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John Banville, an Uncommon card
William John Banville is an Irish novelist, adapter of dramas, and screenwriter.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 82
- Power
- 164
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 164 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
John Banville quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Banville card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A former member of Aosdána, he voluntarily relinquished the ______ stipend in 2001 to another, more impoverished, writer.
Answer
financial. A former member of Aosdána, he voluntarily relinquished the financial stipend in 2001 to another, more impoverished, writer. From the John Banville article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Banville has been publishing books since ____, when a short story collection appeared, with his first novels emerging soon after.
Answer
1970s. Banville has been publishing books since 1970, when a short story collection appeared, with his first novels emerging soon after. From the John Banville article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Renaissance architecture. Renaissance architecture 85 · John Banville 82 · Djembe 79 · Castor and Pollux 74 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.
- A former member of Aosdána, he voluntarily relinquished the financial stipend in 2001 to another, more impoverished, writer.
- Banville has been publishing books since 1970, when a short story collection appeared, with his first novels emerging soon after.
- His "Revolutions Trilogy", published between 1976 and 1982, comprises works named after renowned scientists: Doctor Copernicus, Kepler and The Newton Letter.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Banville article was read about 120,000 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 82: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get John Banville
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, John Banville (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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