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Walter Bagehot, an Uncommon card
Walter Bagehot was an English journalist, businessman, and essayist, who wrote extensively about government, economics, literature and race.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 115
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 39,000
Power 115 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Walter Bagehot quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Walter Bagehot card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
He is known for co-founding the National Review in ____, and for his works The English Constitution and Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market.
Answer
1850s. He is known for co-founding the National Review in 1855, and for his works The English Constitution and Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market. From the Walter Bagehot article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Hyman Minsky. Hyman Minsky 69 · Walter Bagehot 65 · Bedding 62 · Hair dryer 59 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 known for co-founding the National Review in 1855, and for his works The English Constitution and Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Walter Bagehot article was read about 39,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Walter Bagehot
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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- BeddingUncommon · Science · ATK 62 DEF 53
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- Elevated railwayUncommon · Society · ATK 64 DEF 51
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Walter Bagehot (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Norman Hirst (1862–1956), after Unknown artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
