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Uncommon card · Nature
Grains of paradise, an Uncommon card
Grains of paradise is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, and closely related to cardamom.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 43
- Power
- 103
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 52,000
Power 103 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Grains of paradise quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Grains of paradise card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Its seeds are used as a spice, it imparts a ______, black-pepper-like flavor with hints of citrus.
Answer
pungent. Its seeds are used as a spice, it imparts a pungent, black-pepper-like flavor with hints of citrus. From the Grains of paradise article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Gruiformes. Gruiformes 71 · Pteridophyte 63 · Grains of paradise 60 · Grey crowned crane 57 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.
- Its seeds are used as a spice, it imparts a pungent, black-pepper-like flavor with hints of citrus.
- It is also known as melegueta pepper, Guinea grains, ossame, or fom wisa, and is sometimes confused with alligator pepper.
- The terms African pepper and Guinea pepper have also been used, but are ambiguous as they can apply to other spices such as grains of Selim.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Grains of paradise article was read about 52,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 43: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Grains of paradise
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Grains of paradise (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bamba Tubaab, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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