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Epic card · History
Don McLean, an Epic card
Donald McLean III is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 510,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Don McLean quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Don McLean card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
McLean's song "And I Love You So" has been ______ by Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Helen Reddy, Glen Campbell, and others.
Answer
recorded. McLean's song "And I Love You So" has been recorded by Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Helen Reddy, Glen Campbell, and others. From the Don McLean article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail", he is best known for his ____ hit "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone".
Answer
1970s. Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail", he is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone". From the Don McLean article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Dreyfus affair. Dreyfus affair 92 · Pat Buchanan 85 · Don McLean 82 · Paul Revere 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.
- Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail", he is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone".
- His other hit singles include "Vincent", "Dreidel", "Castles in the Air", and "Wonderful Baby", as well as renditions of Roy Orbison's "Crying" and the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You".
- McLean's song "And I Love You So" has been recorded by Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Helen Reddy, Glen Campbell, and others.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Don McLean article was read about 510,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Don McLean
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, Don McLean (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Lisa O'Connor for AFF USA, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
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