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Spearmint, a Common card
Spearmint are a London-based independent band founded in 1995, comprising Shirley Lee, Simon Calnan, James Parsons and Ronan Larvor.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 44
- DEF
- 14
- Power
- 58
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 2,700
Power 58 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
Spearmint quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Spearmint card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Following Talbot's death, the band ______ their debut album A Week Away to him in 1999.
Answer
dedicated. Following Talbot's death, the band dedicated their debut album A Week Away to him in 1999. From the Spearmint article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Spearmint are a London-based independent band founded in ____, comprising Shirley Lee, Simon Calnan, James Parsons and Ronan Larvor.
Answer
1990s. Spearmint are a London-based independent band founded in 1995, comprising Shirley Lee, Simon Calnan, James Parsons and Ronan Larvor. From the Spearmint article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Saša Antić. Saša Antić 5,000 · Jesse Hibbs 3,800 · Spearmint 2,700 · Lord, I Want to Be a Christian 2,100 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.
- Original bassist Martin Talbot left the band after five shows, being replaced by Parsons in September 1995.
- Following Talbot's death, the band dedicated their debut album A Week Away to him in 1999.
- The dedication was repeated in 2009 when a 10th anniversary edition of the album was issued, including a new seven-song-cycle 'Life In Reverse', also in memory of Talbot.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Spearmint article was read about 2,700 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 44 and blocks with 14: each hit it takes is cut by 6 %.
How to get Spearmint
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, Spearmint (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The Mighty Mint, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.