2006
The year 2006 was the fourteenth year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.
Events
Date | Event | |
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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.
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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 10-12 | Magic Invitational in Los Angeles, California, USA. Won by Template:Flagicon FRA Olivier Ruel.
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March 5-7 | Pro Tour Prague, Czech Republic. Won by Template:Flagicon JPN Takuya Osawa. | |
June 16-18 | Pro Tour Charleston, USA. Won by team ... (Template:Flagicon JPN Tomohiro Kaji, Template:Flagicon JPN Shota Yasooka and Template:Flagicon JPN Tomoharu Saito). | |
July 21 | Release of Coldsnap
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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.
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October 20-22 | Pro Tour Kobe, Japan. Won by Template:Flagicon DEU Jan-Moritz Merkel. | |
November 29 - December 4 | 2006 World Championship in Paris, France. Won by Template:Flagicon JPN Makihito Mihara.
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Player of the Year: Template:Flagicon JPN Shouta Yasooka | ||
Rookie of the Year: Template:Flagicon DEU Sebastian Thaler | ||
Hall of Fame inductees |
Publications
- Guildpact (January)
- Dissension (May)
- Dragons: Worlds Afire (June)
- Time Spiral (September)
First involved
Wizards of the Coast
- Kelly Digges (editor)
R&D
Artists
Dissension
Guildpact
Coldsnap
- Dan dos Santos
- Dave Kendall
- E. M. Gist
- Jeff Nentrup
- Rebekah Lynn
- Steve Belledin
- Volkan Baga
- Yokota Katsumi
Time Spiral