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Garrincha, a Rare card
Manuel Francisco dos Santos, nicknamed Mané Garrincha, best known as simply Garrincha, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right winger.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 330,000
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Garrincha quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Garrincha card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Garrincha played a vital role in Brazil's 1958 and 1962 World Cup ______.
Answer
victories. Garrincha played a vital role in Brazil's 1958 and 1962 World Cup victories. From the Garrincha article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, when Pelé was injured, Garrincha led Brazil to a World Cup victory with a dominating performance throughout the tournament.
Answer
1960s. In 1962, when Pelé was injured, Garrincha led Brazil to a World Cup victory with a dominating performance throughout the tournament. From the Garrincha article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Tallinn. Tallinn 88 · Hulk 85 · Blue 82 · Garrincha 79 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.
- He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and by many, one of the greatest dribblers ever.
- Garrincha played a vital role in Brazil's 1958 and 1962 World Cup victories.
- In 1962, when Pelé was injured, Garrincha led Brazil to a World Cup victory with a dominating performance throughout the tournament.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Garrincha article was read about 330,000 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 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Garrincha
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, Garrincha (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : El Gráfico, n° 2233, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
