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Forbidden and Limited List - September 2011

2011-08-16T16:40:00.001-07:00

Banned:

Giant Truande
Fishborg Blaster
Mind Master
Royal Oppression

Limited:

Black Luster Solider - Envoy of The Beginning
Heavy Storm
Debris Dragon
Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En
Shien's Smoke Signals
Formula Synchron
Lonefire Blossom
Pot of Avarice
T.G. Hyper Librarian
Trishula Dragon of The Ice Barrier
Primal Seed

Semi Limited:

Tragodia
Call of The Haunted
Swords of Revealing Light
Mind Crush
Necro Gardna
Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier
Destiny Draw
Summoner Monk

Unlimited:
Judgment Dragon
Spirit Reaper
Mystical Space Typhoon
Overload Fusion
Megamorph
Icarus Attack
Gravity Bind

Xyz Material Monster Guide

2011-08-14T17:43:00.001-07:00

(This is not official, this is what I have been able to get out of all of this, to the point it makes sense)

These Rules Will be Effective August 15, 2011 and will be used until a new official reference is made.

I. What Can I use as XYZ Material Monsters?

· You can use any face-up monster you control, that is a physical card, can be used as an XYZ Material Monster. You can use Synchro Monsters, Ritual Monsters, Normal Monsters, Effect Monsters, and Fusion Monsters. Since XYZ Monsters do not have a Level, you cannot use an XYZ Monster as an XYZ Material Monster.

· You can use a Tuner-Type Monster as an XYZ Material Monster.

· If you control your opponent’s monster, you can use it as an XYZ Material Monster.

· You can use Trap-Monsters such as “Metal Reflect Slime” and “Zoma The Spirit” as XYZ Material Monsters.

· You cannot use Monster Tokens as XYZ Material Monsters, since they are not physical monster cards.

· If a monster is declared by “Prohibition” it cannot be used as XYZ Material Monster.

II. XYZ Material Monsters Mechanics

· XYZ Material Monsters do not take up card zones, but are placed underneath the XYZ Monster they were used to summon.

· XYZ Material Monsters do not count as monster cards.

· XYZ Material Monsters do not count as Equip Spell Cards, Spell Cards, or Trap Cards.

· The XYZ Material Monsters do not count as cards either. Card effects such as “Secret Barrel” will not count them.

· You cannot activate the effects of XYZ Material Monsters, and all continuous effects are not applied.

· If a XYZ Material Monster is detached, you can activate an effect which activates when it is removed from the field such as “Reborn Tengu” or “Sangan.”

· XYZ Material Monsters that have effects that activate when sent to the graveyard will also activate (Ie: “Dandylion”).

· You cannot use XYZ Material Monsters as Synchro, Fusion, Xyz, or Ritual Material Monsters. They do not count as monsters while on the field.

· You cannot use a “Cyber Dragon” that is being treated as an XYZ Material Monster as a fusion material monster for “Chimeratech Fortress Dragon,” or “Gladiator Beast Bestiari” for “Gladiator Beast Gyzarus.”

· If a XYZ Monster is flipped face-down, all XYZ Material Monsters remain face-up, under the XYZ Monster.

· For The Purpose of “Magical Hats,” if a XYZ Monster is targeted by “Magical Hats,” you can place the XYZ Material Monsters aside until the effect disappears. (per Kevin Tewart).

· If “Lightning Vortex” is activated while you control a face-down XYZ Monster, all XYZ Material Monsters are not destroyed, since they are not monsters.

· XYZ Material Monsters do not have ATK, DEF, Level, Types, or attributes; unless a card effect specifically asks you to look at them.

· When you detach an XYZ Material Monster, it is sent to the graveyard.

· If a card effect such as “Macro Cosmos” or “Banisher of The Radiance” is face-up on the field, when you detach an XYZ Material Monster, it is banished instead.

· If “Dimensional Fissure” is face-up on the field, XYZ Material Monsters are still sent to the graveyard, as they are not considered Monsters while being treated as a XYZ Material Monster.

· When an XYZ Monster is destroyed, the XYZ Material Monsters are sent to the graveyard. They are not considered to be destroyed.

