How to Play YGO - Explained Quickly and Easily

[@luckyman4906]

Please make this into a series explaining other simple mechanics. Would help a lot of people wanting to get into the game but don’t know where to start.

[@Gren0]

Yes with things such as synchro, xyz, and more

[@zzzxxx7294]

Yes

[@trentgawd4292]

“This is a link monster. And this, is the average yugioh deck”

[@KoriKeiji]

I do like that you explained the absolute basics, YGO 101, Rulebook page 3, to lure in people who’ve never played and then you hit them with the Ash and Imperm at the end.

[@dracoblizzard7944]

Handtraps are only "complicated" to people who've played before but refuse to accept them, to someone who's never touched a card game before, cards that you can use from your hand whenever probably make perfect sense and there would be no confusion. Honestly, rulings aside, handtraps are probably some of the simplest cards that still see play in modern decks.

[@Nqsmn]

Handtrap jumpscare

[@KoriKeiji]

@@dracoblizzard7944 Handtraps are fairly simple in how they work if you take the time to read the text, yes, especially Ash since it technically only does one thing. The complicated part is explaining new players why they’re so good in modern formats and what a “bottle neck” is.

[@MasterofLaziness]

I realized I wrote an essay, so have a tl;dr: Yugiboomers complain about non-battle-oriented handtraps due to differences in how they view deck interaction. Battle-oriented ones are generally fine. @@dracoblizzard7944 As a concept, handtraps *are* simple. They are traps that trigger from the hand, and they have been around since the beginning in the form of Kuriboh in the DM era. GX had Gorz, who is the sole reason players from that era attack weakest to strongest. The issue older players have with them is that all the original handtraps before D.D. Crow were battle-oriented. There was a period between Crow and Effect Veiler where more of the same kind of battle-based handtraps were released, but since then most handtraps released after it are designed to prevent you from "playing the game", either through negates, board clears, or drawing a ton of cards. It's an interaction thing, and while newer players can accept negates as an inherent part of interaction, older players see that as control that stops them from being able to enjoy pitting their deck against another's. However, these are also the same type of players who complain about unbreakable boards when plenty of outs have already been printed in a game designed to keep you buying cards to stay competitive. I do feel like the competitive version is overkill with its "just draw the out" style of gameplay these days where a scoop is much more common than a real interactive game, but at the same time, buy some damn cards if you want to get back into it casually. There's modern support for nearly every hero and villain from the OG series, which is always a great place to start.

[@KoriKeiji]

@@MasterofLaziness It is also extremely funny to hear about “cards that lock you out of playing the game” from people who used to play PACMAN and Final Countdown Control

[@ultradmann2367]

This the quickest, cleanest and simplest explanation of the game at a basic level, well done.

[@nightgacha7338]

Intruction unclear, i drew 5 pieces of exodia and won immidietly

[@haroldnecmann7040]

If u draw 5 piece of exodia, u need to shuffle back that cards into the deck.

[@timaeus22222]

If that happens the opponent calls a judge and accuses you of cheating. ;-)

[@Stro2101]

If you do that then your opponent can call a judge since the possibility to draw exodia in your opening hand is almost winning the lottery. Is very probably that you cheated.

[@GearShotgun]

I was half expecting some parody/joke video where you started off simple, then sped up to the point it sounded like you were reading off the side effects at the end of a drug commercial.

[@ymighty001]

To make sure you can win, you need to make sure your opponent can't play

[@andrewfreeland4858]

You get one normal summon per turn, however this will not be your primary summoning mechanic since your opponent will spent 10 minutes building a full board of extra deck monsters

[@Saifthebest01]

Then you go to game 2 going first with your own 10 minute combo, and then game 3 with cards specifically designed to go second (dark ruler, Raigeki, kaiju, etc)

[@RickJay13]

Actually a pretty good and quick explanation. I really hope this helps some people start playing yugioh

[@TeaHauss]

I didn't think it possible, but yeah. that's the game

[@fios4528]

Man, I don't even have a life let alone 8000

[@alist4rt635]

😂😂

[@Varooooooom]

God I hope nothing about this explanation ever changes lol. I was shocked when I came back to YuGiOh and heard that player 1 doesn’t get to draw a card, and that 2 field spells can be active at the same time, and that extra monster zones are a thing lol

