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James Gillray, an Uncommon card
James Gillray was an English caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 131
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 35,000
Power 131 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
James Gillray quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James Gillray card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Many of his works are held at the ______ Portrait Gallery in London.
Answer
National. Many of his works are held at the National Portrait Gallery in London. From the James Gillray article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Wisin. Wisin 75 · Sergio Aragonés 72 · James Gillray 69 · Fraser fir 62 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.
- Many of his works are held at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
- Gillray has been called "the father of the political cartoon", with his works satirizing George III, Napoleon, prime ministers, generals, and other social notables.
- Regarded as one of the two most influential cartoonists, the other being William Hogarth, knowledge of life, fertility of resource, keen sense of the ludicrous, and beauty of execution, at once gave him the first place among caricaturists.
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 Gillray 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 69 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get James Gillray
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 Gillray in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Fraser firUncommon · Nature · ATK 62 DEF 69
- WisinUncommon · Arts · ATK 75 DEF 56
- Dellin BetancesUncommon · Society · ATK 69 DEF 62
- Bill FoulkesUncommon · Society · ATK 71 DEF 60
- Collective memoryUncommon · Society · ATK 75 DEF 56
- Mahamudu BawumiaUncommon · History · ATK 72 DEF 59
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, James Gillray (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Charles Turner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
