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===Player===
===Player===
Aaron started playing [[Magic: The Gathering]] in 1994. His first cards were from [[Revised Edition|Revised]] and were a gift from his mother. He made appearances on [[Pro Tour|Pro Tours]] between 1997 and 2001 and was a member of [[Team CMU]]. He took 3rd place at 2000 US [[National Championships|Nationals]], losing to [[Jon Finkel]] but beating [[Mike Long]] and [[Mike Turian]] to join Finkel, [[Chris Benafel]], and [[Frank Hernandez]] on the USA team for the 2000 [[World Championships]]. The Americans went on to win the Team portion of Worlds that year. He has 2 [[Pro Tour]] Top 8s, both as part of [[Car Acrobatic Team]]: PT New York 2000 and PT New York 2001. He has 69 lifetime [[Pro Points]].
Aaron started playing [[Magic: The Gathering]] in 1994. His first cards were from [[Revised Edition|Revised]] and were a gift from his mother. He made appearances on [[Pro Tour|Pro Tours]] between 1997 and 2001 and was a member of [[Team CMU]]. He took 3rd place at 2000 US [[National Championships|Nationals]], losing to [[Jon Finkel]] but beating [[Mike Long]] and [[Mike Turian]] to join Finkel, [[Chris Benafel]], and [[Frank Hernandez]] on the USA team for the 2000 [[World Championships]]. The Americans went on to win the Team portion of Worlds that year. He has 2 [[Pro Tour]] Top 8s, both as part of [[Car Acrobatic Team]]: PT New York 2000 and PT New York 2001. He has 69 lifetime [[Pro Points]].
===Columnist===
Aaron was contributing editor on Meridian Magic. He took over the [[Latest Developments]] column after [[Randy Buehler]] left it. He wrote articles for [[Star City Games]] from 2000 to 2002.


===Wizards of the Coast staff===
===Wizards of the Coast staff===
Aaron became editor for [[magicthegathering.com]] when it opened in 2002. After participating in the [[Future Future League]], he was selected as part of the ''[[Fifth Dawn]]'' design team. This led to him becoming a full-time member of [[Magic R&D]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature/179|My First Card|Aaron Forsythe|September 24, 2003}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/af1|The Life and Times of Autospell|Aaron Forsythe|February 13, 2004}}</ref> Aaron was writer of [[Latest Developments]] from February 2004 till August 2007. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/rb108|Looking Forward, Looking Back|[[Randy Buehler]]|January 30, 2004}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/af186|A Round of Goodbyes|Aaron Forsythe|August 31, 2007}}</ref> He became Head Developer in 2006, after [[Brian Schneider]] left [[Wizards of the Coast]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr233|Law and Order|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 19, 2006}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, he became Director of Magic R&D after [[Randy Buehler]] moved to the new [[Digital Gaming]] department. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/af161|How I Got Here, Part 1|Aaron Forsythe|March 09, 2007}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/af163|How I Got Here, Part 2|Aaron Forsythe|March 23, 2007}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/af165|How I Got Here, Part 3|Aaron Forsythe|April 06, 2007}}</ref>
Aaron became editor for [[magicthegathering.com]] when it opened in 2002. After participating in the [[Future Future League]], he was selected as part of the ''[[Fifth Dawn]]'' design team. This led to him becoming a full-time member of [[Magic R&D]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/feature/179|My First Card|Aaron Forsythe|September 24, 2003}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/af1|The Life and Times of Autospell|Aaron Forsythe|February 13, 2004}}</ref> Aaron was writer of [[Latest Developments]] from February 2004 till August 2007. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/rb108|Looking Forward, Looking Back|[[Randy Buehler]]|January 30, 2004}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/af186|A Round of Goodbyes|Aaron Forsythe|August 31, 2007}}</ref> He became Head Developer in 2006, after [[Brian Schneider]] left [[Wizards of the Coast]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr233|Law and Order|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 19, 2006}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, he became Director of Magic R&D after [[Randy Buehler]] moved to the new [[Digital Gaming]] department. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/af161|How I Got Here, Part 1|Aaron Forsythe|March 09, 2007}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/af163|How I Got Here, Part 2|Aaron Forsythe|March 23, 2007}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/af165|How I Got Here, Part 3|Aaron Forsythe|April 06, 2007}}</ref>


