GenCon 2003 Game Convention Wrap-Up

GenCon 2003 showed off card games like Neopets, The Simpsons, Humaliens, Marvel, Yu-Yu Hakusho, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh! and more!

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GenCon 2003 Game Convention Wrap-Up - Reviewed by Kidzworld on Dec 27, 2006

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Gary's got the scoop on the cool new collectible and trading card games unleashed at the GenCon 2003 game convention. Plus, which Dragonball Z, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars celebrities were there! - Page 1

GenCon is the world's biggest game convention for card games, computer games and role-playing games. And, it gets bigger every year. GenCon 2003 was held in Indianapolis, Indiana from July 24-27 and it was loaded with every kind of game you could possibly imagine. The 8th Edition of Magic: The Gathering premiered, there was a ton of Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokemon card game action, plus tons of new card games. Check out the previews on these hot, new games that'll drop in September 2003.

The Simpsons Trading Card Game

Bart, Homer, Lisa and the rest of the Springfield characters are showing up to help you take over the town! With The Simpsons card game from Wizards of the Coast, you'll be able to fight to take control of all your fave Springfield hot spots. The card game is full of funny quotes, goofy characters and is lots of fun for two to four players.
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Humaliens Collectible Card Game

Duke it out with a team of aliens, humans, robots and other weird critters to create super beings in this cool, new card game from AEG. It's fast, easy and full of cool creatures to control.
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Neopets Trading Card Game

If you're a Neopets fan, you'll totally dig this fast, easy and fun game of Neopet dueling. Make a deck with your fave pets, give them items to power 'em up, and then challenge your opponent. Certain packs of cards even have secret codes you can use to power up your online Neopets. It still has some problems that need fixing, though, so it isn't perfect.
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Click here for more GenCon 2003 Game Convention info on Yu-Yu Hakusho, the new Marvel Trading Card Game and which cool celebrities were at GenCon!