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W. D. M. Bell, a Common card
Walter Dalrymple Maitland Bell, known as Karamojo Bell after the Karamoja sub-region in Uganda, which he travelled extensively, was a Scottish adventurer, big game hunter in East Africa, soldier, decorated fighter pilot, sailor, writer, and painter.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 118
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Power 118 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
W. D. M. Bell quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the W. D. M. Bell card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He improved his hunting skills by the ______ and study of the skulls of elephants he shot.
Answer
dissection. He improved his hunting skills by the dissection and study of the skulls of elephants he shot. From the W. D. M. Bell article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Susan Athey. Susan Athey 69 · W. D. M. Bell 66 · Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne 63 · Paul J. Weitz 60 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.
- Famous as one of the most successful ivory hunters of his time, Bell was an advocate of accurate shot placement with smaller calibre rifles, over the heavy large-bore rifles his contemporaries used for big African game.
- He improved his hunting skills by the dissection and study of the skulls of elephants he shot.
- He perfected a technique of shooting elephants from an extremely difficult position, diagonally behind the target, this became known as the 'Bell Shot'.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The W. D. M. Bell article was read about 14,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get W. D. M. Bell
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, W. D. M. Bell (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Royal Aero Club, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
