Magic: The Gathering Rilis

Richard Garfield menciptakan Magic: The Gathering, TCG pertama di dunia. Dirilis oleh Wizards of the Coast 5 Agustus 1993. Merevolusi industri game.

Magic: The Gathering (1993-08-05): TCG pertama. Richard Garfield, Peter Adkison. 27 juta kartu dicetak set pertama. Industri baru: collectible card games.

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Magic: The Gathering Rilis

Ringkasan

Pada 5 Agustus 1993, Wizards of the Coast merilis Magic: The Gathering, dirancang oleh Richard Garfield. Game ini menjadi TCG pertama dan merevolusi industri game.

Latar Belakang

  • 1991 — Richard Garfield mewawancarai Peter Adkison (WotC)
  • 1991-1993 — Pengembangan di University of Washington
  • 1993 — Alpha edition (2.6 juta kartu)
  • 1993 — Beta, Unlimited
  • 1994 — Arabian Nights (expansion pertama)

Inovasi

  • Collectible — kartu terbatas
  • Trading — pasar sekunder
  • Deck building — strategi deck
  • Tournament — kompetisi formal
  • Mana system — resource management
  • Color pie — 5 warna dengan filosofi

Set Pertama

  • Alpha (Agustus 1993) — 295 kartu
  • Beta (Oktober 1993) — 302 kartu (perbaikan)
  • Unlimited (Desember 1993) — 302 kartu (mencetak lebih banyak)

Kartu Langka

  • Black Lotus — 3.000 dicetak, $500K+
  • Mox Pearl/Sapphire/Jet/Ruby/Emerald — 3.000 each
  • Ancestral Recall — 3.000, $20K+
  • Time Walk — 3.000, $30K+

Dampak

  • TCG — industri baru
  • Wizards of the Coast — perusahaan besar
  • Hasbro acquisition 1997 — $325M
  • 30+ tahun terus berlanjut
  • 50.000+ kartu sejak 1993
  • 35+ juta pemain di seluruh dunia

Connected to

Not yet written

The following pages are referenced but don't exist yet — they'd make good future additions.

  • /concepts/magic-the-gathering
  • /people/richard-garfield

References

  1. Wikipedia

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