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Uncommon card · Science
Allicin, an Uncommon card
Allicin is an organosulfur compound obtained from garlic and leeks.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 57
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 96
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 58,000
Power 96 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Allicin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Allicin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Allicin is an ______, i.e. the defense mechanism against attacks by pests on the garlic plant.
Answer
antifeedant. Allicin is an antifeedant, i.e. the defense mechanism against attacks by pests on the garlic plant. From the Allicin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Gödel's completeness theorem. Gödel's completeness theorem 63 · Laziness 60 · Allicin 57 · Seesaw 52 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.
- When fresh garlic is chopped or crushed, the enzyme alliinase converts alliin into allicin, which is responsible for the aroma of fresh garlic.
- Allicin is unstable and quickly changes into a series of other sulfur-containing compounds such as diallyl disulfide.
- Allicin is an antifeedant, i.e. the defense mechanism against attacks by pests on the garlic plant.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Allicin article was read about 58,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 57 and blocks with 39: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Allicin
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, Allicin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Andromeas at Greek Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
