The Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game was developed from the anime and manga series, where the characters battle each other using monster cards, magic cards and trap cards. The cards from the anime and manga are featured in the real life card game. Other accessories from the TV series is also available. ~~~AIM~~~ The official rules state that each player's deck should consist of 50-60 cards which could be monsters, traps and magic cards. The premise of the card game is that each player starts with 8000 life points, and the player who loses all their life points first loses the game. In order to do so, players take turns to draw cards, summon monsters and deal ...  Read the complete review

Well, on one level, this is all very complicated stuff. On another, far more significant level, though, this is all very simple stuff. On the one hand, we have an extremely complex card game inspired by an extremely complex TV cartoon. There are many characters ? all with magical powers ? and lots of sub-plots and complicated inter-relationships. On the other hand, we have a very simple deprive-parents-of-every-penny-possible fad, like all the other fads targeting the underage consumer. Gah. Yu-gi-oh is a very popular cartoon series for children, shown on Sky One. A young lad manages to solve a puzzle that no ...  Read the complete review

I don't really know where to begin with Yu-Gi-Oh. It seems to have had a bit of a bad reputation and has been labeled, it would appear as a bit of a nerd game. In fact, that's really of no surprise. Trading cards aren't cool. They were never cool, but I'll be damned if they aren't just a load of fun. I started getting into Yu-Gi-Oh way back, probably around 2002 when the anime started showing. Strangely fascinated by what was happening, I bought a starter pack very soon after and got right into the game. The rules are a bit complicated to get really into, but the aim of the game is to reduce your opponent's life points to zero throughout the game by ...  Read the complete review

Well, what can I say about yugioh? It's a game of strategy and foresight unlike any other, me being an avid player of the game for about 8 years, you would be hard pushed to find another person of similar experience. The game revolves around the idea of reducing your opponent's LP from 8000 to 0. This seems like a somewhat daunting task, but if you know what you're doing, you'll find it relatively easy to inflict 8000 damage or more in a single turn. The basic game mechanics are as follows: You have a deck comprising of 40-60 cards, it's better to run 40 cards as you have a better chance of getting the cards you ...  Read the complete review