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> This post says Sid Meier didn't take part in Magic: The Gathering (1997) but Wikipedia lists him as the game designer.

That particular claim seems to require a citation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering_(1997_vid...

Looks like this was the revision that added it: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magic:_The_Gather...

I'm not sure if he designed the game as such, but it's widely reported that it was Sids last project before his departure from Microprose.

It's still a cult classic among MTG fans for the novel RPG aspects.

According to the book, at the time he was in between Microprose and the new company they were establishing and working like a contractor to help the team at Microprose to finish Magic the Gathering - so while he has had a role in directing the project, he appeared to be not deeply interested in it because it was a licensed game, and it seems he was mainly making sure it ships in a reasonable state.