Invasion Expansion Spells The Beginning Of The End With The Phyrexian Invasion Of Dominaria
Set Introduces New Bad-Ass Mechanics and an Entirely New Kind of Card

WHAT: Magic: The Gathering®--InvasionTM Expansion

WHERE: Available at hobby, game, comic, book and toy stores worldwide

WHEN: To be released on October 2, 2000, in the United States and October 3, 2000, internationally. Invasion Prerelease tournament to be held worldwide on September 23, 2000.

Wizards of the Coast Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS), is launching a new expansion cycle with the release of the Magic: The Gathering--Invasion set. Slated for release on October 2, the Invasion expansion will set new standards for expert Magic® players with a new twist on mechanics and an entirely new kind of card never released before.

Along with the new kind of card mechanic that will be revealed during the upcoming Magic Prerelease tournament on September 23, two additional mechanics and other features are included in the set that is the culmination of devastation.

The Invasion expansion is an expert-level set comprised of 75-card randomized tournament packs, four 60-card theme decks and 15-card randomized booster packs.

Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, is the worldwide market share leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories. A leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products, the company holds an exclusive patent on the play mechanic of trading card games (TCGs) and produces the world's best-selling Pokémon®* and Magic: The Gathering TCGs. For more information on Wizards of the Coast, visit the company's website and electronic retail store at www.wizards.com.