You have to see this! I found it on
neo-collectors.com last night.
Quote:
RENTON, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2004-- Wizards of the Coast Creates Fun for All Ages with Larger-Than-Life Interactive Displays
Open to all visitors, the Neopets Trading Card Game Mall Tour is designed especially for those who have not yet played a trading card game. The tour set brings the online mythical world of Neopia to life. Attendees will experience a 3,100 square foot interactive set complete with theatrical features, elaborate displays, and murals to illustrate the Neopets Trading Card Game. The mall tour is all about fun, and will provide an engaging offline experience based on the exciting Neopets Trading Card Game and website, Neopets.com.
Visitors to the Neopets TCG Mall Tour are invited to participate in live action demonstrations with oversized cards, learn-to-play clinics (receive a FREE two-player starter game valued at $9.99), and much more. Kids can also pick up a passport and journey through the mall to gather special hand-stamps in their passport entitling them to spin the Wheel of Excitement for a chance to win prizes. In addition, artists from Neopets will be on hand to sketch pets and sign cards. TCG players are welcome to compete in on-site league play to sharpen their skills or enter the trading zone to trade with fellow Neopets fans.
True Neopets enthusiasts are invited to create their own Neopets trading card and enter a contest to win prizes including the grand prize of airfare, hotel and passes for two to Gen Con So Cal, the annual consumer fantasy, sci-fi and adventure game convention for the gaming industry and the general public. Gen Con So Cal will take place December 2-5, 2004, at the Anaheim Convention Center, in Anaheim, California. The winning cards will also be displayed on the
http://www.wizards.com/neopets website. For complete contest rules and more click here.
The mall tour will start in Los Angeles and work its way across the United States, stopping at various Simon Property Group malls, to end in Massachusetts. The Neopets TCG Mall Tour is currently scheduled to stop at the following Simon Property Group locations which can be viewed here.
To check out the full article in the Business Wire and for more information on this event you can visit this website by clicking here. For in depth info officially announced by Wizards of the Coast about this event and its activities click here.
Official Wizards of the Coast Info:
link
Cities with their respective malls:
Location City State Dates
Westminster Mall Westminster CA July 17-18
Santa Rosa Santa Rosa CA July 24-25
Lakeline Mall Austin TX July 31-Aug 1
Tyrone Square St. Petersburgh FL Aug 7-8
Independence Independence MO Aug 14-15
Orland Sq Shopping Cntr Orland Park IL Aug 21-22
Wolfchase Galleria Memphis TN Aug 28-29
Rockaway Townsquare Rockaway NJ Sept 4-5
Viginia Center Commons Glen Allen VA Sept 11-12
Northshore Mall Peabody MA Sept 18-19
I'll so be at the Florida one, and it's only a 45-minute drive, yay! I can't believe they haven't put this on the news yet!!!
~Maria