
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Spotlight
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Ungraded will snap pictures of your raw cards so they can be checked out in 3D by potential buyers.
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Yu better check your decks.
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Latest Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel banlist
Check yourself before you deck yourself.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! just broke two world records for the biggest-ever trading card game tournament
Konami’s massive TCG breaks one of its own records and clinches a new one at Championship Series Japan TOKYO 2024.
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Ungraded will snap pictures of your raw cards so they can be checked out in 3D by potential buyers.



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Yu-Gi-Oh! just broke two world records for the biggest-ever trading card game tournament
Konami’s massive TCG breaks one of its own records and clinches a new one at Championship Series Japan TOKYO 2024.

Best Games
7 best Legacy of Destruction cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!’s latest set
A nod to the past in cards that push the TCG into its future.

How To
Yu-Gi-Oh! 2024 release schedule: Every upcoming core booster, structure deck and set
As the trading card game marks its 25th anniversary, expect some exciting core boosters, the return of classic cards and more.

Opinion
Who gets to play Yu-Gi-Oh? The TCG’s recent exclusions fly in the face of its community spirit
European cancellation of the latest Speed Duel set and revised Japanese tournament rules are baffling in the wake of efforts to welcome new players.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel hits 60m downloads, offers up free gems and hot new cards in celebration
That's a lot of activated Trap cards.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! bans non-Japanese players from the TCG's Japan tournaments, even if they live in the country
Rule change would deny non-native duelists from even competing at local store-level qualifiers.

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How Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 1999 starter decks turned the card game from a flop into a phenomenon
Revisiting the Duel Monsters EX set as it’s reprinted for the series’ 25th anniversary.

How To
Yu-Gi-Oh! card types: Every monster, spell and trap type explained
Get up to speed with everything you might encounter during your next duel.

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Belgian McDonald’s mixes Yu-Gi-Oh! and Hello Kitty in latest Happy Meal offering
Keroppi dressed as Kuriboh is inspired, no notes.

Best Games
5 best Yu-Gi-Oh! structure decks in the TCG’s history
Build a solid foundation for your next duelling powerhouse.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG’s biggest competition returns to the US for the first time in eight years.
Land of the free, home of the Pendulum Summoned.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG brings back one its most iconic monsters as a 5-card Fusion Summon
Those two words everyone wants to hear: “Exodia, obliterate!”

How To
How to summon in Yu-Gi-Oh!: Every summoning type explained
Looking to learn your Fusion, Ritual and Synchro Summons from your Xyz, Pendulum and Link Summons? Start here!

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Could AI and virtual reality be the future of Yu-Gi-Oh? We tried it for ourselves to find out
Duelling an AI opponent and battling in VR during the TCG’s 25th anniversary event in Tokyo.
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On Japan’s biggest stage, Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 25th anniversary event celebrated its past by looking to the future
Hesitancy to delve too deeply into the making of the hit series and its card game couldn’t stop The Legend of Duelist Quarter Century from being a meaningful tribute to its creators and community.


How To
How to build a Yu-Gi-Oh! deck for beginners
Take your first steps toward becoming a master duelist by putting together a top-notch deck.

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New Yu-Gi-Oh! anime short marks the TCG’s 25th anniversary as Konami opens its own animation studio
Six-minute animation The Chronicles focuses on the lore behind cards such as Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! will bring back classic video games - some in English for the first time - in Early Days Collection
Upcoming collection features Game Boy classics, including titles never released outside of Japan.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! has shown off the TCG’s first virtual reality game
Duel Links demo playable during 25th anniversary event isn’t yet confirmed for a public release.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is experimenting with AI players that ‘learn’ the TCG
Konami hasn’t decided whether the proof-of-concept tech demo will see a public release just yet.



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Yu-Gi-Oh!'s next set is apparently packed with Dark Souls references
References to the Fire Keeper, Dragon God and more notable FromSoftware characters abound in Phantom Nightmare expansion.

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Yu-Gi-Oh!’s new starter set is the easiest the TCG has been to learn in 25 years
The step-by-step intro to the card game’s dense rules is basic, but not boring.

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Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Maze of Millennia set makes anime cards real for the first time in 25 years, without being relics
Thoughtful changes balance on-screen power with the modern meta.

