2006
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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 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 5–7 | Pro Tour Prague, Czech Republic. Won by Takuya Osawa. |
May 10–12 | Magic Invitational in Los Angeles, California, USA. Won by Antoine Ruel.
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June 16–18 | Pro Tour Charleston, USA. Won by team Kajiharu80 ( Tomohiro Kaji, Shota Yasooka and Tomoharu Saito). |
July 21 | Release of Coldsnap
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July - August | Last season of the Arena League. |
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 Jan-Moritz Merkel. |
November 29 - December 3 | 2006 World Championships in Paris, France. Won by Makihito Mihara.
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Player of the Year: Shouta Yasooka. | |
Rookie of the Year: 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
Guildpact
- James Wong
- Justin Norman
- Warren Mahy
- Liam Sharp
Dissension
- Brian Hagan
- Fred Hooper
Coldsnap
- Dan Dos Santos
- Dave Kendall
- E. M. Gist
- Jeff Nentrup
- Rebekah Lynn
- Steve Belledin
- Volkan Baga
- Yokota Katsumi
Time Spiral