Tom LaPille (born August 27, 1985) is a former Magic: The Gathering developer at Wizards of the Coast.
[1] Mark Rosewater considers him part of the fifth generation of Magic designers.
[4] In 2007, Tom created the website http://playmagicwith.tomlapille.com with the stated goal of obtaining a job with Wizards of the Coast, the company which makes Magic: The Gathering within one year.
The website and its extensive focus on the "Cube" format garnered Wizards' attention, eventually leading to his hiring within a year.
Tom believes that showing Wizards how he could construct a set through his Cube design was crucial for obtaining the job, stating, "Carefully crafting a cube means taking cards as given and using them to build a coherent and fun play experience so it's about as close as you can get to actual Magic development without being able to adjust the actual cards.