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Sneak Preview: 31th October / 1st November

SOVR-ENSP1 Koa’ki Meiru Beetle
EARTH/Insect - Effect/4/1900/1500
During each of your End Phases, destroy this card unless you send 1 "Iron Core of Koa'ki Meiru" from your hand to the Graveyard or reveal 1 Insect-Type monster in your hand. When a LIGHT or DARK monster is Special Summoned in face-up Attack Position, change the Summoned monster to Defense Position.
Ultra Rare

The Prophecy is Fulfilled!

Get ready for the Ancient Prophecy Sneak Peek, your first chance to get your hands on the brand new Ancient Prophecy booster packs – before they’re available in most stores! Join together with other Duelists in the hunt for cards like “XX-Saber Gottoms,” “Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor,” “Revival of the Immortals,” and the latest of the 5 Dragons: Luna’s “Ancient Fairy Dragon”! You can also try to win an Ancient Prophecy Game Mat, plus everybody gets a limited edition, Ultra Rare “XX-Saber Gardestrike” monster card (while supplies last). Be sure to show up early because supplies of all items are limited and late-comers could get left in the dust.

Ancient Prophecy introduces all-new and all-exciting Spells, Traps, and monster cards. The incredible X-Sabers await your command – combine the new X-Sabers from Ancient Prophecy with the ones you have from the 2009 5D’s Starter Deck. Add 11 new Koa’ki Meiru cards to your collection, including “Koa’ki Meiru Ghoulungulate” and “Koa’ki Meiru Gravirose.” Watch for monsters from all 3 Yu-Gi-Oh! series, including “Arcana Knight Joker” from the original series and “Armityle the Chaos Phantom” from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. PLUS: More Blackwing monsters, Earthbound Immortals, Psychics, Tuners, Synchro monsters, and new cards used by your favorite characters on TV!

As with every set, Ancient Prophecy includes 10 Bonus Cards for the North American market (previously released in Japan), plus 10 World Premiere cards never before seen anywhere on Earth!

Sneak Preview: 15th/16th August

ANPR-ENSP1 XX-Saber Gardestrike
EARTH/Beast-Warrior - Effect/5/2100/1400
If you have 2 or more "X-Saber" monsters in your Graveyard and you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card from your hand.
Ultra Rare




//Credit for the picture to goku_dude1

Mark your calendars! Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KDE) is gearing up for its second Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) Sneak Peek event. Raging Battle (MSRP $3.99 per nine-card pack) will be released first at local hobby stores participating in the KDE Sneak Peek event on May 2nd and/or 3rd, depending on each store’s preference. The Raging Battle booster set will be available nationwide on May 12th for hobby stores and major retailers not participating in the Sneak Peek event.

Raging Battle picks up where the previous booster set Crimson Crisis left off, with all-new Synchro Monsters, Spells, and Traps. Raging Battle introduces two new families of monsters. Foremost are the Earthbound Immortals – powerful, ancient monsters that are the focus of the current TV storyline. Also included are the new Koa’ki Meiru monsters, a new deck theme specifically designed to counter the most common tournament decks and strategies. Raging Battle also includes many cards used by fan favorites Yusei, Jack, and Leo from the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s animated series.


RGBT-ENSP1 Battlestorm
DARK/Winged-Beast - Effect/4/1700/1000
This card gains 100 ATK for each face-up Winged Beast-Type monster you control. Once per turn, if you control 3 or more face-up Winged Beast-Type monsters, you can destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card your opponent controls.
Ultra Rare

Be the first to experience the awesome power of the newest Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG booster set at the Sneak Peek for Crimson Crisis! All participants will receive a limited edition “Colossal Fighter/Assault Mode” card (while supplies last) and have the chance to win a Crimson Crisis deck box! Be sure to show up early supplies of all items are limited and late-comers could get left in the dust.

