Fish are coming to nationals.

Tcleberg · Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 7

Wizards of the Coast Extends Nationals Invitations to Yu-Gi-Oh! Players

March 2, 2009 - Renton, WA - Wizards of the Coast today announced that invitations to the Magic: The Gathering® Nationals tournament will be extended to qualified Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game players in response to the recent announcement that their National Championships are cancelled.

“We respect the accomplishments of all high-level tournament players,” said Chris Galvin, VP of Organized Play for Wizards of the Coast. “We’d like to do what we can to honor their achievements and keep them gaming.”

Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game players who hold an invitation to the Yu-Gi-Oh! US or Canadian Nationals that were scheduled to take place this year will be welcomed to come play Magic at the equivalent Magic: The Gathering Nationals in summer 2009. Interested players can simply contact the Wizards Game Support team by visiting customer support or by calling 1-800-324-6496.

gypsy · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 1671

link please

Tcleberg · Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 7

http://ww2.wizards.com/Company/Press/?doc=20090302

gypsy · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 1671

that means i can just go play a yugioh qualifier probably easier than regionals

Aion · Joined: 20 Jul 2008 Posts: 43

jakeywakey · Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 40

lol, "since u cant compete in your game anymore, play this one!"

TugaChampion · Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 615

This must be the biggest epic phail ever.

I guess those playing at national's will like those byes that give some rating points.

Lenin · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 107

Is this shit for real?
I mean thats like the biggest joke in magic history!
Thats like going to some soapbox derby drives and say "hey, the race is canceled but you can paricipate in the F1 GP tomorrow if you want"
There will be many dead.

Craze · Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 5676 Location: Indiana, U

LOL OR LIKE MAGIC PLAYERS PLAYING POKER...

oh wait...a lot of them do. Gee golly do you think some of those Yu-Hi-Oh players might also play mtg too!?

Andarel · Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 25

As far as i know, any sort of YGO metagame is epic fail (but I may be wrong), so I dunno how that would work out.

However, I do respect that WOTC is extending its hands to a collapsing card game's 'upper levels' of play (and it's good fer marketing).

So...dunno. I guess it's an okay decision however you look at it - would ygo quals be easier than mtg?

Ludz · Level 1 Judge Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 89

Lenin · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 107