Upper Deck Entertainment Brings Konami's Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game on Tour to Fans Across the U.S.

'Time 2 Duel' Tour to Host Sports Equipment Drives For Local Boys and Girls Clubs

CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 13  -- Upper Deck Entertainment (UDE) will be bringing Konami's Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) on a "Time 2 Duel" Tour this summer to give Yu-Gi-Oh! fans a chance to Duel one-on-one with their peers in a social competitive setting. Yu-Gi-Oh! is the #1 TCG with millions of fans playing the trading card game all over the globe. More than 15.8 BILLION Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards have been sold worldwide, making the trading card game the best-selling trading card game of all time.

The "Time 2 Duel" Tour is traveling to 10 U.S. cities for 10 weeks bringing the engaging card game to kids and families. The tour will host events in Denver, Kansas City, Chicago, and Indianapolis, to name a few. In addition to one-on-one Dueling, activities include Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG demos, "Time 2 Duel" Bingo, and question and answer sessions.

In addition, the "Time 2 Duel" Tour is hosting sports equipment drives in which all items are donated to local Boys and Girls Clubs. Bring a donation of new or gently used sports equipment to the "Time 2 Duel" Tour.

The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is a game of strategy, where players create individual decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a duel while using cards that represent powerful Monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is manufactured by Konami, and is distributed worldwide (with the exception of Asia) by the Upper Deck Company.

For more information about the tour or the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, please go to http://www.time2dueltour.com