Yu-gi-oh, from the anime to whatever

[attilagodzilla]

Loved the cards the tv series and everything but the best thing of yugioh is the mangfa it's great and i love bakura.

Also I have a old school deck well with a few new cards like the official usebale ra(favorite god card btw) oh and the malefic monsters but most are old school or rereleases of old cards.
But my brother has a new card and he has some of the most broken monsters ever.
1 cannot be defeated with a attack and he has stardust dragon a monster with a effect if the opponent uses a effect that affects his cards you can tribute that monster and at the end of the turn that monster returns from the graveyard

[Inferno Rodan]

my deck was up to 90 cards.

...Why would you do that? Fewer cards is better.

[mecha-gino]

Why do people keep on calling "Duel Monsters" as the first show?

Because it hardens their nipples, that's why. Next Question.

Heh. You know what I would love too see? I'd love to see the series on DVD, in full season sets, and oh yeah STAY IN FRIGGIN PRINT THIS TIME! D:<
Seriously, I'd love to have the show on dvd. I love it regardless of how silly it is and there's no denying it's popular just not pokemon popular BUT STILL! And it's still not back in print AND we've got the fiasco still going on with 4Kids and TV Tokyo or did that recently get resolved?

[Hellspawn28]

Yeah, watching Duel Monsters uncut with good subs and the original background music would be nice. They did only 9 episodes uncut with dubtitles and it seems like you are only stuck with the dub background music when watching them uncut.

[TheSecondComing]

Bump for legitimate reasons...

I was never into the YuGiOh scene, but today I bought a giant Pokemon/YuGiOh card collection. Since I know nothing about YuGiOh, I need a crash course in the card game, ie how to tell rare from common and generally what these things are all about.

Any and all help would be GREATLY appreciated.

[GotengoXGodzilla]

Bump for legitimate reasons...

I was never into the YuGiOh scene, but today I bought a giant Pokemon/YuGiOh card collection. Since I know nothing about YuGiOh, I need a crash course in the card game, ie how to tell rare from common and generally what these things are all about.

Any and all help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Rare cards have silver lettering on the name of the card, instead of black. Super rare cards have holographic images. Ultra rare cards have holographic images and holographic lettering on the name. Secret rare cards I believe are entirely holographic (as in the entire card, and not just the image). Cards that have no special features are the common ones.

Cards with yellow/pale backgrounds are normal monsters, with no special abilities. Cards with brown backgrounds are effect monsters, with special effects written on the cards. Cards with green backgrounds are spell cards (read the card to know what it's ability is). Cards with pink backgrounds are trap cards (again, read them to know what they do). Cards with purple backgrounds are fusion monsters, and require two or more monsters from either your hand or side of the field and the spell card "Polymerization" to be summoned to the field (the required monsters to summon a fusion monster are written on the card). Cards with blue backgrounds are ritual monsters, which require a ritual spell card to be played and then sacrificing the required level of monsters in order to be summoned. Cards with white backgrounds are Synchro monsters, which can be summoned by having a tuner type monster on the field, and then have the same level of monsters on your side of the field and sending them to the graveyard. Cards with black backgrounds are Xyz monsters (which I know very little about), but I as I recall you need to have the required monsters written on the card on your side of the field in order to summon them. Fusion monsters, Syncrho monsters and Xyz monsters are kept in your extra deck (you can only hold 15 of them).