[@zzzxxx7294]

😂😂

[@shon_senpai]

I’m so glad I watched this I deadass was not gon play with my brother cuz of how complicated it seemed

[@firestargaming9521]

Honestly the core mechanics of Yu-Gi-Oh are incredibly simple. The only thing that makes the game complicated are the effects, and even then all you need to do is read them carefully. I was playing with a friend who didn't really understand the game (she only semi-watched the old anime) so I lent her my blue eyes xyz deck so we could have a friendly duel. On her first turn, she started roasting me for "having too many high level monsters in my deck" I looked at her hand, and low and behold saw that she had a nebula dragon and a Blue-eyes White dragon in her hand. Had she read those cards, she could have used the effect to special both it and blue for a free rank eight. It's all about putting in the effort to read and understand cards.

[@Zthewise]

Biggest lie the anime taught me before i started playing. Summoning in face up defense position.

[@sh4rx486]

Wow! Amazing graphics 👏😮

[@vancoverwine1149]

learned and mastered ygo in 2weeks up to pedulums

[@ColibriRafael]

The best yugioh KZbin channel !

[@yahs15]

I think you should make a short about the accesories like for starters on what things need to buy and where buy it.

[@melvinshine9841]

One of these on TheManaLogs channel would be neat.

[@SaikoDeMoN]

Not a single mention of reading a card. Perfect.

[@dely9999]

I had played META for so long that i forget that you can win by reducing your opponent's life point to zero

[@theluckygamer10]

Remember: *Card effects overrule game rules.*

[@fluffalpenguin]

That's true in most games, but Yu-Gi-Oh only does that in fairly rare circumstances. Stuff like things being properly summoned are very happy to remind you that the rules are ultimately in charge :)

[@haroldnecmann7040]

Megalith using their monsters to ritual summon monster

[@negate-07]

card effects are the rules that is why it is a card game first and board game second rather than the other way around

[@kingjulian.r5748]

Alright I think I'm ready for regionals now

[@sakamotoverge3194]

This is like the most basic YGO rules explained so simple that even a toddler can understand it..

[@ardhyzadespratama5698]

Bro giving an explanation and ptsd with just 1 shorts 😂 Anyway it's fantastic.

[@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

First off, is that card’s name “Nipple Beaver”? Or is my screen acting up again? Secondly, this gives me some ideas for rules adjustments that can be made to make the games a little longer: ⚪️Players with minimum sized decks start out at 8000 LP, BUT for every card past the minimum, you gain an additional 100 LP. So a 60 card deck would have 10,000 LP as compared to a 40 card deck. Smaller decks are generally more popular for consistencies sake, so something like THIS would help Larger decks compensate. ⚪️Monsters can be normal summoned/set in face-up defense position OR facedown attack position, and you can normal summon AND set 1 monster each per turn (IE normal summon 1 monster and then normal set another in the same turn.) This would shift some power away from special summoning back into normal summoning, and would be a boon to Flip monsters.

[@fluffalpenguin]

Nimble Beaver No comment on the rest 😂

[@Chuuruth]

Wow what interesting card game, can't wait to play it. ............I can't even set or summon a monster

[@JustAnAmerican_]

I would recommend going over the special summoning mechanics next, my friends want to learn and I’m not the best teacher 😅

[@nuraqilasidek-qk7zp]

The pressure I felt whenever someone ask me how to play this game .__.

[@williamboehler5119]

Love the vid!

[@Mh_012]

Theduellogs just lost the opportunity to use normal summon Aleister as example here

[@Lightardo]

Thats a wild branded spright deck right there

[@Adam_42_01]

I've known how to play YuGiOh since 2003 why did I watch this twice?

[@jeremiahbaugh8195]

This would have made an excellent April fool's day short

[@bearerofdragons6713]

The only things I know about Yu-Gi-Oh is from Xylophoney and the first anime. And what I’ve gathered from that is you yell until you win.

[@MagicianOfFlame]

This might be a bit unpopular, but I don't think that this is how we should teach people to play the game. The mechanics are of course important, but most games end before any battle damage is made. The game is not really about summoning monsters to do damage to being them to zero, and more about getting interruptions in your end board and your opponent trying to break it. Of course, some times OTK (dealing lethal damage) matters, but I think it is mostly a non-factor.

