78 Test matches and spent his whole career with Middlesex.
- As a footballer, he played as a winger and spent most of his career at Arsenal, where he would win both the top flight and F.A. Cup.
- A right-handed batsman and left-arm unorthodox spin bowler, Compton is regularly credited as one of England's most remarkable batsmen.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Denis Compton article was read about 37,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Denis Compton
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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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Denis Compton in the power ranking, all domains together.
- George StubbsUncommon · Arts · ATK 73 DEF 71
- GillnettingUncommon · Science · ATK 71 DEF 73
- Stan StasiakUncommon · Society · ATK 71 DEF 73
- Félix VallottonUncommon · Arts · ATK 72 DEF 72
- Ivano-Frankivsk OblastUncommon · Science · ATK 80 DEF 64
- Liván HernándezUncommon · Society · ATK 73 DEF 71
Card lists
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- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Denis Compton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
