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Uncommon card · Science
Thomas Gresham, an Uncommon card
Sir Thomas Gresham the Elder was an English merchant and financier who acted on behalf of King Edward VI and Edward's half-sisters, queens Mary I and Elizabeth I.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 55
- Power
- 117
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Thomas Gresham quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Thomas Gresham card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1565 Gresham founded the Royal Exchange in the City of ______.
Answer
London. In 1565 Gresham founded the Royal Exchange in the City of London. From the Thomas Gresham article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
John McDowell. John McDowell 73 · Earth ellipsoid 67 · Thomas Gresham 62 · Coscoroba swan 58 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.
- In 1565 Gresham founded the Royal Exchange in the City of London.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Thomas Gresham article was read about 20,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 55: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Thomas Gresham
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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- Dacia MarainiUncommon · Arts · ATK 65 DEF 52
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Thomas Gresham (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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