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William Gillette, an Uncommon card
William Hooker Gillette was an American actor-manager, playwright, and stage manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 66
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 30,000
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
William Gillette quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Gillette card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is best ______ for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 silent film.
Answer
remembered. He is best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 silent film. From the William Gillette article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
William Gillette. William Gillette 80 · Voyager 74 · Albert C. Barnes 71 · Arizona Biltmore Hotel 68 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 best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 silent film.
- Gillette's most significant contributions to the theater were in devising realistic stage settings and special sound and lighting effects, and as an actor in putting forth what he called the "Illusion of the First Time." His portrayal of Holmes helped create the modern image of the detective.
- His use of the deerstalker cap and the curved pipe became enduring symbols of the character.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Gillette article was read about 30,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 66: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get William Gillette
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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The cards just above and just below William Gillette in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Albert C. BarnesUncommon · Science · ATK 71 DEF 75
- Arizona Biltmore HotelUncommon · Arts · ATK 68 DEF 78
- Sydney BrennerUncommon · Science · ATK 75 DEF 71
- Fisk Jubilee SingersUncommon · Arts · ATK 73 DEF 73
- Gallipolis, OhioUncommon · Nature · ATK 69 DEF 77
- History of CorsicaUncommon · History · ATK 77 DEF 69
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Gillette (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
