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Rare card · History
Samuel, a Rare card
Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 82
- Power
- 155
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 290,000
Power 155 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Samuel quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Samuel card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is venerated as a ______ in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Answer
prophet. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. From the Samuel article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Jose Canseco. Jose Canseco 84 · William the Silent 80 · Samuel 73 · Aga Khan III 70 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 is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
- In addition to his role in the Jewish Bible/Old Testament, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran.
- He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of Antiquities of the Jews, written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Samuel article was read about 290,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 82: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get Samuel
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 (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Matthias Stom, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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