Spectral Safari WoW TCG World Wide Tourney
On March 1, World of Warcraft TCG players can battle it out for the most sought-after Loot™ Card yet. Hobby stores the world over will host these limited tournaments, giving everyone a chance to take part in the hunt! Anyone who enters will have an opportunity to win great prizes.“As part of the World of Warcraft TCG, the Spectral Tiger has been hugely popular, and we wanted to give people one more chance to get this great card,” said Scott Gaeta, Upper Deck’s Senior Manager of Marketing and Organized Play. “Upper Deck has never before offered a Loot™ Card as a prize in hobby store tournaments. Spectral Safari is a one-of-a-kind event and a great opportunity for both TCG and MMORPG players to bag this huge prize.”
Be sure to read on for more information on the Spectral Safari Tournament, the WoW Trading Card Game, and the opportunities that await you!
Carlsbad, CA (February 1, 2007) – The hunt is on! Upper Deck Entertainment (UDE) today announced “Spectral Safari,” a global one-day World of Warcraft® Trading Card Game (TCG) tournament at select hobby stores on March 1. The victor of each individual “Spectral Safari” tournament will bag the biggest trophy in the game, a Spectral Tiger Loot™ card!
World of Warcraft TCG Loot™ cards, which can only be found through the TCG, give players who receive them access to unique World of Warcraft massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) in-game items. The Spectral Tiger Loot™ card has quickly become one of the most hunted cards in both the TCG and MMORPG worlds, with players everywhere looking to get their hands on the Spectral Tiger in-game mount. The demand for this elusive card has even spurred the World of Warcraft TCG Fires of Outland™ booster set to sell out!
So if you haven’t gotten a Spectral Tiger Loot™ Card yet, you’re in luck! On March 1, World of Warcraft TCG players can battle it out for the most sought-after Loot™ Card yet. Hobby stores the world over will host these limited tournaments, giving everyone a chance to take part in the hunt! Anyone who enters will have an opportunity to win great prizes.
“As part of the World of Warcraft TCG, the Spectral Tiger has been hugely popular, and we wanted to give people one more chance to get this great card,” said Scott Gaeta, Upper Deck’s Senior Manager of Marketing and Organized Play. “Upper Deck has never before offered a Loot™ Card as a prize in hobby store tournaments. Spectral Safari is a one-of-a-kind event and a great opportunity for both TCG and MMORPG players to bag this huge prize.”
In addition to the Spectral Tiger Loot™ Card, the top eight finishers at each tournament will receive an Extended Art version of Wyneth Harridan, a highly popular promotional card that is not available in stores.
Each tournament will also offer one lucky door prize winner a Robotic Homing Chicken Loot™ Card that can be redeemed for a rocket-powered sidekick for your favorite character in the MMORPG. High tournament finishers will also walk away with booster packs!
Visit WoWTCG.com/SpectralSafari for a listing of all tournament locations.
For more information on World of Warcraft Trading Card Game and UDE Organized Play programs, visit WoWTCG.com or www.upperdeckstore.com.
Based on Blizzard Entertainment®’s hit massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG), the TCG allows players to experience the action and adventure of World of Warcraft in a new format. Released in October 2006, the TCG’s premiere set quickly became the hottest and most sought-after trading card game in the industry, prompting UDE to produce additional quantities to support the overwhelming demand.