WoW Trading Card and Minis World Championships Begin Friday

Hundreds of players will have their decks and lists ready this weekend as Austin hosts the 2009 World Championships for the World of Warcraft trading card game and World of Warcraft collectible miniatures game. The grand-prize winner of the trading card game gets $50,000 cash, and the collectable miniatures winner gets $10,000. Play begins at 9:15 am Friday and continues throughout the weekend. Admission is free at the Austin Convention Center's Exhibit Hall #1.