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Common card · History
Leopold McClintock, a Common card
Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock was an Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy, known for his discoveries in the Arctic Archipelago.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 112
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,300
Power 112 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Leopold McClintock quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Leopold McClintock card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Rae's report ultimately guided McClintock to the ______ area to conduct a search.
Answer
correct. Rae's report ultimately guided McClintock to the correct area to conduct a search. From the Leopold McClintock article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
1988 United States Senate election in Washington. 1988 United States Senate election in Washington 68 · Shirley Strickland 65 · Leopold McClintock 62 · Germany–Namibia relations 56 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 confirmed explorer John Rae's controversial report gathered from Inuit sources on the fate of Franklin's lost expedition, the ill-fated Royal Navy undertaking commanded by Sir John Franklin in 1845 attempting to be the first to traverse the Northwest Passage.
- McClintock's report was received more favourably than that of Rae, who was shunned and denied recognition for having discovered the lost expedition's fate.
- Rae's report ultimately guided McClintock to the correct area to conduct a search.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Leopold McClintock article was read about 5,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Leopold McClintock
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, Leopold McClintock (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Stephen Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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