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    WotC/TSR purchase completed

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    WIZARDS OF THE COAST COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF TSR INC.

    June 3, 1997 (Renton, Wash.)--Wizards of the Coast Inc. today announced the
    completion of its acquisition of TSR Inc., finalizing a transaction that
    began in April when the two leaders of the adventure gaming industry
    announced the signing of a letter of intent. Both companies are privately
    held, and financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed. A product and
    employee integration plan is currently being developed and details will be
    announced at a later date.

    Wizards of the Coast is the publisher of the world's best-selling trading
    card game, Magic: The Gathering(R). Lake Geneva, Wis.-based TSR is the
    publisher of the world-renowned adventure game Dungeons & Dragons.

    Peter Adkison, president and CEO of Wizards of the Coast, commented, "I am
    personally and professionally thrilled with the finalization of this
    agreement. The Dungeons & Dragons legacy has dominated the adventure
    roleplaying game category for more than 22 years, and we are thrilled to be
    new providers to its enormous worldwide audience."

    Founded in 1975, TSR rose to a market leadership position that endures today
    with the introduction of Dungeons & Dragons. The internationally famous game
    further generated a wide variety of best-selling adventure and roleplaying
    games and merchandise, including the New York Times best-selling book
    series, Dragonlance(R). The game Dungeons & Dragons was featured in an early
    scene of the 1982 Steven Spielberg hit movie, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.

    Wizards of the Coast is a privately held game company that publishes the
    world's best-selling trading card game, Magic: The Gathering. Headquartered
    outside ofre board games, with
    top-selling titles such as the BattleTech(R) TCG and RoboRally(R). Wizards of
    the Coast also has international offices in Antwerp, Paris and London. For
    more information on Wizards of the Coast, visit the company's website at
    or its CompuServe forum at .

    WIZARDS OF THE COAST, Magic: The Gathering and RoboRally are registered
    trademarks of Wizards of the Coast Inc. Dungeons & Dragons and Dragonlance
    are registered trademarks of TSR Inc. BattleTech is a registered trademark
    of FASA Corporation. The BattleTech universe is owned by FASA Corporation
    and used under license. (C)1997 Wizards of the Coast Inc.

    [A FAQ for questions that we can now answer, such as what is being planned
    for immediate release, relocation, etc., is in progress and will be posted
    as soon as it is an organized state.]


    Good gaming!
    - --
    Sean Reynolds, TSR Online Coordinator
    TSRinc@aol.com | AOL: keyword TSR | http://www.tsrinc.com

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    Pan
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    WotC/TSR purchase completed

    Well, its finally over. NOw maybe we can get some products again.
    I think the last items published were Stjordvik, Tuarhievel and Havens of
    the Great Bay.
    The next items were supposedly: Falcon and the Wolf novel and the Hogenmark
    domain pack.
    Has anyone heard anything about these?
    Bob V.

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    > Subject: [BIRTHRIGHT] - WotC/TSR purchase completed
    > Date: Tuesday, June 03, 1997 11:59 AM
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    > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    >
    > WIZARDS OF THE COAST COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF TSR INC..

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    Caitlanagh@aol.co
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    WotC/TSR purchase completed

    Yippeee!!!!
    Now maybe we can get some merchandise flowing again. From the letter, it
    sounds like WotC isn't planning on making too many changes to the product
    line.

    I'm so excited!!

    Richard

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    WotC/TSR purchase completed

    Hrmm...

    Does this mean that GenCON is going to move? I'd read on the Website that
    TSR would (probably) be moving to the WotC HQ in Seattle if the purchase
    went through.

    I personally would not be put out by the idea as I live in the Seattle
    region

    (Gee, and I was kinda wondering how the anti- D&D fanatics were going to
    celebrate.. I feel sooooooo soooory for them -- NOT!!!!!)

    Tim Nutting
    Zero@wiredweb.com
    timn@cplinc.com

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    Paul Lagerlow
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    WotC/TSR purchase completed

    At 08:59 AM 6/4/97 -0400, you wrote:
    >Yippeee!!!!
    >Now maybe we can get some merchandise flowing again. From the letter, it
    >sounds like WotC isn't planning on making too many changes to the product
    >line.
    >
    >I'm so excited!!
    >
    >Richard
    >************************************************* **************************
    >>'unsubscribe birthright' as the body of the message.
    >

    wishful thinking..i'm still waiting for 'lord soth' due last decemeber

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    Paul Lagerlow
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    WotC/TSR purchase completed

    At 08:30 PM 6/4/97 -0700, you wrote:
    >Hrmm...
    >
    >Does this mean that GenCON is going to move? I'd read on the Website that
    >TSR would (probably) be moving to the WotC HQ in Seattle if the purchase
    >went through.
    >
    >I personally would not be put out by the idea as I live in the Seattle
    >region
    >
    >(Gee, and I was kinda wondering how the anti- D&D fanatics were going to
    >celebrate.. I feel sooooooo soooory for them -- NOT!!!!!)
    >
    >Tim Nutting
    >Zero@wiredweb.com
    >timn@cplinc.com
    >************************************************* **************************
    >>'unsubscribe birthright' as the body of the message.
    >


    tsr on not at lake geneva???? doesnt seem like tsr at all does it??

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