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Pojo's Gen Con News
August 17th - 2005
UPPER DECK ENTERTAINMENT RACES INTO INDIANAPOLIS WITH THE
HOTTEST TRADING CARD GAMES OF THE YEAR, THE VS. SYSTEM™ $1
MILLION DOLLAR PRO CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT AND NEW SCHOLARSHIP
SERIES
CARLSBAD – August 16, 2005 -- As an official co-sponsor of
Gen Con Indy 2005, Upper Deck Entertainment (UDE) is pleased
to bring the ultimate gaming experience to Indianapolis,
Indiana.
From Thursday, August 18 through Sunday, August, 21, UDE
will welcome all attendees to come and demo the hottest
trading card games on the market such as the Yu-Gi-Oh!
TRADING CARD GAME, the Vs. System, and UDE’s new Winx Club
Magical Fairy Game.
UDE will showcase the most popular trading card games such
as the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG with the “Duel the Master: Orichalcos
Challenge,” in which attendees can challenge Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
Master Duelists for exclusive product, and UDE’s Vs. System,
in which participants will have the opportunity to learn how
to play the popular Marvel and DC Comics trading card games.
Also this weekend, UDE will demo the Winx Club Magical Fairy
Game – the exciting new trading card game made especially
for girls.
Launching its second season of one of the hottest new
tournament circuits around, UDE will host the highly popular
$1 Million Vs. System Pro Circuit Tournament from Friday,
August 19 through Sunday, August 21. Here, Vs. System fans
have the chance to put their skills to the test and battle
for $250,000 in cash prizes. The Vs. System -- UDE's unique
game engine designed specifically to support Super Hero
TCG’s in traditional one-on-one competition -- appears in
the Marvel Trading Card Game, and the DC Comics Trading Card
Game. Vs. System Pro Circuit Qualifying Tournaments will be
held on Thursday, August 18, and special extended art and
foil cards will be handed out.
Making its debut at Gen Con Indy, UDE will launch the new $1
Million Scholarship Circuit this weekend, awarding trophies
and scholarship prize money to top winners in our Vs. System
tournament. UDE will award one winner of each age bracket
(ages 15 and under, and ages 16-18) of the scholarship
tournament with $1,000 each. The prize money will then be
placed in a scholarship fund for the individual to use for
private grade schools, private high schools, or college
tuition. The tournament will be held on Friday, August 19,
and Saturday, August 20.
In addition to the numerous Vs. System events this weekend,
UDE will also be hosting the popular $10,000 Vs. System
Convention Championship on Saturday, August 20, in which the
winner will be awarded $2,500 in cash, while other top 20
finishers will earn cash prizes ranging from $200 to $1,500.
The Top 10 winners will be awarded invitations to the next
Pro Circuit Tournament taking place at Gen Con So Cal later
this year. UDE will also be hosting A $1000 Sealed Pack
tournament on Sunday, August 21 in which the top eight
players will be
awarded $1000 in cash prizes.
UDE will also host many exciting Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME
tournaments this weekend, which include: the Shonen Jump
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Championship – currently one of the largest
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG events in which Duelists battle for a special,
never-before-seen Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG card available only through
the SJ Championship events, and various state-of-the-art
gaming systems; and the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Regional Tournament in
which Duelists can battle for a slot in the 2006 Yu-Gi-Oh!
TCG National Championships. Please see our tournament
schedules for selected dates, times and locations.
For more information on Upper Deck Entertainment and its
products, please log onto www.upperdeckentertainment.com.
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