1993

The year 1993 was the first year of existence for Magic: The Gathering.Mark Rosewater (October 18, 2013) "Episode 63: 1993" ,Drive to Work (transcript) 
== Events ==
Date 	Event
Early 1993 	Wizards of the Coast settles a lawsuit about the unauthorized use of the Role Playing Game The Primal Order by paying an undisclosed sum to Palladium Books John Tynes (March 23, 2001) "Death to the Minotaur", Salon Media Group, Inc. <BR>Meanwhile, founder Peter Adkison is working to publish an affordable collectible card game designed by Richard Garfield that will have little set-up and short games.
April 18 	WotC hosts an art show and open house at their offices. This is the first public introduction to Magic.Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.announce
July 1–4 	At the Origins Game Fair convention in Ft. Worth, Texas, WotC gives demonstrations of Magic at their booth and the open gaming area.<BR>Although no product is available for sale, pre-orders for Magic in the first hour outsell the rest of WotC's product line.Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.misc
August 2–16 (approx.)	Peter Adkison and his wife Cathleen give demonstrations of Magic during a promo tour to various game stores in Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado.Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.misc
August 19–22 	At the GenCon convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Magic (Alpha) is released to the public. The response at the convention is overwhelming.
* The first DCI sanctioned Magic tournament is held during GenCon. Alex Parrish defeats Rick Townsend in three games.
September 	10 millionth card made.
October 4 	Shortly after Alpha has sold out, the slightly edited Beta edition is released. It also sells out quickly.
Late November 	Richard Garfield proposes to his girlfriend Lily Wu, using a specially made Magic card.
December 1 	Release of the first white bordered set, the Unlimited edition.
December 10 	Release of the Collectors' Edition.
December 17 	Release of Arabian Nights. This is the first expansion set, consisting of new cards rather than reprints. It sells out instantaneously.
==First involved==
===Wizards of the Coast===
* Peter Adkison, owner
* Jesper Myrfors, art director
* Beth Moursund, netrep
====Design and Development====
* Richard Garfield, original designer
* University of Pennsylvania
** Tom Fontaine
** Barry Reich
* The "East Coast Playtesters".
** Skaff Elias
** Jim Lin 
** Chris Page
** Dave Pettey
* The "Penn group", members of a local bridge club.
** Charlie Catino
** Joel Mick
** Don Felice
** Howard Kahlenberg
** Elliott Segal
====The Duelist====
* Kathryn Haines, managing editor
* Paul Hughes, associate Editor
* Amy Weber, Art Director
===Artists===
* Alpha
** Amy Weber
** Andi Rusu
** Anson Maddocks
** Brian Snõddy
** Christopher Rush
** Cornelius Brudi
** Dameon Willich
** Dan Frazier
** Daniel Gelon
** Douglas Shuler
** Drew Tucker
** Fay Jones
** Jeff A. Menges
** Jesper Myrfors
** Julie Baroh
** Kev Brockschmidt
** Mark Poole
** Mark Tedin
** Melissa Benson
** Quinton Hoover
** Richard Thomas
** Rob Alexander
** Ron Spencer
** Sandra Everingham
** Tom Wänerstrand
* Arabian Nights
** Kaja Foglio
** Ken Meyer Jr.
** Kristen Bishop
** Susan Van Camp
==References==
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