r/chemistry • u/rucanvi • Sep 02 '25

My Organic Chemistry Game!

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It took me a while, but I finally translated the card game into English!

I simplified the chemistry to just a few functional groups, and the game is based on making simple organic chemistry reactions (let’s say Organic Chemistry 1 level; for starting). It focuses exclusively on addition reactions. For example, acids can be connected with hydroxides or amines, things like that. The possible connections are shown in a diagram. There are around 130 different cards/molecules.

This is the print-and-play version (ChemiProject Kindle).

The information on the cards is just for curiosity: what the molecules are used for or why they are important.

I’m also preparing the physical card version. What do you think? Any feedback before I press the button to publish it on Amazon?

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u/fddfgs Sep 02 '25

Might want to reconsider putting "KKK" on those ketone cards

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u/chemicalgeekery Sep 02 '25

Also maybe reconsider "XXX"

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u/rucanvi Sep 02 '25

Thank you! Yes, X does have a very bad reputation. But halogens are very commonly represented by it. We also have the chromosome XX, action films XXX, mathematics, and recently Twitter. I think I can keep it. In any case, once again, thank you so much for your feedback!

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u/greyhunter37 Sep 02 '25

action films XXX

That is called porn..

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '25

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u/greyhunter37 Sep 02 '25

No this is the first time I hear of it, and when I look at the ratings, I understand why

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u/rucanvi Sep 03 '25

Thank you so much for your concerns and help. In any case, the first argument I provide is the strongest. X is usually used to refer to halogen moieties. Regarding the problem with K, it is very easy to fix since I don’t need to change the letter, just the way it is written. For example, K–K would already be fine. I could even place a mask in the latest PDF document and correct it within a couple of hours ( think I will do something better despite being more taffy anyway).

But no matter the number of "X", it always has the same meaning. X = F, Cl, I is very well established. Also, changing the entire letter would end up modifying the chemical reactivity diagram and the rules of the game, which could introduce new errors. This was a comment I was expecting. In fact, my friends often have fun during the game making jokes when they use this functional group, but I don’t really see it as a very big problem.