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Epic card · History
David Niven, an Epic card
James David Graham Niven was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 74
- Power
- 153
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 890,000
Power 153 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
David Niven quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the David Niven card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Niven was known as a ______ and debonair leading man in classic Hollywood films.
Answer
handsome. Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in classic Hollywood films. From the David Niven article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Nirmal Purja. Nirmal Purja 2,000,000 · David Niven 890,000 · Princeton Township, New Jersey 4,600 · Fremantle Fortress 2,000 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.
- Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in classic Hollywood films.
- His accolades include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Award and two Emmy Awards.
- Born in central London to an upper-middle-class family, Niven attended Heatherdown Preparatory School and Stowe School before gaining a place at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The David Niven article was read about 890,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 74: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get David Niven
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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The cards just above and just below David Niven in the power ranking, all domains together.
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- Enrique HernándezEpic · Society · ATK 73 DEF 80
- Nithya RamanEpic · History · ATK 75 DEF 78
- Auld Lang SyneEpic · Arts · ATK 74 DEF 79
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, David Niven (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
