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Walter Becker, a Rare card
Walter Carl Becker was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 67
- Power
- 139
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 410,000
Power 139 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Walter Becker quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Walter Becker card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Becker met future ______ partner Donald Fagen while they were students at Bard College.
Answer
songwriting. Becker met future songwriting partner Donald Fagen while they were students at Bard College. From the Walter Becker article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
After a brief period of activity in New York City, the two moved to Los Angeles in ____ and formed the nucleus of Steely Dan, which enjoyed a critically and commercially successful ten-year career.
Answer
1970s. After a brief period of activity in New York City, the two moved to Los Angeles in 1971 and formed the nucleus of Steely Dan, which enjoyed a critically and commercially successful ten-year career. From the Walter Becker article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Algorithm. Algorithm 80 · Taryn Manning 76 · Walter Becker 72 · Brian Littrell 69 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.
- He was the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of the jazz rock band Steely Dan.
- Becker met future songwriting partner Donald Fagen while they were students at Bard College.
- After a brief period of activity in New York City, the two moved to Los Angeles in 1971 and formed the nucleus of Steely Dan, which enjoyed a critically and commercially successful ten-year career.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Walter Becker article was read about 410,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 67: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Walter Becker
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, Walter Becker (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Distributed by ABC Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