[@linksora7120]

Could you help explain link summoning and pendulum summoning? I still don’t understand how to do either of these yet synchro and xyz were easy for me to understand

[@fosterdawson7339]

Link I think is similar to Xyz summoning, but instead of levels the link monsters usually say what type of monster they need. If it’s something like a link 2, it either needs 2 monsters or 1+ monsters if there’s another link monster in there, as long as the link arrows add to at least 2. Pendulum tho 😅

[@fluffalpenguin]

Pendulum summoning is easily the most complex of the summoning mechanics, but it's still not too terribly complicated. You can activate pendulum monsters into your pendulum zones as if they were spell cards. Once per turn, when you have pendulum monsters in both pendulum zones, you can Pendulum (Special) Summon any number of monsters with levels between (exclusively) your two scales from your hand and face-up extra deck. So with scales 1 and 8, you could summon monsters of levels 2-7. The only added restriction is that monsters from the extra deck must either go into the Extra Monster Zone or a Main Monster Zone pointed to by a Link monster. Also, if a pendulum monster would go to the GY from the field (for any reason) they go to the extra deck face up instead. Link summoning is pretty much just synchro summoning with fewer restrictions. You just need to send monsters that match the requirements on the link monster from field to GY to match the amount of Link rating on the monster, where all monsters are worth 1 link rating and link monsters can be treated as their own link rating instead (so a link 3 can be treated as either 3 or 1). They also can only be summoned into either the EMZ or an MMZ pointed to by a Link monster.

[@Skyeeee15]

Yu-Gi-Oh is about summoning monsters and bringing your enemy's LP to 0 to win Runick : Unless...

[@viveshanthesage5290]

How did you animate this?

[@samu0l095]

Pretty sure that most people know abouts thi.... (remember some duels in MD) ok maive this is necessary.

[@glupshitto5019]

wait so is there no resource management like mtg? whats the strategy if theres no costs to play your monsters?

[@speedroidterrortop5391]

did you make this for meowie

[@KayzarousOfficial]

By the way Yugioh players dont read cards until you need to scan one to see what it does. Repeat each game.

[@Torchlava100]

And in todays game instead of bringing the life score to 0, we instead stop the enemy player from playing the game, ever. Thus ruling out the need to attack directly as it is too slow. It is way faster if the enemy player leaves the game, leaving a game state where you instantly win and get ridiculed by for making a unbreakable board.

[@Firebird-he3sz]

And this is just the bare basics. Wait till we get to the wording on card effects and how chaining works with them. But what do we know, most players don’t even read anyway. 😝

[@Yes_I_Glitch]

I wish it was this easy and simple

[@longer_shlonger]

And then there's the nurse burn connoisseurs

[@kingwashington4044]

I thought it was about special summoning 6 monsters my opponent negating one and stopper them from doing anything on their turn

[@melodywawichi802]

what is a card effect

[@Egycode216]

so basically i have took the second player points with my cards or i have to fully wasted them?? ._. (or both)

[@Alexifeu]

Yu-Gi-Oh! was so confusing to me when I started a year ago

[@epi__iccate]

You win when your opponent scoops not when their life points hit 0

[@UnsealedRecollections]

Love this

[@ltmad1284]

I believe you owe your editor $500

[@Msdufr]

Thanks, I'm trying to learn to connect better with my crush.

[@eleinaedelweiss6215]

I played yugioh when im in elementary school shit went wild to a point i dont inderstand what is going on anymore would really love if some one can explain XYZ, link, and pendulum and spell speed.

[@bansagenab8699]

Aluber casually beating a child.

[@dewaagung]

The easiest way to win in YGO is don't let your opponent play, They will scoop immediately.

[@kalterglanz3632]

Nice animation

[@TenmaBackup]

yeah this is cool and all but you didn't explain the most important thing, what does pot of greed do

[@mekahans3678]

Normal summon Alluber respond?

[@xenonim]

This is a basic way to win. Your can also win by deck out or summoning Exodia which is the satisfying win ever.

[@justaguylyingontheroad]

Just ask them to watch yugioh dm duel kingdom arc, i bet they gonna catch up quickly.

[@Meridianblood]

Battle City is better imo, since the rule is closer to real life Yugioh.

