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Epic card · Arts
Martin Bashir, an Epic card
Martin Henry Bashir is a British former journalist.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 157
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 530,000
Power 157 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Martin Bashir quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Martin Bashir card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Bashir worked for the BBC from 1986 to 1999 on ______ including Panorama before joining ITV.
Answer
programmes. Bashir worked for the BBC from 1986 to 1999 on programmes including Panorama before joining ITV. From the Martin Bashir article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was a presenter on British and American television and for the BBC's Panorama programme, for which he gained an interview with Diana, Princess of Wales under false pretences in ____.
Answer
1990s. He was a presenter on British and American television and for the BBC's Panorama programme, for which he gained an interview with Diana, Princess of Wales under false pretences in 1995. From the Martin Bashir article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Maxwell's equations. Maxwell's equations 83 · Petersfield 79 · Martin Bashir 76 · Lionel Barrymore 71 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 a presenter on British and American television and for the BBC's Panorama programme, for which he gained an interview with Diana, Princess of Wales under false pretences in 1995.
- Although the interview was much heralded at the time, it was later determined that he used forgery and deception to secure it.
- Bashir worked for the BBC from 1986 to 1999 on programmes including Panorama before joining ITV.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Martin Bashir article was read about 530,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Martin Bashir
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, Martin Bashir (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
