Well, I managed to attend several of
the bigger gaming conventions this summer, and I got a glimpse of the new sets
coming out this year from Upperdeck.
First off is "Soul of the Duelist". This set should start shipping
sometime in September. This set, unlike previous sets, will only have something
like 60 cards in it, since we are now getting the same sets that are sold in Japan,
instead of two Japanese sets combined. This set will also give us the same foiling
on cards as the Japanese sets, so we'll finally have Ulimiate Rare cards! ^_^
Next I think is "Dark Beginnings". This set is a reprint of the early
sets that are now out-of-print. So new players should have a chance to get some of
the hard-to-get cards like Mirror Force and Exodia.
The last set, and I'm not sure if this is going to come out this year or not,
is "Rise of Destiny". What little I have heard or read about this set,
is it's Machine heaven. Lots of new machine monsters and cards that work with
machine decks.
Also, we have another set of Collector's Tins on the way. The big change this year
is that the tins aren't based on chachters anymore. Now we'll get 6 never before seen
outside of Japan promos. They are:
Blade Knight
Command Knight
Insect Queen
Obnoxious Celtic Guardian
Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight
Total Defense Shogun (Yay! A personal favorite)
There's also something called the Masters Collection Tin coming out, but I'm still
trying to dig up some info on that.
