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Epic card · History
Bobby Charlton, an Epic card
Sir Robert Charlton was an English footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, left winger or centre-forward.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 79
- Power
- 160
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 670,000
Power 160 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Bobby Charlton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bobby Charlton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He finished second in the ______ d'Or voting in 1967 and 1968.
Answer
Ballon. He finished second in the Ballon d'Or voting in 1967 and 1968. From the Bobby Charlton article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the ____ FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or.
Answer
1960s. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. From the Bobby Charlton article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Taiping Rebellion. Taiping Rebellion 860,000 · Bobby Charlton 670,000 · Alsace 490,000 · Effects of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season in the Philippines 1,900 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.
- Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or.
- He finished second in the Ballon d'Or voting in 1967 and 1968.
- He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts, passing abilities from midfield, ferocious long-range shooting from both left and right foot, fitness, and stamina.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bobby Charlton article was read about 670,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 79: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Bobby Charlton
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, Bobby Charlton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : ANEFO, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
