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Jean Bodin, an Uncommon card
Jean Bodin was a French jurist and political philosopher, member of the Parlement of Paris and professor of law at the University of Toulouse.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 170
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 36,000
Power 170 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Jean Bodin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jean Bodin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He seemed to be a ______ Catholic throughout his life but was critical of papal authority over governments.
Answer
nominal. He seemed to be a nominal Catholic throughout his life but was critical of papal authority over governments. From the Jean Bodin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Middle kingdoms of India. Middle kingdoms of India 88 · Accession of Armenia to the European Union 83 · Jean Bodin 79 · Gu Yanwu 76 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.
- Bodin lived during the aftermath of the Protestant Reformation and wrote against the background of religious conflict in France.
- He seemed to be a nominal Catholic throughout his life but was critical of papal authority over governments.
- Known for his theory of sovereignty, he favoured the strong central control of a national monarchy as an antidote to factional strife.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jean Bodin article was read about 36,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Jean Bodin
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, Jean Bodin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : François Stuerhelt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
