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William Roscoe, a Common card
William Roscoe was a British banker, lawyer and politician.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 55
- Power
- 119
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,600
Power 119 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
William Roscoe quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Roscoe card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In his day he was also respected as a ______ and art collector, as well as a botanist and miscellaneous writer.
Answer
historian. In his day he was also respected as a historian and art collector, as well as a botanist and miscellaneous writer. From the William Roscoe article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Lyudmila Alexeyeva. Lyudmila Alexeyeva 70 · Barbara Bodichon 67 · William Roscoe 64 · GALEX 61 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 known as one of England's first abolitionists, and as the author of the poem for children The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast.
- In his day he was also respected as a historian and art collector, as well as a botanist and miscellaneous writer.
- The standard author abbreviation Roscoe is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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 Roscoe article was read about 8,600 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 55: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get William Roscoe
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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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below William Roscoe in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Barbara BodichonCommon · History · ATK 67 DEF 52
- Mike HopkinsCommon · Science · ATK 64 DEF 55
- Shiva Balak MisraCommon · Science · ATK 57 DEF 62
- Arvid LindmanCommon · History · ATK 68 DEF 51
- Blastophaga psenesCommon · Nature · ATK 63 DEF 56
- Lyudmila AlexeyevaCommon · History · ATK 70 DEF 49
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Roscoe (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Martin Archer Shee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
