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Ron Gilbert, an Uncommon card
Ronald David Gilbert is an American video game designer, programmer, and producer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 122
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 57,000
Power 122 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Ron Gilbert quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ron Gilbert card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game ______ of all time.
Answer
creators. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time. From the Ron Gilbert article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
While a student in ____, he co-wrote Graphics BASIC, and he then worked on action games for HESware, which went out of business.
Answer
1980s. While a student in 1983, he co-wrote Graphics BASIC, and he then worked on action games for HESware, which went out of business. From the Ron Gilbert article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ron Gilbert. Ron Gilbert 72 · Luis Zahera 67 · Bhilai 63 · Bichon 54 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.
- His games are generally focused on interactive story-telling, and he is arguably best known for his work on several LucasArts adventure games, including Maniac Mansion and the first two Monkey Island games.
- In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.
- While a student in 1983, he co-wrote Graphics BASIC, and he then worked on action games for HESware, which went out of business.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ron Gilbert article was read about 57,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Ron Gilbert
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, Ron Gilbert (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Brian_McInnis ( talk ) ( Uploads ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
