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Ultimate Combat!

Ultimate Combat! is an out-of-print collectible card game designed around the concept of Asian martial arts combat. The game was designed by judo sensei Dave Long and released in 1995 by Ultimate Games. It is very similar to Magic: The Gathering and roughly 75% of the rules are the same. It was endorsed by the United States Judo Association team, the USA Taekwondo team and the USA Wrestling team. The base set covers the martial arts of judo, karate, jujitsu, taekwondo, boxing and wrestling. The first and only expansion to the base set was The Ancient Fighting Arts of China. This covers the Chinese martial arts of kung fu and tai chi. It was researched with the assistance of Dr. Chi-Hsiu Wing of Beijing University and Professor Yoshihiro Uchida of San Jose State University.

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Ultimate Combat! is an out-of-print collectible card game designed around the concept of Asian martial arts combat. The game was designed by judo sensei Dave Long and released in 1995 by Ultimate Games. It is very similar to Magic: The Gathering and roughly 75% of the rules are the same. It was endorsed by the United States Judo Association team, the USA Taekwondo team and the USA Wrestling team. The base set covers the martial arts of judo, karate, jujitsu, taekwondo, boxing and wrestling. The first and only expansion to the base set was The Ancient Fighting Arts of China. This covers the Chinese martial arts of kung fu and tai chi. It was researched with the assistance of Dr. Chi-Hsiu Wing of Beijing University and Professor Yoshihiro Uchida of San Jose State University.

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  1. publication date: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356709024

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