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James Randi, a Rare card
James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician, author, and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 90
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 185
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 220,000
Power 185 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
James Randi quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James Randi card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Randi retired from practicing magic at age 60, and from his ______ at 87.
Answer
foundation. Randi retired from practicing magic at age 60, and from his foundation at 87. From the James Randi article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2000s. 2000s 100 · Fusion power 95 · James Randi 90 · Titanium 85 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 was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, and founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation.
- Randi began his career as a magician under the stage name The Amazing Randi and later chose to devote most of his time to investigating paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims.
- Randi retired from practicing magic at age 60, and from his foundation at 87.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James Randi article was read about 220,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 90 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get James Randi
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, James Randi (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : James Randi Educational Foundation Photographer: Eduardo Aparicio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
