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Uncommon card · Science
James Brindley, an Uncommon card
James Brindley was an English engineer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 103
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 17,000
Power 103 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
James Brindley quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James Brindley card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
At age 17, encouraged by his mother, he was apprenticed to a ______ in exceptional skill and ability.
Answer
millwright. At age 17, encouraged by his mother, he was apprenticed to a millwright in exceptional skill and ability. From the James Brindley article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Irene Schouten. Irene Schouten 70 · Filter 66 · James Brindley 61 · Equatorial mount 56 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 born in Tunstead, Derbyshire, and lived much of his life in Leek, Staffordshire, becoming one of the most notable engineers of the 18th Century.
- Born in the Peak District, which in those days was extremely isolated, Brindley received little formal education, but was educated at home by his mother.
- At age 17, encouraged by his mother, he was apprenticed to a millwright in exceptional skill and ability.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James Brindley article was read about 17,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get James Brindley
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 James Brindley in the power ranking, all domains together.
- GorgonopsUncommon · Nature · ATK 66 DEF 37
- Irene SchoutenUncommon · Society · ATK 70 DEF 33
- James BraidUncommon · Society · ATK 62 DEF 41
- QeqertarsuaqUncommon · Nature · ATK 55 DEF 48
- Richard DavisUncommon · Arts · ATK 61 DEF 42
- Toni SailerUncommon · Arts · ATK 62 DEF 41
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, James Brindley (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Francis Parsons (active 1763-died 1804), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
