You Should Compete in Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments and Here's Why.

[@TrifGaming]

I wish😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@TeamAPS]

This one hit hard.

[@vainprince6076]

yo triff I made a endymion magician guardragon deck and am getting 4 to 5 negates every tern its cuz if you love you combos and you are 1 of the smart people who know how op pendulums are.. tier 0

[@zim561552]

Jokingly

[@jabbawookeez01]

Jokingly i got banned for saying i stalled for time. JOCKINGLY

[@lightman9935]

What? Are you still banned? I watched your videos 6 months ago and then i stopped the game

[@KimarKurosaski]

I have not played an actual game of yugioh in almost 10 years and I still watch this channel regularly

[@TeamAPS]

And for that, you are the real MVP. 👊🏾

[@KitsuneGod28]

Me either I never went to a yugi oh tournament before. From what I seen on KZbin it look fun.

[@thorfinn2015]

@@KitsuneGod28 i haven't played since the late 90s and went to my first yugioh tournament and got beat by a girl who unleashed exodia back then

[@KitsuneGod28]

@@thorfinn2015 I only played with my childhood friends back then

[@RomeoBarnes]

Saiyan Elite the late 90s? Do you live in Japan? Yugioh didn’t come to the US until 2001.

[@bookablegull8682]

1 reason I can't play at a tournament: None are near me.

[@strmi0074]

Same

[@draqonsauce]

BookableGull you could at least find a card shop. Mine have tournaments

[@TheFetus132]

@@draqonsauce Not every area has card shops.

[@somerandomboii3491]

@@TheFetus132 True the nearest card shop That I know is around a 45 minute drive

[@3clipser]

same for the longest time I never understood what a locals was cause there is never any around me

[@thehippesthippo677]

No dont make me leave the house i havent seen the light of day in weeks

[@thehippesthippo677]

Theres only 1 shop in liverpool 🤦‍♂️😭😭

[@estebansilva1071]

😂😂

[@ethanwright7040]

I love going to local tournaments its fun meeting the other people and seeing the other decks

[@Matt_Romans116_Morris]

Nothing better my dude

[@andreascoca2523]

Went to my first locals recently and went undefeated! Total worth the experience and got a lot of respect from people there and cards i needed.

[@symbiote8489]

Niceeeee

[@sweetpotatoffa94]

The last time I participated in a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament was in Duelist Kingdom, the good ol’ days

[@honest5046]

Someone's stuff always gets stolen at my locals. Every goddamn time...

[@bodiewray9077]

maybe find a new locals

[@Darkantos96]

that's just wrong. We actually don't care about leaving our cards everywhere, everyone know each other pretty well even though we're a pretty big community. So we're fine, at least where I live. Casablanca, Morocco.

[@Scrunkly21]

@LynZ the best thing you can do is have a trusted friend or player watch your stuff if your attention is going to be somewhere else

[@abaddon7169]

Nomi04 yup

[@lordmewthree7989]

You need a new locals

[@projectluck14]

I haven't been to a yugioh tournament before but I do plan on it, this video definitely encouraged me more! Thanks TeamAPS

[@nodupes2129]

then when you are in tournament you are in game 3 activate instant fusion make thousand eyes equip their only defending monster link into linkuribo- time is called in the round and you go home crying.

[@dgphoenix1381]

Thats why you dont link just go into battle

[@estebansilva1071]

I solemned judment when there was like 30 secs left. No fear No regrets 😂😂

[@dgphoenix1381]

@@estebansilva1071 I got double striked w 1 minutes in time and they were upset... hahah game needs to be changed

[@Slashthehedgehog1443]

I think this was a big help and definitely provided a lot more insight into how the competitive scene for the game looks and what to expect from it.

[@deathpoolslayer6569]

i just sit by myself when at locals, unless i am in a tournament, even then, i sit alone in between rounds, and the only tournaments i've been to is just locals, even when regionals comes near me, and i have never topped, always placing towards the bottom of the list, and i never pull anything good, and i have never gotten better

[@med3694]

9:15 man of culture right there

[@miniboxinc7788]

I see my guy

[@johnjudy4605]

I'm a returning player from when the game first came out. Used to play and trade at the local Books a Million. This is very funny that you decided to do this video. I live in VA and Cimooo has been promoting the Pro Play Tour stop in Richmond next week. I'm hesitant to commit, mainly based on knowledge of vast amount of Meta and Rogue strategies and my lack of experience with Side Decking and some other important play experience. But I've been sucked into the game and assembled a Top Tier Rogue deck. Love watching you Yugitubers and the live duels like the replay of the NAWCQ recently. I really rambled haha Thanks for making this video and I really like your channel and this one will definitely make me think about the upcoming tournament!

