 The cover of issue 20 from The Duelist. The Duelist (or simply Duelist which it later was officially known) was originally a quarterly magazine produced by Wizards of the Coast to accompany the increasingly popular Magic: The Gathering trading card game but later as a gaming magazine with a focus on the collectible card game and trading card game industry. A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles on various subjects. ...
Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is a publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. ...
Magic: The Gathering (colloq. ...
Collectible card games (CCGs), also called customizable card games or trading card games, are played using specially designed sets of cards. ...
Gaming is an umbrella term that includes a number of special hobby game types: Board games Collectible card games Computer and video games Tabletop wargaming (i. ...
Collectible card games (CCGs), also called customizable card games or trading card games, are played using specially designed sets of cards. ...
What initially separated The Duelist from other card magazines of its time, such as InQuest or Scrye, was its beautifully detailed pages. Each issue featured a key artist who created a unique cover (often based on an existing Magic card) and whose art was showcased inside the issue (however in later issues, this was cut altogether). An inquest is a formal process of state investigation. ...
In addition to being rich with art, the magazine also included strategy articles, game design articles, fiction from Magic storylines, product checklists, rules questions, Magic tournament coverage, and Magic puzzles were even introduced. Pricelists were eventually included as well. Phil Foglio did a monthly comic for the magazine before switching over to Dragon and Mr. Suitcase had its own column. Creator Richard Garfield often wrote the quizzical back column of the magazine. Phil Foglio (born 1956) is a cartoonist and comic book artist best known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy work. ...
Dragon, first issue 1976, is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. ...
Richard Garfield Richard Garfield (born 1966) is a game designer who created the card games Magic: The Gathering, Netrunner, BattleTech, Vampire: The Eternal Struggle (originally known as Jyhad), The Great Dalmuti and the board game RoboRally. ...
The Duelist was known to occasionally give out promotional cards from upcoming Magic: The Gathering releases. In addition to Magic, it also served as a way for Wizards to introduce players to other products it owned, including the somewhat unknown Vampire: The Masquerade and the more popular Legend of the Five Rings. The Legend of the Five Rings Collectible Card Game is a collectible card game created by the Five Rings Publishing Group in 1995. ...
As Magic grew, a companion newsletter was sent out to subscribers in between magazine releases; eventually Magic switched to a bimonthly circulation and then became monthly. Other card games were profiled, such as Star Trek, Star Wars, and Pokémon. Magic would continually lose the magazine's focus as it put more emphasis on up-and-coming card games; with Pokémon's huge, immediate North American success, The Duelist was converted into a dual-format publication, with general separate sections for Magic and Pokémon. By this time, it had already expanded to covering video games and others. The Star Trek Customizable Card Game is, as the name implies, a collectible card game based on the Star Trek universe. ...
Rare Candy illustration found in the trading card game The Pokémon Trading Card Game was first introduced to North America in 1999, and in Japan at an earlier date (exact date unknown). ...
It has been suggested that Northern America be merged into this article or section. ...
A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ...
The Duelist survived for over 30 issues. It was canceled partially due to Hasbro's buying of Wizards of the Coast, but also likely due to much of its readership looking online more and more for gaming content. Wizards did publish The Sideboard, which was dedicated solely to Magic tournament play that eventually was reborn as an online publication, and in The Duelist's wake, some of the content from the magazine merged with The Sideboard to create magicthegathering.com. Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is an American toy and game company. ...
A tournament is an organized competition in which many participants play each other in individual games. ...
See also
Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is a publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. ...
Magic: The Gathering (colloq. ...
Rare Candy illustration found in the trading card game The Pokémon Trading Card Game was first introduced to North America in 1999, and in Japan at an earlier date (exact date unknown). ...
Other card gaming magazines An inquest is a formal process of state investigation. ...
External links - Official site for Magic: The Gathering
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