- Randy Buehler
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name = Randolph E. Buehler, Jr.
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residence =Renton, Washington , U.S.
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winnings = US$51,710cite web | url = http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/winnings | title = Lifetime Winnings Leaders | accessdate = 2007-03-25]
pt_top_8 = 1cite web | url = http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/top8byplayer | title = Lifetime Pro Tour Top 8s | accessdate = 2007-03-25]
gt_top_8 = 7cite web | url = http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=grandprix/standings/top8byplayer | title = Lifetime Grand Prix Top 8s | accessdate = 2007-03-25]
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lifetime_pro_points = 126cite web | url = http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=protour/standings/lifetime | title = Lifetime Pro Points | accessdate = 2007-03-25]
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footnotes =Randolph E. Buehler, Jr. is currently the Vice President of Digital Gaming at
Wizards of the Coast , Inc., a subsidiary ofHasbro , Inc., as well as the commentator for the Magic Pro Tour. He was a former weekly writer for Magicthegathering.com's "Latest Developments" column and former Magic Pro Tour player.Before Wizards of the Coast
Buehler started playing just before the
Homelands set came out. After initially playing Magic with roommates atCarnegie Mellon University , Buehler gained a fierce interest in tournament level Magic. Many Pro Tour Qualifier and Grand Prix tournaments provided valuable experience that would lead to Buehler's first Pro Tour win (Pro Tour-Chicago 1997), which was also his first Pro Tour appearance.cite web|title=Unbreaking Transcendence|last=Buehler|first=Randy|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|date=2002-01-04 |accessdate=2007-03-26|url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/rb1]While working on his Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of
Quantum Mechanics , Buehler's interest in school began to fade as his financial successes in Magic: the Gathering yielded a satisfactory lifestyle, so he took a two-year leave of absence from school to pursue his passion.A favorite style of play for him has always been card drawing. His famous decks include CMU Blue and Draw Go. When he won Pro Tour-Chicago '97 he used a Necropotence deck.
He gained the attention of
Wizards of the Coast with his skill on the Magic Pro Tour and was eventually offered a position at Magic Research and Development as a developer. Before he could return to college from his two year leave, Buehler decided to take the job. As a developer, his responsibilities would include testing out cards before they were printed to adjust and tweak them for power level reasons and fairness.At Wizards of the Coast
When Buehler arrived at Magic
R&D , development for theInvasion set was just beginning. Since then, he has been a developer in almost every set. His first assignment as a lead developer was in theOdyssey set, and in the summer of 2001 Randy Buehler was promoted to the position of lead developer of all Magic.On January 4, 2002, Randy Buehler published the first Magicthegathering.com "Latest Developments" column, wherein a developer writes about a topic related to Magic development. On January 30, 2004 Buehler announced that he would leave "Latest Developments" and be succeeded by
Aaron Forsythe . Buehler serves as a commentator for the Magic Pro Tour webcasts, joined by co-hosts such asMike Flores . He also serves as the host of the monthly Magic: the Gatheringpodcast s, which cover new sets and upcoming tournaments, and as the floor reporter for the Pro Tour podcasts, which feature ongoing coverage of each Pro Tour event.Pro Tour Hall of Fame
Randy Buehler was inducted into the Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame in 2007 at the Worlds event in New York City.
Personal life
Buehler is married to fellow Wizards employee and Magic player Del Laugel, who is the Magic Lead Editor. The couple have a daughter, Kira Elizabeth Buehler. [cite web|title=A New Addition to Team Buehler|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|date=
2004-09-21 |accessdate=2007-03-26|url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/arcana/654]References
* "Defining Black": [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/rb109]
* Coldsnap announcement: [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/291]
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