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Link Wray, a Rare card
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 51
- Power
- 121
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 210,000
Power 121 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Link Wray quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Link Wray card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Rolling Stone ranked Wray at No. 45 on its list of the 100 greatest ______ of all time.
Answer
guitarists. Rolling Stone ranked Wray at No. 45 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. From the Link Wray article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late ____s.
Answer
1950s. Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s. From the Link Wray article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Theo James. Theo James 2,700,000 · Dee Dee Ramone 370,000 · Link Wray 210,000 · Cistern 160,000 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.
- His 1958 instrumental single "Rumble" reached the top 20 in the United States, and was one of the earliest songs in rock music to use distortion and tremolo.
- Rolling Stone ranked Wray at No. 45 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
- He received two nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, prior to being inducted in the Musical Influence category in 2023.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Link Wray article was read about 210,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 51: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Link Wray
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, Link Wray (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Eric Frommer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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