this month at hobby stores worldwide, players participating in the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game Battlegrounds program will now be able to earn new rewards by virtue of completing tasks. In addition, players will earn Badges of Justice and ally Tokens rewards as well as tally "Achievement" points on their way to becoming their store's "Battlegrounds Master."

Although the WoW TCG Battlegrounds' format has been in place for more than three years, Upper Deck is taking this opportunity to improve the hobby-exclusive program. There is a new list of Achievements that will be released every kit cycle; this is designed to keep the play experiences fresh for players. For every 200 points players earn via the Achievements system, they will be rewarded with a Badge of Justice and an ally Token. Similar to the Extended Art promo cards, the ally Tokens will also change for each kit cycle. This is all above and beyond the weekly Battlegrounds tournaments where Extended Art promo cards are given away as prizes. And since each kit provides four consistent weeks' worth of support for the Battlegrounds program, hobby stores will be crowning their respective Battlegrounds Masters (and awarding exclusive playmats) at the end of each kit's cycle.

"The new Achievements aspect is something that will no doubt keep players coming back for more," said Ben Drago, Upper Deck Entertainment's manager of Organized Play. "This spells a win-win situation for store owners as well as WoW players as everybody will come out ahead."

Considered the most popular level of World of Warcraft TCG Organized Play events, the Battlegrounds program offers a great way to simply find a game and participate in your local gaming community. Every week, top finishers will receive Extended Art Cards that can't be found anywhere else, with overall winners walking away with the new class deck box to boot!

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