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Epic card · Arts
Blur, an Epic card
Blur are an English rock band formed in London in 1988, consisting of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 830,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Blur quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Blur card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Their debut album, Leisure, incorporated the sounds of ______ and shoegaze.
Answer
Madchester. Their debut album, Leisure, incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegaze. From the Blur article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Blur are an English rock band formed in London in ____, consisting of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree.
Answer
1980s. Blur are an English rock band formed in London in 1988, consisting of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree. From the Blur article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bluetooth. Bluetooth 90 · Blur 83 · Fiona Apple 80 · Suzanne Somers 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.
- Their debut album, Leisure, incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegaze.
- Following a stylistic change influenced by British guitar pop groups such as the Kinks, the Beatles, and XTC, Blur released the albums Modern Life Is Rubbish, Parklife, and The Great Escape.
- The Parklife lead single "Girls & Boys" became a hit in the UK and the US, respectively peaking at number 5 on the UK singles chart and number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Blur article was read about 830,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Blur
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, Blur (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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