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Matthew Webb, an Uncommon card
Captain Matthew Webb was an English seaman, swimmer and stuntman who became the first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 171
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 44,000
Power 171 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Matthew Webb quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Matthew Webb card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
At twelve, he began his career in the ______ Navy after training at HMS Conway.
Answer
Merchant. At twelve, he began his career in the Merchant Navy after training at HMS Conway. From the Matthew Webb article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Alexei Yashin. Alexei Yashin 85 · Shane Lechler 81 · Miller Huggins 77 · Matthew Webb 74 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.
- Webb increased the popularity of swimming in England at a time when few people knew how to swim.
- Born in Dawley, Shropshire, Webb developed his swimming skills as a child while playing in the River Severn.
- At twelve, he began his career in the Merchant Navy after training at HMS Conway.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Matthew Webb article was read about 44,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Matthew Webb
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, Matthew Webb (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Illustrated London News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
