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Star Wars™ PocketModel Trading Card Game (TCG) Available Now!

		The Star Wars PocketModel TCG is a hot seller at retail locations nationwide. (PRNewsFoto/WizKids Inc.) BELLEVUE, WA UNITED STATES 06/18/2007

    BELLEVUE, Wash., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- WizKids Inc., a subsidiary of
Topps and the creator of runaway hit games such as HeroClix© and Pirates
of the Spanish Main™, today announced that its Star Wars™

PocketModel™ Trading Card Game (TCG) is now available at retail. The
Star Wars PocketModel TCG revolutionizes the collectible trading card genre
by bringing card games into the third dimension. By merging the enjoyment
of building custom decks from card collections with the fun of building
miniature models of Star Wars vehicles, the Star Wars PocketModel TCG lets
Star Wars fans enjoy a complete Star Wars experience. This fun,
easy-to-learn game is simple enough for 8-year-old kids, but features
enough depth of strategy to appeal to adults, making it possible for fans
of all generations to share and enjoy battling for control of the galaxy!

     The Star Wars PocketModel TCG is a great value with its price tag of
$4.99. Players receive between four-to-eight Star Wars vehicles to punch
out, build, collect and play; six random game cards; 2 micro-dice; complete
rules and assembly instructions. Star Wars fans are able to collect and
build Star Wars vehicles that are played in entertaining ways with cards
featuring favorite characters, vehicles and scenes from the entire Star
Wars Saga. Players use the cards to control their fleets of PocketModel
ships as they attempt to destroy each other's objectives. And with more
than 200 Star Wars PocketModel vehicles and 300 cards being released over
the next year, Star Wars fans will be able to constantly add to their
collection to extend their Star Wars universe.

    "Star Wars has multigenerational appeal and we've designed our Star
Wars PocketModels to appeal to its passionate fan base," said WizKids©
president Lax Chandra. "The Star Wars™ PocketModel™ TCG is easy
enough for children but with layers of strategy for adults, and the game is
affordable at under $5, so it's accessible to every Star Wars fan."
    To celebrate the game's release, WizKids has launched a promotion that
gives Star Wars fans across the country free sample packs of Star Wars
PocketModels playing cards. Fans can visit http://StarWars.com,
http://CartoonNetwork.com or http://WizKidsgames.com for a link to a coupon
redeemable at their local hobby retail store for free product samples.
Sample packs contain three PocketModels (one X-wing™ fighter and two TIE
Fighters™), and two playing cards.

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