2008 Hobby League #1 [Archive]

bestt101

01-09-2008, 08:40 AM

The card will be Nobleman of Crossout. I know, I am kind of disappointed too. :(

Was hoping for yellow or red gadget.

Anyway, I got the e-mail last night to order. Here is the pdf that came with it:

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game:
Hobby League January Kit #1
Upper Deck Entertainment is proud to present to our direct hobby gaming accounts the official Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Hobby League kit. Exciting new content is revealed in this Januray kit. Two brand new Yu-Gi-Oh! sleeve packs are included. The hobby league content is now well linked to the most current Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG releases. A brand new card will appear each month! For Kit #1 a new Ultra Rare card, Nobleman of Crossout, is introduced. The kit will provide each store with tournament support for up to 25 players. The kit comes with instructions and one month’s worth of prize support for weekly tournaments. Use this tool to introduce the game and keep players coming back!

Key Selling Points:
• The only way to get exclusive Yu-Gi-Oh! Parallel Ultra Rare cards found nowhere else!
• The best grassroots marketing tool to get and retain players!
• High quality counter mat featuring Monsters from the most current TCG releases!
• Two brand new Yu-Gi-Oh! sleeve packs that kids can use to protect their favorite cards!
• Full color posters and flyers to advertise weekly tournaments!
Configuration:

Arrival date: January 21st, 2008

Pengwan

01-09-2008, 08:42 AM

Pretty cool, although I'd rather have Red/Yellow to foil out meh Gadgets.

Dark Paladin Prince

01-09-2008, 08:48 AM

I'll never see it, but it sounds pretty cool to have NoC.

- DPP

DragonAlchemist

01-09-2008, 09:23 AM

Rather meh...I'll stick to the SR ones. I can take these into trade-out consideration.

Jeflargen72

01-09-2008, 10:06 AM

I guess that t his is official: CCV will NOT be mass produced this year by the looks of thisng. Weell I wouldnt calll this a official but its a good estmation.

mage_power

01-09-2008, 10:11 AM

Ultra Rare? Not Parallel?

bestt101

01-09-2008, 10:13 AM

Ultra Rare? Not Parallel?

Yea, I know I was confused with there wording. I am sure it will still be a Parallel.

mage_power

01-09-2008, 10:18 AM

Yeah. Ultra would be awesome though

Ju1c3b0x

01-09-2008, 10:42 AM

This is what intrigues me the most:

• High quality counter mat featuring Monsters from the most current TCG releases!

Does this mean something similar to regional mats?!?!?!?!?

shaun_callen

01-09-2008, 10:43 AM

Parallel Ultra Rare = Parallel Foiling w/ Gold Lettering

they're always called PUR's we just shorten it to Parallel Rare

Mats feat. new stuff

Six Samurai Mat?
Monarch Mat?(Monarch deck 3 months and counting)
Gladiator Beast Mat?
Cloudian Mat?
Volcanic Mat?

FlareWingman

01-09-2008, 10:50 AM

I am interested in the mat too.

It would be interesting to see if they make an Evil Hero mat.

I don't know about the idea of replacing the deck boxes with sleeves will go over, but if it is pretty cool artwork, then it is worth it.

NES21

01-09-2008, 01:21 PM

i want to know the sleeves

shlip shlop

01-09-2008, 01:25 PM

I bet the next will be red gadget lol

D.H.3

01-09-2008, 01:33 PM

Foiled Again =/..........................

No I mean it I have like 12 PSV Noblemans........make me sad

uncsteve53

01-09-2008, 01:33 PM

I guess that t his is official: CCV will NOT be mass produced this year by the looks of thisng. Weell I wouldnt calll this a official but its a good estmation.

we're a week and a half into the year...you can't make that statement just yet.

Deck-Crafter001

01-09-2008, 01:37 PM

if they stopped making parallels and made the promos ultras instead, I would be happy.

Warthog

01-09-2008, 01:59 PM

very cool but I probably wont be getting these anytime soon.

Exiled

01-09-2008, 02:06 PM

bleh
surely there are better choices

D.H.3

01-09-2008, 02:15 PM

Where is Mother Grizzly =/

Haid_D'Salami

01-09-2008, 02:17 PM

I'm crying right now. C'mon, UDE, give us a break. Could've done a better job. What a waste.

bestt101

01-09-2008, 02:23 PM

Mother Grizzly would have been a better choice. Oh well, we will have to wait for FEB.

wlsack

01-09-2008, 02:29 PM

the_skdster

01-09-2008, 02:47 PM

I've never attended a Hobby League thingie, so...

Geodude75

01-09-2008, 06:03 PM

Nice ... more stuff to collect and never play in my decks! The hobby league cards warp too much IMO. Too easy to stack/cut to the HL card.

