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George Catlin, an Uncommon card
George Catlin was an American lawyer, painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the American frontier.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 55,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
George Catlin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the George Catlin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His early work included ______, drawn from nature, of sites along the route of the Erie Canal in New York State.
Answer
engravings. His early work included engravings, drawn from nature, of sites along the route of the Erie Canal in New York State. From the George Catlin article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Traveling to the American West five times during the ____s, Catlin wrote about and painted portraits that depicted the life of the Plains Indians.
Answer
1830s. Traveling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin wrote about and painted portraits that depicted the life of the Plains Indians. From the George Catlin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Papal supremacy. Papal supremacy 80 · A Dictionary of the English Language 73 · George Catlin 70 · Mont Sainte-Victoire 67 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.
- Traveling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin wrote about and painted portraits that depicted the life of the Plains Indians.
- His early work included engravings, drawn from nature, of sites along the route of the Erie Canal in New York State.
- Several of his renderings were published in one of the first printed books to use lithography, Cadwallader D. Colden's Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York, and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals, published in 1825, with early images of the City of Buffalo.
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 Catlin article was read about 55,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get George Catlin
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, George Catlin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : William Fisk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
