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Sheppard, an Uncommon card
Sheppard is an Australian indie pop trio, formed in 2009. Their debut studio album, Bombs Away, was released on 11 July 2014, and peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association, while their second single, "Geronimo", spent three weeks at No.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 74
- Power
- 152
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 60,000
Ranked #1,910 of the 2,999 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Sheppard quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Sheppard card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013, Sheppard were nominated for Best ______ Release for "Let Me Down Easy".
Answer
Independent. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013, Sheppard were nominated for Best Independent Release for "Let Me Down Easy". From the Sheppard article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
At the ____ ceremony, they were nominated for Album of the Year, Best Group, Best Independent Release, Best Pop Release, Song of the Year, Producer of the Year, and Best Video.
Answer
2010s. At the 2014 ceremony, they were nominated for Album of the Year, Best Group, Best Independent Release, Best Pop Release, Song of the Year, Producer of the Year, and Best Video. From the Sheppard article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Jean Renoir. Jean Renoir 120,000 · Sheppard 60,000 · Skillet discography 38,000 · Kumārajīva 27,000 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.
- At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013, Sheppard were nominated for Best Independent Release for "Let Me Down Easy".
- At the 2014 ceremony, they were nominated for Album of the Year, Best Group, Best Independent Release, Best Pop Release, Song of the Year, Producer of the Year, and Best Video.
- Sheppard were the halftime entertainment at the 2020 AFL Grand Final, performed prior to game two of the 2021 State of Origin Series and in April 2024 became the first band in history to play a show on the Great Barrier Reef.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Sheppard article was read about 60,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 74: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Sheppard
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, Sheppard (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
