Decipher is planning a major pre-launch push for its Mumon Rift Wars TCG, scheduled for release October 6th (see 'Decipher Declares Wars').  A Michael Stackpole fiction piece establishing backstory for the game will be published in two formats prior to the release of the game.  A 'prestige format' version will be distributed free at GenCon; the same story in a less upscale format will be distributed in Scrye, Comics and Games Retailer, and Game Trade. 

 

GenCon will also feature a create-a-card seminar in which a card concept from a fan will be developed into a card for the first Rift Wars expansion in January. 

 

In early September, a P.O.P kit will be distributed to Decipher Platinum retailers.  It will include concept decks, demo decks, a change mat, a window cling, and 50 Mumon Rift Wars four-color shopping bags.