· If an XYZ Monster is returned to the Extra Deck, all XYZ Material Monsters are sent to the graveyard, and not returned to the field, hand, or deck.

· XYZ Material Monsters are Public Knowledge, your opponent can ask to see them, and count them if they want to.

· XYZ Material Monsters keep their name, however since they do not count as monsters, they will not be able to allow you to activate cards which require you to control a monster. (Ie: You cannot activate “Dark Magic Attack” while you control “Dark Magician,” only it is treated as an XYZ Material Monster, or while you control “Infernity Archfiend” as an XYZ Material Monster, you cannot activate “Infernity Barrier.”)

· You cannot target a XYZ Material Monster with a card effect that does not allow you to target an XYZ Material Monster (Ie: “Raigeki Break,” “Tribute to The Doomed,” or “Snipe Hunter”).

· If you take control of your opponent’s XYZ Monster that has XYZ Material Monsters attached to it, they also become under your control, and remain under the XYZ monster.

· If “Plaguespreader Zombie,” or “Battle Fader” are used as XYZ Material Monsters after activating their effects, they will be sent to the graveyard instead of being removed from play. This is because when they become attached to an XYZ Monster, they lose the lingering effect placed on them.

· If you use “Double Edge Sword Technique” or “Rescue Cat” to summon monsters and then use the as XYZ Material Monsters, they will not be destroyed during the End Phase, since they are no longer monsters.

· XYZ Material Monsters are not part of any effect of an XYZ Monster, but of a game mechanic. So if “Skill Drain” is flipped face-up, XYZ Material Monsters will remain under the XYZ Monster, just the XYX monster will have it’s effect negated.

· Cards that activate when a card is sent to the graveyard such as “Skull Invitation” will activate when an XYZ Material Monster is sent to the graveyard.

III. XYZ Monster Mechanics

· XYZ Monsters do not have levels, but have ranks instead. They are not the same thing, so they are unaffected by cards such as “Gravity Bind” and “Roulette Barrel.”

· XYZ Monster cannot be given a level by card effects such as “Pain Painter.”

· You can negate an XYZ Summon with “Horn of Heaven,” “Thunder King Rai-Oh,” or “Black Horn of Heaven,” as they are inherent summons. You can also negate them with “Solemn Warning,” “Royal Oppression,” etc.

· You can Special Summon an XYZ Monster from the graveyard, if it was originally XYZ summoned correctly.

· If the summon of an XYZ Monster is negated, it cannot be special summoned from the graveyard.

This List Can and will Be Updated frequently as more information is released, and if something official comes about.

Card Rulings: Week of August 6, 2011

2011-08-09T14:32:00.001-07:00

This Week’s Card Rulings:

Light and Darkness Dragon

-This card will negate “Battle Fader’s” effect to Special Summon it’s self, and it will remain in your opponent’s hand.

-The effect of this card will negate “Gorz The Emissary of Darkness” and leave it in the player’s hand.

Grandmaster of The Six Samurai

-If this card is destroyed while in the hand it’s effect still activates. It does not require it to be on the field, just to be destroyed by your opponent’s card effect.

-If “Royal Oppression” negates the Special Summon of “Grandmaster of The Six Samurai,” it’s effect still activates.

T.G. Hyper Librarian

-This card’s effect starts a chain, and it must be face-up on the field to resolve. Wrong Ruling was given on Saturday.

Reborn Tengu

-If this card is returned to the deck, it does not activate.

-If this card is removed from the field while face-down, it does not activate.

Soul Absorption

-This card counts each card that is removed from play, not each time card(s) are removed from play. So if “Necroface” is activated, the controller of “Soul Absorption” will gain 5000 life points.

The Shallow Grave

-This card targets two monsters at activation. If one of the targets are removed from play by the effect of “D.D. Crow” or “Disappear,” then the remaining monster can still be Special Summoned.

Rulings Week of July 17

2011-07-17T13:21:00.001-07:00

Rulings Week of 7/15/11

Royal Oppression

-This card can negate “Gladiator Beast” monsters; it will not destroy any cards since returning the “Gladiator Beast” monster to the deck is a cost.

