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Anyways, here's what I understand about Duel Terminal, and I can't guarantee any of it is 100% and totally accurate and perfectly true, because some of it is second hand. So please don't quote me as an authority on anything I say here, I'm just posting what I understand to be correct, and you never know, I might have gotten incorrect information.

1) It's not fair!! They put the Duel Terminals in only one place!! What about where I live!?!?
Konami put the Duel Terminals in their booth, and had players fill out surveys evaluating the machine, I believe as a test run to see what the initial reaction to the machines would be outside Japan. It's a fair sampling - Comic Con is the largest convention in the US, and people come from all over. People seemed to respond very positively to their experience with the machines, so we'll have to wait and see if that influences Konami's decision to put the machines in countries outside Japan.

2) This sucks!! Other people are going to have broken cards and I didn't get a chance to get them!!
It's my understanding that Dan confirmed with Konami that the only cards being distributed in the machine are cards already available in the TCG, so anyone screaming about the rabid unfairness of the good exclusive cards being released can calm down.

Konami is distributing these cards, not Upper Deck, so again any ranting and raving about unfairness shouldn't be directed at us, and honestly it's premature. They need to test the machines someplace, and Comic Con is a good choice.

3) Will there be Duel Terminals at Comic Con?!?!
I do not know if the Duel Terminals will be at GenCon. Does Konami have a booth at GenCon? Check and see, it's not something they advertised that I can tell for Comic Con, so I guess you never know, right?

4)How much does it cost to play?
It was free at Comic Con. One of the survey questions was "What would be a fair cost to play?" No idea what the cost will be if and when the machines make it to other territories.

5)Is it fun?
Actually it is, I only played the Speed Duel mode but it was fun to play. Very intuitive and easy to figure out.