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George Herbert Clifton, a Common card
Brigadier George Herbert Clifton, was a senior officer in the New Zealand Military Forces and a three-time recipient of the Distinguished Service Order.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 113
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 940
Power 113 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
George Herbert Clifton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the George Herbert Clifton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was seconded to the Indian Army from 1918 to 1921 and served in the ______ Campaign.
Answer
Waziristan. He was seconded to the Indian Army from 1918 to 1921 and served in the Waziristan Campaign. From the George Herbert Clifton article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Clifton joined the New Zealand Military Forces in ____ but was too young to serve abroad during the First World War and was posted to the New Zealand Staff Corps.
Answer
1910s. Clifton joined the New Zealand Military Forces in 1915 but was too young to serve abroad during the First World War and was posted to the New Zealand Staff Corps. From the George Herbert Clifton article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Northside-Westmount. Northside-Westmount 72 · Italian destroyer Rosolino Pilo 67 · George Herbert Clifton 63 · Al-Qubayba, Ramle 59 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.
- Clifton joined the New Zealand Military Forces in 1915 but was too young to serve abroad during the First World War and was posted to the New Zealand Staff Corps.
- He was seconded to the Indian Army from 1918 to 1921 and served in the Waziristan Campaign.
- Returning to New Zealand he held a series of staff posts as well attending military courses.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The George Herbert Clifton article was read about 940 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get George Herbert Clifton
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, George Herbert Clifton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Supplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 11 November 1942, page 18 - photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
