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Uncommon card · History
Jamestown, an Uncommon card
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 88
- Power
- 170
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 88,000
Power 170 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Jamestown quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jamestown card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was established by the ______ Company of London as "James Fort" on May 4, 1607 O.S..
Answer
Virginia. It was established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 4, 1607 O.S.. From the Jamestown article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It followed earlier, failed English colonization attempts, including the ____ Roanoke Colony.
Answer
1580s. It followed earlier, failed English colonization attempts, including the 1585 Roanoke Colony. From the Jamestown article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Enforced disappearance. Enforced disappearance 92 · 2017 Chilean general election 85 · Jamestown 82 · Sonny Perdue 78 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.
- It was located, in what later became James City County, on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi southwest of present-day Williamsburg.
- It was established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 4, 1607 O.S..
- It followed earlier, failed English colonization attempts, including the 1585 Roanoke Colony.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jamestown article was read about 88,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 88: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Jamestown
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, Jamestown (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown (rediscovered by Alexander Brown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
