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John Barry, an Uncommon card
John Barry was an Irish-born American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War and in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 130
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 40,000
Power 130 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
John Barry quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Barry card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Barry was the first captain placed in command of an American warship commissioned for service under the ______ flag.
Answer
Continental. Barry was the first captain placed in command of an American warship commissioned for service under the Continental flag. From the John Barry article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He has been credited by some as "The Father of the American Navy", sharing that moniker with John Paul Jones and John Adams, and was appointed as a captain in the Continental Navy on December 7, ____.
Answer
1770s. He has been credited by some as "The Father of the American Navy", sharing that moniker with John Paul Jones and John Adams, and was appointed as a captain in the Continental Navy on December 7, 1775. From the John Barry article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Zuhdi Jasser. Zuhdi Jasser 72 · Ceasefire 69 · John Barry 66 · Conglomerate 62 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.
- He has been credited by some as "The Father of the American Navy", sharing that moniker with John Paul Jones and John Adams, and was appointed as a captain in the Continental Navy on December 7, 1775.
- Barry was the first captain placed in command of an American warship commissioned for service under the Continental flag.
- After the Revolutionary War, he became the first commissioned American naval officer, at the rank of commodore, receiving his commission from President George Washington in 1797.
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 Barry article was read about 40,000 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 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get John Barry
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 Barry (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : V. Zveg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
