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|Release of ''[[Guildpact]]''  
|Release of ''[[Guildpact]]''  
* Introducing the [[Orzhov]], [[Izzet]] and [[Gruul]] guilds.
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|Release of ''[[Dissension]]''  
|Release of ''[[Dissension]]''  
* Introducing the [[Azorius]], [[Cult of Rakdos|Rakdos]] and [[Simic]] guilds.
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|[[Magic Invitational]] in Los Angeles, California, USA. Won by {{flagicon FRA}} [[Olivier Ruel]].
|Pro Tour Prague, Czech Republic. Won by {{flagicon JPN}} [[Takuya Osawa]].
* Last one to be hosted by [[Magic Online]] on the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).
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|Pro Tour Prague, Czech Republic. Won by {{flagicon JPN}} [[Takuya Osawa]].
|[[Magic Invitational]] in Los Angeles, California, USA. Won by {{flagicon FRA}} [[Antoine Ruel]].
* Last Invitational to be hosted by [[Magic Online]] on the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).
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| June 16-18
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|Pro Tour Charleston, USA. Won by team ''...'' ({{flagicon JPN}} [[Tomohiro Kaji]], {{flagicon JPN}} [[Shota Yasooka]] and {{flagicon JPN}} [[Tomoharu Saito]]).
|Pro Tour Charleston, USA. Won by team ''Kajiharu80'' ({{flagicon JPN}} [[Tomohiro Kaji]], {{flagicon JPN}} [[Shota Yasooka]] and {{flagicon JPN}} [[Tomoharu Saito]]).
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|Pro Tour Kobe, Japan. Won by {{flagicon DEU}} [[Jan-Moritz Merkel]].
|Pro Tour Kobe, Japan. Won by {{flagicon DEU}} [[Jan-Moritz Merkel]].
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| November 29 - December 4
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|[[2006 World Championship]] in Paris, France. Won by {{flagicon JPN}} [[Makihito Mihara]].
|[[2006 World Championship]] in Paris, France. Won by {{flagicon JPN}} [[Makihito Mihara]].
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|[[Player of the Year]]: {{flagicon JPN}} [[Shouta Yasooka]]
|[[Player of the Year]]: {{flagicon JPN}} [[Shouta Yasooka]].
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|[[Rookie of the Year]]: {{flagicon DEU}} [[Sebastian Thaler]]
|[[Rookie of the Year]]: {{flagicon DEU}} [[Sebastian Thaler]].
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|[[Hall of Fame]] inductees
|[[Hall of Fame]] inductees:
* {{flagicon USA}} [[Bob Maher, Jr.]]
* {{flagicon USA}} [[Bob Maher, Jr.]]
* {{flagicon USA}} [[Dave Humpherys]]
* {{flagicon USA}} [[Dave Humpherys]]

Revision as of 15:37, 2 January 2016

The year 2006 was the fourteenth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.

Events

Date Event
January 19 Wizards of the Coast files suit against Daron Rutter (screen name: rancored_elf) and several unknown persons over several card spoiler lists posted on the MTG Salvation forums.
February 3 Release of Guildpact
March 3-5 Pro Tour Honolulu, USA. Won by Template:Flagicon USA Mark Herberholz.
  • Start of the 2006 Pro Tour season, now overlapping with the calendar year.
March 31 Hobby Shop Lotus Kotesashi in Tokorozawa-shi, Japan, hosts the one millionth DCI-sanctioned tournament of Magic: The Gathering.
April 1 Announcement of Coldsnap, claimed to be a "lost design file" only recently found. The latter was later announced to be an April Fools joke.
April 7 Wizards of the Coast and Daron Rutter (rancored_elf) sign a settlement agreement which ends the legal action.
April 10 Release of Visions on Magic Online.
May 5 Release of Dissension
May 5-7 Pro Tour Prague, Czech Republic. Won by Template:Flagicon JPN Takuya Osawa.
May 10-12 Magic Invitational in Los Angeles, California, USA. Won by Template:Flagicon FRA Antoine Ruel.
  • Last Invitational to be hosted by Magic Online on the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).
June 16-18 Pro Tour Charleston, USA. Won by team Kajiharu80 (Template:Flagicon JPN Tomohiro Kaji, Template:Flagicon JPN Shota Yasooka and Template:Flagicon JPN Tomoharu Saito).
July 21 Release of Coldsnap
August 22 WotC announces another price increase for both paper and online product.
August 21 Wizards of the Coast announces a strategic partnership with Ultra Pro.
August 25 Start of The Great Designer Search.
October 6 Release of the nostalgia-themed Time Spiral.
October 20-22 Pro Tour Kobe, Japan. Won by Template:Flagicon DEU Jan-Moritz Merkel.
November 29 - December 3 2006 World Championship in Paris, France. Won by Template:Flagicon JPN Makihito Mihara.
Player of the Year: Template:Flagicon JPN Shouta Yasooka.
Rookie of the Year: Template:Flagicon DEU Sebastian Thaler.
Hall of Fame inductees:

Publications

First involved

Wizards of the Coast

R&D

Artists

Dissension

Guildpact

Coldsnap

Time Spiral

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