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Message no. 1
From: David Yellope dyellope@*****.gis.net
Subject: Big News! WotC to acquire Earthdawn License, make into Add On pack for M:TG
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 18:13:25 GMT
04/01/99

(AP) (New York)

In a move to help continue record sales of Collectible Card Games,
Wizards of the Coast announced today that they had completed
negotiations with FASA to acquire the dormant Earthdawn series license
and use the characters and places in the game in an addition to their
popular and addictive trademark series "Magic: The Gathering"

Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic The Gathering, and the top
official for Wizards of the Coast (NYSE Symbol: WotC) announced the
acquisition of the license at a press conference earlier today. "We
feel that the Earthdawn series has a rich history, and the acquisition
will benefit our next couple of series of booster packs, bringing a
whole new level of strategy and excitement for long time players and
those new to the CCG area as well".

It is also rumored that if the Earthdawn license sells well, that the
Wizards of the Coast have already started negotiations to purchase
FASA, who make the Shadowrun (TM) and Battletech (TM) series of the
games.

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Message no. 2
From: A Halliwell u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk
Subject: Big News! WotC to acquire Earthdawn License, make into Add On pack for M:TG
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 19:57:42 +0100 (BST)
And verily, did David Yellope hastily scribble thusly...
|APRIL FOOLS
|There is No Lumber Cartel..
|
|And I am NOT Member #01538

Didn't fool me for a second...
:)

You expect silly stories like this on this particular day.
There was one on the Linux groups about M$ patenting open source...
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Message no. 3
From: Hunter griffinhq@****.com
Subject: Big News! WotC to acquire Earthdawn License, make into Add On pack for M:TG
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 14:17:15 -0800
Now that is a scary thought.

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Message no. 4
From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: Big News! WotC to acquire Earthdawn License, make into Add On pack for M:TG
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 17:16:50 EST
Okay, I'm going to ask. Give me a URL or something that would
confirm/deny/extrapolate on this information. Please note, I am also
forwarding this one...

-K
Message no. 5
From: Kelson kelson13@***********.com
Subject: Big News! WotC to acquire Earthdawn License, make into Add On pack for M:TG
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 14:27:34 -0800
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999 17:16:50 Ereskanti wrote:

>Okay, I'm going to ask. Give me a URL or something that would
>confirm/deny/extrapolate on this information. Please note, I am also
>forwarding this one...

This was an April Fool's joke.

>-K

Justin


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Message no. 6
From: David Yellope dyellope@*****.gis.net
Subject: Big News! WotC to acquire Earthdawn License, make into Add On pack for M:TG
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 22:35:54 GMT
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999 17:16:50 EST, you wrote:

>Okay, I'm going to ask. Give me a URL or something that would
>confirm/deny/extrapolate on this information. Please note, I am also
>forwarding this one...
>
>-K
>
>


Umm.. (hide)

scroll down.

(I TRIED!)

There is No Lumber Cartel..

And I am NOT Member #01538




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You send me spam.. I send you a bill. $15 per spam
By sending me garbage.. you indicate your acceptance
of these terms.

====================================================Some people prefer to hide their head
in the sand..
to make problems go away. I just become a BIGGER problem
and I make THEM go away! <G>
Message no. 7
From: Patrick Goodman remo@***.net
Subject: Big News! WotC to acquire Earthdawn License, make into Add Onpack for M:TG
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 20:26:13 -0600
>> Okay, I'm going to ask. Give me a URL or something that would
>> confirm/deny/extrapolate on this information. Please note, I am also
>> forwarding this one...
>
>Um, personally, I might wait until; April 2nd to ask for more details :-)

Just because it's my birthday doesn't mean the answers are going to get any
easier.... <g>

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Message no. 8
From: Damon Harper nomad74@*******.com
Subject: Big News! WotC to acquire Earthdawn License, make into Add On pack for M:TG
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 00:18:54 PST
>Okay, I'm going to ask. Give me a URL or something that would
>confirm/deny/extrapolate on this information. Please note, I am also
>forwarding this one...
>
>-K


*runs out with rag in hand, wipes egg off K's face, runs back in* :)

I do have to admit, it was a good one. However, I stopped believing
it when you said WotC would intergrate ED into Magic. For future
reference, make it a bit more believable in regards to the realms of the
games mentioned. Also, the bit about FASA being bought period is just
far fetched. All in all, a B-.


-Damon Harper
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I am the most offending soul alive."
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Message no. 9
From: A Halliwell u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk
Subject: Big News! WotC to acquire Earthdawn License, make into Add On pack for M:TG
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 21:15:53 +0100 (BST)
And verily, did Ereskanti@***.com hastily scribble thusly...
|
|Okay, I'm going to ask. Give me a URL or something that would
|confirm/deny/extrapolate on this information. Please note, I am also
|forwarding this one...

Errrrrr....
Eriskanti....

I hate to tell you thid, but, if you'd paged down to the bottom, you
would've seen the deloof lirpa...


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| | graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit |
| Andrew Halliwell | operating system originally coded for a 4 bit |
| Finalist in:- |microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that|
| Computer Science | can't stand 1 bit of competition. |
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|5++ X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! :( |
Message no. 10
From: Patrick Goodman remo@***.net
Subject: Big News! WotC to acquire Earthdawn License, make into Add Onpack for M:TG
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 21:51:02 -0600
>] Just because it's my birthday doesn't mean the answers are going
>| to get any easier.... <g>
>
> And a hippity-hoppity buthurbiday to you, Two.
>What's the damage?

33.

>(oy, it's two birthdays in a row. Some sort of April omen!)

The Aries are all taking over.

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