Yu-Gi-Oh! Bandai's Official Card Game

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Bandai's Official Card Game is a collectable card game published by Bandai.

History[edit]

In 1998, Bandai obtained a license to create Yu-Gi-Oh! merchandise from Toei Animation, the company that created the first Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.

In August 1998, in the middle of the transmission of the release of Toei anime, Bandai released the Yu-Gi-Oh! Bandai OCG: 1st Generation, which included 42 cards. For this time, they also released 3 limited print promotional cards: "Mirror Force", "Swords of Revealing Light" and "Gate Guardian".

In November 1998, Bandai released the Yu-Gi-Oh! Bandai OCG: 2nd Generation, which included 46 cards.

On March 6, 1999, to coincide with the release of Toei film, Bandai released the Yu-Gi-Oh! Bandai OCG: 3rd Generation, which included 30 cards. The same day, Bandai also released 2 promotional cards: "Wicked Chain" and "Blue-Eyes White Dragon's 3-Body Connection".

Card backing[edit]

There are 4 known Card backings for the game:

  • 1998 v1 with ©高橋和希/集英社・テレビ朝日・電通・東映動画 at top and BANDAI 1998 MADE IN JAPAN at bottom. Used only in early printings of the 1st Generation and promos.
  • 1998 v2 with ©高橋和希/集英社・テレビ朝日・電通・東映アニメーション at top and BANDAI 1998 MADE IN JAPAN at bottom. Used only in 2nd Generation early printings.
  • 1999 with ©高橋和希/集英社・テレビ朝日・電通・東映アニメーション at top and BANDAI 1999 MADE IN JAPAN at bottom. Used in the 3rd Generation and late reprints of 1st and 2nd Generation cards.
  • 1999. An English backing with ©1997 KAZUKI TAKAHASHI / SHUEISHA, TOEI ANIMATION at top and BANDAI 1999 at bottom; and no known uses.

Cards[edit]

Rules[edit]

There are only 13 official rules in this game:

~Rule ➀~
Both players must use the same number of cards as their Decks.
~Rule ➁~
Draw 5 cards from your Deck to form your hand.
~Rule ➂~
Select 1 Monster Card from your hand and play it to start a Battle.
~Rule ➃~
To determine the result of the battle, compare the ATK of your attacking monster with the DEF of the attacked monster.
~Rule ➄~
If your monster's ATK is higher, your opponent's monster is destroyed.
~Rule ➅~
Even if you destroy the opponent's monster, if the DEF of your monster is lower than the ATK of your opponent's monster, your monster is also destroyed.
~Rule ➆~
When the battle ends, draw 1 card from your Deck and you can end your turn.
~Rule ➇~
Each turn will continue like this, until both players' Decks are empty.
~Rule ➈~
Each player counts the total Level Stars of all monsters that they destroyed. The player with the highest amount is declared the winner.
~Rule ➉~
If you have Spell, Trap or Equip Cards in your hand, you can put them in play face-down.
~Rule ⑪~
You can activate your face-down Spell, Trap or Equip Cards at any time during a battle.
~Rule ⑫~
When the effect of a Spell, Trap or Equip Card is used, it is discarded.
~Rule ⑬~
When a player's Deck is empty, the Duel will continue until the other player's Deck is empty as well.

Each Monster Card (that had no special effect of its own) had 1 of these rules printed on its card text. All Bandai OCG cards have a yellow background, regardless of card type.

Sets[edit]