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A '''Card Number''' (Japanese: カードナンバー ''Kādonanbā'') is the code found on most ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'' cards, intended to denote the set from which the card originated, its position in that set, the [[region]] the card was printed for, and the language the card was printed in.
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| kanji                = カードナンバー
 
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| romaji              = Kādonanbā
 
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| japanese translated  =
 
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| english              = Card Number
 
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| french              = Numéro de Carte
 
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| german              = Kartennummer
 
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| italian              = Numero della Carta
 
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| korean              = 카드 번호 (Card 番号) ''Kadeu Beonho''
 
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        | portuguese          = Número do Card
 
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| spanish              = Número de Carta
 
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        | chinese              = 卡號 ''Kǎhào / Kaat1 hou6''
 
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        | simplified chinese  = 卡编号 ''Kǎbiānhào''
 
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A '''Card Number''' (Japanese: カードナンバー ''Kādonanbā'') is the code found on most ''[[OCG]]'' and ''[[TCG]]'' cards, intended to denote the set from which the card originated, its position in that set, the [[region]] the card was printed for, and the language the card was printed in.
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Card Numbers were introduced in the ''OCG'' with [[Series 2]], though several cards have been printed since then without a Card Number.
  
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==''TCG''/''OCG''==
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==''OCG''/''TCG''==
 
On most cards, the Card Number is located immediately underneath the [[artwork]], on the right side. Card numbers on [[Pendulum Monster]]s are placed in the bottom left corner of the card instead, in line with the [[ATK]]/[[DEF]] values, as the [[Pendulum Effect]]s and the [[Pendulum Scale]]s take up the space where the card number would usually be placed. On [[Link Monster]]s, card numbers are moved slightly left of their normal position to allow room for the bottom-right [[Link Arrow]].
 
On most cards, the Card Number is located immediately underneath the [[artwork]], on the right side. Card numbers on [[Pendulum Monster]]s are placed in the bottom left corner of the card instead, in line with the [[ATK]]/[[DEF]] values, as the [[Pendulum Effect]]s and the [[Pendulum Scale]]s take up the space where the card number would usually be placed. On [[Link Monster]]s, card numbers are moved slightly left of their normal position to allow room for the bottom-right [[Link Arrow]].
  
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Uniquely, the ''[[Booster Pack Collectors Tin 2003]]'' and ''[[Booster Pack Collectors Tin 2004]]'' promotional cards use the single letter "J" for a Japanese card.
 
Uniquely, the ''[[Booster Pack Collectors Tin 2003]]'' and ''[[Booster Pack Collectors Tin 2004]]'' promotional cards use the single letter "J" for a Japanese card.
  
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The following is a table of the prefixes for each region.
 
 
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! scope="col" | Region
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! 1-character code
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| [[Worldwide English]]
 
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The [[K Series]] cards appended a capital letter "K" to their set position number, e.g. a print of "[[Elemental HERO Flame Wingman]]" had the Card Number [[TLM-EN035K]].
 
The [[K Series]] cards appended a capital letter "K" to their set position number, e.g. a print of "[[Elemental HERO Flame Wingman]]" had the Card Number [[TLM-EN035K]].
  
