MLB
SportsClix
approved
play
announced
January
21, 2004
(SEATTLE)
—
WizKids
LLC,
makers
of the
best-selling
Mage
Knight™,
MechWarrior®:
Dark Age
and
HeroClix®
collectable
miniatures
games
(CMGs),
is proud
to
introduce
the
MLB™
SportsClix™
game to
their
Retailer
Support
Program.
The
program
falls
under
WizKids’
hugely
successful
Approved
Play
Program.
“A new
game
required
innovative
retailer
support,”
said
Jordan
Weisman,
WizKids®
CEO.
“WizKids
prides
itself
on its
creativity
and
industry
leadership,
and the
program
for
SportsClix
demonstrates
this
once
again.”
MLB™
SportsClix,
the
first
joint
venture
between
WizKids
and
parent
company
Topps
Inc.,
hits
stores
February
24,
2004.
The
MLB™
SportsClix
Retailer
Support
Program
features
a
Marquee
event,
which
focuses
on the
set’s
release;
monthly
league
play, in
which
players
keep
track of
their
teams’
progress
over a
“season”;
and Hot
Streak,
a
quick-play
format.
WizKids
provides
free
prize
support
for
Marquee
and
league
games
run at
venues
that
participate
in the
Approved
Play
system.
Learn
more
about
MLB™
SportsClix
online
at
wizkidsgames.com/sportsclix/mlb.
Learn
more
about
the
WizKids
Approved
Play
Program
for
retail
venues
at
wizkidsgames.com/documents/venuemanual.pdf.
Founded
by
20-year
game-industry
veteran
Jordan
Weisman,
WizKids
is a
Seattle-based
game
developer
and
publisher
dedicated
to
creating
tabletop
games
driven
by
imagination.
Its
Mage
Knight,
MechWarrior
and
HeroClix
CMGs
are
among
the most
successful
games on
the
market
today,
and the
company
has sold
nearly a
hundred
million
figures
worldwide.
For
additional
information,
visit
wizkidsgames.com.