Score Entertainment’s Weekly SEVEN Newsletter!
Week of 7/25 – 7/29
Hey everybody it’s once again time for the SEVEN Host Newsletter! Check it out for all of the latest updates on our products and general news. Remember, I am always looking for good suggestions about what to include in this newsletter each week so feel free to send your comments to: Tournaments, SUBJECT LINE – Newsletter Suggestions.
** Keep Reading for more information on the preferred Host and Distributor Program or PHD, now offered within the SEVEN program! **
??? The Weekly SEVEN Question ???
As most of you know the Yokai Pre-release is this weekend and everyone here at Score is excited to see if anyone gets one of the Rumiko Takahashi autographs! What are your players opinions about getting one? Has including these super rare autographs in 1st edition product added interest in your store? ... I want to know, so email me at: Tournaments, SUBJECT LINE – Weekly Question 7/25 – 7/29 and let me know.
Sonic X- www.SonicXTCG.com
Sonic X Tournament Kits – Now Available!
Sonic X tournament kits are now available for order through your SEVEN Online Host account. Don’t miss out on your chance to run events for one of the best drafting trading card games to release in recent memory. Login today and order your kits!
Epic Battles- www.EpicBattlesTCG.com
The Epic Battles TCG!
“Not enough game in your favorite console? Score Entertainment will take favorite video games to a higher level of competition by developing and marketing Epic Battles, a new trading card game designed to bring legendary fighting game characters to life.
Score Entertainment’s premier set of Epic Battles TCG features characters and game situations from both Midway Amusement Inc. and its Mortal Kombat Deception™ video game and Capcom and its Street Fighter III: Third Strike video game. Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat starter decks and booster packs will be sold separately, but both utilize the fully compatible Epic Battles TCG fighting mechanic. Fans can finally position Ryu against Liu Kang, Blanka against Baraka, or M. Bison against Sub Zero in the same arena of play.
Epic Battles TCG will be found exclusively in September at 3,700 company-owned Blockbuster stores. Epic Battles TCG transitions the famous game play found in the video games into a trading card game by allowing favorite fighters from each game to compete in the only realm where these two franchises meet.”
There is much discussion about why this game is a Blockbuster exclusive product however before you make any decisions about whether or not to hold Epic Battles Events, please take the time to read this article from ICV2 regarding the marketing strategy behind it and how it brings an amazing advertising opportunity to your store! Check it out here: http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/6976.html
Dragon Ball Z- www.DragonBallZTCG.com
Dragon Ball Z Set 2 Pre-release kits – Coming Soon!
The Pre-release event of the year is fast approaching. The order forms for the new DBZ set 2 Showdown pre-release will be coming in mid-August so be on the look out!
NEW DBZ Tournament Kits -NOW AVAILABLE!
Score Entertainment is no longer offering Dragon Ball GT tournament kits. Instead you can now begin ordering the new Dragon Ball Z tournament kits starting with the month of August!
Remember: Be sure to place your order before the 15th of the month to ensure you get the needed prize support for your players.
Inuyasha- www.InuyashaTCG.com
Rumiko Takahashi Autographs!
For the first time in the U.S. original Rumiko Takahashi autographs will be released on unique 1-of-1 Inuyasha trading cards in first edition product (beginning with the fourth set of the Inuyasha TCG - Yokai). Her signature is rare in Japan let alone here in the U.S., making this a huge opportunity for fans and collectors. Check out the official press release below for full details. . .
http://www.scoreent.com/pdfs/PR_Rumik_Takahashi_Autographs.pdf
Inuyasha TCG Feudal Two-Player Theme Decks are HERE!
Score Entertainment released the Inuyasha TCG Feudal Decks last week! Each box is constructed for two players and contains a total of 110 cards (Two 55 card decks). These decks will be themed around two popular archetypes and include 10 rare cards each. The two deck box will retail for around $12.99. Call your distributor today and place your order.
Case Closed – www.CaseClosedTCG.com
Case Closed Tournament Kits – NOW AVAILABLE!
Case Closed TCG tournament kits are now available. To order, simply log into your account and register each event as usual. Remember, Case Closed will be the first of our Tournament kits to include a different premium binder each month. If that’s not enough, there will also be one rare insert binder that is randomly inserted into each month! Can your players win them all?
Remember: Be sure to place your order before the 15th of the month to ensure you get the needed prize support for your players.
Dragon Booster- www.DragonBoosterTCG.com
Product Notice – Dragon Booster TCG
Score Entertainment announced last week, that we have revised our release strategy regarding the Dragon Booster Trading Card Game (TCG) including the June set two product launch, which has been moved to a later date.
We have shifted our release strategy in an effort to better align the TCG with key product releases of Konami’s videogame, Funimation’s DVD release of episode one, and the launch of Jakks’ action figures in late 2005/early 2006.
The Dragon Booster™ TCG received excellent media reviews following its North American launch in February 2005, but proved to be too far ahead of the TCG consumer market.
“Score Entertainment’s Dragon BoosterTM TCG captures all the high-speed energy and fun of the series.” Games Quarterly, issue #4.
