InQuest Gamer

Infobox Magazine
title = InQuest Gamer
frequency = Monthly
category = Games
company = Wizard Entertainment
firstdate = April 1995
finaldate = September 2007
finalnumber = 150
country = Flag|United States
language = English

"InQuest Gamer" is a discontinued monthly gaming magazine that was published from 1995 to 2007. Originally, the magazine was named "InQuest" and focused solely on collectible card games (CCGs); "InQuest", along with its competitor "Scrye", were the two major CCG magazines. Later, the magazine changed its focus to cover a wider range of games, including role-playing games, computer and video games, collectible miniature games, board games, and others. The magazine was published by Wizard Entertainment (not to be confused with Wizards of the Coast, which produced its own CCG magazine, "The Duelist").

"InQuest" #0, the first issue, was published in April 1995. For issue #46 (February 1999), "InQuest" changed its name to "InQuest Gamer" (with "Gamer" in large text on the cover), clearly announcing that it was a magazine about games. Issue #53 made the "InQuest" title more prominent on the cover again and it had not been changed since then, though the cover's format was revamped with issue #122.

"InQuest" used a casual and sometimes humorous style that has been attributed as a reason for its early popularity.Fact|date=February 2007 Typical content included news, strategy articles, a price guide for collectible games, and reference lists.

The magazine's staff included Mike Searle, Tom Slizewski, Jeff Hannes, Brent Fishbaugh, Steve Frohnhoefer, Jeremy Smith, Thorin McGee, Kyle Ackerman, Alex Shvartsman and Rick Swan (a contributing editor who answered magazine letters up until issue #48).Fact|date=February 2007

Because it was first published about two years after the release of "", the trading card game was one of "InQuest's" main topics. "InQuest" was frequently home to fictional cards, including "purple" cards featured in issue #22 (February 1997).cite web |url = http://www.magiclibrary.net/rarities-inquest-the-sixth-color.html |title = Magic Rarities: The Sixth Color Cards |accessdate = 2007-09-23] These hypothetical cards, which used a new "Portal" land to create purple mana, led some to think that the then-upcoming set would introduce a sixth color.cite mailing list |url = http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind9701c&L=mtg-l&D=1&P=15433 |title=Re: MTG-L Digest - 16 Jan 1997 to 17 Jan 1997 |date=1997-01-18 |accessdate=2007-09-23 |mailinglist=[e-mail] |last=Johnson |first=Christopher]

The magazine ceased publication in September 2007.cite press release | title =INQUEST GAMER MAGAZINE DISCONTINUED: InQuest Gamer publication discontinued as of September 2007 | publisher =Wizard Entertainment | date =2007-08-23 | url =http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/inquest/005740098.cfm | accessdate =2007-09-24 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazines/inquest.cfm Official site of "InQuest Gamer"]
* [http://www.magiclibrary.net/rarities-inquest.html MagicLibrary.net: "InQuest" Magic cards] , includes general info about the magazine