At the start of a duel, you and your opponent are given 8000 life points. The goal is simple: Make your opponents life points drop to 0. Your deck must be at least 40 cards big, and at most 80(?) cards (they might have lowered it to 60, I dunno). At the start of a duel, you draw five cards, and then draw one new card at the beginning of every turn. Each turn is broken up into different phases:
-Draw Phase: Pretty self explanatory, you draw your card.
-Standby Phase: Traditionally, nothing happens in this phase, unless there's a card effect that says otherwise.
-Main Phase 1: You are allowed to play any cards in your hand or on the field that you wish. You are only allowed to normal summon a monster once per turn. Monsters with 4 stars or less can be summoned immediately (unless the card effect says otherwise). Monsters with 5 or 6 stars require you to sacrifice one monster on your side of the field in order to be summoned. Monsters with 7 or more stars require you to sacrifice two monsters on your side of the field in order to be summoned. You can play as many spell cards as you want per turn, but trap cards must be face down on the field for one turn before they can be played.
-Battle Phase: This is where you can attack with your monsters. If your monsters attack is higher than your opponents monsters attack (or defense), then their monster is destroyed, and if the monster was in attack mode then the residual difference in attack points is taken out of your opponents life points. If the monster is in defense mode (turned side ways), then no life points are lost, but a monster can't attack while it's in defense mode. If your opponent has no monsters on their side of the field, then you can attack their life points directly.
-Main Phase 2: Same as the first Main Phase.
-End Phase: The end of your turn. Like the Standby Phase, it really doesn't do anything unless there's a card effect that activates during that phase.

You are allowed to keep up to five monsters on your side of the field at one time, as well as five spells and traps cards and one field spell card.

When a card is destroyed, it is send to the graveyard (the discard pile). Next to the graveyard is the remove from play pile, which is essentially just another discard pile, only the chances of getting a card back from the remove from play pile are less likely than getting one back from the graveyard. Cards are only removed from play by a card effect (or sometimes their own effect).

There many different kinds of spell cards. You can tell which spell card is which by the little symbol next to the name "Spell Card". First is the normal spell, which I forget if it's symbol is an "N" or just nothing, but when it's activated will have it's effect, and then that card is sent to the graveyard. Then there's the continuous spell, which has an infinity symbol, and will stay out on the field until it's destroyed. Next is the quick play spell, which has a lightning bolt symbol. These ones can be activated at any point during your own turn, including in the middle of an attack and during your opponents turn like a trap card (though you can't play them from your hand during your opponents turn), and like trap cards, if you play them face down, they must be face down for a turn before you activate them. Then there's the field spell card, which have a compass symbol, and are played in the field spell card zone. Only one field spell card can be active at one time, so if your opponent plays a field spell when you already have one, your field spell card is destroyed and sent to the graveyard. Next is the equip spell card, which has a big plus symbol, and must be attached to a monster on the field (most can be attached to any monster, including your opponents monsters). If that monster is destroyed, so is the equip spell card. The last type of spell I can think of is the ritual spell card, which has a fire symbol, and are used to summon ritual monsters. You have to have the ritual spell card, the ritual monster and the same number of stars as the ritual monster either on the field or in your hand in order for it to work (yeah, kinda of complicated and really not worth it in the long run).

Like spells, there's different trap cards too. As I've said, trap cards have to be face down for at least one turn before you can activate them. They can be activated at any point during any phase of either player's turn, unless the card otherwise states so. And like spells, there are symbols next to the name "Trap Card" that tell you which are which. There's normal trap, again I can't remember if its symbol is an "N" or nothing, but like just like normal spells, are activated, and then sent to the graveyard. There's continuous trap, also with an infinity symbol, and will stay out until it's destroyed. I believe the only other type of trap card is a counter trap, which has a curving arrow symbol, and can only be activated in response to the activation of something else, like a spell or trap card. Counter traps traditionally negate the effect of a card, or destroy it before its effect activates.

That's about all I can think of right now that you really need to know. If I think of anything else, I'll be sure to tell you. Also, if any one else can think of anything, please do so.

[PopInPicsPresents]

Yugi was such a cheater. They all were.

"Screw the rules I have money!"


I used to be hooked, from the cards to the anime.I remember the anime being much better. I still have a bunch of cards which I hope to sell on eBay. The DS games however are pretty fun. Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged is god damn hilarious, that's about as close to watching the anime as I'll go.

[TheSecondComing]

Are there multiple versions of the same card? I'm still going through what I have (there's probably 2000+ cards here) and I think I've seen a card called Monster Reborn with a gold title and a white title.

[GotengoXGodzilla]

Are there multiple versions of the same card? I'm still going through what I have (there's probably 2000+ cards here) and I think I've seen a card called Monster Reborn with a gold title and a white title.