Dragon Booster TCG players will continue to be supported through side events throughout this year at conventions around the United States and Canada. All Dragon Booster™ TCG premier level tournaments will be scheduled in 2006
Dragon Booster continues to air on ABC Family at 10:30 a.m. EST Saturdays & Sundays and 7:00 a.m. EST Thursdays, and on Toon Disney at 9:00 p.m. EST, Mondays and Fridays. Outside the U.S., Dragon Booster airs in Australia, Canada and the U.K. with many more international launch dates rolling out in 2005 and 2006.
Other News
Host’s Weekly Write-up!
Here is our sixth installment of the Weekly Host Write-Up. . . Enjoy!
“As expected, players are already picking up starters and boosters to see how the game plays, and they're already asking when the tournaments will start! We've scheduled our events for next month already, and the release kits we got from Score have let us schedule our own store tournaments for the next two weekends.
Did somebody at Score name the prize card "Support" on purpose? It's an appropriate name for free prize support!”
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Thanks for your thoughts! What about the rest of you Hosts out there? Do you have anything to add to what your fellow SEVEN community member had to say? Write in and tell me. . .
Here is your chance to voice your opinion about Score Entertainment’s products. I want you to write a paragraph (500 words or less) talking about Score Entertainment and or its products. You can give a good or bad review, voice an opinion, or just talk about the ups and downs of owning or running a hobby store. The best paragraph each week will be published in this newsletter for all of your fellow SEVEN Hosts to see. The rules are listed below:
All entries must be submitted before 12:00 noon CST every Thursday. No vulgar, discriminatory, or other content violating the SEVEN Code of Conduct/General Rules will be accepted. Please use courtesy and common sense when writing- remember, it is a family environment! Contact Erin Giddings at Tournaments with any questions.
Preferred Host and Distributor Program (PHD)
We have now developed a new rank within the SEVEN program called the Preferred Host or Distributor (PHD). Becoming a PHD will allow you to receive additional product, run exclusive events, and much more. You will also be eligible to receive special advertising for your store’s website on our store locator system.
Becoming a PHD also gives your store many additional benefits. Some of those benefits are listed below:
What the PHD will receive:
1.) The option to participate in special Score Entertainment Events available exclusively to PHD.
2.) Special store listing on the Score Entertainment Website.
3.) Special store and event listing on specific game websites.
4.) Traffic directed from Score Entertainment to their store website.
5.) Special prize support, exclusive promotional materials, special events only available for a PHD to run, and additional or special signage for their storefront.
Although being a member of the PHD program is free, there are a few guidelines that you must follow in order to become a Preferred Host or Distributor. Each PHD will be reviewed and evaluated at least once every three months to determine if all requirements are met.
What is required to become and stay a PHD:
1.) Your store must maintain a 30% or lower tournament result abandon rate (7 out of 10 tournaments must have results submitted). If for any reason they are not within these guidelines, the store is subject to review and removal from the PHD program by the Community Manager at any time.
2.) The PHD cannot violate or break any rules or guidelines presented in the SEVEN General Rules, SEVEN Code of Conduct, or any other SEVEN Manual.
3.) The PHD should run events for at least two separate games (IP’s) that are produced by Score Entertainment preferably twice per month.
4.) The PHD should provide feedback each time they are asked by the Community Manager or Organized Play Manager as well as participate in voluntary programs that we offer (IE: New type of tournament, league, or special event not costing money).
If you feel that your store meets these requirements and you would like to participate in the PHD program, please contact me, Erin Giddings, at Tournaments.
Pre-Release Reminder Notice
If you order a pre-release kit and are not 100% sure that it has been received by Score Entertainment, please contact me via phone or e-mail to ensure that we have it in hand. Pre-release kits are not available after the final order deadline so it is imperative that your order is received on time if you wish to participate in these events. You will always be able to get the order forms from this newsletter which is also posted on www.ScoreEnt.com. If you have any questions about current or future Pre-release events, please do not hesitate to contact me at Tournaments or .
REMINDER NOTICE: No Paper Forms Accepted for Monthly Event Registrations!
Note that there will be no Paper forms accepted when submitting your monthly event registrations. To submit a registration you must visit our website at www.ScoreEnt.com to log into your online account.
If you faxed or e-mailed your event registration in for April events, IT WAS NOT PROCESSED! If you do not know your login information, please e-mail me at Tournaments , SUBJECT: Login information request, so that I can make sure you do not miss out on any event opportunities in the future.
**Prize Support on EBAY!**
Attention Hosts: Any SEVEN Store found to be selling promotional products on the internet will be removed from the SEVEN program immediately! A Host is not allowed to sell promotional items provided to them by Score Entertainment for any reason. This includes extras and left-overs from events as well as new items such as promo cards and premier items. There are no exceptions to this rule as stated in the SEVEN Manuals and the Host agreement/registration form. If you have any questions about this rule, please see the SEVEN Host/Judge Manual, or contact me, Erin Giddings via e-mail at Tournaments.
Additional Links
www.DragonBallZTCG.com
www.AfterworldTCG.com
www.CaseClosedTCG.com
www.SonicXTCG.com
www.InuyashaTCG.com
www.DragonBoosterTCG.com
www.ScoreEnt.com
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thank You,
Erin Giddings
Score Entertainment
Community Manager
Tournaments
