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Samuel Colt, an Uncommon card
Samuel Colt was an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman who established Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company and made the mass production of revolvers commercially viable.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 173
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 173 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Samuel Colt quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Samuel Colt card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
During the ______ Civil War, his factory in Hartford supplied firearms both to the North and the South.
Answer
American. During the American Civil War, his factory in Hartford supplied firearms both to the North and the South. From the Samuel Colt article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His business expanded rapidly after ____, when the Texas Rangers ordered 1,000 revolvers during the American war with Mexico.
Answer
1840s. His business expanded rapidly after 1847, when the Texas Rangers ordered 1,000 revolvers during the American war with Mexico. From the Samuel Colt article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Hyperinflation. Hyperinflation 85 · Cube 81 · Samuel Colt 78 · Indium 75 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.
- Colt's first two business ventures were producing firearms in Paterson, New Jersey, and making underwater mines.
- His business expanded rapidly after 1847, when the Texas Rangers ordered 1,000 revolvers during the American war with Mexico.
- During the American Civil War, his factory in Hartford supplied firearms both to the North and the South.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Samuel Colt article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Samuel Colt
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Samuel Colt (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : John Chester Buttre (1821-1893) [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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