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Rare card · History
Jester, a Rare card
A jester, also known as joker, court jester, or fool, was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch kept to entertain guests at the royal court.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 73
- Power
- 145
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 410,000
Power 145 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Jester quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jester card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Jester-like figures were common ______ the world, including ancient Rome, China, Persia, the Aztec Empire and Medieval Europe.
Answer
throughout. Jester-like figures were common throughout the world, including ancient Rome, China, Persia, the Aztec Empire and Medieval Europe. From the Jester article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Arabic alphabet. Arabic alphabet 84 · Bill Parcells 79 · Thandiwe Newton 75 · Jester 72 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Thandiwe Newton. Thandiwe Newton 1,500,000 · Hung Cao 900,000 · David Oyelowo 570,000 · Jester 410,000 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.
- Jesters were also travelling performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events.
- Jester-like figures were common throughout the world, including ancient Rome, China, Persia, the Aztec Empire and Medieval Europe.
- During the post-classical and Renaissance eras, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly coloured clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jester article was read about 410,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 73: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Jester
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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The cards just above and just below Jester in the power ranking, all domains together.
- PokimaneRare · Society · ATK 73 DEF 72
- Arabic alphabetRare · Society · ATK 84 DEF 61
- Ghostface KillahRare · Arts · ATK 74 DEF 71
- Red pill and blue pillRare · Science · ATK 77 DEF 68
- Mohammad AzharuddinRare · History · ATK 74 DEF 71
- Bill ParcellsRare · Society · ATK 79 DEF 66
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jester (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Heinrich Vogtherr the Younger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
