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Uncommon card · History
George Brown, an Uncommon card
George Brown was a Scottish Canadian journalist, politician, the founder of the town of Bothwell, and one of the Fathers of Confederation.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 35,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
George Brown quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the George Brown card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He attended the ______ and Quebec conferences.
Answer
Charlottetown. He attended the Charlottetown and Quebec conferences. From the George Brown article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
A noted Reform politician, he is best known as the founder and editor of the Toronto Globe, Canada's most influential newspaper at the time, and his leadership in the founding of the Liberal Party in ____.
Answer
1860s. A noted Reform politician, he is best known as the founder and editor of the Toronto Globe, Canada's most influential newspaper at the time, and his leadership in the founding of the Liberal Party in 1867. From the George Brown article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Tamil Nadu. History of Tamil Nadu 86 · Viktor Medvedchuk 83 · Bengali language movement 80 · George Brown 77 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 attended the Charlottetown and Quebec conferences.
- A noted Reform politician, he is best known as the founder and editor of the Toronto Globe, Canada's most influential newspaper at the time, and his leadership in the founding of the Liberal Party in 1867.
- He was an articulate champion of the grievances and anger of Upper Canada.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The George Brown article was read about 35,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get George Brown
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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The cards just above and just below George Brown in the power ranking, all domains together.
- History of Tamil NaduUncommon · History · ATK 86 DEF 91
- Vance BoelterUncommon · Society · ATK 79 DEF 98
- Bengali language movementUncommon · Society · ATK 80 DEF 97
- Mily BalakirevUncommon · History · ATK 77 DEF 100
- David IVUncommon · History · ATK 84 DEF 93
- William CobbettUncommon · History · ATK 77 DEF 100
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, George Brown (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hunter & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
