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Damascone, a Common card
Damascones are a series of closely related chemical compounds that are components of a variety of essential oils.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 51
- DEF
- 25
- Power
- 76
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,100
Power 76 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 20 % of WikiCards cards.
Damascone quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Damascone card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The odour strength of all the ______ are high.
Answer
damascones. The odour strength of all the damascones are high. From the Damascone article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Eiri-Avion PIK-20. Eiri-Avion PIK-20 54 · Damascone 51 · Chalk line 46 · Wingnut 43 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Wingnut. Wingnut 8,300 · Shopping bag 5,200 · Damascone 4,100 · ERMETH 3,100 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- The damascones belong to a family of chemicals known as rose ketones, which also includes damascenones and ionones. beta-Damascone is a contributor to the aroma of roses, despite its relatively low concentration, and is an important fragrance chemical used in perfumery.
- The odour strength of all the damascones are high.
- The aroma of α-damascone is described as "sweet, floral, metallic, fruity, apple, spicy, plum, minty, woody, green, berry", β-damascone is described as "fruity, floral, black currant, plum, rose, honey, tobacco", γ-damascone is described as "fruity, floral, rose, green, cooked apple, plum, thujonic, tobacco", and δ-damascone is described as "fruity, sweet, rose, natural, petal, black currant bud…
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Damascone article was read about 4,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 51 and blocks with 25: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get Damascone
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, Damascone (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Edgar181, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
