Rules for Yugioh 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 as a Duel.

The outcome of a Duel is decided according to the follow Official Rules:

2. 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 you life points to 0, you lose!!!!!!!!

3.If you and your opponent both reach 0 Life Points at the same time, the Duel is declared a Draw.

4.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.

5. If at any time during the duel you hole the following cards in your hand, you instantly win the Duel:

1.Right Leg of the Forbidden One

2.Left Leg of the Forbidden One

3.Right Arm of the Forbidden One

4.Left Arm of the Forbidden One

5.Exodia the Forbidden One

The Deck used for dueling should contain a minimum of 40 cards. Aside from this minimum limit, you 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 you 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.

In any Match, the Deck and Side Deck combined cannot contain more than 3 copies of the same card. Also, e aware of Forbidden and Limited Cards.

In accordance with the Official Rules, a Duel is conducted in the following manner:

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 Game Mat.

When using Fusion Monster Cards, place the cards face-down on the Fusion Deck Zone of the Game Mat. 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.

Note: The cards of the Fusion Dick 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 sill 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. (see Chapter 9)

Before you learn how a yu-gi-oh turn proceeds, it is important to fully understand the Game Mat 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!

Field card zone: Field Magic cards are played here (it is the green cell).

Monster Card Zone: Monster Cards can be played (face-up) or Set (face-down) to the 5 spaces of the Monster Card Zone following the rules in Main Phase 1.

Important!!! (The Monster Card Zone has a 5 Card Limit. Once all 5 spaces in the Monster Card Zone are occupied, no further Monster Cards can be played or set until there is an 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. (Purple Cell)

Graveyard: When cards are destroyed, they are discarded face-up to this space. The contents of the graveyard are public knowledge, and your opponent can look through it at any time. Be sure to get your opponent's permission before going through their Graveyard. (Gray Cell)

Deck Zone: Place your Deck face-down in tis space. 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 positions.