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The Raven, a Rare card
"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 171
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 430,000
Power 171 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
The Raven quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the The Raven card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The lover, often identified as a ______, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore.
Answer
student. The lover, often identified as a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. From the The Raven article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
First published in January ____, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language and supernatural atmosphere.
Answer
1840s. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language and supernatural atmosphere. From the The Raven 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.
- First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language and supernatural atmosphere.
- It tells of a distraught lover who is paid a visit by a mysterious raven that repeatedly speaks a single word: "nevermore".
- The lover, often identified as a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Raven article was read about 430,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get The Raven
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, The Raven (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Édouard Manet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
