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Uncommon card · History
John Vanbrugh, an Uncommon card
Sir John Vanbrugh was an English architect, dramatist and herald, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 38,000
Power 169 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
John Vanbrugh quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Vanbrugh card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was ______ in 1714.
Answer
knighted. He was knighted in 1714. From the John Vanbrugh article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2009–10 Chilean general election. 2009–10 Chilean general election 90 · David Starr Jordan 86 · John Vanbrugh 83 · Bagratid Armenia 78 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 wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies, The Relapse and The Provoked Wife, which have become enduring stage favourites but originally occasioned much controversy.
- He was knighted in 1714.
- Vanbrugh was in many senses a radical throughout his life.
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 Vanbrugh article was read about 38,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get John Vanbrugh
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 Vanbrugh (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
