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William Davenant, a Common card
Sir William Davenant, also spelled D'Avenant, was an English poet and playwright.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 106
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 11,000
Power 106 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
William Davenant quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Davenant card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Later in life, he was rumoured to be Shakespeare's ______ son.
Answer
illegitimate. Later in life, he was rumoured to be Shakespeare's illegitimate son. From the William Davenant article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Fabio Luisi. Fabio Luisi 65 · William Davenant 62 · Álvaro Arzú 59 · Kochari 56 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.
- Along with Thomas Killigrew, Davenant was one of the rare figures in English Renaissance theatre whose career spanned both the Caroline and Restoration eras and who was active both before and after the English Civil War and during the Interregnum.
- Davenant was reportedly a godson of fellow playwright William Shakespeare, and he wrote a memorial ode for his godfather when he was only twelve years old.
- Later in life, he was rumoured to be Shakespeare's illegitimate son.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Davenant article was read about 11,000 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 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get William Davenant
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, William Davenant (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Printed by TN for Henry Herringman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