-if “Mystical Space Typhoon” is chained to the activation of this card to destroy it, it cannot negate a Special Summon, unless it is negated.

-To Negate “Future Fusion,” you must negate it when it is activated, not when the monster is Special Summoned.

-You can negate the activation of “Macros Cosmos” with “Royal Oppression,” because “Macro Cosmos” has the ability to Special Summon a monster.

Black Horn of Heaven

-This card can only stop Special Summons which are not by a card effect such as “Cyber Dragon,” “Dark Armed Dragon,” “Judgment Dragon,” “Machina Fortress,” Synchro Summons, and “Gladiator Beast Gyzarus.”

-This card cannot stop the Special Summon of monsters special summoned by effects such as “Monster Reborn,” “Test Tiger,” “Miracle Fusion,” or “Future Fusion.”

Rainbow Neos

-This card cannot use “Malefic Rainbow Dragon” as a Fusion-Material Monster.

-This card cannot be Fusion summoned by “Miracle fusion,” since it is not an “Elemental HERO.”

-If you use “Elemental Hero Prisma,” and reveal this card, you cannot select “Rainbow Dark Dragon,” or “Rainbow Dragon” from your deck, because it is not specific.

Macro Cosmos

-You can negate the activation of this card with “Royal Oppression,” or “Solemn Warning” since it can Special Summon a monster.

-You can activate “Foolish Burial” while this card is on the field.

-You can activate “Hand Destruction,” while “Macro Cosmos” is face-up on the field.

-During the End Phase when you have more then six cards in your hand, and have to send cards from your hand to the graveyard, while “Macro Cosmos” is face-up on the field, those cards are removed from play instead.

Chaos Sorcerer

-If “Chaos Sorcerer” activates it’s effect, and then “Effect Veiler” is discarded to negate the effect of “Chaos Sorcerer” then you still cannot attack with “Chaos Sorcerer.”

Spirit Reaper

-If “Spirit Reaper” is targeted with “Forbidden Chalice” or “Effect Veiler” then it is not destroyed by it’s own effect, since once it is targeted, its effect to destroy it’s self will be negated.

Mirror Force

-The effect of “Mirror Force” destroys all monsters when your opponent declares an attack. If the monster which declared an attack is removed from the field, the effect of “Mirror Force” still activates, and will destroy all other monsters your opponent controls in attack position.

Marshmellon

-The effect of this card which prevents it from being destroyed by battle is a continuous effect, you cannot chain “Divine Wrath” to “Marshmellon” not being destroyed by battle.

Rulings

2011-07-10T16:03:00.001-07:00

Dragunity Aklys

-If the monster this card is equipped to is destroyed, this card does not get it’s effect. It must be destroyed while attached to a monster. (Ie: “Mystical Space Typhoon” or “Breaker The Magical Warrior” destroy it while equipped to a Dragunity monster.)

Reborn Tengu

-The Effect of this card activates if it is returned to the hand, however not if returned to the deck.

-If this card is returned to the hand for the effect of “Genex Ally Birdman” while “Doom Caliber Knight” is on the field, “Doom Caliber Knight” will negate the effect of “Genex Ally Birdman” because it is activating immediately, and “Reborn Tengu” would not activate until the effect of “Genex Ally Birdman” has resolved.

-IF there are no copies of “Reborn Tengu”

Genex Ally Birdman

-If you cannot return a card to the hand to pay the cost for this effect, you cannot special summon this card. You cannot use Tokens, “Battle Fader” after it has been summoned by it’s own effect, or activate the effect while “Degenerating Circuit” in play.

Call of The Haunted

-This Card Cannot be activated During the Damage Step.

-If this card is not face-up on the field when it would resolve, no monster is Special Summoned period. (Ie: Is “Mystical Space Typhoon” is chained to the activation of this card, when this card is targeting “Dandylion,” “Call of The Haunted” will be destroyed, and “Dandylion” will never be summoned, or destroyed, so no “Fluff Tokens” will be Special Summoned.

Gorz The Emissary of Darkness

-You can use “Divine Wrath” to negate the summoning effect of this card, and also to negate the effect to Special Summon 1 “Emissary of Darkness Token.”

