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Samuel Laing, a Common card
Samuel Laing from Papdale in Orkney was a Scottish travel writer.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 41
- DEF
- 14
- Power
- 55
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,300
Power 55 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
Samuel Laing quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Samuel Laing card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Laing was the first translator of ______ by Snorri Sturluson.
Answer
Heimskringla. Laing was the first translator of Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson. From the Samuel Laing article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He unsuccessfully contested the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency in ____ against incumbent MP George Traill.
Answer
1830s. He unsuccessfully contested the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency in 1832 against incumbent MP George Traill. From the Samuel Laing article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
La Vieille Fille. La Vieille Fille 45 · Samuel Laing 41 · Lacy's Caves 37 · Le Champo 32 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 travelled in Scandinavia and northern Germany and published descriptions of these countries.
- Laing was the first translator of Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson.
- He unsuccessfully contested the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency in 1832 against incumbent MP George Traill.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Samuel Laing article was read about 1,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 41 and blocks with 14: each hit it takes is cut by 6 %.
How to get Samuel Laing
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, Samuel Laing (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
