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Epic card · Arts
Shel Silverstein, an Epic card
Sheldon Allan Silverstein was an American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 600,000
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Shel Silverstein quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Shel Silverstein card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He also wrote a ______, adult-oriented alphabet coloring book, Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book.
Answer
satirical. He also wrote a satirical, adult-oriented alphabet coloring book, Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book. From the Shel Silverstein article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
During his rise to prominence in the ____s, his illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, including the adult-oriented Playboy.
Answer
1950s. During his rise to prominence in the 1950s, his illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, including the adult-oriented Playboy. From the Shel Silverstein article on Wikipedia.
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.
- Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended college before being drafted into the United States Army.
- During his rise to prominence in the 1950s, his illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, including the adult-oriented Playboy.
- He also wrote a satirical, adult-oriented alphabet coloring book, Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Shel Silverstein article was read about 600,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Shel Silverstein
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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- Abhijeet DipkeEpic · History · ATK 69 DEF 78
- Carlos the JackalEpic · History · ATK 78 DEF 69
- Dave MatthewsEpic · Arts · ATK 75 DEF 72
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Shel Silverstein (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Alice Ochs (shown in "eBay (v2)"), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
