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James Last, an Uncommon card
James Last was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 60
- Power
- 132
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 70,000
Power 132 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
James Last quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James Last card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His composition "Happy Heart" became an ______ success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark.
Answer
international. His composition "Happy Heart" became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark. From the James Last article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Jens Pulver. Jens Pulver 76 · James Last 72 · Grant Hart 67 · Canopic jar 64 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.
- Initially a jazz bassist, his trademark "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom, with 65 of his albums reaching the charts in the UK alone.
- His composition "Happy Heart" became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark.
- Last is reported to have sold an estimated 200 million records worldwide in his lifetime of which 80 million were sold by 1973 and won numerous awards including 200 gold and 14 platinum discs in Germany, the International MIDEM Prize at MIDEM in 1969, and West Germany's highest civilian award, the Bundesverdienstkreuz.
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 Last article was read about 70,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 60: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get James Last
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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The cards just above and just below James Last in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Canopic jarUncommon · History · ATK 64 DEF 68
- Golden LegendUncommon · Arts · ATK 67 DEF 65
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- J. Allen HynekUncommon · Science · ATK 73 DEF 59
- Johnny MillerUncommon · Society · ATK 74 DEF 58
- Michał OleksiejczukUncommon · Arts · ATK 72 DEF 60
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, James Last (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Rob Mieremet / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
