of a classic rock band from North East England, and a 1990s psychedelic rock band from Minneapolis. The Gnomes of Zürich are one of the playable factions in Steve Jackson's card game of conspiracy, Illuminati. Their goal is to collect a specified amount of megabucks, the game's currency. The phrase is reflected in the Black Swan Man comic, where the main character gained deep financial knowledge by living with Alpine gnomes in his youth. The original version of the computer game Zork makes reference to an "epicene gnome of Zurich". Valiant Comics' Archer & Armstrong features a group of literal gnomes referred to as the Gnomes of Zurich, one of many factions within the Sect formed to kill the titular Armstrong. The Cyberpunk 2020 adventure-book Northwest Passage plays on the term by featuring a stockbroker family called the Zuriches in the city of Nome. References Banking in Switzerland History of Zürich Harold Wilson 1956 in the United Kingdom Switzerland–United Kingdom relations Slang terms for people