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Tom Simpson, an Uncommon card
Thomas Simpson was one of Britain's most successful professional cyclists.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 88
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 188
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 43,000
Power 188 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Tom Simpson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Tom Simpson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was born in Haswell, County Durham, and later moved to Harworth, ______.
Answer
Nottinghamshire. He was born in Haswell, County Durham, and later moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire. From the Tom Simpson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Anselm of Canterbury. Anselm of Canterbury 150,000 · Economy of Mexico 120,000 · Bank War 58,000 · Tom Simpson 43,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 was born in Haswell, County Durham, and later moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire.
- Simpson began road cycling as a teenager before taking up track cycling, specialising in pursuit races.
- He won a bronze medal for track cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Tom Simpson article was read about 43,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 88 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Tom Simpson
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, Tom Simpson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
