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Uncommon card · History
Arnold Bax, an Uncommon card
Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax was an English composer, poet, and author.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 180
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 23,000
Power 180 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Arnold Bax quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Arnold Bax card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Bax was born in the London suburb of Streatham to a ______ family.
Answer
prosperous. Bax was born in the London suburb of Streatham to a prosperous family. From the Arnold Bax article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of science and technology in Africa. History of science and technology in Africa 94 · Mataram kingdom 90 · History of Maharashtra 84 · Arnold Bax 80 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Mataram kingdom. Mataram kingdom 32,000 · Arnold Bax 23,000 · History of Dhaka 11,000 · Radu Paisie 6,300 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- His prolific output includes songs, choral music, chamber pieces, and solo piano works, but he is best known for his orchestral music.
- In addition to a series of symphonic poems, he wrote seven symphonies and was for a time widely regarded as the leading British symphonist.
- Bax was born in the London suburb of Streatham to a prosperous family.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Arnold Bax article was read about 23,000 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 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Arnold Bax
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 Arnold Bax in the power ranking, all domains together.
- History of MaharashtraUncommon · History · ATK 84 DEF 96
- Vera MenchikUncommon · Society · ATK 80 DEF 100
- Matthew BoultonUncommon · Science · ATK 80 DEF 100
- Music of CanadaUncommon · Arts · ATK 83 DEF 97
- Martin BucerUncommon · Science · ATK 80 DEF 100
- Brian JoubertUncommon · Society · ATK 85 DEF 95
Card lists
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- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Arnold Bax (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Herbert Lambert (1881-1936), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
