New Rules regarding Yu-Gi-Oh! also Pendulum Summon?

[12laus]

I'm actually surprised that there isn't really a forum thread discussing YGO as a card game.

Anyway, I'm sure most of you who do follow the YGO meta will know that over in the OCG, a new ruling has been created. It is that:

"The turn player who goes first does not draw a card, but the player who goes 2nd does draw a card."

I'm sure it's phrased better than that but I don't have an official translation...

I think that this is a great addition to the game, as going first has a number of advantages:

• Gets a +1 off of the draw
• Can make plays without worrying about any backrow, the only thing being hand traps and even then, you're limited to basically maxx c and veiler.
• Bring out a big beater for your opponent to have to deal with

By big beaters, I'm thinking of Dracossacks for Dragons/Harpies, Hyperions/Kristyas for Agents/Fairies etc.

However, will a one card disadvantage really trouble the turn player going first that much? I'd like some discussion of this please.

Also, regarding Pendulum summoning, I'll copy/paste something I found.

Once per turn, by using the number on the Pendulum Scale of the 2 Pendulum Monsters on the Pendulum Zone as a reference, you can Pendulum Summon any number of monsters from your hand and/or Pendulum Monsters from your Extra Deck with a Level between the blue Pendulum Scale of the Pendulum Monster on the left Pendulum Zone and the red Pendulum Scale of the Pendulum Monster on the right Pendulum Zone.

It seems radically different to the Synchro and Xyz summons we've gotten used to. I'm interested on how it impacts the game.

Anyway, I'd be really happy to see some discussion regarding this, they're big changes to the game.

(inb4 no one comments on this thread making me look like an idiot)

[lololitas]

I'm sitting here totally confused. The last time I played this was back when it first came into europe Oo

I don't even know what synchro summons and Xyz summons are



The rule change I do get is the one card less to draw for the first player. It does seem fair, although I'm thinking if there is a better solution to this.

[kitamesume]

The rule change I do get is the one card less to draw for the first player. It does seem fair, although I'm thinking if there is a better solution to this.

don't think theres gonna be a better one though, just by being able to summon high class lvl1~3 cards already a cheap shot.
i mean how'd you take out a monster with over 1,5k atk at the 2nd round?

the other being limiting the summon to lvl1~2 cards, although that still doesn't rule-out effect monsters or trap cards.

[Tanis]

I haven't played, regularly, since back in the early 2000s.

Sounds like they've over complicated it again.

[Remak]

I'm sitting here totally confused. The last time I played this was back when it first came into europe Oo

I don't even know what synchro summons and Xyz summons are

I played one of the ds games (I think it is the newest one) and it was really weird. Syncro summon you have low star monsters 1-3 usually that are marked syncro. You can then special summon from your syncro deck by combining 1 or more syncro monsters with any other monsters on your side of the field. The star level of the summoned monster has to be equal to the sum of star levels of monsters used as tribute.

They added another deck too, so you have your regular deck, your extra deck, and your syncro deck. Also you have play using monsters with effects now otherwise the computer will summon like 4 monsters in one turn and defeat you. .

Xyz is like you have monster-x monster-y monster-z all on your side of the field. They can then be combined to create a super xyz monster. It's weird I didn't use them at all because it was too random on if I would draw each xyz component monster and then be able to keep the other two alive until I got the last one summoned.

I haven't played, regularly, since back in the early 2000s.

Sounds like they've over complicated it again.

I had a lot of fun trying out the new yugioh game overall, but it is nothing like how it was before. (The last time I played was on a gba game based on the anime in Battle City/the red-yellow-??? god birds). There are a bunch of different play style and deck types and it was fun trying them out. Morphtronics were my favorite. 

[Tanis]

I guess I'd rather play MTG.
:/

[Remak]

I'm interested in mtg, but I haven't played it since there's no handheld version

[Tanis]

I'm interested in mtg, but I haven't played it since there's no handheld version

Well, it's for PC now.

[12laus]

Remak, you're mistaken, it's not the X Head cannon, Y Dragon Head and Z Metal tank cards.

They're black cards that are called Xyz cards, you Xyz summon by overlaying 2 monsters of the same level.

[Remak]

Well, it's for PC now.

pc isn't portable

Remak, you're mistaken, it's not the X Head cannon, Y Dragon Head and Z Metal tank cards.

They're black cards that are called Xyz cards, you Xyz summon by overlaying 2 monsters of the same level.

Ohh, those weren't in the game I played. That sounds interesting! I at least I can understand the description of how it works. (I do not understand pendulum)

[juggalojohn]

"The turn player who goes first does not draw a card, but the player who goes 2nd does draw a card."

that has been a rule at my locals for years. so not much has changed for me 

as for the Pendulum summoning i've never dabled in it so I cant say how it will change things. It sounds like a new way to spam syncs and xyzs. which might be fun but might be a pain to play against.

IDK I might just sit this one out. hey laus what do you play?


I play spellbooks

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2 Breaker the Magical Warrior
1 Chaos Sorcerer
2 Effect Veiler
3 High Priestess of Prophecy
1 Justice of Prophecy
2 Magical Exemplar
1 Prophecy Destroyer
1 Sorcerer of Dark Magic
3 Spellbook Magician of Prophecy
2 Stoic of Prophecy
2 Temperance of Prophecy
Monsters [20]
1 Dark Hole
1 Heavy Storm
1 Magical Dimension
1 Monster Reborn
1 Spellbook of Eternity
2 Spellbook of Life
2 Spellbook of Power
3 Spellbook of Secrets
2 Spellbook of Wisdom
1 The Grand Spellbook Tower
Spells [15]
1 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Dimensional Prison
1 Magician's Circle
1 Mirror Force
1 Solemn Judgment
Traps [5]
Deck Total [40]
EXTRA DECK
1 Abyss Dweller
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
1 Black Rose Dragon
1 Gachi Gachi Gantetsu
1 Hierophant of Prophecy
1 Number 11: Big Eye
1 Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
2 Number 39: Utopia
1 Number 83: Galaxy Queen
1 Photon Strike Bounzer
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Steelswarm Roach
1 Tempest Magician
Extra Deck [15

[12laus]

Heh Spellbooks, nearly the most expensive deck you can play to date

I play Monster Mash as a fun deck

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Disregard the side deck, I rarely play matches to bother with it.

More seriously, I play Mecha Phantom Beasts

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[megido-rev.M]

I haven't dueled in so long. Last I remember I was trying to make a magician deck.

Also, a pendulum what? :o

[juggalojohn]

http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Pendulum_Summon

explains the summon in detail