[@shinaryu2401]

John Judy good luck!!!🍀

[@Rumple108]

So what happened?

[@conmangaming5544]

As someone who played casually for years I’m proud to say that now I’m looking forward to competing. Just need to find areas to play and have some fun :) also thank you for these videos, it’s helped me a lot with getting back into this game after about 15 years

[@stephenwright1980]

I remember going to my LCS interested in getting back into it after being away for over 10 years. Naturally I had questions but the owner of the LCS didn't like the fact I had questions. He was rude to the point it was insulting. I ended up going to a different store in the next town over and they were super friendly and helpful with my questions. Fair to say that became my new LGS to attend events and of course spend money

[@anastasis2811]

Ooooh I get "The Rush" But the best feeling... the BEST feeling is, as I call it, "the Smile" The Smile is the moment when both players are having SO much fun, that they both just smile / smirk and just fall into the game with so much passion and love. Just..... just the best....

[@chikenfinger52]

Going to yugioh events is always fun. I went to my first regionals in years and i ended up in the top 32 which let me go to my first NAWCQ ever and it was a fun time, despite my round 1 opponent being really unsportsmanlike, all my other opponents and everyone else that i met were supper nice and supportive. Hopefully everyone can experience these events at least once

[@danwest8127]

The rush is a legit thing, good point Paul. Just finished school in April and working full time now and I find between exercise, social life, and work I haven’t been to locals in months and all I wanna do is play with my Guardragons before they’re taken from me damn I miss yugioh

[@Matt_Romans116_Morris]

The highlight of my week will be my locals this Saturday, Hopefully i get to rematch a Burning Abyss player whose beaten me twice in a row now, I'm running a new Pendulum magician deck wish me luck ✌

[@rokketman159]

(Turbos out Abyss Dweller)

[@AllSonial]

Goodluck!

[@happygenerously6008]

You'll lose cause BA autopilot but I hope you get him by the ball's man good luck

[@Matt_Romans116_Morris]

@@rokketman159 my whole strategy 😂

[@Matt_Romans116_Morris]

@@AllSonial thanks man

[@austinwanner134]

It's kinda hard to go to a new card shop when there are only 2 ots stores in your state

[@thefool00]

I personally don't go to tournaments because I don't know all the card interaction rules and most don't make sense to me. I'd miss a ton of opportunities and would need a dedicated judge just for my matches.

[@RomeoBarnes]

Most rulings are very simple. Just remember action words: Use, Activate, etc. and the keywords of the game. Your opponents will help you especially at a local level event no one actually cares about winning locals(bar a box tournament maybe). Locals is where you test your deck for high level events like regionals and ycs and since everyone wants the best testing they will help you become the best you can. It’ll get easier as the weeks go on.

[@Denter_g]

Read the rule book

[@jesuscruz2068]

I just got back into yugioh dont be afraid to ask people for their cards to read and just asking about interactions most people are really cool

[@carlweathers5714]

@@Denter_g Rule number one.

[@Corgiॐ]

Play Dueling Nexus

[@mlgsqueaker714]

No tournaments in helena montana

[@natedog101591]

I'm here from the future in the year 2022 and after getting back into the game during the pandemic playing with my coworkers on our breaks or in the back after we punch out after having not played for many years, I'm now preparing for my very first tournament I found a card shop that is does tournaments on my day off thankfully.

[@thanostingle4315]

Much love from NC really love the content!!!! Keep it coming

[@brunomedrano5161]

I actually just went to my first tournament and lost every round 😅

[@jordankinard9839]

I feel that pain lmao

[@nikoprower32]

My only issue is that there's nothing Yu-Gi-Oh anything near me. Is it just me, or is the word "forced" used a lot?

