White Wolf Announces Twilight Rebellion Launch Event
Official Release Date: May 28, 2008
Now in its 14th year of play, White Wolf celebrates the latest expansion of Vampire: The Eternal Struggle (VTES). White Wolf and the Princes of the Elder Kindred Network (VEKN) are promoting a weekend long series of tournaments and special events across the globe. Below is the basic information needed to plan your own tournament.
On the weekend of May 31, VEKN players and Princes will team up with retailers around the world to organize a launch event for White Wolf's award winning CCG, Vampire: The Eternal Struggle. Coinciding with the launch of Twilight Rebellion, this event will celebrate the latest expansion of one of the longest-running CCGs in the market.
Retailers
VTES Twilight Rebellion Launch Kit
Stock #: WWP2790
ISBN: 1588464989
MSRP: $299.99 USD
Contents:
2 booster displays of VTES: Twilight Rebellion
2 booster displays of VTES 3rd Edition
12 Nergal Advanced promo cards
1 laser-etched Edge Marker from Dragonfire Lasercrafts
Princes/Organizers
There is enough material to run a Booster Draft event for 12-36 players. The following excerpt from the V:EKN Tournament rules are the suggested guidelines for your event. As with every other V:TES launch event, the organizer may choose to hold a different tournament format.
7.5. General Draft Tournament Rules
7.5.1. Player Distribution
Players assemble randomly into drafting circles (called pods) of roughly equal size at the discretion of the tournament organizer or head judge. Pods may correspond to the Players' first round table assignments. A tournament official then distributes the booster packs to be drafted to each player in the pod. As players draft the cards, they must place their cards in two orderly piles in front of them, one for library cards and one for crypt cards. Drafted cards may only be reviewed between the drafting of packs.
7.6. Booster Draft Procedure
At a signal from a tournament official, each player opens the booster pack specified by the official and counts the cards. If a player does not have the appropriate number of cards in his or her booster pack, he or she must notify the judge immediately, who will replace the pack. The player chooses one card from the booster pack, then passes the remaining cards facedown to the player on his or her left. The opened packs are passed around the drafting pod - with each player taking one card each before passing - until all cards are drafted. Once a player has removed a card from the pack, it is considered selected and may not be returned to the pack.
After each player's first pack is drafted, a tournament official will instruct players to open the next specified pack and draft in the same fashion, except that the direction of drafting is reversed. This process is repeated until all cards in all booster packs are drafted. For example, if five booster packs were being drafted, the first, third, and fifth pack would be drafted clockwise and the second and fourth pack would be drafted counterclockwise.
After the Event
Let us know how things went! The White Wolf website will be posting a news story on the launch events, and we want your pictures. Tell us how many people showed up. How many players did you meet? We'll draw a name from the post-event reports submitted and send one person a display of Lords of the Night, just to say thanks for keeping us in the loop.
Prices may vary for individual retailers. Princes, organizers, or retailers with concerns may contact Oscar Garza, the Organized Play Coordinator at
orgplay@white-wolf.com 
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