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Legendary card · Arts
Roy Orbison, a Legendary card
Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 185
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,200,000
Power 185 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Roy Orbison quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Roy Orbison card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Orbison's most ______ periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s.
Answer
successful. Orbison's most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s. From the Roy Orbison article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Marlon Brando. Marlon Brando 2,800,000 · Red Hot Chili Peppers 2,100,000 · Roy Orbison 1,200,000 · Nas 940,000 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.
- Orbison's most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s.
- Many of Orbison's songs conveyed vulnerability at a time when most male performers projected strength.
- He performed with minimal motion and in black clothes, matching his dyed black hair and dark sunglasses.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Roy Orbison article was read about 1,200,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Roy Orbison
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, Roy Orbison (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
