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COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL
San Diego, California, July 22–25, 2004

July 22, 2004

Challenge a Decipher designer to a gunslinging match at Comic-Con, or play against them for a chance at a bounty in the LOTR TCG Team Tournament!

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Double Your Pleasure With TWO Decipher Booths!

This year at Comic-Con International, Decipher will be running, not just one, but two booths. Our main booth (#1929) and convention store, carrying a wide assortment of The Lord of the Rings Fan Club and Star Trek Fan Club merchandise in addition to all our games, will be in The Lord of the Rings Pavilion again. If you're an anime fan, be sure to visit our "anime booth" (#2947), featuring the Origins Award-winning .hack//ENEMY TCG and the brand-new MegaMan TCG. Booth hours:

• Wed 21 Jul 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (preview night for 4-day ticket holders)
• Thu 22 Jul 9:45 am - 7:00 pm
• Fri 23 Jul 9:45 am - 7:00 pm
• Sat 24 Jul 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
• Sun 25 Jul 9:45 am - 5:00 pm

The Decipher Convention Store

Looking for the perfect souvenir of both your favorite card game and your summer convention fun? Look no further than the Decipher booth. First, you'll receive that week's scheduled promo card from the .hack//ENEMY: The Four Queens, MegaMan TCG Cyber-Incentive, or The Lord of the Rings TCG Weta Collection promotion when you make a $10 purchase of .hack//ENEMY TCG, MegaMan TCG, or The Lord of the Rings TCG respectively.

Second, if you missed out on The Lord of the Rings TCG Countdown Collection, now's your chance to get the complete 18-card set plus the collector's portfolio and the four premiums (Tom Bombadil, Goldberry, Radagast, and Glorfindel) when you purchase $180 ofThe Lord of the Rings TCG products. (Sorry, individual cards and portfolios are not available.)

Finally, with each $20 purchase at the Decipher booth, you can choose one of three brand-new collectible oversized cards to add to your collection: a Tengwar version of Aragorn, Elessar Telcontar (a preview of the normal-sized card coming in The Return of the King Anthology in September); Helba 2.0 (coming in .hack//ENEMY TCG: Isolation in August); and MegaMan, Cyber Hero (from the June 30 release of MegaMan TCG: Power Up!). Limited quantities of our 2002-2003 oversized cards will also be available. And your oversized cards are in addition to any other promo cards you may receive with your purchases! For example, a purchase of $10 of .hack//ENEMY plus $10 of MegaMan TCG will qualify you for a Four Queens card, a MegaMan Cyber-Incentive card, and your choice of any one oversized card!

There'll be plenty to choose from for your qualifying purchases, too, including The Lord of the Rings TCG: Mount Doom (releasing July 14) and MegaMan TCG: Power Up!

Learn to Play

Interested in learning to play one of Decipher's popular trading card games? We'll have non-stop demos on both Decipher booths throughout the weekend. Learn to play The Lord of the Rings TCG, Star Trek CCG Second Edition, .hack//ENEMY TCG, and the latest addition to the Decipher TCG lineup: MegaMan TCG. Take a demo of any Decipher game and you'll get a free booster pack!

Challenge Matches & Bounty Tournament

Are you ready to take on the Game Studio? Four of Decipher's designers and developers will be on hand for a little "gunslinging" at Comic-Con. Bring your best deck and challenge one of them to a Lord of the Rings TCG, Star Trek CCG,, or MegaMan TCG match – anyone who can beat them will win booster packs and/or promo cards! In addition to the scheduled gunslinging matches on the booth, Kendrick, Mike, and Brad will enter the Lord of the Rings TCG Team Tournament on Saturday, with a bounty on their heads!

TCG Tournaments

Already know how to play our TCGs? DGMA will be running a full schedule of tournaments at Comic-Con, including Premier Series for The Lord of the Rings TCG and .hack//ENEMY TCG; Maiden Voyage for Star Trek CCG Second Edition; and various other constructed and sealed deck events for all three games plus the brand-new MegaMan TCG! Watch DGMA.com's home page for tournament coverage throughout the con! Entry fees listed include Decipher/DGMA fees and sealed deck product – this is your total cost to enter the event. (Comic-Con admission badge required at additional cost.)

And more...

• WARS TCG Artist Search: Are you an artist who would like to play a part in bringing a new story and TCG to life? Ed Gartin, Artist Project Manager for Decipher's forthcoming new proprietary game, The Mumon Rift WARS™ TCG, will review portfolios at the Decipher booth (#1929) on Friday and Saturday during Comic-Con. Check at the booth for his schedule. See the original announcement for more information.
• Booster Draft on the Booth: Can't get enough Lord of the Rings TCG? In addition to the events listed above, we'll be running Reflections booster drafts on the booth. There's a maximum of 8 players per tournament, so sign up early! Entry fee is $15.00 for 3 Reflections packs. Players must bring any one Ring-bearer and any one The One Ring plus Adventure Path sites 1-9, no block restrictions, all sites allowed. No other outside cards allowed.
• The Hackers: And just in case the Level Up! tours didn't bring one of them to your hometown, you'll even have the chance to meet some of Decipher's very own "Hackers" – Kevin Reitzel, Kyle Heuer, Trevor McGregor, Andy Lupp, Scott Gaeta, Mike Girard, and Ed Gartin!

We'll see you there!