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Helmuts Balderis, an Uncommon card
Helmuts Balderis-Sildedzis is a former Soviet and Latvian professional ice hockey player.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 21
- Power
- 80
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 80 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Helmuts Balderis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Helmuts Balderis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1998, he was inducted into ______ Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame.
Answer
International. In 1998, he was inducted into International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame. From the Helmuts Balderis article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He played on the right wing and participated at the ____ Winter Olympics, where the Soviet team unexpectedly lost to the United States.
Answer
1980s. He played on the right wing and participated at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where the Soviet team unexpectedly lost to the United States. From the Helmuts Balderis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Helmuts Balderis. Helmuts Balderis 59 · Trent Copeland 56 · Carnesecca Arena 53 · Pasanda 47 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 played on the right wing and participated at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where the Soviet team unexpectedly lost to the United States.
- He played part of a single season in the National Hockey League after being drafted in 1989 by the Minnesota North Stars, becoming the oldest player to be drafted by an NHL team at the age of 36.
- In 1998, he was inducted into International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Helmuts Balderis article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 21: each hit it takes is cut by 8 %.
How to get Helmuts Balderis
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Helmuts Balderis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ernests Dinka, Saeimas Kanceleja, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
