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How
to Play
The Game
In Yu-Gi-Oh!
Duel Monsters, two players face off in an all-out battle, engaging in
a Match consisting of three duels. It will take skill, practice, strategy
and luck to emerge victorious from the match, as there are many factors
players can manipulate to vanquish their foe. The main battles are waged
between incredible monsters split into an amazing 20 types, each with
their own unique skills and fighting styles. In addition, players can
use magic, set traps, change the battlefield itself, and even fuse two
monsters together to form a monster of immense power!
Object of the Game
The
object of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is to win a Match against
your opponent.
A single Match consists of 3 Duels. Each card battle against an
opponent in which a win, loss, or draw is determined is referred to as
a Duel.
A
WIN
The player who:
- Is the first to win 2 Duels in a Match
OR
- Has 1 win and 2 draws, is declared
the WINNER.
A
DRAW
If the Duel results are:
- 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw OR
- 3 draws, the match is considered a
DRAW.
Winning a Duel
The
outcome of a Duel is decided according to the following Official Rules:
Each player begins a
Duel with 8000 Life Points.
Life Points decrease
as a result of damage calculation after battle.
You win a Duel if you reduce your opponent’s Life Points to 0.
If your opponent reduces your Life Points to 0, YOU lose!
If you and your opponent
both reach 0 Life Points at the same time, the Duel is declared
a DRAW.
If either player’s Deck
runs out of cards during a Duel, the first player unable to draw a card
is declared the LOSER. Bearing this in mind, a good duelist should make
every card count.
If at any time during
the Duel you hold the following cards in your hand, you instantly win
the Duel:
Preparing
Your Deck
This Starter Deck contains all the cards you'll need to challenge an opponent
to a Duel. Following you'll find basic rules for preparing your Deck:
- The Deck used for dueling should contain
a minimum of 40 cards. Aside from this minimum limit, your
Deck can contain as many cards as you like.
- In addition to your dueling Deck,
you can also have 15 additional cards in a separate pile known
as the Side Deck. The Side Deck allows you to modify your Deck to
better suit your strategy during a Match.
- Between Duels, you can exchange any
card from your Side Deck with any card in your Deck - as long as you
end up with the same number of cards that your Deck began the Match
with.
- The Side Deck you create must contain
exactly 15 cards at the beginning of a Match. In other words,
if you don't have enough cards to create a 15 card Side Deck,
you cannot use one at all. NOTE: This Starter Deck contains
50 cards, so you will need 5 more cards to create a Side Deck.
- In any Match, the Deck and Side Deck
combined cannot contain more than 3 copies of the same card.
Also, be aware of Forbidden and Limited Cards.
Gameplay
In accordance with the Official Rules, a Duel is conducted in the following
manner:
- Before you start a Duel, greet your
opponent with a friendly handshake.
- Both players shuffle their respective
Decks and hand them to their opponent to shuffle (this is called Cutting
the Deck). The Decks are then returned to their owners and placed
face-down in their respective Deck Zones on the Duel Field.
- When using Fusion Monster Card(s),
place the card(s) face-down on the Fusion Deck Zone of the Duel Field.
A Fusion Deck is a card or a group of cards consisting only of Fusion
Monsters formed by fusing 2 or more monsters during a Duel (Fusion
Monsters). NOTE: The cards of the Fusion
Deck are NOT counted in the 40 cards minimum limit of the Deck.
- Show your opponent that your Side
Deck contains exactly 15 cards (the cards may be counted face-down).
When your Side Deck cards are exchanged with those in your Deck, count
the cards of your Side Deck with your opponent once again to verify
that the Deck still contains the same number of cards.
- For the first Duel in a Match, decide
who starts first with a coin toss. For subsequent Duels in the Match,
the loser of the previous Duel decides who starts first.
- Finally, each player draws 5 cards
from the top of their respective Decks. Once both players have 5 cards
in their hand, the Duel begins, following the rules in Phases of Gameplay.
Before you learn how a Yu-Gi-Oh! turn proceeds, it is important to
fully understand the Duel Field and game cards. Understanding how
each type of card works will help you plan strategies to ensure that
you will emerge from the Match victorious!
Manners
in Dueling
Remember
the following codes of conduct when facing an opponent:
Always declare each
move in a loud, clear voice before you execute any play.
Your opponent is entitled
to know the contents of your Graveyard and the number of cards in your
hand. If asked, you are obligated to answer truthfully.
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