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Richard Holbrooke, an Uncommon card
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke was an American diplomat and author.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 88
- Power
- 168
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 79,000
Power 168 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Richard Holbrooke quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Richard Holbrooke card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
From 1999 to 2001, Holbrooke served as U.S. Ambassador to the ______ Nations.
Answer
United. From 1999 to 2001, Holbrooke served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. From the Richard Holbrooke article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Holbrooke was a prime contender to succeed Warren Christopher as Secretary of State but was passed over in ____ as President Bill Clinton chose Madeleine Albright instead.
Answer
1990s. Holbrooke was a prime contender to succeed Warren Christopher as Secretary of State but was passed over in 1996 as President Bill Clinton chose Madeleine Albright instead. From the Richard Holbrooke article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Christian monasticism. Christian monasticism 85 · Richard Holbrooke 80 · Bazaar 76 · Antonio Canova 73 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 the only person to have held the position of Assistant Secretary of State for two different regions of the world, assisting in brokering a peace agreement among the warring factions in Bosnia leading to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords.
- Holbrooke was a prime contender to succeed Warren Christopher as Secretary of State but was passed over in 1996 as President Bill Clinton chose Madeleine Albright instead.
- From 1999 to 2001, Holbrooke served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Richard Holbrooke article was read about 79,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 88: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Richard Holbrooke
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, Richard Holbrooke (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : U.S. State Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
