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William Paterson, a Common card
William Paterson, was a Canadian politician.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 50
- DEF
- 25
- Power
- 75
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 540
Power 75 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 20 % of WikiCards cards.
William Paterson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Paterson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was educated in Hamilton and ______.
Answer
Caledonia. He was educated in Hamilton and Caledonia. From the William Paterson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His parents died from cholera in ____ and he was adopted by Reverend Dr. Ferrier, a Presbyterian minister.
Answer
1840s. His parents died from cholera in 1849 and he was adopted by Reverend Dr. Ferrier, a Presbyterian minister. From the William Paterson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Richard Dalla-Riva. Richard Dalla-Riva 54 · William Paterson 50 · Shire of Ballarat 47 · Ganban 43 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.
- Paterson was born in Hamilton, Upper Canada, the son of James and Martha Paterson.
- His parents died from cholera in 1849 and he was adopted by Reverend Dr. Ferrier, a Presbyterian minister.
- He was educated in Hamilton and Caledonia.
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 Paterson article was read about 540 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 50 and blocks with 25: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get William Paterson
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 Paterson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
