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Billy Bowden, an Uncommon card
Brent Fraser "Billy" Bowden is a New Zealand cricket umpire and former cricketer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 50
- DEF
- 25
- Power
- 75
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 54,000
Power 75 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 20 % of WikiCards cards.
Billy Bowden quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Billy Bowden card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was a ______ until rheumatoid arthritis forced him to retire.
Answer
player. He was a player until rheumatoid arthritis forced him to retire. From the Billy Bowden article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
On 6 February ____, Bowden stood in his 200th One Day International match in the game between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington.
Answer
2010s. On 6 February 2016, Bowden stood in his 200th One Day International match in the game between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington. From the Billy Bowden article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Kings. Kings 56 · Chile Grande y Unido 53 · Billy Bowden 50 · Noah Glass 47 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 was a player until rheumatoid arthritis forced him to retire.
- He is well known for his dramatic signalling style which includes the famous "crooked finger of doom" out signal.
- On 6 February 2016, Bowden stood in his 200th One Day International match in the game between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Billy Bowden article was read about 54,000 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 Billy Bowden
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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- Chile Grande y UnidoUncommon · History · ATK 53 DEF 22
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- The DeadUncommon · Arts · ATK 53 DEF 22
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Billy Bowden (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : paddynapper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
