Eagerly Anticipated DUEL MASTERS Trading Card Game Arrives on U

Eagerly Anticipated DUEL MASTERS Trading Card Game Arrives on U

toy and hobby stores this week. The DUEL MASTERS Duel Masters ( Dyueru Masut is a franchise based on a manga, anime and a trading card game. (TM) Trading Card Game, published by Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement run role playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in , a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. among trading card game players and retailers, who have been chatting about the game online since last fall. The DUEL MASTERS Trading Card Game The Duel Masters Trading Card Game is a two player and 2 vs. 2 team collectible card game (CCG) jointly developed by Wizards of the Coast, Shogakukan, and Mitsui Co., Ltd. The card game is part of the Duel Masters franchise. officially arrives on store shelves nationwide today, and will be at the center of an event at Toys "R" Us Toys "R" Us (currently typeset as ToYs in the logo) is a toy store chain based in the United States, Canada, Australia,The Netherlands, South Africa, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. audience a couple of months ago, they quickly sold through their first print run. Last weekend, Cartoon Network For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see .

Cartoon Network is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. aired a special 90 minute preview of its "DUEL MASTERS" TV series, which will air weekly beginning later this month.

Following its successful trading card game model, Wizards of the Coast will release expansion card sets to build on the DUEL MASTERS starter game releasing this week. Three expansions are planned this year, with more on the way for 2005. Kids will also soon be able to find DUEL MASTERS video games See video game console. . Atari is developing two Game Boy Advanced titles and a PlayStation 2 title. This fall, Hasbro will release a line of DUEL MASTERS action figures and board games This is a list of board games. This page classifies board games according to the concerns which might be uppermost for someone organizing a gaming event or party. See the article on game classification for other alternatives, or see for a list of board game articles. . the brisk sell out of the Duel Masters comic books and great reaction to last week's sneak preview of the TV show on Cartoon Network there's a lot of momentum that's been building to this week's release of the trading card game," explained Chuck Huebner, Wizards of the Coast's president and chief executive officer. "Duel Masters has strong support within Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro and among our licensing and retail partners." To support the launch, Toys "R" Us will host a DUEL MASTERS "Learn to Play Day" in all stores nationwide on March 20 as a featured activity for the new Geoffrey's Fundays program.

DUEL MASTERS was jointly developed by Wizards of the Coast and Shogakukan, Inc., and Mitsui Co., Ltd in Japan. DUEL MASTERS game play is fast and intense. Players do battle with fantastic creatures that hail from five distinct civilizations. Each creature has unique powers and characteristics that enhance strategic play. Players start with a 40 card deck, laying five cards in front of them to serve as "shields" and holding five cards with which to begin the battle. They take turns casting cards in an attempt to break through all five of their opponent's shields and win the game.

Wizards of the Coast will initially release DUEL MASTERS in a two player starter game ($9.99 MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price

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