Yes, there are multiple versions of the same card. "Monster Reborn", for example, has a regular version (there's an ultra rare version and a common version), but then there's also a Gold Series version. Gold Series is a pack where they rerelease older cards and try to make them seem even rarer with a gold background.

Also, I forgot one thing. You can hold up to three copies of the same card in your deck, except for cards that have been limited, or just straight-up banned. Here is the most recent Banned/Restricted List:
http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/limited/

Banned cards you cannot have any copies of in your deck. Limited Cards you can hold up to one copy in your deck. Semi-Limited you can hold up to two copies in your deck. Anything else you can hold up to three.

[GreenAiden555]

I, unfortunately, am getting back into the TCG somewhat. Here are my decks. * means its a main, the more mean how main:

Blue-Eyes**** (Kind of a mixed deck with synchro support and chaos-themed)
Photon***
Crystal Beast **
Red-Eyes*
Yugi-themed
Joey-Themed
Marik-themed in the works

[Inferno Rodan]

Guess I might as well post my old-ass deck...

Monsters:
Blue-Eyes White Dragon
Tyrant Dragon
Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon
Red-Eyes Black Dragon
Red-Eyes Black Dragon
Armed Dragon Lv5
Armed Dragon Lv5
Cave Dragon
Luster Dragon
Luster Dragon
Luster Dragon
Spear Dragon
Masked Dragon
Masked Dragon
Lord of D.
Armed Dragon Lv3
Armed Dragon Lv3
Red-Eyes Black Chick
Red-Eyes Black Chick
Troop Dragon
Troop Dragon

Spells:
Dragon's Gunfire
Dragon's Gunfire
Ekibyo Drakmord
Ekibyo Drakmord
Ekibyo Drakmord
Flute of Summoning Dragon
Heavy Storm
Mystical Space Typhoon
Swords of Revealing Light
Stamping Destruction
Stamping Destruction

Traps:
Bottomless Trap Hole
Bottomless Trap Hole
Call of the Haunted
Dragon's Rage
Michizure
Raigeki Break
Shadow Spell
The Dragon's Bead

Tyrant Dragon is my pride and joy. Won me more than a couple duels back in the day.

I also have an Armed Dragon Lv10, but unfortunately I never got the one between it and Lv5 (Lv7, I think) so I can't use it.

[RedZillaKing]

Hmmmm.... I always loved the card art. Personal favorite: Black Tyranno. Dinosaur cards rule!

[GreenAiden555]

God do I love dinosaurs.

Jurracs... I had a chance to make a Jurrac deck for about $40... Not any more!

[Arrow]

Does anyone from here ever go on duelingnetwork? A friend of mine introduced me to that site not too long ago and it's single-handedly renewed my interest in the card game (which I hadn't played in years). I hate those synchros/XYZs, though.

Here's the deck that I use (I love dragons):

Monsters
Horus the Black Flame Dragon, Lv. 4 (x2)
Horus the Black Flame Dragon, Lv. 6 (x2)
Horus the Black Flame Dragon, Lv. 8
Jinzo
Lord of D. (x2)
Masked Dragon (x3)
Prime Material Dragon
R. Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon (x2)
Red-Eyes Wyvern
Royal Magical Library
Spear Dragon
Twin-Headed Behemoth

Spells
Amplifier
Enemy Controller
Hammer Shot
Heavy Storm
Lv. Modulation
Lightning Vortex
Monster Reborn
Mystical Space Typhoon (x3)
Flute of Summoning Dragon

Traps
Dark Bribe (x3)
Dimensional Prison (x3)
Magic Cylinder (x2)
Mirror Force
Scrap-Iron Scarecrow
Bottomless Trap Hole (x2)



As far as the anime goes, the only one I truly actually watched was the first series. Enjoyed the Japanese version, excluding the fourth season. Hate the dub. Got a little bit through GX before I realized that it was not for me, and haven't seen the other two.

