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Ross A. McGinnis, an Uncommon card
Ross Andrew McGinnis was a United States Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest decoration for bravery, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Iraq War.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 102
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 102 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Ross A. McGinnis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ross A. McGinnis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
While serving as the gunner in a HMMWV, his convoy was attacked and a hand grenade was thrown into his ______.
Answer
vehicle. While serving as the gunner in a HMMWV, his convoy was attacked and a hand grenade was thrown into his vehicle. From the Ross A. McGinnis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Enrico Mattei. Enrico Mattei 66 · People's National Congress Reform 63 · Ross A. McGinnis 60 · Trunk-or-treating 57 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Enrico Mattei. Enrico Mattei 43,000 · Maurice Thorez 30,000 · Ross A. McGinnis 20,000 · Emperor Junna 15,000 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.
- While serving as the gunner in a HMMWV, his convoy was attacked and a hand grenade was thrown into his vehicle.
- McGinnis was killed in action when he deliberately threw himself on the grenade, saving the lives of at least four other soldiers in the vehicle.
- He was the fourth service member to receive the Medal of Honor during the Iraq War, which was presented to his family following his death.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ross A. McGinnis article was read about 20,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Ross A. McGinnis
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, Ross A. McGinnis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