Crimson Crisis will introduce new cards used by Yusei, Jack and Aki from the hit TV show, “Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s,” in addition to the introduction of the mega powerful Assault Mode monsters. This all-new 100-card booster set will improve any Duelist's collection with the new Synchro Monsters, Tuners, and new themes like the Dark "Blackwing" monsters. Duelists everywhere beware because the onslaught of Crimson Crisis is drawing near!

As in the last set, there are 10 brand-new cards for the North American market (previously released in Japan), plus 10 world-premiere cards!

Sneak Preview (Europe): 28th February/1st March 2009
Sneak Preview (US): 28th February/1st March 2009 (by Konami)


CRMS-ENSP1 Colossal Fighter/Assault Mode
DARK/Warrior - Effect/10/3300/1500
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. this card cannot be Special Summoned except with "Assault Mode Activate". When this card is Special Summoned, you can send up to 2 Warrior-Type monsters from your Deck to the Graveyard. All monsters your opponent controls lose 100 ATK for every Warrior-Type monster in your Graveyard. When this card on the field is destroyed, you can Special Summon 1 "Colossal Fighter" from your Graveyard.
Super Rare



//Credit for the picture to Nahmey

November 1st and 2nd

Get ahead of the pack and Duel with cards from the newest Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME booster pack before you can find them anywhere else. It is the Crossroads of Chaos sneak preview!

Crossroads of Chaos has even more powerful Synchro and Tuner monsters, including “Black Rose Dragon.” The third of the legendary dragons from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s has incredible destructive power that every Duelist will want in their Extra Deck.

Come Duel in the sneak preview and you’ll get a new “Rose, Warrior of Revenge” Tuner Monster Card. The Warrior of Revenge is the first Level 4 Tuner! With it in your Deck you can Summon the strongest Synchro Monsters faster than the competition, and you can get it at the Crossroads of Chaos sneak preview just for participating! You will also get a chance to win an exclusive Crossroads of Chaos T-shirt. Be sure to show up early – supplies of all items are limited and late comers could get left in the dust.


CSOC-ENSP1 Rose, Warrior of Revenge
FIRE/Warrior - Tuner/4/1600/600
When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent, inflict 300 damage to your opponent.
Super Rare

The Duelist Genesis boosters are almost here! Be one of the first in the country to try out the new Synchro and Psychic Monster types before the cards are officially released by playing in a Sneak Preview event on the 9th or 10th of August.

On this weekend the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME takes Dueling to a new level of excitement. It is The Duelist Genesis sneak preview. The first time you can play with the cards from the new booster which introduces the high-octane monsters of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s. 5D’s is the newest Yu-Gi-Oh! television series and it will be hitting the airwaves this September. But why wait, add the coolest new cards to your collection now!

The Duelist Genesis is the first booster with the new white-bordered Synchro Monster cards. With the power of new Tuner monsters, you can combine the Levels of your monsters to Summon mighty Synchro Monsters. Come to the Sneak Preview and you could be the first to get "Stardust Dragon" or "Red Dragon Archfiend" – amazing new Dragons from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's!

Come Duel in the Sneak Preview and you'll get a new "Avenging Knight Parshath" Synchro Monster card, and a chance to win an exclusive "The Duelist Genesis" T-shirt! Be sure to show up early – supplies of all items are limited and late comers could get left in the dust.


TDGS-ENSP1
Avenging Knight Parshath
LIGHT/Fairy - Synchro - Effect/8/2600/2100
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner Light monsters
Once per turn, you can change the battle position of 1 face-up monster your opponent controls. During battle between the attacking card and a Defense position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card inflict the difference in Battle Damage tor your opponent.

May 3rd and 4th:
Escape from the darkness and enter the Light! Be the first to Duel with the power of Light of Destruction, the new Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME booster pack, before everyone else at this special Sneak Preview event!

While supplies last, all attendees will receive "Guardian of Order," a mind-blowing monster that any LIGHT Duelist can command to decisively finish off their opponent. You also have the chance to win an exclusive Light of Destruction t-shirt! Remember to show up early - supplies of all items are limited!

