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Michael William Balfe, a Common card
Michael William Balfe was an Irish composer, best remembered for his operas, especially The Bohemian Girl.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 45
- Power
- 109
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,500
Power 109 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- After a short career as a violinist, Balfe pursued an operatic singing career, while he began to compose.
- In a career spanning more than 40 years, he composed at least 29 operas, almost 250 songs, several cantatas and other works.
- He was also a noted conductor, directing Italian Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre for seven years, among other conducting posts.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Michael William Balfe article was read about 7,500 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 45: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Michael William Balfe
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, Michael William Balfe (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
