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Francis Light, an Uncommon card
Francis Light was a British sailor and explorer best known for founding the colony of Penang and its capital city of George Town in 1786.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 140
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 22,000
Power 140 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Francis Light quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Francis Light card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Light was the father of William Light, who founded the city of ______ in South Australia in 1836.
Answer
Adelaide. Light was the father of William Light, who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia in 1836. From the Francis Light article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Francis Light was a British sailor and explorer best known for founding the colony of Penang and its capital city of George Town in ____.
Answer
1780s. Francis Light was a British sailor and explorer best known for founding the colony of Penang and its capital city of George Town in 1786. From the Francis Light article on Wikipedia.
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.
- Light was the father of William Light, who founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia in 1836.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Francis Light article was read about 22,000 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 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Francis Light
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, Francis Light (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Pangalau, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
