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ORIGINS INTERNATIONAL GAME EXPO
Columbus, Ohio, June 24–27, 2004

Updated June 25, 2004

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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. With each $20 (or €20) purchase at the Decipher booth, you can choose any one of these fabulous oversized cards (while supplies last) from The Lord of the Rings TCG and Star Trek CCG to add to your collection: Lurtz, Servant of Isengard; The Witch-king, Lord of the Nazgul; Frodo, Reluctant Adventurer; Sam, Proper Poet; Gimli, Dwarf of the Mountain-race; Arwen, Elven Rider; Hand of Sauron; Legolas, Dauntless Hunter; Gollum, Stinker; Gríma, Chief Counselor; Treebeard, Guardian of the Forest; Aragorn, Defender of Free Peoples; Merry, Impatient Hobbit; Jean-Luc Picard, Explorer; and Admiral Riker (First Edition). And if you choose a Sam card, don't forget that Sean "Sam Gamgee" Astin will be signing autographs nearby as an Origins Guest of Honor!

There'll be plenty to choose from for your qualifying purchases, too, including The Lord of the Rings TCG: Reflections and .hack//ENEMY TCG: Epidemic. We'll even have the brand-new MegaMan TCG: Power Up! available for pre-sale! Or sample a selection of new offerings from The Lord of the Rings and Star Trek Fan Club Stores.

Learn to Play

Interested in learning to play one of Decipher's popular trading card games? We'll have non-stop demos on the Decipher booth 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! MegaMan TCG will be in stores June 30, but you'll be able to buy it early at the Decipher Store at Origins, and even play in a tournament! (See tournament schedule below.)

TCG Tournaments

Already know how to play our TCGs? DGMA will be running a full schedule of tournaments at Origins, including Premier Series and Continental Championships for The Lord of the Rings TCG; Maiden Voyage and Continental Championships for Star Trek CCG Second Edition; Premier Series Qualifiers for .hack//ENEMY TCG, and various constructed and sealed deck events for all three games plus Beyblade TCG and the brand-new MegaMan TCG! Watch DGMA.com's home page for tournament coverage throughout the con!

• Entry fees listed include the Origins event fees, Decipher fees, and sealed deck product – this is your total cost to enter the event. (Origins admission badge required at additional cost.)
• All events are held in the main tournament hall unless otherwise noted.
• All events sponsored and run by DGMA except Star Wars CCG events (run by the SWCCG Players Committee).

And more...

• Can't get enough Lord of the Rings or .hack//ENEMY TCG? In addition to the events listed above, we'll be running booster drafts on the booth for both games. There's a maximum of 8 players per tournament, so sign up early!
  • hack//ENEMY booster drafts have a $15 fee for 4 packs. No outside cards allowed.
  • Lord of the Rings TCG Reflections booster drafts cost $15.00 for 3 Reflections packs. Players must bring any one Frodo and any one The One Ring plus Adventure Path sites 1-9, no block restrictions, al sites allowed. No other outside cards allowed.
• Attend the Origins Awards ceremony Friday night from 8-11 (not a Decipher activity, but we're sure you're as anxious as we are to see how .hack//ENEMY TCG came out in the voting).
• 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, Dan Bojanowski, Andy Lupp, and Geoff Snider!

We'll see you there!