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Tom LaPille
Tom LaPille (born August 27, 1985) is a former ''Magic: The Gathering'' developer at Wizards of the Coast. He led the development on Magic 2012, Dark Ascension, and Masters Edition III, Modern Masters 2015, and Eternal Masters. He also wrote the Dailymtg.com Development column Latest Developments for nearly four years. Mark Rosewater considers him part of the fifth generation of Magic designers. Biography Lapille grew up in Ohio, where he attended Ohio State University. Career Magic: The Gathering Tom LaPille played ''Magic: The Gathering'' professionally throughout his time in college, making top 8 at Grand Prix Charlotte in 2005 and playing in four Pro Tours. In 2007, Tom created the website http://playmagicwith.tomlapille.com with the stated goal of obtaining a job with Wizards of the Coast, the company which makes ''Magic: The Gathering'' within one year. The website and its extensive focus on the "Cube" format garnered Wizards' attention, eventually leading to his hirin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wizards Of The Coast
Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and List of science fiction themes, science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games. It is currently a subsidiary of Hasbro, which acquired the company in 1999. During a February 2021 reorganization at Hasbro, Wizards of the Coast became the lead part of the new "Wizards & Digital" division. Originally a role-playing game publisher, the company originated and popularized the collectible card game genre with ''Magic: The Gathering'' in the mid-1990s. It also acquired the popular ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game by buying TSR (company), TSR and increased its success by publishing the licensed ''Pokémon Trading Card Game''. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Renton, Washington, Renton, Washington (state), Washington, part of the Seattle metropolitan area. Wizards of the Coast publishes role-pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masters Edition IV
Masters Edition is a series of ''Magic: The Gathering'' expansions that have been released exclusively for '' Magic: The Gathering Online''. Each set consists of reprints from early ''Magic'' sets that had yet to be released to ''Magic Online''. To date, four incarnations of Master's Edition, as well as a spinoff have been released: *The original Masters Edition (in short "MED" or "ME1") was released on September 10, 2007. It features 195 cards printed before Mirage, 60 of each rarity and the 15 basic lands of Beta. * Masters Edition II (in short "ME2") was released on September 22, 2008. It features 245 cards, 80 of each rarity and the 5 snow-covered basic lands of ''Ice Age''. *Masters Edition III (in short "ME3") was released on September 7, 2009. It consists of 230 cards, 70 rare, 70 uncommons, 75 commons, and 15 basic lands. * Masters Edition IV (in short "ME4") was released on January 10, 2011. It consists of 269 cards: 105 rares, 72 uncommons, 80 commons, and 12 speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic: The Gathering
''Magic: The Gathering'' (colloquially known as ''Magic'' or ''MTG'') is a tabletop and digital collectable card game created by Richard Garfield. Released in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast (now a subsidiary of Hasbro), ''Magic'' was the first trading card game and had approximately thirty-five million players , and over twenty billion ''Magic'' cards were produced in the period from 2008 to 2016, during which time it grew in popularity. A player in ''Magic'' takes the role of a Planeswalker, a powerful wizard who can travel ("walk") between dimensions ("planes") of the Multiverse, doing battle with other players as Planeswalkers by casting spells, using artifacts, and summoning creatures as depicted on individual cards drawn from their individual decks. A player defeats their opponent typically (but not always) by casting spells and attacking with creatures to deal damage to the opponent's "life total," with the objective being to reduce it from 20 to 0. Although the original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungeons And Dragons
''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR). It has been published by Wizards of the Coast (now a subsidiary of Hasbro) since 1997. The game was derived from miniature wargames, with a variation of the 1971 game ''Chainmail'' serving as the initial rule system. ''D&D'' publication is commonly recognized as the beginning of modern role-playing games and the role-playing game industry, and also deeply influenced video games, especially the role-playing video game genre. ''D&D'' departs from traditional wargaming by allowing each player to create their own character to play instead of a military formation. These characters embark upon adventures within a fantasy setting. A Dungeon Master (DM) serves as the game's referee and storyteller, while maintaining the setting in which the ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Ravnica
Return to Ravnica is a ''Magic: The Gathering'' block, consisting of ''Return to Ravnica'' (October 5, 2012), ''Gatecrash'' (February 1, 2013), and ''Dragon's Maze'' (May 3, 2013). It is the second block set on the Plane (Magic: The Gathering)#Ravnica, plane of Ravnica, after the Ravnica block, and again focuses on the multicolor cards and ten guilds of Ravnica. ''Return to Ravnica'' focuses on five guilds: the Izzet League, Cult of Rakdos, Golgari Swarm, Azorius Senate, and Selesnya Conclave. ''Gatecrash'' focuses on the other five guilds: the Boros Legion, House Dimir, The Orzhov Syndicate, The Gruul Clans, and The Simic Combine. All ten guilds appear in ''Dragon's Maze''. Storyline The story told vaguely in the cards deals with the Izzet League searching for something deep within Ravnica's bowels and the other guilds responding to their mysterious actions. This is largely due to the collapse of the Guildpact, which kept the guilds in relative peace for almost 10,000 year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic 2010
Magic or Magick most commonly refers to: * Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces * Ceremonial magic, encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic * Magical thinking, the belief that unrelated events are causally connected, particularly as a result of supernatural effects * Magic (illusion), the art of appearing to perform supernatural feats Magic(k) may also refer to: Art and entertainment Film and television * ''Magic'' (1917 film), a silent Hungarian drama * ''Magic'' (1978 film), an American horror film * ''Magic'' (soap opera), 2013 Indonesian soap opera * Magic (TV channel), a British music television station Literature * Magic in fiction, the genre of fiction that uses supernatural elements as a theme * ''Magic'' (Chesterton play), 1913 * ''Magic'' (short story collection), 1996 short story collection by Isaac Asimov * ''Magic'' (novel), 1976 novel by William Goldman * ''The Magic Comic'', a 1939–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirrodin Besieged
Mirrodin is the name of the ''Magic: The Gathering'' expert-level block containing the ''Mirrodin'' (October 2, 2003, 306 cards), ''Darksteel'' (February 6, 2004, 165 cards) and ''Fifth Dawn'' (June 4, 2004, 165 cards) List of Magic: The Gathering sets#Expansion sets, expansion sets. The Mirrodin expansion set, as well as the rest of the block, is centered on artifacts and was only the second set to do so (from a card frequency point of view) since ''Antiquities (Magic: The Gathering), Antiquities''. The percentage of artifact cards is much higher than in any preceding set. Each of the expansion symbols in the Mirrodin block depicts a legendary artifact: (''Mirrodin''), (''Darksteel'') and (''Fifth Dawn''). Storyline: The world of Mirrodin The setting for ''Mirrodin'' is a plane by the same name. An artificial world created by the planeswalker List of characters in Magic: The Gathering: K#Karn, Karn, originally named Argentum, and named after the Mirari by Memnarch, Mirrodin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