[GojiFan]

I had sooo many good cards. Off the top of my head I have:

3 Blue Eyes White Dragons
Red Eyes Black Dragon
Sanga, Suijin, Kazejin, AND Gate Guardian.
2 or 3 Raigeki's
Curse of Dragon, Gaia the Fierce Knight, AND Gaia the Dragon Champion.
Summoned Skull
Black Skull Dragon
etc

[GreenAiden555]

Just ran through for a price check on my Jurrac deck... Only $28. Not bad. The price drop is due to an *ahem* acquisition of a Dinosaur Structure deck. There was an opened deck in a Kmart. Seriously, box was gone, just the deck in packaging plastic. I gave it to the manager, he said thanks, I walked away, and he tossed it in a garbage can near the front of the store. Can you blame me for taking it?

With that, I have the spells I need along with a few monsters. Damn Guaiba, though. $5 a pop....


Arrow, I've heard of it, but I only play with those that are not meta-friends. Honest to God, someone across the hall from me rags on the guy directly across from me because his deck is 5-years old and he hasn't updated it. It's almost as bad as some members here pissing and moaning about toy selection.


EDIT: Since everyone is doing it, my deck...

Monsters:
Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon x1
Blue-Eyes White Dragon x3
Darkflare Dragon x1
Lightpulsar Dragon x1
Dark Armed Dragon x1
Vice Dragon x1
Lightray Sorcerer x1

White Stone of Legend x3
Kaibaman x2
Versago the Destroyer x1
Kaiser Sea Horse x1
Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind x1
Dark Tinker x1
Marauding Captain x1
Twin-Headed Behemoth x1
Eclipse Wyvern x1
Des Feral Imp x1
Blade Knight x1
Mirage Dragon x1
Summoner Monk x1

Traps:
Scrubbed Raid x1
Mirror Force x1
Return from the Different Dimension x1
Torrential Tribute x1
Dust Tornado x1
Dragon's Rebirth x1
Call of the Haunted x1

Spells:
Monster Reborn x1
Heavy Storm x1
Polymerization (haters gonna hate) x1
Mystical Space Typhoon x1
Foolish Burial x1
Future Fusion x1
Dragon's Mirror x1
Soul Release x1
Dark Hole x1
Pot of Duality x1

Extra Deck:
Fusion:
Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon x3
Dragon Master Knight x1
Five God Dragon x1
Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste x1

Synchro:
Scarred Warrior x1
Brionac, Dragon if the Ice Barrier x1
Ancient Fairy Dragon x1
Black-Winged Dragon x1
Dark End Dragon x1
Light End Dragon x1

Xyz (ik-seez):
Number 17: Leviathan Dragon x1
Number 39: Utopia x1
Thunder End Dragon x1


I don't have ALL these cards yet, but I will in a month or two. Trying to squeeze in a Book of Moon somewhere.

[Inferno Rodan]

R. Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon (x2)
Red-Eyes Wyvern

...Shit, I really am behind on the cards. Never even heard of these, and I'm a Red Eyes fanboy.

I had sooo many good cards. Off the top of my head I have:

3 Blue Eyes White Dragons
Red Eyes Black Dragon
Sanga, Suijin, Kazejin, AND Gate Guardian.
2 or 3 Raigeki's
Curse of Dragon, Gaia the Fierce Knight, AND Gaia the Dragon Champion.
Summoned Skull
Black Skull Dragon
etc

>Curse of Dragon, Gaia the Fierce Knight, Gaia the Dragon Champion
>Good cards

Ha, that's funny.

[GojiFan]

Keep in mind I basically started and stopped playing/collecting with in the first wave of cards.

[Arrow]

R. Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon (x2)
Red-Eyes Wyvern

...Shit, I really am behind on the cards. Never even heard of these, and I'm a Red Eyes fanboy.

R. Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon is probably my favorite card out there. Assuming you're willing to banish one of your other dragon cards, it's incredibly easy to summon. And it's effect lets you summon another dragon card from your hand or graveyard once per turn, allowing you to get your better cards out there faster. Very useful for anyone who likes dragon decks.

Red-Eyes Wyvern can be used to summon R. Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon from the grave, so I keep it around just for that.

Keep in mind I basically started and stopped playing/collecting with in the first wave of cards.

Same here. It was only after my friend introduced me to DN a couple months ago that I got back into it. Pretty jarring to see how much the game has changed since then.

[PopInPicsPresents]

Is it wrong of me to prefer GX to the original? I don't know what it is...