Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game
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The Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game is the version of the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game for Eastern Asia.
OCG products are advertised as suitable for 9-years-old children or older (in contrast to the TCG's 6+, and it used to be 12+ until 2015), and tournaments are divided into three age brackets: Expert, which has no age restriction, Regular, for high school students, and Challenge, for junior high school students.
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Regions and languages
The OCG is played mainly in Japan and South Korea, but also in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. It was printed exclusively in Japanese and Korean for most of its history, but is also currently printed in English (referred to as Asian-English) and Simplified Chinese, and has been previously printed in Traditional Chinese for a brief period.[1]
Japanese cards used to be distributed in all OCG territories, though this has since ceased and are now only sold in Japan, by Konami of Japan. These Japanese cards distributed outside Japan were referred to as "Japanese-Asian" prints. Asian-English, Japanese-Asian, and Traditional Chinese cards are distributed by Konami of Hong Kong. Korean and Simplified Chinese cards are distributed by Daewon Media and Shanghai Windo Entertainment Co. Ltd respectively.
Even though they are part of the OCG, Korean and Asian-English cards use the edited artworks made for the TCG. Asian-English cards also have "Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game" printed on their backings, though with a different logo.
Card legality
TCG cards are not legal in OCG tournaments. Due to Japanese, Asian-English, and Korean cards having different backings, if a player chooses to use a mix, they must use sleeves with an opaque reverse side to cover the backings.
Since September 2013, the OCG and TCG have had different banlists, with multiple cards being Forbidden in one list but Unlimited in the other (in both directions).
Names
Language | Name | Romanization | Language code |
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Japanese | Yūgiō Ofisharu Kādo Gēmu Dyueru Monsutāzu | JP (formerly omitted) | |
Yūgiō Faibu Dīzu Ofisharu Kādo Gēmu | |||
Yūgiō Zearu Ofisharu Kādo Gēmu | |||
Yūgiō Āku Faibu Ofisharu Kādo Gēmu | JP (Japan) and JA (other regions) | ||
Korean | Yuhuiwang OFFICIAL CARD GAME | KR (formerly K) | |
Yuhuiwang Paibeudijeu Opisyeol Kadeu Geim | |||
Yuhuiwang Jeal Opisyeol Kadeu Geim | |||
Yuhuiwang Akeu Paibeu Opisyeol Kadeu Geim | |||
Asian-English | YU-GI-OH! TRADING CARD GAME | AE (formerly omitted) | |
Traditional Chinese | Yóuxìwáng Zearu Gōngshì Kǎpiàn Yóuxì Jau4 hei3 wong4 Zearu Gung1 sik1 Kaat1 pin2 Jau4 hei3 |
TC | |
Yóuxìwáng Āku Faibu Gōngshì Kǎpiàn Yóuxì Jau4 hei3 wong4 Āku Faibu Gung1 sik1 Kaat1 pin2 Jau4 hei3 |
Logos
Japanese
Korean
Asian-English
Traditional Chinese
References
- ↑ Eva (December 12, 2013). "Are You Ready for More Yu-Gi-Oh Languages?". YGOrganization.