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Nolan Ryan, an Epic card
Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 176
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 600,000
Power 176 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Nolan Ryan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Nolan Ryan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
After his retirement in 1993, Ryan was chief ______ officer of the Texas Rangers and an executive advisor to the Houston Astros.
Answer
executive. After his retirement in 1993, Ryan was chief executive officer of the Texas Rangers and an executive advisor to the Houston Astros. From the Nolan Ryan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in ____ in his first year of eligibility, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest pitchers of all time.
Answer
1990s. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest pitchers of all time. From the Nolan Ryan article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Economy of China. Economy of China 99 · Yuki Tsunoda 93 · Chad Johnson 85 · Nolan Ryan 82 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.
- Over a record 27-year playing career in Major League Baseball, Ryan pitched for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers.
- After his retirement in 1993, Ryan was chief executive officer of the Texas Rangers and an executive advisor to the Houston Astros.
- He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 in his first year of eligibility, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest pitchers of all time.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Nolan Ryan article was read about 600,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Nolan Ryan
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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The cards just above and just below Nolan Ryan in the power ranking, all domains together.
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- Beatrix PotterEpic · Arts · ATK 82 DEF 94
- CassowaryEpic · Nature · ATK 79 DEF 97
- Shreya GhoshalEpic · Arts · ATK 98 DEF 78
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Nolan Ryan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Nolan_Ryan_Tiger_Stadium_1990.jpg : Chuck Andersen derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
