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Jean Talon, a Common card
Jean Talon, Count d'Orsainville was a French colonial administrator who served as the first Intendant of New France.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 61
- Power
- 127
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Ranked #2,354 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Jean Talon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jean Talon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Talon arranged for settlers to come to New France, including over 800 women known as the King's ______.
Answer
Daughters. Talon arranged for settlers to come to New France, including over 800 women known as the King's Daughters. From the Jean Talon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Royal Brunei Police Force. Royal Brunei Police Force 72 · Jean Talon 66 · Battle of Bound Brook 62 · Western screech owl 58 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Dorin Recean. Dorin Recean 19,000 · Jean Talon 13,000 · Princess Astrid of Norway 9,500 · 91st Bombardment Group 7,200 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.
- Talon was appointed by King Louis XIV and his minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to serve as the Intendant of Justice, Public Order and Finances in Canada, Acadia and Newfoundland for two terms: 1665 to 1668 and 1670 to 1672.
- Talon attempted to change the economic base of the colony from fur trading to agriculture, but found this could not be accomplished without a larger population.
- Talon arranged for settlers to come to New France, including over 800 women known as the King's Daughters.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jean Talon article was read about 13,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 61: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Jean Talon
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jean Talon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Claude François, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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