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Richard III, a Rare card
The Tragedy of Richard the Third, often shortened to Richard III, is a play by William Shakespeare, which depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of King Richard III of England.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 170
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 210,000
Power 170 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Richard III quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Richard III card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was probably ______ c. 1592–1594.
Answer
written. It was probably written c. 1592–1594. From the Richard III article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Self-determination. Self-determination 92 · Crisis of the Third Century 86 · Richard III 80 · Alaric I 76 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.
- It was probably written c. 1592–1594.
- It is labelled a history in the First Folio and is usually considered one.
- In the quarto edition and elsewhere it is listed as a tragedy given its meditations on conscience, decision making, and death.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Richard III article was read about 210,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Richard III
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, Richard III (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Thomas Sully, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
