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Paul Bunyan, a Rare card
Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American and Canadian folklore.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 75
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 500,000
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Paul Bunyan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Paul Bunyan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ first appeared in print in 1893 but originated earlier in the oral tradition of North American loggers.
Answer
character. The character first appeared in print in 1893 but originated earlier in the oral tradition of North American loggers. From the Paul Bunyan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Paul Bunyan was more widely popularized by freelance writer William B. Laughead in a ____ promotional pamphlet for the Red River Lumber Company.
Answer
1910s. Paul Bunyan was more widely popularized by freelance writer William B. Laughead in a 1916 promotional pamphlet for the Red River Lumber Company. From the Paul Bunyan article on Wikipedia.
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.
- His tall tales revolve around his superhuman labors, and he is customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox, his pet and working animal.
- The character first appeared in print in 1893 but originated earlier in the oral tradition of North American loggers.
- Paul Bunyan was more widely popularized by freelance writer William B. Laughead in a 1916 promotional pamphlet for the Red River Lumber Company.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Paul Bunyan article was read about 500,000 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 75: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Paul Bunyan
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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- Javier AguirreRare · Society · ATK 76 DEF 71
- Binomial distributionRare · Science · ATK 77 DEF 70
- Johan de WittRare · History · ATK 73 DEF 74
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Paul Bunyan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
