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James Beard, an Uncommon card
James Andrews Beard was an American chef, cookbook author, teacher and television personality.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 112
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 112 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
James Beard quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James Beard card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Beard taught and mentored generations of ______ chefs and food enthusiasts.
Answer
professional. Beard taught and mentored generations of professional chefs and food enthusiasts. From the James Beard article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Neil Murray. Neil Murray 70 · James Beard 66 · Christopher Atkins 62 · Vibhishana 58 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Michelle Hurd. Michelle Hurd 390,000 · Christopher Atkins 260,000 · Götterdämmerung 190,000 · James Beard 110,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 pioneered television cooking shows, taught at The James Beard Cooking School in New York City and Seaside, Oregon, and lectured widely.
- He emphasized American cooking, prepared with fresh and wholesome American ingredients, to a country just becoming aware of its own culinary heritage.
- Beard taught and mentored generations of professional chefs and food enthusiasts.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James Beard article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get James Beard
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, James Beard (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bill Golladay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