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==Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel==
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===Cards printed without a Card Number===
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[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel|Rush Duel]] cards prefix the card number with "RD/", as in [[RD/KP01-JP000]] ("[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (Rush Duel)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"). Otherwise, Card Numbers have the same structure as ''TCG''/''OCG'' cards.
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Several cards have been printed without a Card Number since Series 2, often in the same set as cards which did have a Card Number. Many of these have been reprints of cards from [[Series 1]], using the [[Card layout#Series 1 layout|Series 1 layout]].
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The [[Ticket Card]]s have never been printed with Card Numbers, and have always been printed with the Series 1 layout, even for their ''TCG'' prints.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! scope="col" | Set
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! scope="col" | Cards
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! scope="col" | Notes
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|-
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| ''[["Blue-Eyes White Dragon" 20th Anniversary Silver Edition]]''
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| rowspan="3" | "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"
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| rowspan="3" | Printed with the Series 1 layout
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|-
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| ''[["Blue-Eyes White Dragon" 20th Anniversary Gold Edition]]''
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|-
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| ''[[25th Anniversary Ultimate Kaiba Set]]''
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|-
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| ''[[Yugi's Uncut Card Sheet promotion]]''
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| "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (original)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]"
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| Korean set; printed with the Series 2 layout; this was the first time this card was printed without a Card Number
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|-
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| ''[[Duel Overload]]''
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|
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* "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"
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* "[[Cyber Dragon Infinity]]"
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* "[[Dark Magician Girl]]"
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* "[[Stardust Dragon]]"
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* "[[The Dark Magicians]]"
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* "[[Tour Guide From the Underworld]]"
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| Oversized cards printed using a special manga-themed layout
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|-
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| ''[[20th Anniversary Duelist Box]]''
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|
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* "[[Dark Magician]]"
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* "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"
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| Printed on [[Metal card|stainless steel]] using the Series 1 layout; only included in the Japanese print of the set
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|-
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| ''[["Dark Magician Girl" Special Card]]''
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| "[[Dark Magician Girl]]"
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| Printed on [[Metal card|stainless steel]] using the Series 2 layout; this was the first time this card was printed without a Card Number
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|-
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| ''[["Dark Magician" Special Card]]''
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| "[[Dark Magician]]"
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| Printed on [[Metal card|stainless steel]] using the Series 1 layout
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|-
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| ''[[Animation Chronicle 2023]]''
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| "[[Right Arm of the Forbidden One]]"
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| Printed with the Series 1 layout
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|-
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| ''[[Terminal World (set)|Terminal World]]''
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| "[[Left Arm of the Forbidden One]]"
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| Printed with the Series 1 layout
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|-
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| ''[[World Premiere Pack 2023]]''
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| "[[Right Leg of the Forbidden One]]"
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| Printed with the Series 1 layout
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|-
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| ''[[Duelist Pack: Duelists of Explosion]]''
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| "[[Left Leg of the Forbidden One]]"
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| Printed with the Series 1 layout
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|-
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| ''[[Premium Pack: The Legend of Duelist Quarter Century Edition]]''
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| Reprinted all 10 cards from ''[[Premium Pack (Japanese)|Premium Pack]]'' and all cards distributed during the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories Duelist Legend in Tokyo Dome|Legend in Tokyo Dome]] tournament, all using the Series 1 layout
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|-
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| ''[[Legendary "Black Luster Soldier" GET Campaign]]''
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| "[[Black Luster Soldier (Normal)|Black Luster Soldier]]"
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| [[Normal Monster]] prize card version of "[[Black Luster Soldier]]", printed with the Series 1 layout
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|-
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| ''[[Masterpiece Series: Platinum Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]''
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| "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"
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|-
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| ''[[Masterpiece Series: Platinum Dark Magician]]''
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| "[[Dark Magician]]"
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|-
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| ''[[Stainless Steel Egyptian God Cards]]''
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|
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* "[[Obelisk the Tormentor (original)|Obelisk the Tormentor]]"
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* "[[Slifer the Sky Dragon (original)|Slifer the Sky Dragon]]"
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* "[[The Winged Dragon of Ra (original)|The Winged Dragon of Ra]]"
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| English set; printed on [[Metal card|stainless steel]] with their manga artworks and English manga names and texts; this was the first time "Obelisk" and "Ra" were printed without Card Numbers
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|-
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| ''[[Stainless Steel Egyptian God Cards Sweepstakes]]''
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| "[[Black Luster Soldier (Normal)|Black Luster Soldier]]"
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| English set; Normal Monster prize card version of "Black Luster Soldier", printed in Japanese with the Series 1 layout and "[[Limited Edition|LIMITED EDITION]]" under the artwork
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan 2019 prize card|''Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan 2019'' prize card]]
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| "[[Red-Eyes Black Dragon]]"
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| Printed on [[Metal card|stainless steel]] using the Series 1 layout
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan 2023 prize card|''Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan 2023'' prize card]]
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| "[[Gaia The Fierce Knight]]"
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| Printed on [[Metal card|stainless steel]] using the Series 1 layout
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|-
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| [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan 2024 prize card|''Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan 2024'' prize card]]
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| "[[Gandora the Dragon of Destruction]]"
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| Printed on [[Metal card|stainless steel]]; this was the first time this card was printed without a Card Number
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|-
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|}
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==''Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel''==
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''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel]]'' cards prefix the card number with "RD/", as in [[RD/KP01-JP000]] ("[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (Rush Duel)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]"). Otherwise, Card Numbers have the same structure as ''TCG''/''OCG'' cards.
  
