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Conrad Black, an Uncommon card
Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour is a Canadian and British writer, former politician, newspaper publisher, financier and convicted criminal.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 83
- Power
- 167
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 167 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Conrad Black quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Conrad Black card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Over the next seven years, Conrad Black sold off most of their non-media holdings to focus on newspaper ______.
Answer
publishing. Over the next seven years, Conrad Black sold off most of their non-media holdings to focus on newspaper publishing. From the Conrad Black article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, two years after their father's death, Conrad and his older brother Montegu took majority control of Ravelston.
Answer
1970s. In 1978, two years after their father's death, Conrad and his older brother Montegu took majority control of Ravelston. From the Conrad Black article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Conrad Black. Conrad Black 84 · Hernando de Soto 81 · Joseph Pulitzer 77 · Göktürks 74 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.
- Black's father was businessman George Montegu Black II, who had significant holdings in Canadian manufacturing, retail and media businesses through part-ownership of the holding company Ravelston Corporation.
- In 1978, two years after their father's death, Conrad and his older brother Montegu took majority control of Ravelston.
- Over the next seven years, Conrad Black sold off most of their non-media holdings to focus on newspaper publishing.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Conrad Black article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get Conrad Black
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, Conrad Black (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Canadian Film Centre, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
