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Greg Costikyan, a Common card
Greg Costikyan, sometimes known under the pseudonym Designer X, is an American game designer and science fiction writer.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 51
- Power
- 114
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,500
Power 114 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Greg Costikyan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Greg Costikyan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Several of his games have won ______ Awards.
Answer
Origins. Several of his games have won Origins Awards. From the Greg Costikyan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He co-founded Manifesto Games, now out of business, with Johnny Wilson in ____.
Answer
2000s. He co-founded Manifesto Games, now out of business, with Johnny Wilson in 2005. From the Greg Costikyan article on Wikipedia.
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.
- Costikyan's career spans nearly all extant genres of gaming, including: hex-based wargames, role-playing games, boardgames, card games, computer games, online games, and mobile games.
- Several of his games have won Origins Awards.
- He co-founded Manifesto Games, now out of business, with Johnny Wilson in 2005.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Greg Costikyan article was read about 8,500 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 51: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Greg Costikyan
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Greg Costikyan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Sean Bosker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
