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Machito, an Uncommon card
Frank Grillo known professionally as Machito, was a Latin jazz musician who helped refine Afro-Cuban jazz and played a key role in the creation of both Cubop and salsa music.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 129
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 17,000
Power 129 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Machito quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Machito card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was raised in Havana with his foster sister, the ______ Graciela.
Answer
singer. He was raised in Havana with his foster sister, the singer Graciela. From the Machito article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In New York City, Machito formed the Afro-Cubans in ____, and with Mario Bauzá as musical director, brought together Cuban rhythms and big band arrangements in one group.
Answer
1940s. In New York City, Machito formed the Afro-Cubans in 1940, and with Mario Bauzá as musical director, brought together Cuban rhythms and big band arrangements in one group. From the Machito article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ernst Haas. Ernst Haas 74 · Felicia Chin 71 · Machito 67 · Rosalba Carriera 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.
- He was raised in Havana with his foster sister, the singer Graciela.
- In New York City, Machito formed the Afro-Cubans in 1940, and with Mario Bauzá as musical director, brought together Cuban rhythms and big band arrangements in one group.
- He made numerous recordings from the 1940s to the 1980s, many with Graciela as singer.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Machito article was read about 17,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Machito
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, Machito (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