Aaron sometimes comments on [[random]] [[cards]] in [[Gatherer]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/554|Aaron's Random Card Comments|[[Monty Ashley]]|October 07, 2010}}</ref>
Aaron sometimes comments on [[random]] [[cards]] in [[Gatherer]]. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/554|Aaron's Random Card Comments|[[Monty Ashley]]|October 07, 2010}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/feature/154|Aaron's Random Card Comment Archive|Aaron Forsythe|August 01, 2011}}</ref>
====Designing====
====Designing====
* ''[[Fifth Dawn]]''
* ''[[Fifth Dawn]]''
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* ''Modern Masters (2013)''
* ''Modern Masters (2013)''
* ''[[Magic 2014]]''
* ''[[Magic 2014]]''
===Columnist===
Aaron was contributing editor on Meridian Magic. He took over the [[Latest Developments]] column after [[Randy Buehler]] left it. He wrote articles for [[Star City Games]] from 2000 to 2002.


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.starcitygames.com/pages/articlefinder.php?keyword=Aaron+Forsythe&Search+The+Net%21=Search%21 Aaron Forsythe author archive on Star City Games]
*[http://www.starcitygames.com/pages/articlefinder.php?keyword=Aaron+Forsythe&Search+The+Net%21=Search%21 Aaron Forsythe author archive on Star City Games]
*[http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/article/1295.html The Other Women of Magic: Dating a Pro Player - by Anne Forsythe]
*[http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/article/1295.html The Other Women of Magic: Dating a Pro Player - by Anne Forsythe]
*{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/feature/154|Aaron's Random Card Comment Archive|Aaron Forsythe|August 01, 2011}}
 


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Aaron Forsythe is the Director of Magic R&D and a former Magic: The Gathering pro-player.

Career

Player

Aaron started playing Magic: The Gathering in 1994. His first cards were from Revised and were a gift from his mother. He made appearances on Pro Tours between 1997 and 2001 and was a member of Team CMU. He took 3rd place at 2000 US Nationals, losing to Jon Finkel but beating Mike Long and Mike Turian to join Finkel, Chris Benafel, and Frank Hernandez on the USA team for the 2000 World Championships. The Americans went on to win the Team portion of Worlds that year. He has 2 Pro Tour Top 8s, both as part of Car Acrobatic Team: PT New York 2000 and PT New York 2001. He has 69 lifetime Pro Points.

Columnist

Aaron was contributing editor on Meridian Magic. He took over the Latest Developments column after Randy Buehler left it. He wrote articles for Star City Games from 2000 to 2002.

Wizards of the Coast staff

Aaron became editor for magicthegathering.com when it opened in 2002. After participating in the Future Future League, he was selected as part of the Fifth Dawn design team. This led to him becoming a full-time member of Magic R&D. [1] [2] Aaron was writer of Latest Developments from February 2004 till August 2007. [3] [4] He became Head Developer in 2006, after Brian Schneider left Wizards of the Coast. [5] Shortly thereafter, he became Director of Magic R&D after Randy Buehler moved to the new Digital Gaming department. [6] [7] [8]

Aaron sometimes comments on random cards in Gatherer. [9] [10]

Designing

Developing

References

  1. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (September 24, 2003). "My First Card". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (February 13, 2004). "The Life and Times of Autospell". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Randy Buehler (January 30, 2004). "Looking Forward, Looking Back". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (August 31, 2007). "A Round of Goodbyes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 19, 2006). "Law and Order". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (March 09, 2007). "How I Got Here, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (March 23, 2007). "How I Got Here, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (April 06, 2007). "How I Got Here, Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ Monty Ashley (October 07, 2010). "Aaron's Random Card Comments". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (August 01, 2011). "Aaron's Random Card Comment Archive". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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