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Drum and bass, an Uncommon card
Drum and bass, also known as drum 'n' bass, is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged in the United Kingdom in the early 1990s.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 168
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 190,000
Ranked #1,560 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Drum and bass quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Drum and bass card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is ______ by fast breakbeats with heavy bass and sub-bass lines, samples, and synthesizers.
Answer
characterised. It is characterised by fast breakbeats with heavy bass and sub-bass lines, samples, and synthesizers. From the Drum and bass article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Drum and bass, also known as drum 'n' bass, is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged in the United Kingdom in the early ____s.
Answer
1990s. Drum and bass, also known as drum 'n' bass, is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged in the United Kingdom in the early 1990s. From the Drum and bass article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Map. Map 94 · Bullying 86 · Drum and bass 81 · Alabama 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.
- It is characterised by fast breakbeats with heavy bass and sub-bass lines, samples, and synthesizers.
- Originating in the UK jungle scene in the early 1990s, drum and bass drew on elements of reggae, dub, hip-hop, breakbeat hardcore, techno, and house.
- By the mid-1990s, it had become one of the most distinctive and technically innovative styles within the broader electronic dance music movement.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Drum and bass article was read about 190,000 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 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Drum and bass
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Drum and bass (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : XTCJOE, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
