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John Nevil Maskelyne, a Common card
John Nevil Maskelyne was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with other Victorian-era devices.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 109
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Power 109 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
John Nevil Maskelyne quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Nevil Maskelyne card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He worked with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant, and many of his ______ are still performed today.
Answer
illusions. He worked with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant, and many of his illusions are still performed today. From the John Nevil Maskelyne article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____ he founded the Occult Committee, a group to "investigate claims to supernatural power and to expose fraud".
Answer
1910s. In 1914 he founded the Occult Committee, a group to "investigate claims to supernatural power and to expose fraud". From the John Nevil Maskelyne article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Roman Čechmánek. Roman Čechmánek 66 · John Nevil Maskelyne 63 · Daniel M. Tani 59 · Multi-Purpose Logistics Module 56 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 worked with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant, and many of his illusions are still performed today.
- His book Sharps and Flats: A Complete Revelation of the Secrets of Cheating at Games of Chance and Skill is considered a classic overview of card sharp practices.
- In 1914 he founded the Occult Committee, a group to "investigate claims to supernatural power and to expose fraud".
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Nevil Maskelyne article was read about 13,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get John Nevil Maskelyne
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Nevil Maskelyne (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
