Editing InQuest Gamer

{{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 (magazine)|The Duelist]]'').

Originally, the magazine was named '''''InQuest''''' and focused solely on [[collectible card game]]s (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 game]]s, [[computer game|computer]] and [[video game]]s, [[collectible miniature game]]s, [[board game]]s, and others.

==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 (Magic: The Gathering)|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.

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>

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