It's Comic Relief..

RobHooley · 03-07-2007, 05:53 AM

So Comic Relief is coming soon... and what are we going to do about it?

Well, we were asked by:

The Mall Ilford
High Road
Ilford
Essex
IG1 1RS

if we'd like to come along and run a special Yu-Gi-Oh! event to help raise money for Comic Relief on Sunday 18th March.

So how could we do that?

Well.. for the serious guys, how about we charge you a pound, yes one measley pound to buy 4 tickets that give you entry to 4 King of Games tournaments? We'll give you a promo card just for entering and a pack for every match you win. Does that sound fair?

So how about we make a little incentive - a special prize just to make you want to come and play and hand over some money? How about...1 or 2 lucky people will win FREE entry to every Upper Deck UK event and convention this Summer, Starting with London Expo at the end of May, UK Game Expo, Game '07, anything else we come up with over the Summer holidays (you'll have to wait and see!) and ending with FREE entry to all 4 days at GENCON UK. Does that sound like a reasonable prize?

So.. if all the serious guys are playing... what if you're a little bit younger? Well.. for a pound you can get 4 tickets to play in 4 Under 14 King of Games tournaments, and you'll get a promo card just for taking part. Buy 8 tickets and we'll give you a second different promo card too! You'll get a pack for every match win, and there'll be special prizes of boosters and structure decks all day.

Not sure you're up to playing? Want to get your friends involved but they don't know how to play? We'll be giving demonstrations and teaching people all day (for a small donation) and when somebody takes a demonstration they get to draw one of our lucky cards. At the very least they'll get to keep the card they draw but they could also win boosters and decks too!

And finally.... Seeing as it's Red Nose Day..

Play in at least one tournament wearing your Comic Relief red nose and you'll get to pick and keep a card from our special Red Deck of shiny foil cards..

Now the bad part.. I REALLY REALLY need some people to come and help me out.. if you think you're up to the job PLEASE email me at rob_hooley@upperdeck.com with 'Comic Relief' in the subject title.

Rob :-)
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Rob Hooley
UK & Ireland Organised Play

Upper Deck Europe UK Branch
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e-mail: rob_hooley@upperdeck.com

Level 3 Yu-Gi-Oh! Judge
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The Quiff · 03-07-2007, 05:59 AM

Wow, this sounds very cool indeed.

It's just a shame I'm so far away from it all, over here in Wales. Damn the extortion that is the price of tickets for train journeys. Damn the fact I don't have a car (and can't drive one).

Twilight · 03-07-2007, 06:01 AM

That looks like a great deal man, and its for a good cause as well.

emuron · 03-07-2007, 08:37 AM

This is gonna be cool.

But then again Im impressed by small things, such as the Midlands expo, but was a good days work there.

To all people who are considering to help out - DO! It will be one of the most fun days which you will have in a long long time, I had soo much fun teaching people to play at Midlands expo you will not believe, and the best thing about it is - ITS FOR CHARITY!

BTW I wanna put my name down to help out, ill contact you through MSN.

But people GO it will be an ace day :)

skwid · 03-07-2007, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by emuron

This is gonna be cool.

But then again Im impressed by small things, such as the Midlands expo, but was a good days work there.

To all people who are considering to help out - DO! It will be one of the most fun days which you will have in a long long time, I had soo much fun teaching people to play at Midlands expo you will not believe, and the best thing about it is - ITS FOR CHARITY!

BTW I wanna put my name down to help out, ill contact you through MSN.

But people GO it will be an ace day :)

Aaron, there's NO WAY we can do this... do you know where Essex is? Train journeys range between five and eleven hours! It's near London, and not in a good way - there's no express trains there.

solid_snake · 03-07-2007, 11:55 AM

Ah man...that sounds cool...but too far for me. :(

Ow well....Also I FINALY glade someone brought up Comic Relief. :)

NaniwaTiger · 03-07-2007, 12:25 PM

Oh man, I wish I could make it.

Your giving so much, and asking for SO little. =[ It's for a good cause as well, man this is an awesome idea.

solid_snake · 03-07-2007, 12:30 PM

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Play in at least one tournament wearing your Comic Relief red nose and you'll get to pick and keep a card from our special Red Deck of shiny foil cards..

:)

What about those walkers big red ears. ;)

(I got a pair of them....funny things...hard to get on though)

Bazoo85 · 03-07-2007, 12:36 PM

Nice to see people doing things like this!! Shame i'm so far away :(

Have fun to everyone who is going! It's for a great cause!

CreatorOfThePointSystem · 03-07-2007, 04:15 PM

Can't do much for ya in the US, but I can at least bump the thread and give it a 5 to get it noticed a bit more.

Phoenix Fan · 03-07-2007, 05:58 PM

Shame I don't live in the UK anymore, all I can do is help keep this on page 1. After all, it's for a good cause.

emuron · 03-07-2007, 06:00 PM

I can also say that the Promo Card is very VERY comical. Youll laugh when you see it.

