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John Walker, an Uncommon card
Sir John George Walker is a former middle-distance runner from New Zealand who won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m event at the 1976 Olympics.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 30
- Power
- 91
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 34,000
Power 91 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
John Walker quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Walker card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was also the first ______ to run the mile in under 3:50.
Answer
person. He was also the first person to run the mile in under 3:50. From the John Walker article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Sir John George Walker is a former middle-distance runner from New Zealand who won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m event at the ____ Olympics.
Answer
1970s. Sir John George Walker is a former middle-distance runner from New Zealand who won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m event at the 1976 Olympics. From the John Walker article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
The Charterhouse of Parma. The Charterhouse of Parma 64 · John Walker 61 · Arthur Drewry 54 · Glacis 50 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 was also the first person to run the mile in under 3:50.
- After his running career was over he was active in local government, as an Auckland Councillor and representing the Manurewa-Papakura ward.
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 Walker article was read about 34,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 30: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get John Walker
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 Walker (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
