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Heston Blumenthal, a Rare card
Heston Marc Blumenthal is a British celebrity chef, television personality and food writer.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 270,000
Power 162 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Heston Blumenthal quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Heston Blumenthal card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He came to public ______ with unusual recipes such as bacon-and-egg ice cream and snail porridge.
Answer
attention. He came to public attention with unusual recipes such as bacon-and-egg ice cream and snail porridge. From the Heston Blumenthal article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His restaurants include the Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, a three-Michelin-star restaurant that was named the world's best by the World's 50 Best Restaurants in ____.
Answer
2000s. His restaurants include the Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, a three-Michelin-star restaurant that was named the world's best by the World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2005. From the Heston Blumenthal article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Human sacrifice. Human sacrifice 90 · Quechuan languages 84 · Cameron Jordan 80 · Heston Blumenthal 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.
- His restaurants include the Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, a three-Michelin-star restaurant that was named the world's best by the World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2005.
- Blumenthal is regarded as a pioneer of multi-sensory cooking, food pairing and flavour encapsulation.
- He came to public attention with unusual recipes such as bacon-and-egg ice cream and snail porridge.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Heston Blumenthal article was read about 270,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Heston Blumenthal
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Heston Blumenthal (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Brian Minkoff- London Pixels, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