CyberSnow

01-09-2008, 06:07 PM

Maybe the new sleeves will have NoC on them! lol jk.

It would buy those. But HL sleeves sound very interesting... Yubel Sleeves anyone?

D.H.3

01-09-2008, 06:11 PM

Maybe the new sleeves will have NoC on them! lol jk.

It would but those. But HL sleeves sound very interesting... Yubel Sleeves anyone?

You never know remember at Worlds they had Rainbow Dragon and Chaos Neos sleeves.....

Gordon Gekko

01-09-2008, 07:07 PM

Interesting idea... Although, I am already loaded up with NoC's that I don't run. The mat idea sounds interesting though.

pirate75

01-09-2008, 07:20 PM

• High quality counter mat featuring Monsters from the most current TCG releases!
• Two brand new Yu-Gi-Oh! sleeve packs that kids can use to protect their favorite cards!

I want more info...Any ideas when this gets shipped? (Edit, I can read now)
these kit are prodominately only availble to store owners....The chances of you getting a kit are very limited, as I know for a fact that the owner of my local can only buy two kits a month.( I'm sure the limit ties into thier overall sales somehow.) Each kit contains 25 cards, a couple deck boxes, some sleeves, 1 MAT, and sometimes a t-shirt. The whole kit costs about 25.00, so remember that when your paying 30+ for the mats on ebay.

slypher2005

01-09-2008, 08:22 PM

Crossout is a good card, gotta give them some credit for making an effort, but I do wonder why it took them so long to get the info out when we should have gotten it about mid december. anyway Crossout = good Necoface deck:p

Dark World Overlord

01-09-2008, 11:24 PM

Great card, no doubt, but didn't need to be a hobby league card. Oh well, same thing happened when "Green Gadget" was released as a hobby league card. All of that anticipation just got soaked up by a "Nobleman of Crossout."

I'd rather just use my Super Rare "Nobleman of Crossout." Hobby league cards are so disappointing. Although, I did like "Royal Decree" and "Dekoichi, The Battlechanted Locomotive."

WondaWice

01-09-2008, 11:26 PM

• Two brand new Yu-Gi-Oh! sleeve packs that kids can use to protect their favorite cards!

Oh no they didnt.

TEAM-CITADEL-2

01-09-2008, 11:43 PM

i wanted CCV

KillinSpoon

01-10-2008, 12:24 AM

• Two brand new Yu-Gi-Oh! sleeve packs that kids can use to protect their favorite cards!

Oh no they didnt.

Oh yes they did. xD
Couldn't resist.

I wonder what they'll be though.

mirasaki

01-10-2008, 04:20 AM

"Use this tool to introduce the game and keep players coming back!

Key Selling Points:
• The best grassroots marketing tool to get and retain players!"

LIES! Not when NoC is the HL card.

gweedyj

01-10-2008, 05:30 AM

#9.Beatdown.#6

01-10-2008, 07:04 AM

meh I could care less not a bad card but yeah all foil gadgets woulda been cooler but w/e.

ThE JuIcEbOx HeRo

01-10-2008, 07:45 AM

yeah i wonder what they mean by the sleeves.

DarkRedMoon

01-10-2008, 07:49 AM

great. I got to have some of them. Maybe three to five of them.

bestt101

01-10-2008, 10:08 AM

im sure the sleeves will have jaden on them as i saw some japanese jaden sleeves. on another note how many hobby leauge mats are there. the last one i remeber was the Crystal Beast one. I shouldent of sold all my mats =/.

We had the Crystal Beast One first. Then we got the Gadget Mat for last month. Wonder what we get this month.

SD

PegasusX_MJH

01-10-2008, 01:35 PM

I guess that t his is official: CCV will NOT be mass produced this year by the looks of thisng. Weell I wouldnt calll this a official but its a good estmation.

It's nice that you can determine the releases for the entire year of 2008 during the second week of the year. Oh wait, you can't. There's absolutely no logic in saying CCV won't be massed produced because Nobleman is January's HL promo.

Also people need to stop complaining about Nobleman of Crossout, it's a card that's been a Super at best before and deserves the higher rarity treatment. And seeing as how people use it in decks all the time, it would certainly attract more players to Hobby Leagues rather than something mediocre like another Gadget or Mother Grizzly.

D.H.3

01-10-2008, 01:46 PM

It's nice that you can determine the releases for the entire year of 2008 during the second week of the year. Oh wait, you can't. There's absolutely no logic in saying CCV won't be massed produced because Nobleman is January's HL promo.

