{{Short description|US magazine for game reviews}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox magazine |title = InQuest Gamer |frequency = Monthly |category = Games |company = Wizard Entertainment |firstdate = April 1995 |finaldate = September 2007 |finalnumber = 150 |country = United States |based = Congers, NY |language = English |issn = 1081-924X }}
'''''InQuest Gamer''''' was a monthly magazine for game reviews and news that was published from 1995 to 2007. The magazine was published by Wizard Entertainment (not to be confused with Wizards of the Coast, which produced its own CCG magazine, ''The Duelist'').
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everything About Marvel Rivals Characters To Enhance Gameplay |url=https://rivalsheroes.com/ |access-date=2026-03-13 |language=en}}</ref>
==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'', the trading card game was one of ''InQuest's'' main topics.<ref>{{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}}</ref> ''InQuest'' was frequently home to fictional cards, including "purple" cards featured in issue #22 (February 1997).<ref name="IQ Purple Cards">{{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}}</ref> These hypothetical cards, which used a new "Portal" land to create purple mana, led some to think that the then-upcoming Portal set would introduce a sixth color.<ref name="IQ Purple Confusion">{{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}}</ref>
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 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. Martin A. Stever was responsible for the magazine's sales and marketing.
The magazine ceased publication in September 2007.<ref name="Discontinued">{{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}}</ref>
==See also== * Games Unplugged * The Space Gamer
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