Game Cards

Three main card types are used in Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Cards, Magic Cards, and Trap Cards.

Monster Cards
A Monster Card is the basic card used to attack your opponent. Monster Cards are categorized by Type and Attribute. There are 20 different Types and 6 different Attributes. Type and Attribute effect each monster's ability to attack and defend.

The overall strength of a monster is indicated by its level (the number of stars at the upper right of the Monster card). A monster card is color-coded YELLOW

A. Normal Monster Cards

Gameplay Rules for monster cards
Monster Cards are used primarily to attack or deffend, they can also be used as Tribute or a part of Fusion Monster.

Game Mat

- Field Card Zone : Field Magic cards are played here. Only one Field Magic Card can be in play at any one time
- Monster Cards Zone : Monster Cards can be played (face up) or set (face down) to the 5 spaces of the Monster Card Zone. Important: the Monster Card Zone has a 5 card limit . Once all 5 Monster Card Zone occupied, no further Monster Cards can be played or set until there is open Monster Card space in the Monster Card Zone
- Fusion Deck Zone : If you are playing with Fusion Monster Cards, put your Fusion Deck face down in this space.
- Graveyard : When  cards are destroyed , they discarded face up on this space. The contents of the Graveyard are public knowledge, and your opponent can look trough it at any time.
- Magic & Trap Card Zone : Magic and Trap Cards can be played(face up) or set(face down) to the 5 spaces of the Magic & Trap Card Zone following the rules
- Deck Zone : Place your Deck face down in this place. Your Side Deck is not placed on the Game Mat.

You can also play Yu-Gi-Oh! Without a Game Mat. Just be sure to place the cards and Decks in the indicated position. Good Luck ^-^

Getting Started

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 Side Deck. The Side Deck allow you to modify your Deck to better suit your strategy during a Match
 Between Duels, you can exchange any cards from your Side 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 begining of a Match. In other words, if you don't have enough cards to create 15 card Side Deck, you cannot use one at all.

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 Life Points to 0. You lose if your opponent reduce your Life Points to 0. Instant Win by using "Match Winner" Card like "Victory Dragon".

- 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 fisrt unable to draw a card is declared to lose. Bearing this in mind, a good duelist should make every  card count.
- If any time during the Duel you hold the following cards in your hand, you instantly win the duel:
       • Right Leg of the Forbidden One
       • Left Leg of the Forbidden One
       • Right Arm of the Forbidden One
       • Left Arm of the Forbidden One
       • Exodia the Forbidden One

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is based on japanese comic titled "Yu-Gi-Oh!". Now you can put yourself right in the middle of all exciting action and become a Master Duelist!

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 consist of 3 Duels. Each card battle against an opponent in which a win, loss, or draw is determined is referred to as a Duel.

WIN:
- The player who is the first to win 2 Duels in a Match
- The player who has 1 win and 2 draws

Draw:
If the Duel results are:
- 1 win, 1 loss, and 1 draw
- 3 draws