-“Solemn Judgment” cannot be used to stop the Special Summon of this card because this card is summoned by an effect, “Solemn Judgment” can only stop a monster’s Special Summon if it is not summoned through a card effect. “Solemn Warning” can negate the effect to summon “Gorz The Emissary of Darkness.”

Dimensional Fissure

-If “Gravekeeper’s Servant” and “Dimensional Fissure” are both face-up on the field, and the top card of your deck is face-down, you cannot declare an attack because “Gravekeeper’s Servant” puts a cost onto declaring attack, and if the top card is a monster, it would be unable to pay the cost, so you cannot declare an attack, unless a card effect such as “Conversion of Nature” is face-up on the field, and you and your opponent both know the identity of the top card of your deck.

-You can activate “Future Fusion” while this card is face-up on the field, because sending monsters to the graveyard is not a cost.

-You cannot activate the effect to negate a Special Summon of “Thunder King Rai-Oh” while “Dimension Fissure” is face-up on the field because “Thunder King Rai-Oh” has to be sent to the graveyard as a cost.

-You cannot activate the effects of “Honest,” “Blackwing – Kulut The Moon Shadow,” or “Effect Veiler” while “Dimensional Prison” is face-up on the field because discarding them to the graveyard is a activation cost.

Thunder King Rai-Oh

-If this card is not face-up on the field when the effect to add a card from the deck such as “Elemental Hero Stratos” resolves, then the effect will resolve correctly, even if “Thunder King Rai-Oh” was face-up on the field when the effect activated.

-This card must be activated in response to a Special Summon to negate it. You cannot add it to a chain. (I.e.: You cannot Activate “Royal Oppression” to negate a Special Summon, and your opponent chains an effect such as “Mystical Space Typhoon” to destroy “Royal Oppression,” thus making it’s effect disappear, your cannot then chain “Thunder King Rai-Oh” to negate that summon.)

-You cannot activate the effect to negate a Special Summon of “Thunder King Rai-Oh” while “Macro Cosmos,” “Dimensional Fissure,” or “Banisher of the Radiance” is face-up on the field.

D.D. Warrior Lady

-This effect does not target the monster it removes from play.

-If this card destroys and removes a monster such as “Sangan” or “Dandylion,” their effects do not activate.

Scrap Dragon

-There is no cost to activate the effect to destroy 2 cards on the field. This card destroys those cards at resolution of the effect only.

Geartown

-If “Solemn Judgment” or “Magic Jammer” is chained to the activation of this card, then it is destroyed, and the Special Summon effect of this card will activate.

-If this card is destroyed by the effect of “Eradicating Epidemic Virus,” then the Special Summon effect will activate.

Videos - June 4, 2011

2011-06-06T00:35:00.000-07:00

Ray Brown V. Adam Kutz Game 1

Ray Brown V. Adam Kutz Game 2

Andrew Scovern V. Andre Montalvo - Game 1

Andrew Scovern V. Andre Montalvo - Game 2

Andrew Scovern V. Andre Montalvo - Game 3

John Mcintyre V. Gage Murray - Game 1

John Mcintyre V. Gage Murray - Game 2

Card Rulings: Trishula, Dragon of The Ice Barrier

2011-05-24T16:37:00.000-07:00

-Activating the effect of "Trishula, Dragon of The Ice Barrier," is optional. If you choose to activate it, you must remove at least 1 card.

-"Trishula, Dragon of The Ice Barrier," can miss the timing if it is Synchro Summoned in the middle of a chain with the effects of Formula Synchron," "Urgent Tunning," etc.

-If "Imperial Iron Wall" is face-up on the field, you cannot activate "Trishula, Dragon of The Ice Barrier's" effect.

-The effect of "Trishula, Dragon of The Ice Barrier," does not target. You select the cards to remove at resolution.

-You do not have to remove a card from your opponent's hand, field, and graeyard, but you must remove at least 1 card. you can activate this effect, even if there are 0 cards in two of the three locations.

-You can acivate the effect of "Trishula, Dragon of The Ice Barrier," even if "Necrovalley," etc is active and prevents you from removing cards from your opponents graveyard. You just cannot remove a card from the graveyard.

