{{Short description|American player of Magic: The Gathering}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox Magic: The Gathering Player | name = Darwin Kastle | nickname = Big D<ref name="dkastleppc06">Darwin Kastle 2006 Pro Player card (from the Magic: The Gathering Time Spiral expansion)</ref> | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = 26 July 1971 | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | residence = Framingham, Massachusetts, United States | nationality = American | debut = 1996 Pro Tour New York | winnings = US$ 148,897<ref name="winnings">{{cite web | url = http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/winnings | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060314144750/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/winnings | url-status = dead | archive-date = 14 March 2006 | title = Lifetime Winnings Leaders | accessdate = 4 January 2007}}</ref> | pt_top_8 = 1 (8)<ref name="PT top 8">{{cite web | url = http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/top8byplayer | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060314144717/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/top8byplayer | url-status = dead | archive-date = 14 March 2006 | title = Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s | accessdate = 4 January 2007}}</ref> | gt_top_8 = 2 (11)<ref name="GP top 8">{{cite web | url = http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=grandprix/standings/top8byplayer | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060117191336/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=grandprix/standings/top8byplayer | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 January 2006 | title = Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s | accessdate = 4 January 2007}}</ref> | pt_median_finish = | lifetime_pro_points = 351<ref name="propoints">{{cite web | url = http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/lifetime | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051218200821/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/lifetime | url-status = dead | archive-date = 18 December 2005 | title = Lifetime Pro Points | accessdate = 4 January 2007}}</ref> | pw_level = 48 (Archmage) | matches_played = 913 | footnotes = }}
'''Darwin Kastle Mess''' (born 26 July, 1971),<ref name="dkastleppc06"/> also simply known as '''Darwin Kastle''', is a champion Magic: The Gathering player from the United States of America, and was a member of the inaugural class elected to the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Hall of Fame in 2005. Kastle also ranks 12th on the all time Pro Tour earnings list.<ref name="HoF Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgevent/hofplayer/dkastle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060117174556/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgevent/hofplayer/dkastle |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 January 2006 |title=Darwin Kastle – Hall of Fame Profile| accessdate=18 September 2006}}</ref> Kastle's likeness is depicted on the card Avalanche Riders, which he also designed after winning the second Magic Invitational.
Additionally, Darwin Kastle is a game designer and the Creative Director for White Wizard Games. Their deck-building game, Star Realms has won numerous awards, including the 2015 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year Award, four Golden Geek Awards for Best 2-Player Game, Best Card Game, Best Indie Game and Best Handheld Game, two Dice Tower Awards for Best Two-Player Game and Best Small Publisher, and Best Card Game: Fan Favorite at Origins 2015. He has designed Star Realms, Hero Realms, The Battle for Hill 218, The Battle for Sector 219, and Space Station Assault. He has also worked on Epic Card Game, the VS Trading Card game, Battleground Fantasy Warfare, EpicTCG, and Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/4059/darwin-kastle |title=Darwin Kastle |publisher=Boardgamegeek |accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref>
==Top 8 appearances== {{MTG pth header}} {{MTG pth event |s = 1996 |d = {{sort|1999-05-05|3–5 May 1996}} |l = Los Angeles |et= pt |f = bd |p = 3 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 1996–97 |d = {{sort|1996-09-15|13–15 September 1996}} |l = Atlanta |et= pt |f = sd |p = 2 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 1996–97 |d = {{sort|1997-04-13|11–13 April 1997}} |l = Paris |et= pt |f = blc |p = 3 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 1997–98 |d = {{sort|1998-02-01|29 January{{snd}}2 February 1998}} |l = Rio de Janeiro |et= i |f = sp |p = 1 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 1997–98 |d = {{sort|1998-06-28|27–28 June 1998}} |l = Indianapolis |et= gp |f = l |p = 6 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 1998–99 |d = {{sort|1998-09-06|5–6 September 1998}} |l = Boston |et= gp |f = s |p = 5 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 1998–99 |d = {{sort|1998-10-11|10–11 October 1998}} |l = Austin |et= gp |f = s |p = 2 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 1998–99 |d = {{sort|1999-02-07|4–7 February 1999}} |l = Barcelona |et= i |f = sp |p = 5 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 1999–00 |d = {{sort|1999-09-05|3–5 September 1999}} |l = Washington, D.C. |et= pt |f = tl |p = 1 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 1999–00 |d = {{sort|1999-10-17|15–17 October 1999}} |l = London |et= pt |f = bd |p = 8 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 1999–00 |d = {{sort|1999-11-21|20–21 November 1999}} |l = San Diego |et= gp |f = l |p = 5 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2000–01 |d = {{sort|2000-10-08|7–8 October 2000}} |l = Manchester |et= gp |f = l |p = 1 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2000–01 |d = {{sort|2000-11-16|16–19 November 2000}} |l = Sydney |et= i |f = sp |p = 5 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2001–02 |d = {{sort|2001-08-19|18–19 August 2001}} |l = Denver |et= gp |f = blc |p = 3 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2001–02 |d = {{sort|2001-11-04|2–4 November 2001}} |l = New Orleans |et= pt |f = e |p = 7 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2002–03 |d = {{sort|2002-11-10|8–10 November 2002}} |l = Houston |et= pt |f = e |p = 3 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2002–03 |d = {{sort|2003-03-23|21–23 March 2003}} |l = Venice |et= pt |f = blc |p = 6 }} {{MTG pth footer |u = 12 August 2009 |s = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905235617/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtg/eventcoverage/main Wizards.com] |date=May 2012}}
===Other accomplishments=== * 2005 Hall of Fame inductee. * Last player to have played all Pro Tours after 48 appearances from 1996 PT New York to 2004 PT Kobe.<ref name="HoF Profile"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.whitewizardgames.com White Wizard Games website] * [http://www.starrealms.com Star Realms website] * [http://www.epiccardgame.com Epic Card Game website] * [http://www.herorealms.com Hero Realms website]
{{s-start}} {{succession box | title=Magic Invitational Champion| before={{flagicon|SWE}} Olle Råde | years=1997 | after={{flagicon|USA}} Mike Long}} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kastle, Darwin}} Category:Living people Category:American Magic: The Gathering players Category:1971 births Category:People from Middlesex County, Connecticut Category:People from Framingham, Massachusetts