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James Mason, a Common card
James Mason was an Irish-American chess player, journalist and writer who became one of the world's best half-dozen players in the 1880s.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 52
- DEF
- 30
- Power
- 82
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,900
Power 82 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
James Mason quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James Mason card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Mason was ranked the number 1 player in the world by ______ during 11 separate months between August 1877 and June 1878.
Answer
Chessmetrics. Mason was ranked the number 1 player in the world by Chessmetrics during 11 separate months between August 1877 and June 1878. From the James Mason article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
James Mason was an Irish-American chess player, journalist and writer who became one of the world's best half-dozen players in the ____s.
Answer
1880s. James Mason was an Irish-American chess player, journalist and writer who became one of the world's best half-dozen players in the 1880s. From the James Mason article on Wikipedia.
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.
- Mason was ranked the number 1 player in the world by Chessmetrics during 11 separate months between August 1877 and June 1878.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James Mason article was read about 4,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 52 and blocks with 30: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get James Mason
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 Mason (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
