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Uncommon card · Arts
Gene Wolfe, an Uncommon card
Gene Rodman Wolfe was an American science fiction and fantasy writer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 145
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 170,000
Power 145 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Gene Wolfe quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gene Wolfe card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was a ______ short story writer and novelist who won many literary awards.
Answer
prolific. He was a prolific short story writer and novelist who won many literary awards. From the Gene Wolfe article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Cali. Cali 84 · Liaoning 81 · Gene Wolfe 74 · Jeff Hanneman 70 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 was noted for his dense, allusive prose, his fascination with memory and the strong influence of his Catholic faith.
- He was a prolific short story writer and novelist who won many literary awards.
- He was honored as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gene Wolfe article was read about 170,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Gene Wolfe
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 Gene Wolfe in the power ranking, all domains together.
- CaliUncommon · Society · ATK 84 DEF 61
- Dung beetleUncommon · Nature · ATK 72 DEF 73
- FraxinusUncommon · Nature · ATK 70 DEF 75
- Jared CannonierUncommon · Arts · ATK 75 DEF 70
- LiaoningUncommon · Society · ATK 81 DEF 64
- Pádraig HarringtonUncommon · Society · ATK 79 DEF 66
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Gene Wolfe (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : en:Cory Doctorow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