 
==Other media==
 
==Other media==
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Card Numbers are used in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Bandai's Official Card Game|Bandai's Official Card Game]]''. Almost all Bandai cards only have a number, without any abbreviations or letters.
 
Card Numbers are used in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Bandai's Official Card Game|Bandai's Official Card Game]]''. Almost all Bandai cards only have a number, without any abbreviations or letters.
  
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==Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters==
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==''Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters''==
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Card Numbers are used in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters|Dungeon Dice Monsters]]''.
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Card Numbers are used in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters|Dungeon Dice Monsters]]''. These consist of a two-character, alphanumeric set identifier, a hyphen-minus, and a two-digit set position number, e.g. [[ST-00]] ("[[Monster Lord (card)|Monster Lord]]").
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Japanese set identifiers were often reused in the English version of ''Dungeon Dice Monsters'', and some of them were also later used in Series 2 of the ''OCG'', meaning many of the Card Numbers used in ''Dungeon Dice Monsters'' were ultimately used for several different cards. For example, the Card Number B1-01 was used for "[[Darkfire Dragon (DDM)|Darkfire Dragon]]" in the Japanese set ''[[Booster 1 (Dungeon Dice Monsters)|Booster 1]]'', for "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (DDM)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" in the English set ''[[Dragonflame]]'', and for "[[Ryu-Kishin]]" in the Japanese ''OCG'' set ''[[Booster R1]]''.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ Set identifiers
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! scope="col" | ID
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! scope="col" | Japanese
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! scope="col" | English
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| ST
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| ''[[Starter Box (Dungeon Dice Monsters)|Starter Box]]''
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| [[Starter Set]]
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| B1
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| ''[[Booster 1 (Dungeon Dice Monsters)|Booster 1]]''
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| ''[[Dragonflame]]''
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|-
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| B2
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| ''[[Booster 2 (Dungeon Dice Monsters)|Booster 2]]''
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| ''[[Forbidden Powers]]''
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|-
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| B3
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| ''[[Booster 3 (Dungeon Dice Monsters)|Booster 3]]''
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| ''[[Ultimate Wrath]]''
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|-
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| B4
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| ''[[Booster 4 (Dungeon Dice Monsters)|Booster 4]]''
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| ''[[Iron Guardians]]''
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|-
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| B5
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| ''[[Booster 5 (Dungeon Dice Monsters)|Booster 5]]''
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| ''[[Summoned Fury]]'' (unreleased)
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|-
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| B6
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| ''[[Booster 6 (Dungeon Dice Monsters)|Booster 6]]''
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| ''[[Magnetic Storm]]'' (unreleased)
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|-
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| B7
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| ''[[Booster 7 (Dungeon Dice Monsters)|Booster 7]]''
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| —
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|}
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==In other languages==
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{{In other languages
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| fr_name  = Numéro de Carte
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| de_name  = Kartennummer
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| it_name  = Numero della Carta
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| pt_name  = Número do Card
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| es_name  = Número de Carta
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| ja_name  = カードナンバー
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| ja_romaji = Kādonanbā
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| ko_name  = 카드 번호
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| ko_rr    = Kadeu Beonho
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| tc_name  = 卡號
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| tc_pinyin = Kǎhào
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| sc_name  = 卡编号
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| sc_pinyin = Kǎbiānhào''
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}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:32, 3 February 2024

This article is about the code unique to a card's print. For the eight-digit number unique to a card name, see Password.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon
A card, with the Card Number visible under the right side of the artwork ("Blue-Eyes White Dragon")

A Card Number (Japanese: カードナンバー Kādonanbā) is the code found on most OCG and TCG cards, intended to denote the set from which the card originated, its position in that set, the region the card was printed for, and the language the card was printed in.

