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H. R. Giger, a Rare card
Hans Ruedi Giger was a Swiss artist best known for his airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, an art style known as "biomechanical".
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 66
- Power
- 133
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 340,000
Power 133 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
H. R. Giger quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the H. R. Giger card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His work is on permanent display at the H. R. Giger Museum in Gruyères, ______.
Answer
Switzerland. His work is on permanent display at the H. R. Giger Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland. From the H. R. Giger article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for the visual design of Ridley Scott's ____ sci-fi horror film Alien, and was responsible for creating the xenomorph alien itself.
Answer
1970s. He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for the visual design of Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien, and was responsible for creating the xenomorph alien itself. From the H. R. Giger 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.
- He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for the visual design of Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien, and was responsible for creating the xenomorph alien itself.
- His work is on permanent display at the H. R. Giger Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland.
- His style has been adapted to many forms of media, including album covers, furniture, and music videos.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The H. R. Giger article was read about 340,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 66: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get H. R. Giger
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, H. R. Giger (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Matthias Belz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