[@Geeksly8010]

Went to a locals last Friday and it was great! Got Ghost Ogre, Ghost Mourner, a new copy of Ash Blossom and the rest of the cards I needed for my vendread base!

[@theironempoleon9463]

The only reason why i haven’t entered a tournament (locals at least) is i can’t drive so my friends parents have to pick is up at a specific time before the trafic starts and the time they pick us up is when the tournament starts

[@Taintedmind]

I love the background music in your videos; keep up the excellent work!

[@oldier-zi2mp]

Steal all your cards Dang are they trying to say yugioh tournament people are like the team rocket of yugioh

[@jonsense4937]

rare hunters

[@gavinmiller6639]

So heres my situation: The nearest yugioh "locals" that has any tourney is always a Wednesday at 5:30 I get out of work at 5 like a normal person and the drives an hour away the next closest shop is an hour and a half away I'd love to compete but theres no way I can ever make it to ones around me any advice would help

[@coolbeansgaming1081]

Thank you, I was in dire need of confidence for my up coming tournament in April

[@sasorioho]

Tournaments huh, I dont even have locals around here

[@firefox144]

Ikr

[@PCGamingClassix]

Nice if there were tournaments in places outside of America Europe And Asia :(

[@GamRnation99]

I can agree to this, stopped playing yugioh around the time synchros came out then came back and decided i want to give it a try again and went to my locals met some new people that helped me get back into the game and taught some of the mechanics that i missed mainly how pendulums and links worked an now we we see each other at locals maybe every week or say and have fun throwing together random decks for the tournaments. While it also showed me people that ive seen at my college and never talked to before and we bonded over the game and hang out a lot more outside of yugioh

[@MrNathanDior]

Love your energy and your channel, keep up the great work, definitely some of the coolest/nicest guys in the Yugioh world!

[@Biivo]

i don't go cause i don't have a good enough deck for it (mostly structure decks or other themed decks like yugi's decks)

[@KitsuneGod28]

I never been to a yugioh tournament before. Your channel is awesome.

[@unkown34x33]

I'm a og duelist lol I'll just get bullied there.. not only that, there's no fun with how much the game changed. It's so so fast that it's not even fun to me anymore

[@Pendulumnew1]

+Team APS My biggest thing is when people swear. I have to listen to that at work all day, and I don't wanna have to listen to that while I'm trying to relax and have fun. Also you save a lot of money just playing online. Unfortunately being in a small town means you don't have a lot of choices on who you can play against

[@RG_LoneWolfe]

Me and a group of friends show up to every regional we can. It's awesome seeing the extremely rare cards some vendors have, meeting new people, and of course having a full day to play the game. I usually show up with at least 60 dollars. You might run into a toxic player or 2 in the first couple rounds, but after that most of them leave because they're X2 now and have no hope of an invite to nationals which is sadly all they are there for.

[@DrinkableTrees]

My area finally got a local card shop that do weekly tournaments and daily duels ( for fun ) and I’m definitely going to be visiting it time to time

[@Leonardo-ms2nk]

I started playing about a month and half at 2 o my local shops I have been attending once a week and so far the the people that I have met are outstanding, very welcoming, they are super friendly and teach me how to play , I’m currently playing a dark magician deck build as competitive as it can be and I went 3-1 at my locals this past Saturday playing against meta , not gonna lie I felt good beating the good decks

[@alfonsoyeverino3rd443]

Just subscribed. I look forward relearning the game and it's new rules. I cant wait because I am so confident. Thank you this was a great video.

[@KitsuneGod28]

I will go to my local YGO tournament. Next month much love from Alabama.

[@keithcole8536]

Cool another alabama player

[@KitsuneGod28]

@@keithcole8536 I need to buy new cards tho I saw the list of cards I am not to use.

[@keithcole8536]

@@KitsuneGod28 ok you could build blue eyes since legendary duelist season 2 is out

[@KitsuneGod28]

@@keithcole8536 Cool I like dragons maybe I can add spellcasters and warriors to my desk.

[@keithcole8536]

@@KitsuneGod28 cool

[@Newmeta28]

I quit for 5 years and now I'm excited to see come back

[@jalenbritt7356]

Hey Paul I want to thank you for giving me the boost to play again. I got back to playing two weeks ago and Team APS was a big reason for that.

