Time's flying as the launch date for Upper Deck's World of Warcraft miniatures game gets closer. Kicking off in November 2008, miniatures fans will be able to pit their custom built teams against one another in tiny, replica fury.

At Gen Con Indy 2008, Upper Deck will hold a preview event of game play. While they've not revealed exactly how you register for the tournament, the press release we saw indicates you get an invite by signing up for their newsletter. Each participant is promised at least four rounds of play. Experience with this kind of game tells me that could easily take up three or four hours.

Starter sets for the WoW mini game are going to run for $24.99, while Booster packs will only set you back $14.99. A Core set -- with all the bells and whistles for two players to get going -- is set to cost $39.99. We don't have details on "loot minis" yet, but considering that the minis are tightly associated with the trading card game -- we kind of expect it.

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