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Don’t worry; The Duelist is coming. Since its release in February, Wizards of the Coast’s collectable trading card game magazine has generated a lot of comment. Our readers had many compliments, but several complaints as well. One of the biggest concerns Was over the lack of material for more advanced Magic players. In the next issue our coverage of the latest Deckmaster and non-Deckmaster games will include more game-specific information: rules clarifications, deck building strategies, variants, puzzles—in short, more material that competitive players would be interested in. We will also be including more Duelists’ Convocation News and expanding the section for collectors, which will include card lists and trading reports.

These changes take time to implement. Therefore we had to postpone publication of the second issue until the end of June. Unfortunately that means that a lot of material that our readers needed—information on Antiquities, Legends, and The Revised Edition, for example—would be delayed by another month.So we created The Duelist Supplement. This companion volume isn’t meant to take the place of The Duelist; it is simply a way for us to get information out to our readers while we complete our second full-length issue. The Supplement represents our commitment to meeting the needs of the growing collectable trading card game market.

The rate of that growth has been phenomenal. Magic: The Gathering has inspired a host of other collectable trading card games, some of which will be appearing this summer. We are excited by the possibilities of this developing genre, and grateful for the support we have received from the designers and manufacturers in this developing genre. We’d also like to thank the magazines in the adventure game industry who have shared their time and talent with us—without their help this publication would not have been possible. And finally, thank you to our readers——distributors, retailers, and players of Magic—whose comments have helped us improve the magazine. Your criticism is invaluable; please let us know what you think.

Join the Duelists’ Convocation

If you enjoy The Duelist Supplement and are interested in receiving The Duelist and hearing more about Magic: The Gathering, we invite you to become a member of the Duelists’ Convocation. The official Deckmaster games organization, the Convocation provides a competitive tournament circuit for collectable trading card game platers. Convocation members can compete in officially sanctioned Magic tournaments for points and prizes, and participate in league play, trading sessions, and other game events sponsored by local chapters of the Convocation. Members receive one year subscriptions to both The Duelist and The Duelist Companion, the Convocation’s newsletter.

To become a member of the Duelists’ Convocation, send a check for $18 US to Wizards of the Coast along with your name, address, phone number, and date of birth. Applicants under 18 years of age must also provide the signature of a parent or guardian. Make checks payable to Wizards of the Coast, P.O. Box 707, Renton WA, 98057.