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| − | + | There are three main types of ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' cards: monster cards, spell cards, and trap cards. Each type of card has multiple varieties: for monster cards, these are Normal, Effect, Fusion, Ritual, Synchro, Xyz, Pendulum, and Link monsters. For spell cards, these are Normal, Continuous, Equip, Quick-Play, Field, and Ritual spells. Finally, for trap cards, these are Normal, Continuous, and Counter traps. In addition, monster cards all have an Attribute, Type, Level, Attack, and Defense. | |
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| + | ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' Main Decks can contain between 40 and 60 cards. In addition, all monsters other than Normal, Effect, Ritual, and Pendulum can only be put into the Extra Deck, a set of up to 15 cards that the player does not draw from, but instead has available to them at all times. Players can also build an up to 15 card Side Deck. In between games of a match (best two out of three is the official ruleset), players can switch cards in their Main Deck with the same number of cards from their Side Deck. | ||
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| + | Each card has a name. Players can play up to three cards of a given name in their deck. Each card also has a colored frame whose color corresponds to their card type. In the bottom left of each card, there is a Passcode which can be used to unlock that card for play in many of the officially licensed ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' video games. | ||
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| + | Three card qualities are particularly important to card collectors. The first is the Card Number, which is underneath the card's artwork on the right side. This number denotes which specific physical product (set) the card is from, which region the card is from, and which position in the set that card occupies. Collectors place a higher value on cards which come from older or rarer sets. The next quality is the card's edition, which is written in the left side of the card either below the artwork or below the text. A card can be Unlimited (in which case the text is absent), 1st Edition, or Limited Edition, in increasing order of rarity. Generally, cards are printed as 1st Edition for only a short period of time and are then printed in Unlimited, making the 1st Edition cards rarer. Limited Edition cards are usually promotional cards, making them much rarer. Collectors are most interested in 1st Edition cards, as well as Limited Edition when a card has a Limited Edition printing. The bottom right of each card has a foil symbol called the Eye of Anubis Hologram whose color corresponds to the card's edition. This can be an easy way to tell which edition a card is. It also serves as an anti-counterfeit measure. The final, most important quality to collectors is a card's rarity. Cards with higher rarities are generally more difficult to obtain, most commonly because they are less likely to appear in a booster pack than a lower rarity card. In increasing order of rarity, they are Common, Rare, Super Rare, Ultra Rare, and Secret Rare. Some booster packs have even higher rarities, like Ultimate Rare and Ghost Rare. There are other rarities whose distribution is confined to one specific set or product whose appearance rate varies. Depending on a card's rarity, the card is given various aesthetic upgrades, such as silver or gold lettering in the name, a holographic background, or gold embossing. Cards are typically only printed in one rarity originally and can be reprinted in a higher or lower rarity in a future set. The more impressive appearance and the scarcity of high rarity cards draws collectors to them. These purely visual features of the card do not affect its use in gameplay at all and are only sought after for aesthetic or collecting reasons. | ||
Revision as of 03:18, 27 January 2022
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is a collectible card game created and distributed by Konami. It was first released in 1999 and, following its success there, was launched in North America and Europe in 2002 and Canada and South Korea in 2003. New physical cards continue to be printed and sold up to the modern day. Many of the rules and design elements of the trading card game were based on the fictional Duel Monsters game, which features heavily in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game has since been spun off into multiple animes, mangas, and video games, most recently with the video game Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel released in January 2022.
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Cards
There are three main types of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards: monster cards, spell cards, and trap cards. Each type of card has multiple varieties: for monster cards, these are Normal, Effect, Fusion, Ritual, Synchro, Xyz, Pendulum, and Link monsters. For spell cards, these are Normal, Continuous, Equip, Quick-Play, Field, and Ritual spells. Finally, for trap cards, these are Normal, Continuous, and Counter traps. In addition, monster cards all have an Attribute, Type, Level, Attack, and Defense.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Main Decks can contain between 40 and 60 cards. In addition, all monsters other than Normal, Effect, Ritual, and Pendulum can only be put into the Extra Deck, a set of up to 15 cards that the player does not draw from, but instead has available to them at all times. Players can also build an up to 15 card Side Deck. In between games of a match (best two out of three is the official ruleset), players can switch cards in their Main Deck with the same number of cards from their Side Deck.
Each card has a name. Players can play up to three cards of a given name in their deck. Each card also has a colored frame whose color corresponds to their card type. In the bottom left of each card, there is a Passcode which can be used to unlock that card for play in many of the officially licensed Yu-Gi-Oh! video games.
Three card qualities are particularly important to card collectors. The first is the Card Number, which is underneath the card's artwork on the right side. This number denotes which specific physical product (set) the card is from, which region the card is from, and which position in the set that card occupies. Collectors place a higher value on cards which come from older or rarer sets. The next quality is the card's edition, which is written in the left side of the card either below the artwork or below the text. A card can be Unlimited (in which case the text is absent), 1st Edition, or Limited Edition, in increasing order of rarity. Generally, cards are printed as 1st Edition for only a short period of time and are then printed in Unlimited, making the 1st Edition cards rarer. Limited Edition cards are usually promotional cards, making them much rarer. Collectors are most interested in 1st Edition cards, as well as Limited Edition when a card has a Limited Edition printing. The bottom right of each card has a foil symbol called the Eye of Anubis Hologram whose color corresponds to the card's edition. This can be an easy way to tell which edition a card is. It also serves as an anti-counterfeit measure. The final, most important quality to collectors is a card's rarity. Cards with higher rarities are generally more difficult to obtain, most commonly because they are less likely to appear in a booster pack than a lower rarity card. In increasing order of rarity, they are Common, Rare, Super Rare, Ultra Rare, and Secret Rare. Some booster packs have even higher rarities, like Ultimate Rare and Ghost Rare. There are other rarities whose distribution is confined to one specific set or product whose appearance rate varies. Depending on a card's rarity, the card is given various aesthetic upgrades, such as silver or gold lettering in the name, a holographic background, or gold embossing. Cards are typically only printed in one rarity originally and can be reprinted in a higher or lower rarity in a future set. The more impressive appearance and the scarcity of high rarity cards draws collectors to them. These purely visual features of the card do not affect its use in gameplay at all and are only sought after for aesthetic or collecting reasons.
Distribution
Talk about types of product. Talk about the different ways that cards are distributed/sold. Talk about buying cards on secondary markets like Ebay. Talk about weighing packs, scalping, and counterfeits and address their effect the consumer. Talk about the price bubble that began during quarantine and card grading.
Digital Media
Talk about the TV shows and video games. Talk here about how far-reaching and successful the franchise is.
Unofficial Simulators
Talk about stuff like Duelingbook. Especially relevant since Master Duel released.
Controversies
Multiple sections needed here.
Upper Deck Lawsuit
Talk about Upper Deck lawsuit.
Censorship
Talk about censorship in card arts.
Business Practices
Talk about predatory business practices on Konami's end like shortprinting.