Card Numbers were introduced in the OCG with Series 2, though several cards have been printed since then without a Card Number.

OCG/TCG[edit]

On most cards, the Card Number is located immediately underneath the artwork, on the right side. Card numbers on Pendulum Monsters are placed in the bottom left corner of the card instead, in line with the ATK/DEF values, as the Pendulum Effects and the Pendulum Scales take up the space where the card number would usually be placed. On Link Monsters, card numbers are moved slightly left of their normal position to allow room for the bottom-right Link Arrow.

Format[edit]

The general format for card numbers is "AAAA-RR###", where "AAAA" is the two- to five-character set abbreviation, "RR" is the one- or two-letter region code, and "###" is the set position number.

Set abbreviation[edit]

The set abbreviation[1] is normally four characters (either letters or digits). Normally the first two characters are letters, but there are sets for which this is not the case.

  • In Series 2, cards use two-character set abbreviations.
  • In Series 3, cards use three-character set abbreviations. Some TCG sets have prefixes that differ between languages.
  • In Series 4, cards use three-character set abbreviations. They no longer vary between TCG languages.
  • From Series 5 onward, cards use four-character set abbreviations.

Region code[edit]

The region code is normally two letters. They were introduced in Series 3, the first series to be released outside of Japan. In Series 3, North American English and Japanese sets do not use region codes, while all other regions use single-letter codes. From Series 4 onward, all regions use two-letter region codes.

Uniquely, the Booster Pack Collectors Tin 2003 and Booster Pack Collectors Tin 2004 promotional cards use the single letter "J" for a Japanese card.

Region prefixes
Region 1-character code 2-character code
Worldwide English — EN
North American English none —
European English E —
Australian English/
Oceanic English 		A —
French F FR
French-Canadian C —
German G DE
Italian I IT
Portuguese P PT
Spanish S SP
Japanese none JP
Japanese-Asian — JA
Asian-English none AE
Korean — KR
Traditional Chinese — TC
Simplified Chinese — SC

Set position number[edit]

The set position number is normally three digits. The main exception is Series 2 sets, which instead used two-digit set position numbers

For most sets, this is a number that starts at 001, with all numbers up to the highest number corresponding to a card; some sets also include a card numbered 000. Closely related sets that share a prefix, or set with multiple subsets within them (such as Yugi's Legendary Decks), will often replace the first character of the set position number with a letter (different for each set or subset), and number each set or subset separately.

For series of promotional cards, such as magazine promotional cards, instead each new release will use a number one higher than the last promotional card to be released.

Some promotional cards and bonus cards use letters as the first one or two characters to indicate their status as such. (Replacing the first character with "S" is common.) Token Cards will often use TKN as their entire set position number.

The K Series cards appended a capital letter "K" to their set position number, e.g. a print of "Elemental HERO Flame Wingman" had the Card Number TLM-EN035K.

Cards printed without a Card Number[edit]

Several cards have been printed without a Card Number since Series 2, often in the same set as cards which did have a Card Number. Many of these have been reprints of cards from Series 1, using the Series 1 layout.

The Ticket Cards have never been printed with Card Numbers, and have always been printed with the Series 1 layout, even for their TCG prints.

