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Rick Allen, a Rare card
Richard John Cyril Allen is an English musician who has been the drummer of the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 58
- DEF
- 41
- Power
- 99
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 330,000
Power 99 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Rick Allen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Rick Allen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Known as "The Thunder God" by fans, he is ranked No. 7 on Gigwise in The ______ Drummers of All Time list.
Answer
Greatest. Known as "The Thunder God" by fans, he is ranked No. 7 on Gigwise in The Greatest Drummers of All Time list. From the Rick Allen article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Richard John Cyril Allen is an English musician who has been the drummer of the hard rock band Def Leppard since ____.
Answer
1970s. Richard John Cyril Allen is an English musician who has been the drummer of the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978. From the Rick Allen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Shakti Kapoor. Shakti Kapoor 420,000 · Rick Allen 330,000 · Marsha Thomason 250,000 · Alvin Lee 170,000 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.
- He overcame the amputation of his left arm in 1985 and continued to play with the band, which went on to its most commercially successful phase.
- Known as "The Thunder God" by fans, he is ranked No. 7 on Gigwise in The Greatest Drummers of All Time list.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Rick Allen article was read about 330,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 58 and blocks with 41: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Rick Allen
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Rick Allen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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