[@TheOGMC]

I'd love to go to a local card shop to be in a local tourny but my mom wont let me she thinks they all cost

[@RomeoBarnes]

Locals costs like $5 maybe $10 if there’s a box tournament going on and most locals have free days, at least once a week. Go to those. Find a OTS near you if you can and give your mom the number so she can clear things up. The official Konami site has a list of stores just put in your zip code.

[@patirck024]

$5.00 by me

[@georgegkarlemos423]

3€ in my country

[@MrAlejandrohb]

Banish her to the shadow realm first, then go.

[@sharedrideygo6481]

I can agree fully. I was a newer player to the game, only fifteen years old, And I had a copy of Dingirsu. I was horrible with technology, so I could not sell it online, and I was afraid that my lack of a lot of Yugioh knowledge at the time would end up getting me scammed. But only did I meet these older people at my local card shop that were interested in the trade (of course) but they helped me work out the differences and refused to give me anything less that was not equal to The Dingirsu. They were really nice and not I am a regular at the tournament at the card shops.( up until recently of course)

[@nathanaelpineda8049]

Like jack atlas said when u win it’s feel like u felt more power and and more brighter to fight harder for the rush and the thrill

[@romeowhiskey4655]

I have been wanting to play with people in so long I miss meeting new people

[@BAPK1602]

Reason #1 @1:05 honestly blew my mind. Been playing yugioh off and on since my elder brother introduced it to me back when I was younger... Honestly, didn't know online yugioh was a thing, I've only known yugioh face to face lol. It's 1000% more fun with friends all playing together.

[@NG-yy8pw]

2:55 very bottom the player on the left has a mat from "High school DXD"

[@Hiushisan]

It is the best feeling when you can go to locals and win at least 1 duel with a nobody deck like Cloudians or Aquaactresses. (I like using decks no-one else uses)

[@caboosegaming9992]

As much as I really want to go, I live wayyyyyy too far away. None of my local card shops actually have tournaments for yugioh due to the game not being popular in my area. I do go to magic the gathering events though, that's about as close as I can get.

[@TheFetus132]

same here man. It sucks. Just wanna play.

[@TeamAPS]

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[@gronnlundfrompaga1775]

al I know of where I live is a toy store where they play card games for afew hours on tuesday, so I wil just try out that before I go to any tournoment (+I need to build a deck first aswel~ lol) btw just as a quick question as someone who is trying to get into yugioh, is there any site where I can try out decks online to se what I like? just so I do not have to buy a bunch of diferent decks and test them all induvidualy~

[@constantlylily]

YGOPRO (you do have to download it) is the best place to test etc. especially if you are just starting out, no need to rush out and buy the physical cards right away. All the cards are free to use on there. Other than that my only advice is to net deck net deck net deck. Basically just copying a deck from somewhere online, i.e. google search: Salamangreat Deck 2019 etc. Just keep testing different archetypes (Collections of cards that form up a strategy generally unified under a certain name, Salmangreat, Thunderdragon, Orcust etc.) until you find something that suits your own style :)

[@despacito8797]

Dueling book is also good. Everyone on there is really helpful to new players

[@hahahaani]

Dueling nexus, it's online and free but the UI is kinda ugly

[@patirck024]

@@hahahaani Not the worst thing tbh

[@gronnlundfrompaga1775]

ok I wil test those out, ty~ :)

[@franciscolozada1059]

Yugioh got hit hard in my area, alot of people migrated to either magic or dragon ball card game, some card places even stopped hosting tournaments cause they can't get many people together. Only one card shop does it now in my area.

[@roxas4439]

i wish i could go to a tournament but the only place in lawrence kansas is a game nut locals😑

[@keithcole8536]

Melodious stun vs mystic mine was amazing I loved that match up it went to game 3

[@ravenhorn3148]

Local tournaments are awesome, when I went my first time I got 4th with my Lunalight deck. Haven't matched that since but even then every time I've gone it's been so fun. My favourite experience is still my friend and I end up playing against each other at the end of the tournament. I take Game I've, He takes game two. Game three it looks bad, and I topdeck my sided Mystic Mine. It stalls out until he manages to pop it, goes for battle, and time is called. It felt so fitting

[@dark_knight_3304]

I went to my first locals this weekend most fun I had in a long time and really help feed my competitive nature lol won the whole thing Friday went back Saturday and got spammed like a red headed step child lmao definitely gonna go back

[@aaronashcaster5875]

I wish I could but ones that are 3 hours or closer never on good days be it finals day or seminar days for college. And the only locals I have only starts at 8pm on Saturdays and it's a 45 minute drive to that. so leave at 7pm and on wont get home until 11-1130pm breaks my heart. I just want a chance to play the game I grew up on.

