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Markus Persson, an Epic card
Markus Alexej Persson, also known by the pseudonym Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 160
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 510,000
Power 160 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Markus Persson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Markus Persson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Persson began ______ video games at an early age.
Answer
developing. Persson began developing video games at an early age. From the Markus Persson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios in ____.
Answer
2000s. He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009. From the Markus Persson 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.
- He is the creator of Minecraft, the best-selling video game in history.
- He founded the video game development company Mojang Studios in 2009.
- Persson began developing video games at an early age.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Markus Persson article was read about 510,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Markus Persson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Markus Persson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Official GDC, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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