Card Rulings: Reborn Tengu

2011-05-22T16:46:00.000-07:00

-The effect of "Reborn Tengu" is mandatory, and will not miss the timing if removed from the field in the middle of a chain.

-The effect of "Reborn Tengu" does not activate if it is removed from the field, and sent to the deck (by effects such as "Raiza The Storm Monarch," "Rainbow Dragon," and "Back To Square One."

-IF "Reborn Tengu" is removed from the field, while face-down, it will not activate. (IE: Destroyed by "Dark Hole," tributed while face-down, or return to your hand by the effect of "Compulsory Evacuation Device.")

-The effect of "Reborn Tengu" activates even when it is tributed for a cost or tribute summon.

-The effect of "Reborn Tengu" will activate during the Damage Step.

-The effect of "Reborn Tengu" will not activate if you do not have any copies of "Reborn Tengu" in your deck, or are unable to Special Summon due to the effect of "Pot of Duality," or "Fossil Dyna Pachyhalo."

-If you chain "The Transmigration Prophecy" to the activation of "Reborn Tengu" and return the "Reborn Tengu" to the deck, you can special summon the same monster, however you have to have a second copy still in your deck for it to activate.

-IF you return "Reborn Tengu" to your hand for the cost of Special Summoning "Ally Genex Birdman" you can special summon another "Reborn Tengu."

Tournament Results - May 14 2011

2011-05-14T16:19:00.001-07:00

Total Players: 15
Total Prize Pot: 45

Top 4 After 3 Rounds of Swiss:

1. Matt Lambert (Dopple Plant)
2. Miranda Guinaldo (Six Samurai)
3. Curtis Lambert (MAchina Gadget)
4. Shane S (Dopple Plant)

Tournament Results - April 2011

2011-04-16T05:56:00.001-07:00

April 1, 2011:
Total Players: 12
Top 4:
1. William Fredrick (KMP)
2. Brandom McClung (Six Samurai)
3. Selig Yost (Gravekeeper)
4. Sean Hedervy (Unkown)
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April 2, 2011:

Total Players: 22

Top 8 After 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. Gage Murray (KMP)
2. David Mcintyre (Six Samurai)
3. Mark Jackson (Plant-Synchro)
4. Ray Brown (Scrap)
5. William Fredrick (KMP)
6. Ben Mcdowell (Absolute Zero)
7. Jesse Wissler (KMP)
8. Miranda Guinaldo (Six Samurai)

Round 1 Play Offs:
Gage Murray V. Miranda Guinaldo -> Gage Murray (1st)
David Mcintyre V. Jesse Wissler -> Jesse Wissler (4th)
Ray Brown V. William Fredrick -> Ray Brown (2sd)
Mark Jackon V. Ben Mcdowell -> Ben Mcdowell (3rD)
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April 8, 2011:
Total Players: 23
Top 8 after 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. Joe Kingsburry (Unkown)
2. Kwame Boakye (Absolute Zero)
3. Andrew Scovern (KMP)
4. Ben Brown (Unkown)
5. Ben Mcdowell (Absolute Zero)
6. Mark Jackson (Lightsworn)
7. Corey Shehl (Unkown)
8. Vince Campello (Unkown)

Round 1:
Joe V. Vince -> Vince (4th)
Kwame V. Corey -> Kwame (1st)
Andrew V. Mark -> Andrew (2sd)
Ben Brown Vs. Ben Mcdoweel -> Ben Brown (3rd)
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April 9, 2011:
Total Players: 19

Top 8 After 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. John Mcintyre (Miracle fusion Gemini)
2. Joe Kingsburry (Unkown)
3. Derick Spangler (Six Samurai)
4. Chad Barnard (Monarch)
5. Gage Murray (KMP)
6. Leonard Ludwig (Heros?)
7. Tyler Cole (Chaos Plants)
8. Connor Benard (Monarch)

Play Offs Round 1:
John V. Connor -> John (2sd)
Joe V. Tyler -> Joe (3rd)
Chad V. Gage -> Gage
Derick V. Leonard -> Derick (4th)

