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Ross Macdonald, an Uncommon card
Kenneth Millar, known mainly by the pseudonym Ross Macdonald, was an American-Canadian writer of crime fiction.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 48
- Power
- 115
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 53,000
Power 115 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Ross Macdonald quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ross Macdonald card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is best known for his series of ______ novels set in Southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer.
Answer
hardboiled. He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer. From the Ross Macdonald article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Since the ____s, Macdonald's works have received attention in academic circles for their psychological depth, sense of place, use of language, sophisticated imagery and integration of philosophy into genre fiction.
Answer
1970s. Since the 1970s, Macdonald's works have received attention in academic circles for their psychological depth, sense of place, use of language, sophisticated imagery and integration of philosophy into genre fiction. From the Ross Macdonald article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ross Macdonald. Ross Macdonald 67 · Gregory Isaacs 64 · Demoiselle crane 61 · Pied crow 53 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 is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer.
- Since the 1970s, Macdonald's works have received attention in academic circles for their psychological depth, sense of place, use of language, sophisticated imagery and integration of philosophy into genre fiction.
- Brought up in the province of Ontario, Canada, Macdonald eventually settled in the state of California, where he died in 1983.
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 Macdonald article was read about 53,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 48: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Ross Macdonald
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- Hideki IrabuUncommon · Society · ATK 66 DEF 49
- Normal subgroupUncommon · Science · ATK 64 DEF 51
- Pied crowUncommon · Nature · ATK 53 DEF 62
- ColophonUncommon · Arts · ATK 62 DEF 53
- Edwin MosesUncommon · Society · ATK 64 DEF 51
- Demoiselle craneUncommon · Nature · ATK 61 DEF 54
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ross Macdonald (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
