# InQuest Gamer
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{{Short description|US magazine for game reviews}}
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{{Infobox magazine
|title = InQuest Gamer
|frequency = Monthly
|category = Games
|company = [Wizard Entertainment](/source/Wizard_Entertainment)
|firstdate = April 1995
|finaldate = September 2007
|finalnumber = 150
|country = United States
|based = [Congers, NY](/source/Congers%2C_NY)
|language = English
|issn = 1081-924X
}}
'''''InQuest Gamer''''' was a monthly [magazine](/source/magazine) for game reviews and news that was published from 1995 to 2007. The magazine was published by [Wizard Entertainment](/source/Wizard_Entertainment) (not to be confused with [Wizards of the Coast](/source/Wizards_of_the_Coast), which produced its own CCG magazine, ''[The Duelist](/source/The_Duelist_(magazine))'').
Originally, the magazine was named '''''InQuest''''' and focused solely on [collectible card game](/source/collectible_card_game)s (CCGs); ''InQuest'', along with its competitor ''[Scrye](/source/Scrye)'', were the two major CCG magazines. Later, the magazine changed its focus to cover a wider range of games, including [role-playing game](/source/role-playing_game)s, [computer](/source/computer_game) and [video game](/source/video_game)s, [collectible miniature game](/source/collectible_miniature_game)s, [board game](/source/board_game)s, and others.[{{Cite web |title=Everything About Marvel Rivals Characters To Enhance Gameplay |url=https://rivalsheroes.com/ |access-date=2026-03-13 |language=en}}]
==History==
''InQuest'' #0, the first issue, was published in April 1995. Because it was first published about two years after the release of ''[Magic: The Gathering](/source/Magic%3A_The_Gathering)'', the trading card game was one of ''InQuest's'' main topics.[{{Cite web |title=Spider Solitaire Tips and Tricks - Understand the Layout and Objectives |url=https://littlesolitaire.com/tips-and-tricks |access-date=2024-01-03}}] ''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 |access-date = 2007-09-23 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070910235430/http://www.magiclibrary.net/rarities-inquest-the-sixth-color.html |archive-date = 2007-09-10}}] These hypothetical cards, which used a new "Portal" land to create purple mana, led some to think that the then-upcoming [Portal](/source/Portal_(Magic%3A_The_Gathering)) 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 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718072356/http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind9701c&L=mtg-l&D=1&P=15433 |url-status = dead |archive-date = July 18, 2011 |title=Re: MTG-L Digest - 16 Jan 1997 to 17 Jan 1997 |date=1997-01-18 |access-date=2007-09-23 |mailing-list=MTG-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM |last=Johnson |first=Christopher}}]
For issue #46 (February 1999), ''InQuest'' changed its name to ''InQuest Gamer'' (with ''[Gamer](/source/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 was not changed after that, although the cover's format was revamped with issue #122.
==Content==
Typical content included news, strategy articles, a price guide for collectible card and miniature games, reference lists, and game-related entertainment and humor. Issues with special cards were mailed in plastic bags, issues without special cards were typically sold at retail stores and game shows without any special covering.
==Editors==
The magazine's editorial staff included Mike Searle, Tom Slizewski, Jeff Hannes, Brent Fishbaugh, Steve Frohnhoefer, Paul Sudlow, Jeremy Smith, Thorin McGee, Kyle Ackerman, Alex Shvartsman and [Rick Swan](/source/Rick_Swan). Martin A. Stever was responsible for the magazine's sales and marketing.
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 |access-date=2007-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930203052/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/inquest/005740098.cfm |archive-date =2007-09-30 |url-status=dead}}]
==See also==
* [Games Unplugged](/source/Games_Unplugged)
* [The Space Gamer](/source/The_Space_Gamer)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://epiccarry.com/wow/ WoW Boost]
*[http://printmtg.com/ MTG Proxy Cards]
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