Round 2:
John V. Gage -> Gage (1st)
Derick V. Joe -> Draw
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April 15, 2011:
Total Players: 13
Top 4 After 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1.Andrew Scovern
2. Ulysses Jackson
3. Erick Kozelski
4. Leonard Ludwig

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April 16, 2011
Total Players: 18
Top 8 After 4 Rounds of Swiss: (Places did not change after playoff)
1. Andrew Gelsinger (Six Samurai)
2. Ray Brown (Scraps)
3. William Fredrick (Six Samurai)
4. Tyler Cole (Chaos Plant)
5. David Mcintyre (Six Samurai)
6. John Mcintyre (Gemini Stun Fusion)
7. Darell Ball (Six Samurai)
8. Jamie Davis (Gravekeeper)
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April 22, 2011
Total Players: 17
Top 4 After 4 rounds of Swiss:
1. Vince Campello
2. John Mcintyre (Gemini Hero)
3. Denzel Todd (Six Samurai)
4. Joe Kingsburry (KMP)
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April 23, 2011:
Total Players: 14
Top 4 After 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. David Mcintyre (Six Samurai) - 3rd
2. Leonard Ludwig (Gravekeeper)- 4th
3. Chad Bernard (Monarch Chaos) - 2sd
4. August Young (Gravekeeper)- 1st

Tournament Results - March 26, 2011

2011-03-29T14:50:00.000-07:00

Total Players: 23
Total Prize Pot: 69

Top 8 after 5 Rounds of Swiss:

1. Adam kutz (Phantom of Chaos)
2. Andrew Scovern (KMP)
3. Joe Kingsburry (???)
4. William Fredrick (Six Samurai)
5. Mark Jackson (Plant Synchro)
6. Sam Bogner (Fish FTK)
7. Jamie Davis (Gravekeepers)
8. Geno Putnam (Dragunity)

Tournament Results - March 25, 2011

2011-03-29T14:44:00.000-07:00

Total Players: 20
Total Prize Pot: 60

Top 8 after 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. Brandon McClung (Six Samurai)
2. Selig Yost (Gravekeeper)
3. Joe Kingsburry (????)
4. Kwame Boakye (Gemini Stun)
5. Andrew Scovern (KMP)
6. Jesse Wissler (KMP)
7. Mark Jackson (Plant Synchro)
8. Tyler Cole (Plant Synchro)

In Depth-Card Rulings- Spore

2011-03-26T14:39:00.000-07:00

-Removing 1 other Plant-Type monster is a cost to activate this effect. You cannot choose the same "Spore" you are special summoning.

-When "Spore" is special summoned, its level is already treated as it's level plus the removed monster's level.

-If "Skill Drain," or "Destiny Hero - Plasma" are face-up on the field, "Spore's" level when special summoned will be 1.

-You can only activate the effect of "Spore" once per duel, no matter how many copies you have of the card in your deck.

-You using the effect of your own "Spore" does not stop your opponent from activating the effect of their own "Spore."

-The effect to special summon "Spore" is an ignition effect.

In Depth-Card Rulings- Imperial Customs

2011-03-19T17:29:00.000-07:00

-If "Shadow Spell" or "Spellbinding Circle" target "Obsidian Dragon" while "Imperial Custom" is face-up on the field, "Shadow Spell" will have it's effect negated, however it will not be destroyed. If "Imperial Customs" is removed from the field, "Shadow Spell" will be destroyed.

-If a Continious Trap card such as "Mirror Wall," "Imperial Order," or "Fairy Box" do not choose to pay the maintenance cost, then those cards will still be destroyed, even if "Imperial Custom" is face-up on the field.

-If a Trap-Monster such as "Embodiment of Apophis" or "Metal Reflect Slime" are face-up on the field, they cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects.

-If "Magical Hats" special summons a Continious Trap card to the field, and it is attacked, it will be destroyed. It is treated as a monster, and not as a trap card.

-If "Bait Doll" forces you to activate a second copy of "Imperial Custom" then the second copy will be destroyed, since the timing is incorrect.

-If "Overdoom Line" is face-up on the field, and "Imperial Customs" is as well, it will remain on the field, along with all of it's effects.

-If an effect such as "Black Rose Dragon" or "Demise, King of Armageddon" are activated while this card is face-up on the field, it will be destroyed however all face-up continuous trap cards will not be destroyed.

