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Walter Winchell, an Uncommon card
Walter Winchell was an American syndicated newspaper gossip columnist and radio news commentator.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 61
- Power
- 135
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 135 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Walter Winchell quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Walter Winchell card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was known for an ______ style of gossipy staccato news briefs, jokes, and Jazz Age slang.
Answer
innovative. He was known for an innovative style of gossipy staccato news briefs, jokes, and Jazz Age slang. From the Walter Winchell article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He rose to national celebrity in the ____s with Hearst newspaper chain syndication and a popular radio program.
Answer
1930s. He rose to national celebrity in the 1930s with Hearst newspaper chain syndication and a popular radio program. From the Walter Winchell article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bernhard Langer. Bernhard Langer 82 · Reverse engineering 78 · Walter Winchell 74 · Michael Moritz 70 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.
- Originally a vaudeville performer, Winchell began his newspaper career as a Broadway reporter, critic and columnist for New York tabloids.
- He rose to national celebrity in the 1930s with Hearst newspaper chain syndication and a popular radio program.
- He was known for an innovative style of gossipy staccato news briefs, jokes, and Jazz Age slang.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Walter Winchell article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 61: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Walter Winchell
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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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Walter Winchell in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Jewel in the PalaceUncommon · Arts · ATK 75 DEF 60
- Laird HamiltonUncommon · Society · ATK 70 DEF 65
- Reverse engineeringUncommon · Science · ATK 78 DEF 57
- Bernhard LangerUncommon · Society · ATK 82 DEF 53
- GreyUncommon · Science · ATK 70 DEF 65
- Jerry LucasUncommon · Society · ATK 75 DEF 60
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Walter Winchell (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
