The below post is incorrect, we were misinformed about the demise of the application. We've posted a correction.

Today the developer behind Forge, an unlicensed AI based Magic: The Gathering game, has ended development on the project in response to a DMCA received from Wizards of the Coast. The app has existed for several years in a growing capacity with an engine which enforced game rules and provided an AI opponent to play against. Forge (previously MTG Forge) was given away for free with no profit being made from the game.

I just received another DMCA notice from the lawyers representing Wizards of the Coast.  I would like to make a truce with Wizards.  Maybe Forge is in violation of copyright and maybe it isn’t.  I seriously doubt whether Forge is taking money out of Wizards of the Coast pockets but that isn’t really the question.  Copyright law, not money, is the real question.

He has left the latest version of the software online for download, but says that development will cease in response to the latest legal threat.

Read the full announcement on Forge's blog.