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Uncommon card · History
William Walker, an Uncommon card
William Walker was an American journalist and mercenary.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 82
- Power
- 159
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 160,000
Power 159 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
William Walker quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Walker card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Such an ______ was known at the time as "filibustering".
Answer
enterprise. Such an enterprise was known at the time as "filibustering". From the William Walker article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
After settling in California, motivated by an earlier filibustering project of Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon, Walker attempted in ____–54 to take Baja California and Sonora.
Answer
1850s. After settling in California, motivated by an earlier filibustering project of Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon, Walker attempted in 1853–54 to take Baja California and Sonora. From the William Walker article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bill Elliott. Bill Elliott 94 · History of Greece 87 · Sanath Jayasuriya 81 · William Walker 77 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.
- In the era of the expansion of the United States, driven by the doctrine of manifest destiny, Walker organized unauthorized military expeditions into Mexico and Central America with the intention of establishing colonies.
- Such an enterprise was known at the time as "filibustering".
- After settling in California, motivated by an earlier filibustering project of Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon, Walker attempted in 1853–54 to take Baja California and Sonora.
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 Walker article was read about 160,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 82: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get William Walker
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 Walker (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