Set Cards Notes
"Blue-Eyes White Dragon" 20th Anniversary Silver Edition "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" Printed with the Series 1 layout
"Blue-Eyes White Dragon" 20th Anniversary Gold Edition
25th Anniversary Ultimate Kaiba Set
Yugi's Uncut Card Sheet promotion "Slifer the Sky Dragon" Korean set; printed with the Series 2 layout; this was the first time this card was printed without a Card Number
Duel Overload Oversized cards printed using a special manga-themed layout
20th Anniversary Duelist Box Printed on stainless steel using the Series 1 layout; only included in the Japanese print of the set
"Dark Magician Girl" Special Card "Dark Magician Girl" Printed on stainless steel using the Series 2 layout; this was the first time this card was printed without a Card Number
"Dark Magician" Special Card "Dark Magician" Printed on stainless steel using the Series 1 layout
Animation Chronicle 2023 "Right Arm of the Forbidden One" Printed with the Series 1 layout
Terminal World "Left Arm of the Forbidden One" Printed with the Series 1 layout
World Premiere Pack 2023 "Right Leg of the Forbidden One" Printed with the Series 1 layout
Duelist Pack: Duelists of Explosion "Left Leg of the Forbidden One" Printed with the Series 1 layout
Premium Pack: The Legend of Duelist Quarter Century Edition Reprinted all 10 cards from Premium Pack and all cards distributed during the Legend in Tokyo Dome tournament, all using the Series 1 layout
Legendary "Black Luster Soldier" GET Campaign "Black Luster Soldier" Normal Monster prize card version of "Black Luster Soldier", printed with the Series 1 layout
Masterpiece Series: Platinum Blue-Eyes White Dragon "Blue-Eyes White Dragon"
Masterpiece Series: Platinum Dark Magician "Dark Magician"
Stainless Steel Egyptian God Cards English set; printed on stainless steel with their manga artworks and English manga names and texts; this was the first time "Obelisk" and "Ra" were printed without Card Numbers
Stainless Steel Egyptian God Cards Sweepstakes "Black Luster Soldier" English set; Normal Monster prize card version of "Black Luster Soldier", printed in Japanese with the Series 1 layout and "LIMITED EDITION" under the artwork
Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan 2019 prize card "Red-Eyes Black Dragon" Printed on stainless steel using the Series 1 layout
Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan 2023 prize card "Gaia The Fierce Knight" Printed on stainless steel using the Series 1 layout
Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan 2024 prize card "Gandora the Dragon of Destruction" Printed on stainless steel; this was the first time this card was printed without a Card Number

Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel[edit]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel cards prefix the card number with "RD/", as in RD/KP01-JP000 ("Blue-Eyes White Dragon"). Otherwise, Card Numbers have the same structure as TCG/OCG cards.

Other media[edit]

Card numbers are not featured in the anime or manga. Most video games do not feature the OCG/TCG-style card numbers, though almost all of them do number cards sequentially (see Comparison of video game card numbers (by number)).

Bandai's Official Card Game[edit]

Card Numbers are used in Bandai's Official Card Game. Almost all Bandai cards only have a number, without any abbreviations or letters.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters[edit]

Card Numbers are used in Dungeon Dice Monsters. These consist of a two-character, alphanumeric set identifier, a hyphen-minus, and a two-digit set position number, e.g. ST-00 ("Monster Lord").

Japanese set identifiers were often reused in the English version of Dungeon Dice Monsters, and some of them were also later used in Series 2 of the OCG, meaning many of the Card Numbers used in Dungeon Dice Monsters were ultimately used for several different cards. For example, the Card Number B1-01 was used for "Darkfire Dragon" in the Japanese set Booster 1, for "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" in the English set Dragonflame, and for "Ryu-Kishin" in the Japanese OCG set Booster R1.

Set identifiers
ID Japanese English
ST Starter Box Starter Set
B1 Booster 1 Dragonflame
B2 Booster 2 Forbidden Powers
B3 Booster 3 Ultimate Wrath
B4 Booster 4 Iron Guardians
B5 Booster 5 Summoned Fury (unreleased)
B6 Booster 6 Magnetic Storm (unreleased)
B7 Booster 7 —

In other languages[edit]

"Card Number" in languages other than English
Language NameRomanized
French Numéro de Carte
German Kartennummer
Italian Numero della Carta
Portuguese Número do Card
Spanish Número de Carta
Japanese カードナンバーKādonanbā
Korean 카드 번호Kadeu Beonho
Chinese (Traditional) 卡號Kǎhào
Chinese (Simplified) 卡编号Kǎbiānhào

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Ultimate Dueling Guide

See also[edit]

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