Magic: The Gathering

1993 collectible card game
Product collectible_card_game Q207302
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Magic: The Gathering

Summary

Magic: The Gathering is a collectible card game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of collectible_card_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,381 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Magic: The Gathering is the creator of The Gathering — creator (P170): Richard Garfield[3].
  • Magic: The Gathering received the The Gathering — award received (P166): Origins Awards[4].
  • Magic: The Gathering received the The Gathering — award received (P166): Deutscher Spielepreis Special Prize[5].
  • Magic: The Gathering received the The Gathering — award received (P166): à la carte award[6].
  • Magic: The Gathering received the The Gathering — award received (P166): Super As d'Or[7].
  • Magic: The Gathering is in the country of The Gathering — country (P17): United States[8].
  • Magic: The Gathering's instance of is recorded as The Gathering — instance of (P31): collectible card game[9].
  • Magic: The Gathering's instance of is recorded as The Gathering — instance of (P31): deck-building game[10].
  • Magic: The Gathering's illustrator is recorded as The Gathering — illustrator (P110): Adam Rex[11].
  • Magic: The Gathering's illustrator is recorded as The Gathering — illustrator (P110): Adi Granov[12].
  • Magic: The Gathering's illustrator is recorded as The Gathering — illustrator (P110): Adrian Smith[13].
  • Magic: The Gathering's illustrator is recorded as The Gathering — illustrator (P110): Alan Pollack[14].
  • Magic: The Gathering's illustrator is recorded as The Gathering — illustrator (P110): Dave Allsop[15].
  • Magic: The Gathering's illustrator is recorded as The Gathering — illustrator (P110): Anthony S. Waters[16].
  • Magic: The Gathering's illustrator is recorded as The Gathering — illustrator (P110): Michael Koelsch[17].
  • Magic: The Gathering's illustrator is recorded as The Gathering — illustrator (P110): Romas Kukalis[18].
  • Magic: The Gathering was published by The Gathering — publisher (P123): Wizards of the Coast[19].
  • Magic: The Gathering's genre is The Gathering — genre (P136): fantasy[20].
  • Magic: The Gathering's designed by is recorded as The Gathering — designed by (P287): Richard Garfield[21].
  • Magic: The Gathering's Commons category is recorded as Magic: The Gathering[22].
  • Magic: The Gathering's language of work or name is recorded as The Gathering — language of work or name (P407): English[23].
  • Magic: The Gathering's language of work or name is recorded as The Gathering — language of work or name (P407): Russian[24].
  • Magic: The Gathering's language of work or name is recorded as The Gathering — language of work or name (P407): Chinese[25].
  • Magic: The Gathering's language of work or name is recorded as The Gathering — language of work or name (P407): French[26].
  • Magic: The Gathering's language of work or name is recorded as The Gathering — language of work or name (P407): German[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Magic: The Gathering is the creator of The Gathering — creator (P170): Richard Garfield[3].

Recognition

Awards received include The Gathering — award received (P166): Origins Awards[4], a game award[28], in United States[29]; The Gathering — award received (P166): Deutscher Spielepreis Special Prize[5]; The Gathering — award received (P166): à la carte award[6], a game award[30]; and The Gathering — award received (P166): Super As d'Or[7].

Why It Matters

Magic: The Gathering ranks in the top 4% of collectible_card_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,381 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did Magic: The Gathering receive?

Honors received include The Gathering — award received (P166): Origins Awards[4], The Gathering — award received (P166): Deutscher Spielepreis Special Prize[5], The Gathering — award received (P166): à la carte award[6], and The Gathering — award received (P166): Super As d'Or[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . archive.wizards.com. archive.wizards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . drive.google.com. drive.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . archive.wizards.com. archive.wizards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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