Aaron Forsythe

Aaron Forsythe is the current director of Magic: The Gathering R&D, and former player on the pro tour.[1]

Magic Career

Forsythe started playing Magic in the summer of 1994 after Revised and directly before the release of The Dark.[2] He qualified for the pro tour after the release of exodus[3] He was part of the first team, Car Acrobatic, to make it to the top eight in two pro tours.[1][4]

Working for Wizards

In the summer of 2001 Forsythe was invited by Mark Rosewater to apply as the content manager of the new Wizards of the Coast Magic website. Although originally not selected, he was offered the job on the condition he could be moved to Seattle in a month to start.[1] He was given the chance to design for Fifth Dawn and metaphorically "knocked the ball out of the park" according to Rosewater.[5]

In 2009 with the help of what Rosewater termed a "high octane" design team Forsythe assembled,[6] he revamped the core set in Magic 2010. New cards we included for the first time since Limited Edition Beta and it was an attempt to return to flavorful card by card design to modern magic.[7][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Aaron Forsythe (6 April 2007). "How I Got Here, Part 3". Magic:The Gathering website. Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/af165. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  2. ^ Aaron Forsythe (9 March 2007). "How I Got Here, Part 1". Magic:The Gathering website. Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/af161. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  3. ^ Aaron Forsythe (23 March 2007). "How I Got Here, Part 2". Magic:The Gathering website. Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/af163. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  4. ^ Toby Wachter. "Feature Match Round 11". Magic:The Gathering website. Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=sideboard/ptno03/fm11a. Retrieved 3 December 2011. 
  5. ^ Mark Rosewater (3 May 2004). "Dawn of a New Day". Magic:The Gathering website. Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr122. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  6. ^ a b Mark Rosewater (29 July 2009). "Resonate Days a Week". Magic:The Gathering website. Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/mm/45. Retrieved 2 December, 2011. 
  7. ^ Tom (2 March 2009). "MTGCast Special - Aaron Forsythe interview about Magic 2010!". mtgcast. starcitygames.com. http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/17160_MTGCast_Special_Aaron_Forsythe_Interview_Magic_2010.html. Retrieved 3 December 2011.