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Grime music, an Uncommon card
Grime is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged in London in the early 2000s.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 92
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 178
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 100,000
Power 178 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Grime music quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Grime music card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Emceeing is a ______ element of the style, and lyrics often revolve around gritty depictions of urban life.
Answer
significant. Emceeing is a significant element of the style, and lyrics often revolve around gritty depictions of urban life. From the Grime music article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Grime is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged in London in the early ____s.
Answer
2000s. Grime is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged in London in the early 2000s. From the Grime music article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Grime music. Grime music 92 · Afrofuturism 85 · Timothy Geithner 81 · Margaret Fuller 78 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.
- It developed out of the earlier UK dance style UK garage, and draws influences from jungle, dancehall, and hip-hop.
- The style is typified by rapid, syncopated breakbeats, generally around 140 beats per minute, and often features an aggressive or jagged electronic sound.
- Emceeing is a significant element of the style, and lyrics often revolve around gritty depictions of urban life.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Grime music article was read about 100,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 92 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Grime music
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, Grime music (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Vectormeldrew69, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
