Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is a collectible card game (CCG) 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. Many of the rules and design elements were based on the Duel Monsters game, which played a large role in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga created by Kazuki Takahashi.