Anyway people GO!

Andy · 03-08-2007, 04:03 AM

Its a shame that its so far away from me, I wanted to help out as well. :(

Mofox · 03-08-2007, 07:12 AM

This looks GREAT, I wanna go....

I'll put a link in my latest article on the main site to this thread to help.

Just got to persuade the wife to let me go now.

Maybe a trip to WAG's Boutique while I'll do some duelling might help convince her!!!

CyberPhoenix · 03-08-2007, 07:22 AM

Oh man. Why does everything have to be in London??? Why can't they spread the event over several venues so that duelists from the entire nation can participate and contribute to a very worthy cause. But as per usual, only the people living in and around the capital will be able to take part.

Cyan · 03-08-2007, 07:26 AM

Gah, I want to go, but I don't know if I can wake up at about midnight to go on an expensive train that'll take many hours to reach its location...

Going to Essex would be cool though. Never been there before.

solid_snake · 03-08-2007, 07:28 AM

You could just take the megabus there?

It only costs £1 to go to london for the day.....I know cause I've done it a few times. :)

Ridders · 03-08-2007, 08:41 AM

Hmm...this looks interesting, might try to get there all the way from Wales :p. Do you have any idea what the times for the event may be?

emuron · 03-08-2007, 09:40 AM

Don't quote me on this, but It will be around 10ish

Also to the guy who said it always being in the captial.

Where were you at Midlands expo then?

skwid · 03-08-2007, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberPhoenix

Oh man. Why does everything have to be in London??? Why can't they spread the event over several venues so that duelists from the entire nation can participate and contribute to a very worthy cause. But as per usual, only the people living in and around the capital will be able to take part.

Not everything's in London... Nationals haven't been any of the three times I've been, the judge workshops weren't, Midlands Expo wasn't.

I'd like to run a Comic Relief tournament. I think Gary'd let me do it at the shop. Any chance of some promos to give out?

Xagor · 03-08-2007, 05:28 PM

Also Essex isn't London for those of you that hand't realised this.

D.D.Reaper · 03-10-2007, 04:14 PM

buggar this looks awesome but one problem, EVERY1 FORGETS ABOUT THE IRISH, come on people, some of use shud feel lucky, u may have it s.h.i.t compared to other ppl who have it s.h.i.t compared to america but 4 us wee s.h.i.t.s in belfast we have it the worse

emuron · 03-11-2007, 05:41 AM

People need a bit of perspective here.

This is for comic relief.

Why the HELL are you complaining that you don't get anything related to a card game when people are DYING for food, water and war?

TRUST ME you have it lucky, you don't get events, they don't get food.

Food > Card Game Events IMO.

You should do your UPMOST to raise money for Comic Relief. If you can't get down to Essex, I notice that you have a level 1 certification, so I think you should put it to good use. Just like me and Hazel (Skwid) you should start organizing your own YuGiOh! related fund raiser (which BTW ours will be in Blackpool, if you wanna particpate/help out contact me for details).

This is what you SHOULD do, your concious is calling you.

D.D.Reaper · 03-11-2007, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emuron

People need a bit of perspective here.

This is for comic relief.

Why the HELL are you complaining that you don't get anything related to a card game when people are DYING for food, water and war?

TRUST ME you have it lucky, you don't get events, they don't get food.

Food > Card Game Events IMO.

You should do your UPMOST to raise money for Comic Relief. If you can't get down to Essex, I notice that you have a level 1 certification, so I think you should put it to good use. Just like me and Hazel (Skwid) you should start organizing your own YuGiOh! related fund raiser (which BTW ours will be in Blackpool, if you wanna particpate/help out contact me for details).

This is what you SHOULD do, your concious is calling you.

firstly i cnt cus i am 16, its illegal for me to organize anything like that, 2ndly if we got people were i live to do that, we cudn't, cus nobody wud come, no prize surport would be given so people will be like ah well wats init for me, nothing, go hump a tree

emuron · 03-11-2007, 08:09 AM

If no ones going to '***' if you did organise an event... why would UDE bother holding an official one there anyway? As for no suprise support, why don't you yourself put things up for the prize, charge them say a small amount to enter, and the best gets a prize.

What weve got planned is a YGO related Quiz, Beat the Judge and Some mini tournaments along with loadsa other cool stuff. We have gottent the shop to cover the prizes which most shops would be more then happy to do.

Im sorry but your complaining over a card game, and more specificially an event which is meant to better the lives of people at a disfortune. Your complaining about not getting and event why people are complaining as in about 5 hours they will die from famine.

Its about pulling your finger out, getting games started. Thats what makes the game better. If you can get a group of people together and raise some money are you are doing the world of good. Be imaginative, be creative, be productive.

I feel the notion of Charity on these boards is lost.