[@questions7216]

Then give that locals a chance. Just do it once to find out if the drive is worth it and if the people are cool. One dude that goes to mine lives an hour away but he goes here almost every week because he loves this place and us.

[@aaronashcaster5875]

@@questions7216 I've been to the couple but the problem is that there is usually only 4-5 people who show. There are even a couple of times that I went and no one showed so had to just drive home.

[@questions7216]

@@aaronashcaster5875 I didn't know that you already did go. Try the others now since school is out now unless you're in summer session

[@Police-bz5qt]

Never been to a tournament but I just play with my friends

[@DJ-yn7de]

I dont even play Yugioh anymore, but your videos are very entertaining. I hope your channel will have more subscribers!

[@TheNightPhoenix]

I've always wanted to enter yugioh tournament but I can't find you it's like nearby one I'm at in the East coast

[@rokketman159]

Have you tried using the official ots/regional locator on Konami's website? A quick Google search can find it and its super useful for finding locals and bigger events

[@TheNightPhoenix]

@@rokketman159 I did but right now I found some in PA which is all right cuz I'm in NJ

[@nickmccauley8009]

The NightPhoenix 1026 wait I live in NJ as well and I found some places they have a card shop as well as some tourneys

[@crucifixroarband8838]

My local sneak peaks there’s a mat for the winner and a random drawing for a second mat, and I won the random drawing for the Dark NeoStorm mat

[@lauriekennedyyvanauskas9938]

I am I kid what should I do I play casual and don't have a deck set on any card so what do u recommend I do not have cards to tribute summon most of my cards

[@12shaymin12]

I don’t play yu gi oh but this is a cool video that applies to a lot of physical games. Keep up the good work :)

[@ThatsSoGiorgio]

Question (anyone can answer) why do they say “Pass Turn?” My friend and I always say “I end my turn.” Is it because “Pass turn” prevents confusion from “End Phase” and “Turn End.” They say it in the anime so why say “Pass Turn” in the TCG?

[@jmdelarosa4718]

I'm first (just kidding) Who read this have a blessed day mate.

[@RedDeathx100]

You too

[@Manofthebloodborne]

No u

[@michaelortega6952]

Trell if you read this what are your thoughts of the current state of the NBA after all the trades!

[@AlexAlex-zn5ho]

Well sucks if you dont have any locald

[@achayhanachuthan7965]

The main reason I don’t play tourneys since my deck is all I have and I don’t think it is tournament level and I can’t buy more cards

[@bryandraws5647]

I stopped going to tornaments because I was tired of having to deal with someone's 10 minute turn. Also since every single person there was older than me (I just ended being a high school junior and they seem to be college students), it's really hard to make friends.

[@morrisdeandre33]

I like to play this game however from my recent experiences its seems to be a game about going first and setting up a field of negates with negates in hand. How can this be fun for anyone to go against when making a play you cam be told no 3 or more times? Id honestly like an answer from someone on how i can enjoy this style of Yugioh

[@indexwarrior6100]

i'm that player who hasn't played since the jinzo prime days, I came 3rd in ireland in the nationals, Been thinking about getting back into yu-gi-oh TCG, gave away my collection years ago, but i was wondering if it's still worth getting into these days? i'd have to re-learn all the rules and summoning types/methods.

[@acehealer4212]

My best friend has been helping me get into Yugioh. I wonder if he’s gone to a tournament before. I’d love to go to one with him!

[@jonsense4937]

i liked the days where almost every match was like a grind game... this break-my-board yugioh will never be as fun as the good 'ol days

[@hanspeter-fs4in]

there are decks that force the opponent to play the grindy game. If you prefer this playstil play such a deck instead. For example you may like burning abyss.

