Edge of the World is a set of stickers created by Donald X. Vaccarino for the 1996 Manafest gaming convention. Single cards were distributed by the organizers at their own discretion as prizes for winning, losing, and participating in the various events held there. The stickers were designed to be attached to the front of regular Magic cards. About 60 copies of each card are supposed to exist. The Edge of the World stickers were printed only in black & white. Although being non-official, the Edge of the World cards were actually approved by Wizards of the Coast but subject to conditions. The stickers could not be sold and could not be distributed in booster packs. One Edge of the World card was spotted by Mark Rosewater, and later appeared as a real Magic card (with the designer's permission). This card is The Machine That Builds Itself, which became Tempest's Energizer. Edge of the World Stickers was mentioned in an article in Making Magic by Mark Rosewater on December 2, 2002.
The sticker card mentioned by Maro is: Knowledge Demon. After their convention in October 2000, Manafest changed their name to KublaCon and was joined by GameCon in December 2000, with their first combined convention taking place in May 2001. No further custom Magic stickers were produced. Wizards of the Coast used some card mechanics and flavor text for their own Magic cards. At the time of the convention, four known complete sets were in existence (2 to the executive producers of Manafest, 1 to a producer on Manafest and 1 to the creator of the set.) Two have since been sold to collectors, and two remain in the original owner's collections. Donald X. Vaccarino went on to create the 2009 Spiel des Jahres winning board game, Dominion. Pin from the now defunct Magic convention Manafest 1996 that was run by Japji Khalsa the owner of Khalsa Brain Games and the executive producer of KublaCon, the West Coast's premiere gaming convention. The Manafest convention was turned into the overall gaming convention Kublacon run in the Bay Area of California. Kublacon logo. EXTERNAL LINKS - ALL FIXED There's Always Two Maro (The Mechanic), Making Magic Broken Link There's Always Two Maro (The Mechanic), Making Magic - December 2, 2002 - Wayback Machine |
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Abyssal Cloud | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
002 | Armor Of Shadan | David Heigho | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
003 | Assassin's Guild | Maha Shamiyeh | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
004 | Astral Falcon | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
005 | Azazel 2RR | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
006 | Balm Of Shadan | Maha Shamiyeh | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
007 | Beast Tamer | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
008 | Book Of The Dead | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
009 | Breath Of The Dead | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
010 | Chaos Beast | Maha Shamiyeh | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
011 | Chronos | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
012 | Cloak of Illusions | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
013 | Control Enchantment | Mark Dong | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
014 | Creature Hack | David Heigho | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
015 | Cruel Fate | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
016 | Déjà Vu | David Heigho | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
017 | Demon Forge | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
018 | Diplomacy | David Heigho | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
019 | Discordant Imp | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
020 | Druid's Guild | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
021 | Dust Devil | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
022 | Edge Of The World | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
023 | Edgewood Wolves | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
024 | Elberach | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
025 | Elven Farm | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
026 | Empath Healer | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
027 | Exothopter | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
028 | Fæerie Pipes | Séan Marshall | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
029 | Fire Familiar | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
030 | Flame Geysers | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
031 | Flaming Boomerang | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
032 | Frog Curse | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
033 | Giant Beetle | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
034 | Glass Goblin | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
035 | Gorgon | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
036 | Grab Grass | Maha Shamiyeh | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
037 | Healer's Guild | Japji Khalsa | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
038 | Hydron | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
039 | Instill Artifact | David Heigho | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
040 | Knowledge Demon | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
041 | Lancemen | David Heigho | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
042 | Lone Wolf | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
043 | Master Counter | Mark Dong | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
044 | Meak Bears | Mark Dong | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
045 | Mimic | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
046 | Miser | David Heigho | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
047 | Misfire | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
048 | Mist of Lethe | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
049 | Moat Monster | Maha Shamiyeh | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
050 | Morph | David Heigho | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
051 | Munchskull | Séan Marshall | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
052 | Mushroom Forest | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
053 | Mutate | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
054 | Necrolink | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
055 | Numkin Pixie | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
056 | Oodlebug | Séan Marshall | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
057 | Orcish Informant | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
058 | Over The Edge | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
059 | Pandemia | Séan Marshall | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
060 | Philosopher's Stone | Séan Marshall | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
061 | Pit Beast | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
062 | Planar Stinker | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
063 | Prismatic Aura | Lisa Neher | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
064 | Prism of Illusions | Séan Marshall | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
065 | Purify | Séan Marshall | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
066 | Pyron | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
067 | Rat Caves | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
068 | Reshechi Cat | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
069 | Sacrificial Beast | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
070 | Sanctuary | David Heigho | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
071 | Sand Viper | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
072 | Shadan | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
073 | Shadow | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
074 | Shadows Of The Dead | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
075 | Slaves Of The Pit | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
076 | Soul Leech | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
077 | Spirit Wall | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
078 | Statue | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
079 | Sylph | Maha Shamiyeh | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
080 | The Fated | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
081 | The Machine That Builds Itself | Jennifer Rain Sherwin | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
082 | Thieves' Guild | Séan Marshall | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
083 | Time Barrier | Shawn Klimek and Heather Logas | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
084 | Trick Or Treat | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
085 | Warmonger | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
086 | Wizard's Ban | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
087 | Wizard's Guild | Shawn Klimek | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
088 | Wonderland | Jeff Brain | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
089 | Wood Nymph | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
090 | Writ of Conscription | Vincent Stevenson | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | |||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Edge of the World Stickers Sample Backside | Manafest tournament prize | 1996-06-10 | YES | ||||