Richard Garfield
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Richard Channing Garfield is an American mathematician, inventor, and game designer. Garfield created Magic: The Gathering, which is considered to be the first collectible card game. Magic debuted in
Richard Garfield at Spiel 2014
A game of Treasure Hunter in progress
Magic: The Gathering
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Magic: The Gathering is a collectible, tabletop, and digital collectible card game created by Richard Garfield. It was released by Wizards of the Coast in 1993 as the company's first trading card game
Richard Garfield
…Richard Channing Garfield (born June 26, 1963) is an American mathematician, inventor, and game designer. Garfield created Magic: The Gathering, which is considered to be the first collectible card game (CCG). Magic debuted in 1993, and its success spawned many imitations. Garfield oversaw the…
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A game of Magic in progress
Officially sanctioned Magic tournaments attract participants of all ages and are held around the world. These players in Rostock, Germany, competed for an invitation to a professional tournament in Nagoya, Japan.
By winning a yearly Invitational tournament, Jon Finkel won the right for this card to feature his design and likeness.