-If "Mystical Space Typhoon" targets a continuous trap card on the field, you can chain this card to it's effect to prevent it from being destroyed.

-Continuous Trap Cards can still be removed from play or returned to the owner's hand while "Imperial Custom" is face-up on the field, as long as they are not also destroyed.

-The text which states you can only control 1 "Imperial Custom" is a condition not an effect, so even if "Royal Decree" is face-up on the field, you cannot activate a second "Imperial Custom"

-"Imperial Custom" also prevents your opponent's Continuous trap cards from being destroyed.

-If the monster special summoned by "Call of The Haunted" is destroyed while "Imperial Custom" is face-up on the field, then "Call of The Haunted" will remain on the field meaninglessly since it cannot be destroyed.

In Depth-Card Rulings- Double Edge Sword Technique

2011-03-13T10:39:00.000-07:00

-This card targets two "Six Samurai" monster in your graveyard.

-This card has to target 2 monsters. If you do not have 2 "Six Samurai" monsters in your graveyard, you cannot activate this card.

-If one of the targeted "Six Samurai" monsters is removed from the graveyard by a card effect such as "D.D. Crow" or "Call of The Haunted," the other will be special summoned, and you will only take damage equal to that monster's ATK if it is destroyed in the End Phase.

-Only "Six Samurai" destroyed by this card's effect during the End Phase will inflict damage to your life points. If others are destroyed by another card effect such as "Torrential Tribute" or "Raigeki Break" or even another "Six Samurai" monster's effect will not be affected.

-If a "Six Samurai" monster is not destroyed due to the effect of a card such as "Legendary Ebon Steed" it will not inflict damage to your life points.

-You cannot negate the destruction effect of this card with an effect such as "Stardust Dragon" or "Destruction Jammer," since it is a lingering effect of this card.

End of Match Procedure Reminders

2011-03-12T18:21:00.001-08:00

For Everyone's reference, here is the End of Match Procedure. It is all player's responsibility to understand these rules. If you do not understand something please ask before the tournament starts to prevent confusion and arguments during the game.
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End of Match Procedure (Updated October 2010)

If a Match does not finish within the allotted time amount in a tournament the result will be decided by the methods below.

If time is called during the Duel

1. Continue and finish until the end of the current turn. (Considered “Turn 0”)
2. If the Duel did not end at the end of the Turn, go to “Extra Turns.” Extra Turns = Conduct 3 Turns starting from the opponent’s Turn.
3. If a victory condition occurs within these 3 turns, the Duel ends as normal.
4. If a win condition did NOT occur within these 3 turns, the Duelist who has higher Life Points after the Extra Turns (3 turns) wins.
5. If both Duelists’ Life Points are the same after Extra Turns (3 Turns), continue on to a sudden-death playoff.
6. The Duelist with the highest Life Point total after the Life Point change is declared the winner.

How to decide the winner

* After the Duel is concluded, the Duelist with the most Duel Wins is declared the winner of the Match.
* If It is an even tie between game wins, (Each player has 1 win), then you will play a Sudden Death play off game to determine who wins the round.
* If a Draw occurs, play Sudden Death Play Off Matches until you can determine a winner.

If time is called before the Duel (during Side Decking or shuffling)

1. If you are in the process of side decking, you can either: 1) return your deck to it’s state before you began side decking or 2) leave it how it currently is, as long as your deck and side deck contain the amount they are supposed to have.

2. If one Duelist has more Duel wins than the other Duelist, the Duelist with more Duel wins is declared the winner of the Match. You do not start a new game

3. If both Duelists have the same number of Duel Wins, begin a new Duel which consists of 4 Turns and each Duelist begins with 8000 Life Points.

4. The Duelist with the highest Life Points at the end of the 4th turn wins the Duel.

5. If both Duelists’ Life Points are tied at the end of the 4th turn, continue on to a sudden-death playoff until the winner is decided.

How to decide the winner

* After the Duel is concluded, the Duelist with the most Duel Wins is declared the winner of the Match.

Note: It is impossible to obtain a result of a Draw in tournament play. You can only obtain draws in Tier 2 level events.

