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Uncommon card · Society
John Charles, an Uncommon card
William John Charles was a Welsh footballer who played at centre-forward and centre-back.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 136
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 136 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
John Charles quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Charles card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Charles began his career at Leeds United, having moved there in 1949 from his ______ club, Swansea Town.
Answer
hometown. Charles began his career at Leeds United, having moved there in 1949 from his hometown club, Swansea Town. From the John Charles article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Commuter rail. Commuter rail 80 · John Charles 72 · Creed 69 · Herb 65 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.
- Best known for his time at Leeds United and Juventus, he was rated by many as the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Great Britain and one of the greatest footballers ever.
- Charles began his career at Leeds United, having moved there in 1949 from his hometown club, Swansea Town.
- He was equally adept as a defender or a forward, due to his strength, pace, technique, vision, ability in the air and eye for goal.
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 Charles article was read about 110,000 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 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get John Charles
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 Charles (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Geoff Charles, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
