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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.
Richard Channing Garfield, Jr., Ph.D. (born 1966) is a mathematics professor and a game designer who created the card games Magic: The Gathering, Netrunner, BattleTech, Vampire: The Eternal Struggle (originally known as Jyhad), The Great Dalmuti, Star Wars Trading Card Game, Keyforge, and the...
Sep 4, 2023 · How Richard Garfield Invented Magic: The Gathering And The TCG. He created a new genre of games while still a graduate student. By SCG Staff. September 4, 2023. Richard Garfield, PhD, Illustrated by Dave Dorman. For most people, earning a PhD from an Ivy League institution would be the highlight of a decade. For Richard Garfield, it wasn’t ...
Mar 12, 2013 · The Creation of Magic: The Gathering. Magic turns twenty years old in 2013! We shared a story by Peter Adkison about the creation of Magic, and now it's time to hear from Richard Garfield! This was originally published in the Magic Pocket Players' Guide, which was published in 1994.
Nov 18, 2023 · Richard Garfield remembers the magic of the early days of Magic: The Gathering. The creator of the iconic card game recalled how there was a period of time when people didn’t have access to ...
Aug 28, 2018 · Illustrations by Ed Steed. In his youth, Richard Garfield, the mathematician who created Magic: The Gathering, liked to play and invent games. Before his family settled in Oregon, in the mid ...
Nov 9, 2023 · Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield looks back on five of his card games, 30 years after inventing the TCG. “We knew we had a special game when we published it.”. Richard Garfield has been the godfather of trading card games since reinventing the idea of a card game with Magic: The Gathering 30 years ago.
