Atlanta Native Brian Kibler Crowned Champion in Upper Deck Entertainment Super Heroes Trading Card Game Pro Circuit Tournament.CARLSBAD, Calif -- Kibler is Awarded the Largest Single Payout pay·out n. 1. The act or an instance of paying out. 2. A percentage of corporate earnings that is paid as dividends to shareholders. Ever Given at a Trading Card Game Tournament in History Becoming the first-ever winner in Upper Deck Entertainment's new 'Vs. System' Pro Circuit Tournament, Atlanta native, Brian Kibler, is now $40,000 richer. Kibler was one of over 250 'Vs. System' fans who competed in a weekend-long competition held at Gen Con Gen Con is the one of the largest and most prominent gaming conventions in North America. It was founded in 1968. Gen Con 2002 brought in about 26,000 attendees; which makes the convention similar in size to E3, Dragon Con and Origins. -- the world's largest gaming convention A gaming convention is typically a two- or three-day convention at which people play role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games, or other types of games. Some have rooms of networked computers to play video games. held this past weekend in Indianapolis. Kibler -- who has been evangelizing the game before it was officially released -- has already won tens and thousands of dollars playing trading card games at local hobby stores A hobby store is a place dedicated to the selling of things that people usually employ for their personal satisfaction. Hobby stores were traditionally popular with men and children, but today many hobby stores today cater to women's interests too. , and at various tournaments held across the U.S. However, this past weekend, the Atlanta trading card game professional competed in what was the largest cash-out tournament held in trading card game history, and, came out as a champion. Additional top finishers earned cash prizes ranging from $750 to $22,000. Players in the Pro Circuit Tournaments are qualified entrants, who have won a previous Pro Circuit Qualifier qual·i·fi·er n. 1. One that qualifies, especially one that has or fulfills all appropriate qualifications, as for a position, office, or task. 2. Tournament at the local level. Players can also earn a spot by becoming a top ten player at an Upper Deck Entertainment Vs. System $10,000 Convention Championship, receiving courtesy invites from Upper Deck Entertainment, or winning one of the "Last Chance Tournaments." The new $1 million Pro Circuit currently supports the Vs. System -- UDE's new and unique game engine designed specifically to support super heroes in traditional one-on-one competition. The game engine appears in Upper Deck Entertainment's new super hero trading card games, retains excitement in multiplayer format and is designed to support sealed pack and booster Booster - A data-parallel language. "The Booster Language", E. Paalvast, TR PL 89-ITI-B-18, Inst voor Toegepaste Informatica TNO, Delft, 1989. draft formats. Development of the game included testing by top professional TCG (Trusted Computing Group, Beaverton, OR, www.trustedcomputinggroup.org) The successor to the Trusted Computer Platform Alliance (TCPA), announced in 2003 by founding members AMD, HP, IBM, Intel and Microsoft. players from around the world to ensure that the Vs. System is carefully balanced for high-level competition, as well as casual play. For more information on the Vs. System $1 million Pro Circuit, additional tournaments or Upper Deck products, please log onto www.upperdeckentertainment.com. |
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