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Isaac Babel, an Uncommon card
Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, playwright, and literary translator.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 79
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 60,000
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Isaac Babel quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Isaac Babel card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Babel was arrested by the NKVD on 15 May 1939 on fabricated charges of ______ and espionage, and executed on 27 January 1940.
Answer
terrorism. Babel was arrested by the NKVD on 15 May 1939 on fabricated charges of terrorism and espionage, and executed on 27 January 1940. From the Isaac Babel article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of Mumbai Metro stations. List of Mumbai Metro stations 88 · Art of Europe 81 · Isaac Babel 77 · Alice 71 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
European dragon. European dragon 99,000 · Lawrence Alma-Tadema 76,000 · Isaac Babel 60,000 · Art of Europe 33,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 is best known as the author of Red Cavalry and Odessa Stories, and has been acclaimed as "the greatest prose writer of Russian Jewry".
- Babel was arrested by the NKVD on 15 May 1939 on fabricated charges of terrorism and espionage, and executed on 27 January 1940.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Isaac Babel article was read about 60,000 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 79: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Isaac Babel
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, Isaac Babel (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : anonimous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
