YGO TCG News

A new Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME era dawns with The Duelist Genesis, the latest booster set for the world's number one selling trading card game! This 100-card set is the first to feature cards from the all-new Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, presently scheduled to make its North American debut on 4Kids TV in early September. Just as the new TV show marks the next chapter in the ever-popular Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, The Duelist Genesis also marks a fresh beginning for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, introducing new types of monsters and an amazing new game mechanic! Be prepared to kick your Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Dueling into overdrive with The Duelist Genesis!

Selling Points:

• Create a new line of attack with the new Psychic-Type monsters and Synchro monsters with Tuners (effect monsters that fuse with regular monsters to bring out Synchro monsters).
• Featuring two key cards: "Stardust Dragon" - the signature monster for Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's hero - along with his opponent's deadly monster, "Red Dragon Archfiend."
• Introducing a new game mechanic that ties directly to the show
• Players can collect and play cards along with the development of the exciting new show
• 100 card booster set with more Ultra Rares, Super Rares, and Rares to collect featuring 10 cards exclusive to Upper Deck and 10 cards previously only released in Japan.

JeffP@UDE

Beginning with The Duelist Genesis, if a booster pack has a holo, it will not replace the regular rare. That means that if you get a secret, ultimate, ultra or super rare in a pack, you will get a regular silver rare also plus seven commons, rather than just eight commons (from what I'm told).

Approximate Release Date: 2nd September 2008
Sneak Preview Date: 9th - 10th August 2008
Legal for local events: 9th August 2008
Legal for Premier Events: 6th September 2008

CONTENTS:
48 Common Cards (8:1)
20 Rare Cards (1:1)
14 Super Rare Cards (1:5)
10 Ultra Rare Cards (1:12)

• The Duelist Genesis - Spoiler
• The Duelist Genesis - Sneak Preview
• The Duelist Genesis - Rarity Changes
• The Duelist Genesis - Rulings

//Dates according to the German UDE Newsletter