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POKÉMON ANNOUNCES Diamond & Pearl—Secret Wonders PRERELEASE TOURNAMENTS

 

Players across the U.S. to Participate in Exclusive Card Expansion Preview Tournament

 

BELLEVUE, Wash.–October 18, 2007–Pokémon USA, Inc., a worldwide leader in the trading card game industry, today announced that Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) Diamond & Pearl—Secret Wonders Prerelease tournaments will be held in cities across the country the weekends of October 27–28 and November 3–4, 2007. Prerelease tournaments provide players the opportunity to preview and play with unreleased cards from the upcoming Diamond & Pearl—Secret Wonders expansion.

 

Players are divided into three divisions: Junior Division (born in 1996 or later); Senior Division (born in 1992, 1993, 1994, or 1995); and Masters Division (born in 1991 or earlier). An admission fee is charged at the door and varies depending on event location. The entry fee includes six booster packs of the Pokémon TCG: Diamond & Pearl—Secret Wonders, from which each player will build his or her deck. Players are free to take the cards home at the end of the event. All participants will receive a Pokémon TCG: Diamond & Pearl—Secret Wonders Prerelease promo card and a Diamond & Pearl—Secret Wonders promotional item, while supplies last. Players who complete the tournament will also receive two additional booster packs of Diamond & Pearl—Secret Wonders cards.

 

Who:  Pokémon TCG players and the public

 

What: Pokémon TCG Diamond & Pearl—Secret Wonders Prerelease tournaments

 

When:  October 27–28, 2007

             November 3–4, 2007

 

Where: Cities across the U.S.

 

For more information, please visit http://www.go-pokemon.com/.