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old rule that you couldn't draw and attack on the same turn
====Turns====
[[File:Card positions - manga.png|thumb|right|300px|Visualization of [[Attack Position|Attack]] (vertical) and [[Defense Position|Defense Mode]] (horizontal) as a card is played in Defense Mode]]
During their turn, a player can:
* Draw a card<ref name="d 9" />
** In the Basic Rules, players do not have to draw a card and cannot attack the same turn that they draw a card.<ref name="d 38">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|38|ref}}</ref>
** A player's hand cannot contain more than seven cards<ref name="d 153" />
* [[Summon]] a monster from their hand in [[face-up]] [[Attack Position|Attack]] or [[Defense Position|Defense Mode]].<ref name="d 9" /> Attack Mode is vertical. Defense Mode is horizontal.<ref name="d 10" />
* In the Standard Rules, Monster Cards could be played [[face-down]]. Although this practice was only demonstrated once.<ref name="d 61" /> In the Super Expert Rules, Monster Cards cannot be played face-down. It is considered an illegal move to play a card face-down without first looking at it to determine if it is a monster or not.<ref name="d 269">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|269|ref}}</ref>
A player is considered the winner if:
* They reduce their opponent's [[Life Points]] to 0.<ref name="d 9" />
* Their opponent cannot draw a card when they are required to.<ref name="d 38">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|38|ref}}</ref><ref name="d 153">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|153|ref}}</ref>
* They use the effect of a card that makes them the winner, such as "[[Exodia the Forbidden One (manga)|Exodia the Forbidden One]]"<ref name="d 39">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|39|ref}}</ref> or "[[Destiny Board (manga)|Destiny Board]]".<ref name="d 205">{{chapter|Yu-Gi-Oh!|205|ref}}</ref>
Only rules to feature or mention:
* Players have the option to play a monster from their hand in Defense Mode at the end of their turn, if they have no other monsters.<ref name="d 37" />
* That a player cannot draw a card and attack on the same turn.<ref name="d 38" />
===Standard===