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| − | '''Card text''', also known as the '''card description''',<ref>[http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/rulebook/YGO_RuleBook_EN-v8.pdf Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game - OFFICIAL RULEBOOK Version 8.0]</ref> is an area on cards containing [[Card effect|effect]] text that details how a card affects gameplay, or, on [[Normal Monster|Normal]] [[Monster Card]]s, flavor text describing the monster. Card text is located in the Card Description box,<ref>[http://yugioh-eg.ueuo.com/rulebook_v05.pdf Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game - OFFICIAL RULEBOOK Version 5.0]</ref> which also contains the card's [[Type]], [[ATK]], and [[DEF]] (on Monster Cards), and is located beneath the card's artwork. | + | '''Card text''' (カードテキスト ''Kādotekisuto''), also known as the '''card description''',<ref>[http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/rulebook/YGO_RuleBook_EN-v8.pdf Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game - OFFICIAL RULEBOOK Version 8.0]</ref> is an area on cards containing [[Card effect|effect]] text that details how a card affects gameplay, or, on [[Normal Monster|Normal]] [[Monster Card]]s, flavor text describing the monster. Card text is located in the Card Description box,<ref>[http://yugioh-eg.ueuo.com/rulebook_v05.pdf Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game - OFFICIAL RULEBOOK Version 5.0]</ref> which also contains the card's [[Type]], [[ATK]], and [[DEF]] (on Monster Cards), and is located beneath the card's artwork. |
The flavor text on [[Normal Monster]]s almost always only contains lore about the monster (leading to its popular name "lore" or "lore text"); in languages written with Latin letters, this text is italicized to indicate that it has no effect on gameplay. Normal Monsters may rarely contain an [[archetype condition]], which is not italic (as it has an effect on gameplay) and is listed at the bottom of the Card Description box. | The flavor text on [[Normal Monster]]s almost always only contains lore about the monster (leading to its popular name "lore" or "lore text"); in languages written with Latin letters, this text is italicized to indicate that it has no effect on gameplay. Normal Monsters may rarely contain an [[archetype condition]], which is not italic (as it has an effect on gameplay) and is listed at the bottom of the Card Description box. | ||
Revision as of 09:36, 26 March 2014
Card text (カードテキスト Kādotekisuto), also known as the card description,[1] is an area on cards containing effect text that details how a card affects gameplay, or, on Normal Monster Cards, flavor text describing the monster. Card text is located in the Card Description box,[2] which also contains the card's Type, ATK, and DEF (on Monster Cards), and is located beneath the card's artwork.
The flavor text on Normal Monsters almost always only contains lore about the monster (leading to its popular name "lore" or "lore text"); in languages written with Latin letters, this text is italicized to indicate that it has no effect on gameplay. Normal Monsters may rarely contain an archetype condition, which is not italic (as it has an effect on gameplay) and is listed at the bottom of the Card Description box.
On all other cards, the card text contains the card effect(s) as well as any costs, conditions, and materials. If a card lists materials, these will be listed first on their own line.
Errata
Card text often receives errata between printings. This is used for a variety of reasons, including to correct mistakes and mistranslations, correct archetype membership, and to improve clarity.
Card text standardization and clarification efforts
There have been two major attempts to standardize and clarify the card text in the TCG.
The first was the Simplified Effect Text, which shortened several common phrases by taking out implied words or rephrasing the phrase altogether. The Simplified Effect Text has been used on all cards released since Power of the Duelist, until the introduction of the next text standardization.
The second was the Problem-Solving Card Text, which uses a highly consistent structure for all cards to minimize the need for card rulings. It has been used on all cards released in Booster Packs since Generation Force and all cards released in Starter Decks since Starter Deck: Dawn of the Xyz.