You won't want to miss your chance to collect the different armies of new LIGHT monsters! The Lightsworn have powerful effects, but you have to finish your opponent quickly or they'll send your whole Deck into your Graveyard. But the mysterious Arcana Force monsters used by the villainous Sartorius can change the fate of any Duel.


LODT-ENSP1
Guardian of Order
LIGHT/Warrior - Effect/8/2500/1200
If you control 2 or more LIGHT monsters, you can Special Summon this card from your hand. You can only control 1 "Guardian of Order".

January 26th and 27th:
Don't wait for Darkness to descend - you can Duel with Phantom Darkness, the new Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME booster pack, before everyone else at this special Sneak Preview event! While supplies last, all attendees will receive "Dark Grepher," a formidable card heralding the many sinister twists Duelists will find in Phantom Darkness. You also have the chance to win an exclusive Phantom Darkness t-shirt! Remember to show up early - supplies of all items are limited!

DARK Attribute monsters achieve a new level of power in Phantom Darkness. Classic Yu-Gi-Oh! monsters have been twisted into Dark Versions of themselves. The more DARK monsters you get for your Deck, the stronger they become! The evil and mysterious card behind Jaden's trecherous adventures, Yubel, can be found in Phantom Darkness. Collect all three of Yubel's cards to unlock her ultimate power - "Yubel - the Ultimate Nightmare!"

PTDN-ENSP1
Dark Grepher
DARK/Warrior - Effect/4/1700/1600
You can discard 1 Level 5 or higher DARK monster to Special Summon this card from your hand. Once per turn, you can discard 1 DARK monster to send 1 DARK monster from your Deck to the Graveyard.
Super Rare


//Credit for the scan of Dark Grepher to Oceanus

Mark your calendars; November 3rd and 4th are two days to set aside for Dueling! It’s the Gladiator’s Assault Sneak Preview; your first place to see, collect, and Duel with the new cards, like “Elemental Hero Chaos Neos”, from Gladiator’s Assault booster packs before they are available in stores.

All season long, in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Jaden has been haunted by a mysterious dark force, and this Winter Jaden’s Deck will be forever changed by it! Evil Heroes will emerge, but you don’t have to wait a day past November 3rd or 4th to play with the new Evil Hero cards first! That’s right, they can only be found in Gladiator’s Assault, so come discover their power before anyone else can.
There’s also a whole new way to battle with the Gladiator Beast monsters. These Beasts are armed to the teeth, and have the power to “tag” in and out of your Deck each turn. When one fights, afterwards it can return to your Deck and bring out another Gladiator Beast in its place! Summoning your Gladiator Beasts this way rewards them with additional powers you can use to destroy your opponent.

The strongest Gladiator is “Gladiator Beast Octavius”. You can get your hands on this awesome new Monster Card just by coming to the Sneak Preview! He’s the perfect monster to lead your new Gladiator Beast Deck to victory. You also have a chance to win a new Sneak Preview T-Shirt just for showing up to the Gladiator’s Assault Sneak Preview!

GLAS-ENSP1?
Gladiator Beast Octavius
LIGHT/Winged-Beast - Effect/7/2500/1200
When this card is Special Summoned by the effect of a "Gladiator Beast" monster, destroy 1 face-down Spell or Trap Card. At the end of your Battle Phase, if this card attacked or was attacked, return this card to the Deck unless you discard 1 card.
Super Rare

Sneak Preview Card for the Sneak Preview of Tactical Evolution in August 4-5 2007.

TAEV-ENSP1
Gemini Summoner
WATER/Spellcaster - Effect/4/1500/0
Once per turn during your opponent's End Phase you can pay 500 Life Points to Normal Summon or Set 1 Gemini monster from you hand or Normal Summon 1 face-up Gemini monster you control. Once per turn, if this card would be destroyed by battle, it is not destroyed(Damage calculation is applied normally).
Super Rare