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William Loftus, a Common card

William Kennett Loftus was a British geologist, naturalist, explorer and archaeological excavator.

From the Wikipedia article

Rarity
Common
Domain
History
ATK
43
DEF
17
Power
60
Wikipedia reads a year
5,100

Power 60 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.

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William Loftus quiz: 3 questions

Three questions on the William Loftus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.

  1. Find the missing word

    He discovered the ______ Sumerian city of Uruk in 1849.

    Answer

    ancient. He discovered the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk in 1849. From the William Loftus article on Wikipedia.

  2. Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?

    Answer

    Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg. Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg 47 · William Loftus 43 · Robert Weryk 38 · The City 34 ATK in WikiCards.

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The facts on the card

The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.

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 Loftus article was read about 5,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 43 and blocks with 17: each hit it takes is cut by 7 %.

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Credits

Text : Wikipedia, William Loftus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

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