Also people need to stop complaining about Nobleman of Crossout, it's a card that's been a Super at best before and deserves the higher rarity treatment. And seeing as how people use it in decks all the time, it would certainly attract more players to Hobby Leagues rather than something mediocre like another Gadget or Mother Grizzly.

Acctually I'd rather go to a Hobby League if they have Gadgets and Mother Grizzly, Mother Grizzly is long over due.........nobleman is meh at best, I have like 3-4 PSV and about 2-4 DB-DR which ever it came out in.....

Gingerbreadman

01-10-2008, 01:51 PM

we're a week and a half into the year...you can't make that statement just yet.

lol i saw his avatar and was like when the hell did i post on this
anyway... Noc will be cool..not the best choice but itll be cool...

Mr. SPDRMN

01-11-2008, 10:13 PM

Alright.....let's start the year off with Trash!!

CapitalG

01-11-2008, 11:05 PM

crossout deserves it its been good since PSV

Pro-Moe

01-12-2008, 09:02 AM

Any word on what the sleeves pictures are?

Vampire_Lady

01-12-2008, 01:29 PM

You can get those in the freaking STARTER DECKS! WTF?

IceCreamFairy

01-12-2008, 01:47 PM

Cool, I need new sleeves

iNick

01-12-2008, 01:49 PM

Pretty cool, although I'd rather have Red/Yellow to foil out meh Gadgets.
Yeah, I know It...

Rubber Ducky

01-12-2008, 02:26 PM

Meh, too bad you have to leave HL cards under a heavy book for a week before you can use them competitively.

I'd rather a HL Destiny Draw...>.>

Memo333

01-12-2008, 03:32 PM

OMG I LOVE NOC....frog, sangan worst enemy.

gweedyj

01-12-2008, 04:17 PM

We had the Crystal Beast One first. Then we got the Gadget Mat for last month. Wonder what we get this month.

SD

what did the gadget mat look like?

bestt101

01-12-2008, 05:23 PM

what did the gadget mat look like?

Here is a link (http://cgi.ebay.com/YUGIOH-HOBBY-LEAGUE-GADGET-PLAYMAT-PLAY-MAT_W0QQitemZ350011331171QQihZ022QQcategoryZ49208Q QrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQtrksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQc mdZViewItem)to an ebay auction.

iNick

01-12-2008, 11:36 PM

Meh, too bad you have to leave HL cards under a heavy book for a week before you can use them competitively.

I'd rather a HL Destiny Draw...>.>
HL DDraws would never be givin away....

Tomas

01-13-2008, 01:45 AM

I think that Premature or Call deserves the Parallel Rare status.

iNick

01-13-2008, 01:46 AM

I think that Premature or Call deserves the Parallel Rare status.
Yeah I amkes a good point :D

Tomas

01-13-2008, 01:51 AM

Or maybe Pot of Greed as Parallel Rare? :rolleyes:

Warthog

02-01-2008, 11:18 AM

hate to bump this because its sorta old but has anyone gotten these in yet?

Decaf89

02-01-2008, 11:22 AM

This is what intrigues me the most:

• High quality counter mat featuring Monsters from the most current TCG releases!

Does this mean something similar to regional mats?!?!?!?!?

I'm not sure if anyone said anything yet, but my local store got it. The mat is a typical counter mat (not playing mat, no card spaces) with a dark background, and on either side are Yubel 1st form and Yubel 3rd for. It is actually pretty cool.

Indignation

02-01-2008, 11:32 AM

I think that Premature or Call deserves the Parallel Rare status.
soon, only a matter of time before all the good old still legal staples become HL, remaining MF, call, premat.

JeffP@UDE

02-01-2008, 11:48 AM

I'm almost positive they're parallel rare Noblemans

This is what intrigues me the most:

• High quality counter mat featuring Monsters from the most current TCG releases!

Does this mean something similar to regional mats?!?!?!?!?

There have been mats in the hobby league kits sent to store owners for a long time now. This isn't a new thing. Not sure why you're so surprised.

Indignation

02-01-2008, 11:57 AM

I'm almost positive they're parallel rare Noblemans

There have been mats in the hobby league kits sent to store owners for a long time now. This isn't a new thing. Not sure why you're so surprised.

what do you mean? they are parrallel noblemans, I have a few already.

Grengor

02-01-2008, 12:05 PM

I'm not sure if anyone said anything yet, but my local store got it. The mat is a typical counter mat (not playing mat, no card spaces) with a dark background, and on either side are Yubel 1st form and Yubel 3rd for. It is actually pretty cool.

Saw one at SJC Orlando, and it looks MUCH better than the previous HL mats, IMHO. It also has the silhouette of Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare if you look close enough.
Haven't seen the sleeves though.