Best Games
6 best Yu-Gi-Oh! decks of all time from the card game’s 25-year history
From Yata Lock to Tearlaments.

Opinion
As Yu-Gi-Oh! prepares to turn 25, the card game has never felt more welcoming for newcomers
Ample digital offerings, wide card availability and a healthy competitive scene have helped the TCG put its best foot forward a quarter-century in.
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Japan’s card game shops have cultivated community and companionship to fill the gap left by vanishing public spaces
Meeting Yu-Gi-Oh! players who have made a local store their second home.
Opinion
Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 25th Anniversary reprints keep its best cards accessible for every player - and should be the norm for every TCG
More cards in more rarities gives players the choice of what they want to buy, without having to cough up ridiculous prices.

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Yu-Gi-Oh!’s three stainless steel Egyptian God cards will set you back $399
Mind like a stainless steel trap card (I’m sorry).

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel invites three Egyptian God cards to the TCG’s 25th anniversary
Obelisk would rock a black-tie tuxedo.

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SPONSORED: Pulled a rare Lorcana, MTG or Pokémon card? You can now get them professionally graded for just $9
Take note if you find an Enchanted rare in Rise of the Floodborn this weekend.

Best Games
The best decks in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime you should play for real
Looking back on the decks and cards that leapt from cartoon to cardboard as the series celebrates its 25th anniversary.

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Yu-Gi-Oh!'s new Diabellstar archetype could flip the TCG’s meta upside-down
Introduced with just a single monster in the latest Age of Overlord set, this archetype already has huge potential.

Best Games
The best reprints in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 25th Anniversary: Dueling Heroes Mega Tin
Along with the three new World Premiere cards.

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How Yu-Gi-Oh! took its iconic Egyptian God cards from their legendary anime appearance to the TCG
A decades-long journey via limited availability, counterfeits and tournament absence.

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Here’s your chance to win a copy of Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 25th Anniversary Tin, including some of the TCG’s most iconic cards!
Plus a brand new Quarter Century Secret Rare card.

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A weekend with Jessica Robinson: the expectations and pressures of the record-making British Yu-Gi-Oh! pro at this year’s World Championships
The TCG’s first female European champion and first woman to compete at Worlds recalls her journey to the top.

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A weekend of celebration, competition and community among Yu-Gi-Oh!’s top players at the first World Championships in four years
Meeting with hopefuls - and eventual champions - ahead of their appearance on the card game’s grandest stage.

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Yu-Gi-Oh!’s first Master Duel world champions and Duel Links winner on the sacrifice of qualifying and team camaraderie on the TCG’s grandest digital stage
Team snipehunters and Jian Yu Jiang discuss their victories at the first Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championships in four years.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! champion Paulie Aronson on winning the TCG’s first Worlds since 2019 to become its first-ever US victor
Yu-Gi-Oh!’s top player discusses the nerves of competing on the global stage, dealing with human mistakes - and missing his birthday celebrations to practise.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens update for Duel Links brings Rush Duels to mobile
The first time English-speaking players will be able to use new cards alongside Japanese fans.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! will celebrate its 25th anniversary with an event in Japan’s biggest stadium next February
The TCG returns to the 55,000-capacity Tokyo Dome for the two-day Quarter Century: The Legend of Duelist.

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Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 2023 World Championships crowned their first North American winner in nearly 10 years
As no Asian duelists qualified for top cut for the first time in the returning tournament’s history.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG introduces its first new monster type in six years
Duelist Nexus adds Illusion monsters, the first new type since 2017’s Cyberse cards.

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Why the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship is such a big deal - and why you should be watching
As the tournament of top-tier duellists returns for the first time in four years.

Best Games
The best Yu-Gi-Oh! decks to look for at this year's World Championships
From the tournament-tested Rikka and Kashtira to more unexpected hopefuls.

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Yu-Gi-Oh!’s strangest monsters are back, and they could shake-up the TCG’s competitive scene
Looking back on the long and bumpy history of ritual monsters.

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Someone’s mum found £35,000 worth of old Pokémon cards in a forgotten plastic tub
“I did the math and I was uncomfortable with the result.”

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Yu-Gi-Oh!'s biggest-ever European tournament crowned its first-ever female champion last weekend
British duelist Jessica Robinson walked away with a place in this summer’s World Championships, the first since 2019.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG to revamp starter decks and release two new sets by end of 2023
Calendar full of cardboard.

