DUEL MASTERS(TM) Trading Card Game Rewards Cryptozoologists-in-Training for Photos That Extend Mystique Surrounding Bigfoot; Contest Kicks Off First-Ever ''Creature Appreciation Week''.RENTON, Wash. -- For centuries, man has reported mysterious encounters with creatures of various species such as lake serpents, hairy-hominids, and hybrid-beasts. Yet, despite amazing tales and tantalizing tan·ta·lize tr.v. tan·ta·lized, tan·ta·liz·ing, tan·ta·liz·es To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach. evidence, cryptozoologists (who dedicate their lives to the pursuit of such creatures) have yet to nab Bigfoot (alias: "Sasquatch"), the Yeti yeti: see abominable snowman. (Young, Entrepreneurial technocraTI) Coined around the turn of the century during the dot-com bubble, there is also a "yetti" variation, which means "young, entrepreneurial, tech-based twenty-something." (alias: "Abominable Snowman abominable snowman or yeti (yĕt`ē), humanlike creature so named because it is associated with the perpetual snow region of the Himalayas. ") or the Loch Ness Monster Loch Ness monster “Nessie”; sea serpent said to inhabit Loch Ness. [Scot. Folklore: Wallechinsky, 443] See : Monsters Loch Ness monster supposed sea serpent dwelling in lake. [Scot. Hist. (alias: "Nessie"). Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in , a subsidiary of Hasbro. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HAS) and publisher of the DUEL MASTERS Duel Masters (デュエルマスターズ Dyueru Masutāzu) is a franchise based on a manga, anime and a trading card game. (TM) trading card game, hopes that the DUEL MASTERS photo contest will encourage the public to come forward with photographic evidence that will help trained cryptozoologists in their efforts to track down these mysterious and sometimes menacing creatures. As part of the DUEL MASTERS photo contest, Wizards of the Coast will award cash prizes ($5,000 first prize, $2,500 second prize, and three $500 runners-up) for the photos that help to best perpetuate the mystique surrounding these creatures and provide evidence of their existence. "This contest allows cryptozoologists-in-training to join me in the thrilling pursuit of these legendary creatures," said Loren Coleman, one of the world's leading authorities in cryptozoology cryp·to·zo·ol·o·gy n. The study of creatures, such as the Sasquatch, whose existence has not been substantiated. cryp . "The collecting of these photo entries will demonstrate to a skeptical public that unknown species and creatures live all around us." Wizards of the Coast is sponsoring the photo contest as part of the first-ever Creature Appreciation Week celebration, which runs Oct. 24 to 30, 2005. The full set of contest rules is currently available at Creature Appreciation Week's official website, which is www.caw caw n. The hoarse raucous sound that is characteristic of a crow or similar bird. intr.v. cawed, caw·ing, caws To utter such a hoarse raucous sound. [Imitative. 2005.com. The website also provides a Q&A with Loren Coleman and posts the results of an exclusive survey among boys 8 to 12 years old that identifies the most awesome features (fangs, attack abilities, etc.) associated with outrageous creatures. Additionally, the site includes tips for celebrating Creature Appreciation Week, such as volunteering at the Creature Anti-Defamation League Anti-Defamation League B’nai B’rith organization which fights anti-Semitism. [Am. Hist.: Wigoder, 33] See : Anti-Semitism or petitioning legislators to pass laws that don't discriminate against creatures despite their skin texture, mutation, or universe of origin. "While Hollywood regularly spotlights a few famous creatures like King Kong in movies, most real but still unknown creature species live an anonymous and, most often, unappreciated existence," said Coleman, who has been a cryptozoologist for 45 years and has authored more than 20 books about the field. "Creature Appreciation Week will allow us to honor those unheralded creatures while encouraging the public to learn more about zoology zoology, branch of biology concerned with the study of animal life. From earliest times animals have been vitally important to man; cave art demonstrates the practical and mystical significance animals held for prehistoric man. , anthropology and natural history." Note to Media: Loren Coleman is available for interviews. Please contact Joe Moscone at 212-679-6600 to schedule an interview. Loren Coleman: Internationally known Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman is widely published and viewed as the authority in the field. Among his over twenty books, recent titles include Tom Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology; Cryptozoology A to Z; Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America; The Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery Primates Worldwide; The Field Guide to Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents, and Other Mystery Denizens of the Deep; and Mothman and Other Curious Encounters. He recently founded the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine, where he lives, researches, and writes. Loren Coleman has been involved in the field since March 1960. Visit www.LorenColeman.com for more information. Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at www.wizards.com. DUEL MASTERS is a trademark of Wizards/Shogakukan/Mitsui-Kids. (C)2005 Wizards/Shogakukan/Mitsui-Kids. |
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