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DECIPHER GAME STUDIO
Decipher Donates To Baghdad Hobby Club Promotion
Program Designed To Supply Games To Armed Forces in
Foreign Theaters
(Norfolk, VA – January 4, 2005) – Decipher Inc. has donated
over $5,000 worth of gaming product to the Baghdad Hobby Club program. The
program, started by a U.S. Serviceman and supported by Hobbytown USA, puts
hobby games and products in the hands of servicemen and women serving in
the U.S. military overseas.
"We're pleased to be able to make this gesture to the men and women that
are serving overseas," said Warren Holland, Chairman and CEO of Decipher
Inc. "Being located in Norfolk, Virginia, we're surrounded by reminders
of how hard our military works. We hope our games can help them pass the
time and cope with their situation."
According to Karey Koehn, editor of Hobby Outlook Magazine, the Baghdad
Hobby Club has been very popular with the soldiers. The club operates out
of one camp and acts as a hobby supply stop for units moving around Iraq.
As soldiers come and go, games are picked up and dropped off. Starting with
100 members, the club is now supporting many more troops in outlying camps.
This means that the product needs are always increasing. Requests have been
made for military simulation and fantasy games, which ties directly into
Decipher's product lines.
"We were thrilled to be able to meet their requests so exactly," said
Tim Ellington, VP of Decipher's Games Studio. "We're shipping them starter
decks of our WARS Trading Card Game which is probably the best military
simulation on the market due to its strategic gameplay. We've also included
starter decks from The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game for the
fantasy fans, and starter decks from STAR TREK Second Edition CCG
which is a property that everyone knows and can relate to."
For information on the Baghdad Hobby Club, contact Kary Koehn at kary@hobbytown.com.
Shipments take roughly four weeks to reach their destination and there are
specific shipping requirements.
For more information on Decipher products, visit www.decipher.com.
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