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Gen Con - Thursday Walkabout - 2006 Page 4 of 5 Previous Page Next Page The Upper Deck representatives who were in charge of this display said, yes, it was a confirmation that the company does take Yu-Gi-Oh! very seriously. Consider the number of cards that Upper Deck must sell in order to pay for these displays. Other things spotted: a Segway Human Transporter obstacle course. This makes three weekends in a row that this site has seen Segways - two weeks ago, they were being used by race teams at the Michigan International Speedway, and last week, police were using them at the Thurgood Marshall International Airport outside Baltimore. Nothing new here: the Klingon jail charity fund-raiser continues, although there were more pirates than Klingons who were running the jail when we passed by. Now, into the exhibit hall for a glance at the displays that attract most people to Gen Con. The "Gross-Out" card game may be the only Upper Deck promotion pushed harder than VS Systen and Yu-Gi-Oh, and it's being promoted as a way to teach youth about the grosser sides of science. While Yu-Gi-Oh! comes from Japan, this game comes from Australia. This is a portion of the largest Avalon Hill and Wizards of the Coast display, banners that would dwarf any highway billboard. Page 4 of 5 Previous Page Next Page Gen Con Main Page