[@fortress61]

8000? back in my day we started with 2000 then they made some rule for 4000. this game is to complicated. anyone remember when Kuriboh was over powered?

[@angelarmstrong2819]

1/95 Tutorial levels completed

[@bangunprasetyo3164]

I still dont understand "miss timing"

[@Edjedoe666]

But we all know no one plays fair just yesterday I was playing somebody that on literally turn one they were able to mill out my whole deck. How fucked up is that and I’m still new at Yu-Gi-Oh I mean I’ve known about Yu-Gi-Oh, my whole life obviously as I grew up on it, and had cards when I was a kid, but I never knew really how to play until recent years.

[@SSP-og]

Thanks

[@skyslasher2297]

where was this video when I tried to show this game to my girlfriend

[@frostedpanther362]

Bro really said attack with albaz💀💀💀💀💀

[@kevenblackworks1906]

Its all fun and games till you actually have 2 read card text.

[@saigaryuu7565]

Wait you need lower your opponent LP to zero for win ? I thought you need build unbreakable board so your opponent surrender immediately

[@negate-07]

it is an option and some have too much pride to surrender

[@negate-07]

it is an option and some have too much pride to surrender

[@Meridianblood]

This is why I never believe in theory.

[@razielcroft-mo8ll]

Yugioh 101:The first one who gets the opponent lp to 0 wins.... Yugioh players:Yes......but not really......

[@negate-07]

yogioh players :there is better methods

[@razielcroft-mo8ll]

@some2043 at this point things like turns and normal summon are useless....

[@therobens22]

Imma gonna give ya an stellar tip that will 100% increase your enjoyment and success in Yu-Gi-Oh... READ THE FUCKING CARDS that's all

[@Some._.Random._.Person]

Anyways, normal summon Robina…

[@TK11223]

This is what happen when you emphasize more on quantity rather than quality

[@RisolesCh]

Instruction unclear. My opp summoning 100x in their first turn and inflict 8k dmg without attacking

[@eonaon6914]

the second thing you need to know is that once you play against certain folks you will have 10 minutes to read a book nom some snacks and look at emails before its your turn even if you actually GET a turn.

[@nicksnovelreviews8733]

*meta players* “LIFE POINTS FONT REALLY MATTER Meanwhile the whole game is based on the lifepoints hahaha

[@ragnaricstudios5888]

How to win: get six negates, easy

[@Laflamme78]

Naw. Multiple negates hasn't been enough for a while. Alot of Top decks right now don't even end on multiple negates, instead using other interactions to control the game and win.

[@ragnaricstudios5888]

@@Laflamme78 I’m just messing with ya

[@wanderlustwarrior]

"using card effects to control the game state" 1% of the video 99% of the gameplay

[@lordpepper6932]

Alright, now get to the part about how if you let your opponent play the game, your not playing modern yugioh

[@phorchybug3286]

Bruh, you just summoned and set. One at a time bro.

[@m7trf07]

Now try explaining pendulum summoning 😂😂

[@jezyv2034]

This is essentially it tbh. I've tried teaching someone but I couldn't get over how much crap you have to explain.

[@TOMAAAAAAAAAAAA]

Let it die, let it die, let it shrivel up and die

[@FabianSwain]

Now do links

[@alistor1213]

I wish Yu-Gi-Oh was actually still like this.... Because a tutorial of modern Yu-Gi-Oh would just say "at the start of the game you draw five cards if you don't draw these specific ones you lose"

[@unfazed_14]

U gotta learn Math to play this, I mean its in Asia?

[@mehdihero1965]

The funniest thing is, you can add the sentence "except when they don't" because most of Yu-Gi-Oh cards have effects that mess up with the rules

[@pabloac.8100]

Funnily enough..once you start playing the game..you realize that the actual win condition is by making your opponent surrender, either by making an unbreakable board, or by floodgating him to death...That's why in MD, they actually had to remove the 8.000 damage mission, because nobody was able to win by attacking the opponent's life points..

[@coryyoung7544]

You forgot to mention ygo is a single player game half the time and sometimes you gotta share your turn. Sharing is caring am I right.

[@clarafedde8674]

How to play yugioh.....its a trap! The game is seriously too broken for new players... it's why the reboots keep failing too.