They have effects that apply once activated in the spell and trap zone of the field. Monster cards have attack (ATK) and defense (DEF) values that determines their effectiveness in combat. Monster card: By far the largest and most diverse type of cards, monster cards can be summoned to the monster zones on the field, and can then use their effects, attack the opponent's monsters, or attack the opponent directly if there are no monsters on the opponent's field.Card types: There are three types of cards:.Both players start with 8,000 LP, and when one side's LP drains to 0, that side loses. Goal: The goal of a duel is to drain the opponent's Life Points (LP) down to 0.The game is mostly identical on each side of the Pacific the only differences are that some cards that debut under one administration do not appear in the other for a good, long while, if ever there are some difference about the Damage Step rules the Forbidden/Limited lists on each side differentiates since September 2013 and, Konami alters some card artwork to prevent incidents with Moral Guardians.Ī brief summary of YGO's central gameplay mechanics:
However, in 2008, UDE lost the license amid some allegations of wrongdoing, and now the TCG is administered by Konami as well. The other administration setup, called the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, or TCG, was originally manufactured and distributed by Upper Deck Entertainment, at Konami's own behest, throughout the remaining territories worldwide. The so-called Official Card Game, or OCG, has been handled by Konami since the beginning it administers East Asia. Yu-Gi-Oh! has different names and administration structures in different territories. Aside from the Dungeon Dice Monsters arc in the anime and the Capsule Monsters spin-off, all future media works in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise focused exclusively on Konami's card game.
The real game made considerable changes to the rules originally established by Takahashi, and so the manga and anime were revised to more closely reflect the rules of the real game. This is the game that stuck and became the centerpiece of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.
Konami properly released their version of card game in February 1999, as Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game (before then, they also released a brief series of unplayable collector cards).
Bandai and Toei's card game did not last, because around late 1998 and early 1999, Konami acquired the rights to the Yu-Gi-Oh! brand. Bandai released a version of the card game in September 1998 known as Yu-Gi-Oh! (Carddas Version), coinciding with the Toei anime adaptation (the Toei anime also renamed M&W to Duel Monsters as the game's in-universe name). Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.As the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga began to expand into a multimedia franchise, interest grew to defictionalize the game and turn it into a real game. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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