Rob Dougherty

{{Short description|American Magic: The Gathering player}} {{Infobox Magic: The Gathering Player | name = Robert R. Dougherty | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|8|9|mf=y}}<ref name="ppc"/> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | residence = Framingham, Massachusetts | nationality = {{flagicon|United States}} American | debut = 1996 Pro Tour New York | winnings = US$146,252<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 200 All-Time Money Leaders|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/alltime|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2014-12-15|date=2014-07-15|archive-date=2014-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913003521/http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/alltime|url-status=dead}}</ref> | pt_top_8 = 1 (5)<ref name="Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s">{{cite web|title=Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s|date=2014-08-07|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2014-12-15|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/top8byplayer|archive-date=2016-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416180813/http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/top8byplayer|url-status=dead}}</ref> | gt_top_8 = 1 (6)<ref name="Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s">{{cite web|title=Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s|date=2014-07-28|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|accessdate=2014-12-15|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/gptop8byplayer|archive-date=2014-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050545/http://magic.wizards.com/en/protour/standings/gptop8byplayer|url-status=dead}}</ref> | pt_median_finish = 131 | lifetime_pro_points = 309<ref name="Planeswalker Points (requires login)">{{cite web|title=Planeswalker Points (requires login)|date=2014-12-15|accessdate=2014-12-15|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|url=http://www.wizards.com/Magic/PlaneswalkerPoints/Leaderboard/Professional#season=alltime,region=all,nationality=all,residencecountry=all,residencestate=allstates}}{{dead link|date=August 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | pw_level = 48 (Archmage) | matches_played = | footnotes = }}

'''Robert R. Dougherty''' (born August 9, 1969<ref name="ppc">Rob Dougherty 2007 Pro Player card</ref>) is a professional Magic: The Gathering player from Framingham, Massachusetts. He was inducted to the Magic Hall of Fame in November 2006. He is also a tournament organizer and the founder of Your Move Games.<ref name="HoF Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgevent/hofplayer/rdougherty|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909200324/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgevent/hofplayer/rdougherty|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 9, 2007|title=Rob Dougherty - Hall of Fame Profile|accessdate=2006-12-07}}</ref> Your Move Games is the name of one of the most respected teams in the history of the game as well as the name of a chain of game stores owned by Dougherty.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Top 8 Profiles | last = Bennett | first = Josh |date=January 2003 | volume = 8 | issue = 44 | pages = 6–7 | journal = The Sideboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = About Your Move Games | publisher = Your Move Games | year = 2007 | accessdate = 2009-07-31 | url = http://www.yourmovegames.com/about.html}}</ref>

Rob is also a game designer and the CEO of Wise Wizard Games. Their deckbuilding 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 Epic Card Game, the EpicTCG and Battleground Fantasy Warfare. He has also worked on Hero Realms, Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer, Solforge, and the VS Trading Card Game.

== Accomplishments == {{MTG pth header}} {{MTG pth event |s = 1998–99 |et= pt |l = New York |f = blc |d = {{sort|1999-05-02|30 April–2 May 1999}} |p = 5 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 1999–00 |et= pt |l = Washington D.C. |f = tl |d = {{sort|1999-09-05|3–5 September 1999}} |p = 1 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 1999–00 |l = St. Louis |et= gp |f = tl |d = {{sort|2000-05-14|13–14 May 2000}} |p = 3 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 1999–00 |et= gp |l = Pittsburgh |f = tl |d = {{sort|2000-06-25|24–25 June 2000}} |p = 4 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2000–01 |et= pt |l = Chicago |f = s |d = {{sort|2000-12-03|1–3 December 2000}} |p = 4 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2000–01 |et= gp |l = Columbus, Ohio |f = tl |d = {{sort|2001-01-28|27–28 January 2001}} |p = 1 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2000–01 |l = Tokyo |et= m |f = tl |d = {{sort|2001-03-18|15–18 March 2001}} |p = 5 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2001–02 |l = Las Vegas, Nevada |et= gp |f = e |d = {{sort|2001-12-09|8–9 December 2001}} |p = 6 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2001–02 |l = San Diego |et= m |f = s |d = {{sort|2002-01-13|10–13 January 2002}} |p = 5 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2001–02 |l = Osaka |et= m |f = tl |d = {{sort|2002-03-16|14–17 March 2002}} |p = 6 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2001–02 |l = Osaka |et= pt |f = blc |d = {{sort|2002-03-17|15–17 March 2002}} |p = 3 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2002–03 |l = Cleveland |et= gp |f = blc |d = {{sort|2002-08-08|7–8 August 2002}} |p = 8 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2002–03 |l = Houston |et= pt |f = e |d = {{sort|2002-11-10|8–10 November 2002}} |p = 2 }} {{MTG pth event |s = 2003–04 |l = Washington D.C. |et= gp |f = tl |d = {{sort|2004-04-18|17–18 April 2004}} |p = 3 }} {{MTG pth footer |u = 20 April 2009 |s = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905235617/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx?x=mtg/eventcoverage/main Wizards.com] |date=July 2011}}

Other accomplishments: * Magic Hall of Fame class of 2006 * Top 4 at Pro Circuit-Indianapolis (2005) (VS System)

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== 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]

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