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Nipsey Russell, a Rare card
Julius "Nipsey" Russell was an American entertainer best known for his appearances as a panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, including Match Game, Password, Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth, and Pyramid.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 34
- Power
- 93
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 200,000
Power 93 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Nipsey Russell quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Nipsey Russell card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He had one of the ______ roles in the film version of The Wiz as the Tin Man.
Answer
leading. He had one of the leading roles in the film version of The Wiz as the Tin Man. From the Nipsey Russell article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Will Peltz. Will Peltz 730,000 · Perry Bamonte 400,000 · Howard Donald 260,000 · Nipsey Russell 200,000 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 appearances were often distinguished by short, humorous poems he recited during the broadcast, which led to his nickname "the poet laureate of television".
- He had one of the leading roles in the film version of The Wiz as the Tin Man.
- He was a frequent guest on the Dean Martin Celebrity Roast series and often appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien during the program's early years.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Nipsey Russell article was read about 200,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 34: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get Nipsey Russell
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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- Howard DonaldRare · Arts · ATK 59 DEF 34
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- Heike MakatschRare · Arts · ATK 58 DEF 35
- Andrew KoenigUncommon · Arts · ATK 60 DEF 33
- Richard GriecoUncommon · Arts · ATK 59 DEF 34
- Home improvementUncommon · Science · ATK 58 DEF 35
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Nipsey Russell (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
