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[[File:Yugi VS Jonouchi at school.png|thumb|right|A game of ''Duel Monsters'' being played]]
'''''Duel Monsters''''', known as '''''Magic & and Wizards''''' (マジック{{Ruby|＆|アンド}}ウィザーズ or {{Ruby|Ｍ＆Ｗ|マジックアンドウィザーズ}}, ''Majikku ando Wizāzu'') in the Japanese version and earlier English printings, is a card game played in the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga]].
This is the very first incarnation of ''[[Duel Monsters]]'' and served as the basis for many of the variations to follow, including the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game]]''.
==Name==
The game is called ''Magic & and Wizards'' or ''M&W'' for short in the Japanese manga. However, due to its similarity to ''[[wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]'', the game was renamed to ''Duel Monsters'' in other media. Despite this, the Japanese manga continued to call the game ''Magic & and Wizards'' throughout its run.
When the English manga was first printed in the ''[[Shonen Jump]]'' magazine, it used the name ''Magic and Wizards''.<ref name="d 9">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|9|ref}}</ref> This name was also used in the first printing of the graphic novels. In subsequent reprints, the name was changed to ''Duel Monsters''.
==History==
===Egyptian ''Diaha''===
[[File:Priest and Pharaoh Diaha depiction.png|thumb|right|300px|Depiction of a ''[[Diaha]]'', showing two players battling with monsters summoned from stone slabs]]
In ancient Egypt, it was believed that misfortunes were caused by evil spirits dwelling inside people. In order to bring peace, the [[Pharaoh]]'s magicians tamed such spirits, gave them names and physical forms, and trapped them in stone slabs. While sealed the monsters slowly became more powerful. Eventually a group of [[Priest]]s acted against the Pharaoh and harnessed the power of the stone slabs, using them to and summon the monsters from the tablets to fight in battles, known as ''[[Diaha]]''.<ref name="d 146">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|146|ref}}</ref>