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South Korea’s Yu-Gi-Oh! scene is a TCG community unlike anywhere else in the world
The heart in the cards.

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Blue-Eyes White Dragon for dessert? We tried Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Japan-only 25th anniversary food menu
The hungriest heart of the cards.

Best Games
6 best Cyberstorm Access cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!’s latest set
Unleash the set's evolutionary new cards.


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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG prepares for World Championship with Duel Links and Master Duel freebies
Start walking the road to Tokyo Big Sight.

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The history of Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Exodia, the most complicated win condition in trading card games
Victory for an arm and a leg?

Best Games
The most legendary Yu-Gi-Oh! cards in the TCG’s new Legendary Collection
You’ve activated my nostalgia trap card!

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Yu-Gi-Oh! announces dates and location for 2023 World Championship
Separate paper TCG, Master Duel and Duel Links events will be held at Tokyo Big Sight in August.

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An introduction to Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel, the faster, simpler reboot breathing fresh life into the TCG
Why you should play Rush Duel, if you ever can.


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Rarest Yu-Gi-Oh! card of all time, one-of-a-kind Tyler the Great Warrior, going up for sale
Created in 2005 as a Make-A-Wish for a teenage fan battling cancer.

Best Games
6 best Photon Hypernova cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!’s latest booster set
Kashtira rules everything around me.

Deals
Yu-Gi-Oh! fans, here’s your chance to win over £230 of cards and prizes for the TCG!
No trap cards here.
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What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Tell us what’s on your table.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden and Limited list update aims the banhammer at Tearlaments archetype
Dry your Tearlaments.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG’s World Championship 2023 brings back physical attendance and a dedicated Master Duel tourney
Publisher Konami has not detailed any additional safety measures for August’s world championship in Japan

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New cards, old nostalgia and digital ambitions: Yu-Gi-Oh! at Jump Festa gave a glimpse at how the TCG will mark its 25th anniversary
As the home of Yu-Gi-Oh! prepares to celebrate the iconic series.

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New eBay rival promises Pokémon, MTG and Yu-Gi-Oh! fans an easier way to PSA grade and sell their valuable cards
Goldin Marketplace aims at more affordable collectables and casual traders by wrapping PSA authentication and storage into one process.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! is bringing back some of its most iconic cards in standalone boosters for the TCG’s 25th anniversary
Birthday celebrations will include cards from Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Invasion of Chaos and more, plus a return of the Legendary Collection.

Opinion
Yu-Gi-Oh! in 2022: Master Duel and a long-awaited return to tournaments help the TCG to thrive ahead of its 25th anniversary
The future is looking brighter than ever for the long-running card game.


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Yu-Gi-Oh! brings big team battles to the digital field in Master Duel update
Roving gangs of duelists.


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Yu-Gi-Oh! European champion Marcus Patel on his unbeaten Rikka deck and the social side of TCG tournaments
Returning to in-person events after COVID.

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What’s the future of Yu-Gi-Oh? We go hands-on with the TCG’s latest video games at TGS to find out
Master Duel, Duel Links, Cross Duel and Rush Duel impressions from this year’s Tokyo Game Show.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel pairs two popular summoning strategies in latest festival
Stacking and synching and summoning and...

Best Games
The best Yu-Gi-Oh! GX decks you can play for real
How would the anime’s top duelists have fared in the TCG’s competitive scene?

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG’s new Tactical Masters expansion is full of mazes and pendulums
One of the cards is legitimately called Labrynth Labyrinth

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel introduces Duelist Cup and casual modes
Our cup runneth over with game modes.

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Digital Duels: How Yu-Gi-Oh! players are enjoying the TCG - without needing cards
Cyber Spike.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel’s current in-game event is the EX-Zero Festival
Special summon haters, rejoice.





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Yu-Gi-Oh!’s new Dimension Force set and latest bans are turning the TCG’s competitive scene upside-down
Recent releases and the return of powerful classics have made the meta less predictable than ever.




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Two of Yu-Gi-Oh!’s most powerful cards have been unbanned after almost 20 years
Yata-Garasu and Change of Heart were put on the Forbidden list in 2004 and 2005.

