2006
The year 2006 was the fourteenth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.
News
- 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. (WotC press release, complaint [pdf])
- March 31 - Hobby Shop Lotus Kotesashi in Tokorozawa-shi, Japan, hosted the one millionth DCI-sanctioned tournament of Magic: The Gathering (WotC press release)
- April 7 - According to a forum post on MTG Salvation, Wizards of the Coast and Daron Rutter (rancored_elf) signed a settlement agreement which will end the legal action. While details of the settlement have not been announced, Daron made a specific statement asking not to be shown or told of "info about Wizards' products that isn't already publicly available". Daron thanked Jay Shergill (Haloscope) for his pro-bono legal assistance.
- August 22 - WotC announces a price increase for both paper and online product.
Events
- Guildpact Prerelease - January 21
- Dissension Prerelease - April 22-23
- Coldsnap Prerelease - July 8-9
- Time Spiral Prerelease - September 23-24
Product releases
- Guildpact - February 3
- Visions (released on Magic Online) - April 10
- Dissension - May 5
- Coldsnap - July 21
- Time Spiral - October 6