[@kpay10]

What if your too shy to talk to people at yugioh tournaments?

[@orange1304]

I would. If there were any nearby, that is. Aaaand if I could buy cards there, instead of having to get imported, even more expensive ones.

[@saitamahero2516]

I remember doing someone and he said he was gonna send me to the shadow realm i end up winning never saw him again i hope his doing good he was a nice guy gave me his rarest card and vanish

[@R3ini3r525]

My first tourney (granted, it was locals) included me losing all of my games, but a player gave me a win because he felt like he cheated by running out of time. The reason behind it was that it was his first playing the deck, so he does not remember the full combos. Edit: my current rival runs a Danger Thunder Dragon deck that my PenMags cannot beat apparently...

[@RomeoBarnes]

Pendulum Magicians can beat Thunder Dragons you just have to go first and put up the proper board OR going second turn off Colossus or whatever is the most threatening

[@R3ini3r525]

@@RomeoBarnes Yeah, Colossus was just annoying to handle going second.

[@RomeoBarnes]

LeggoMahLegolas here’s a tip. Going first Make Abyss Dweller.

[@R3ini3r525]

@@RomeoBarnes figured that after the two matches I played against him without. You think Silent Honor Ark would be a good card against the deck as well?

[@dallasnesbitt7528]

I used your code to get a custom playmat. Just waiting on it to come in.

[@mrrcy8727]

Im usually a shut in kind of player I only had 1 real friend but going to my locals for the first time I noticed how much I was missing out there are allot of nice people I was kind of shy at first I didn’t what to go up and challenge anyone because of my fear of losing but eventually I mustered up all my courage an challenged someone my age it was super fun I was 12 back then sadly I think the shop shut down

[@teamluapo8187]

lets all go play tournaments and get our game on!

[@BmanTheChamp]

I don't compete in tournaments and here's why: I find them boring. Especially if I'm losing every round or my opponent is taking 20 minutes to set up or playing solitaire, then prevents me from doing anything, that's not fun. Plus there's the downtime of waiting however long for everyone else to finish. If you find all of that entertaining then more power to ya but I don't.

[@S.O.U.L.153]

Haven't gone to one yet but I love building specialized decks made my new deck with 2 15 card side decks dueled myself as fairly as possible and got to know my card effects well then put the 15 in the deck I prefer and made an op 60 card deck for just 25 dollars using the gates of the underworld structure and swap and add a few. Strategic and when they see Belial and/or tagoedia... You'll maybe lose soon, tried extremely hard to not 1 hit myself while vs. myself, had to not attack most of the time to make it last long

[@lifeofsky3028]

I want to get back into yugioh but I don’t know all the new rules what deck I need I’m just lost right now

[@sp-nj9le]

Everyone at my locals except me and my friend has all the expensive cards and we just end up getting shit on

[@timothybaker1411]

Paul I keep either winning due to time, losing due to time, or tying due to time. Like my last time at my locals our game 1 went into time 45 minute game 1 and only won because of my life points was higher

[@PatPuppy]

I wish I can play in a tournament let alone "locals" they aren't anyin the city I am. Also I doubt their is any tournament since I live in the hood/ghetto and ever out of town locals Idk if alot of people even go to card shops and play. Plus having a full time job and not being rich with money for cards as well.

[@Trynottoblink]

1:18 "Yes, this requires getting out of your room and going outside..." NOPE

[@ns_jae24]

I would, but I don't understand stuff like spell speed and my deck isn't complete yet.

[@Simo-U48]

I want to attend a local tournament so bad but since covid is here its impossible!!!

[@DeeJaysWord]

Could you do a top 5 reasons to switch from Magic The Gathering to Yugioh?

[@JoshEvansHeavens]

Slaλer hey just play both, no tcg slander

[@montygarlurk4637]

Yeah I don't think so I'm just getting back in the game with some friends and we're only using old cards pre synchro summons. I doubt it would be much use

[@lucasjoslin6139]

The closest shop to me is 35 min away and that’s definitely not worth spending gas money to go

[@filipjonsson1527]

I would love to play in locals and regionals, but Yu-Gi-Oh is not big where I live, well it is big in the big cities but I don't live near those. :( :(