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	Topics Richard Garfield Topic Home Richard Channing Garfield, Jr. (born 26 June 1963 in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a state in the northeastern part of the United States.... ) is a mathematics professor and game designerGame designer Summary A game designer is a person who designs games.... who created the card gameCard game A card game is any game using playing cards, either traditional or game-specific.... s , NetrunnerNetrunner Netrunner is a collectible card game designed by Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering.... , BattleTechBattleTech *BattleTech* is a science fiction universe akin to Star Trek or Star Wars.... , (originally known as Jyhad), The Great DalmutiThe Great Dalmuti The Great Dalmuti is a card game designed by Richard Garfield and published in 1995 by Wizards of the Coast.... , Star Wars Trading Card GameStar Wars Trading Card Game Overview Star Wars: The Trading Card Game is the most recent collectible card game to use the Star Wars license.... , and the board gameBoard game Overview A board game is a game played with counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a "board" .... RoboRally. He also created a variation of the game Hearts called Complex heartsComplex hearts Complex Hearts is a variant of Hearts reported to be invented by Richard Garfield.... . The development of Magic: The Gathering is credited with popularising the collectible card gameCollectible card game Overview Collectible card games , also called trading card games or customizable card games , are played using specially... genre. Biography Garfield spent his childhood in many locations throughout the world as a result of his father's work in architecture. His family eventually settled in OregonOregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.... when he was twelve. While always having an interest in puzzles and games, his passion for games began when he was introduced to Dungeons & DragonsDungeons & Dragons *Dungeons & Dragons* is a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game currently published by Wizards of the Coast.... . Garfield designed his first game by the time he was 13. In 1985, he received a Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three years in A... degree in computer mathematicsComputer mathematics Computer mathematics could refer to:... . He joined Bell Laboratories, then decided to continue his education and attended the University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania is a private, nonsectarian research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... , and studied combinatorial mathematics. He began designing as a Penn graduate studentGraduate student Summary A graduate student is an individual who has completed a bachelor's degree and is pursuing further higher education, with the... . A group of playtesters, comprising mostly fellow Penn students, formed around the developing game. While searching for a publisher for RoboRallyRoboRally RoboRally is a board game originally published in 1994 by Wizards of the Coast.... , which he designed in 1985, Garfield found Peter AdkisonPeter Adkison Peter Adkison is a game developer, one of the founders of game companies Wizards of the Coast and Hidden City Games.... of Wizards of the CoastWizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast is a publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes.... , who expressed interest in Magic. Garfield studied under Herbert WilfHerbert Wilf Summary Herbert S. Wilf is a mathematician, specializing in combinatorics.... and earned a Ph.D.Doctor of Philosophy Doctor of Philosophy, or Ph.D., an abbreviation for the Latin ""; alternatively, "", D.Phil. , is a doctoral deg... in combinatorial mathematicsCombinatorics Combinatorics is a branch of mathematics that studies collections of objects that satisfy specified criteria.... from Penn in 1993. He became a professor of mathematics at Whitman CollegeWhitman College name=Whitman College\|image=\|motto=\|established= November 28, 1883... in Walla Walla, WashingtonWalla Walla, Washington Summary Walla Walla is both the county seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, USA, and the county's largest city.... . Magic: The Gathering launched in 1993. Playtesters began independently developing expansion packExpansion pack An expansion pack is an addition to an existing game.... s, which were then passed to Garfield to edit. Garfield left academia to join Wizards of the Coast as a full-time game designer in June 1994. He was a primary play tester for the Dungeons & DragonsDungeons & Dragons *Dungeons & Dragons* is a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game currently published by Wizards of the Coast.... 3rd edition bookset, released by Wizards in 2000. He eventually left Wizards to become an independent game designer. He still sporadically contributes to . More recently, he has created the board games Pecking Order (2006) and Rocketville (2006). The latter was published by Avalon HillAvalon Hill Avalon Hill was a game company that specialized in wargames and strategic board games.... , a subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast. He has shifted more of his attention to computer games. Games designed A partial list of games designed by Richard Garfield: (1993), collectible card game RoboRallyRoboRally RoboRally is a board game originally published in 1994 by Wizards of the Coast.... (1994), board game (1994), collectible card game The Great DalmutiThe Great Dalmuti The Great Dalmuti is a card game designed by Richard Garfield and published in 1995 by Wizards of the Coast.... (1995), card game NetrunnerNetrunner Summary Netrunner is a collectible card game designed by Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering.... (1996), collectible card game BattleTech CCGBattleTech CCG The BattleTech Collectable Card Game is a collectible card game set in the BattleTech universe developed by Wizards of the C... (1996), collectible card game (1997), card game Filthy Rich (1998), board game Twitch (1998), card game Star Wars Trading Card GameStar Wars Trading Card Game Star Wars: The Trading Card Game is the most recent collectible card game to use the Star Wars license.... (2002), collectible card game Pecking Order (2006), board game Rocketville (2006), board game StonehengeStonehenge (game) *Stonehenge* is the first anthology board game.... (2007), board game anthology SpectromancerSpectromancer Spectromancer is a computer game being developed by Hidden City Games.... (2008), online collectible card game External links