If a Player refuses to follow the rules for End of Match Procedure, penalty can be given to both players. If your opponent is refusing to listen, please notify the Head Judge.

What is a Victory Condition?

* A Victory Condition is any way to win the game. This includes reducing your opponent’s life points to zero, if your opponent cannot draw a card, obtaining all five “Exodia The Forbidden One” cards, the effects of “Destiny Board,” “Vennmonga, Deity of Poisonous Snakes,” “Exodius The Ultimate Forbidden Lord,” “Last Turn,” “Final Countdown,” or “Victory Dragon.”

What is a Sudden Death Play Off?

* In a Sudden-Death-Play Off Game, the first person to have less life points then their opponent loses. Whenever applying this rule, always finish the current chain first before determining the winner.
* In Sudden Death, if you gain life points, you will become the winner.
* It is impossible to have a Draw in Sudden Death Play Off games, even if Both Players take 8000 Points of Damage at once. You keep playing until one person has more then the other.
* You can win through other victory conditions in Sudden Death Play Offs to obtain victory.
* In Sudden Death Play Off, for card purposes both players start with 8000 Life Points still.

In Depth-Card Rulings- Grandmaster of The Six Samurai

2011-03-12T16:13:00.000-08:00

-The effect to add 1 Six Samurai monster from your graveyard to your hand targets. If "Grandmaster of The Six Samurai" is in your graveyard when it's effect resolves, you can select it as the target.

-"Grandmaster of The Six Samurai's" effect will activate if it is destroyed while in your deck or hand by a card effect controlled by your opponent such as "Crush Card Virus," or "Chain Destruction."

-If the summon of "Grandmaster of the Six Samurai" is negated by your opponent's card effect such as "Royal Oppression" or "Solemn Warning," it's effect will activate. If your opponent uses your own "Royal Oppression" to negate the Special Summon, the effect of "Grandmaster of the Six Samurai" does not activate.

-If "Grandmaster of The Six Samurai" is destroyed by the effect of one of your "six Samurai" monster's effect to destroy 1 other "Six Samurai" monster you control instead, then its effect does not activate. It is destroyed by the "Six Samurai" monster's effect, not the effect controlled by your opponent.

-If you change the name of a face-up "Grandmaster of The Six Samurai" with the effect of "Hero Mask," etc, and then Special summon a second "Grandmaster of The Six Samurai," during the End Phase, if you still control both "Grandmaster of the six Samurai," you must destroy the one you special summoned since you cannot control multiple "Grandmaster of The Six Samurai." If it is destroyed due to this rule violation, it's effect does not activate because it is destroyed due to it's own effect.

-You can tribute 1 "Grandmaster of The Six Samurai" for the Tribute summon of a "Grandmaster of The Six Samurai"

-If you control a "Grandmaster of The Six Samurai" and take control of your opponent's "Grandmaster of The Six Samurai," with "Brain Control" or "Mind Control," then that monster is destroyed once it switches sides of the field.

-"Grandmaster of The Six Samurai" does not have to go to the graveyard after it is destroyed to activate it's effect, so if "Macro Cosmos" or "Dimensional Fissure" is face-up on the field, it's effect still can activate if you have a "Six Samurai" monster in your graveyard.

-"Legendary Six Samurai" monsters count as "Six Samurai" Monsters, however "Shien" monsters do not count as "Six Samurai" Monsters.

Tournament Results - March 12, 2011

2011-03-12T16:07:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 18

Top 8 Standings After 4 Rounds of Swiss:

1. Ben Mcdowell (Machina Stun)
2. Tyler Cole (Plant Synchro)
3. Denzel Todd (Six Samurai)
4. Leonard Ludwig (Gravekeeper)
5. Stewert P (Plant Synchro)
6. Jesse Wissler (Kurakuri)
7. Andre Montalvo (Machina)
8. Joe Wagner (X-Saber)

Round 1:
Ben V. Joe -> Joe (4th)
Tyler V. Andre -> Andre (3rd)
Denzel V. Jessie -> Denzel (1st)
Lenard V. Stewert -> Stewart (2sd)

Tournament Results - March 11, 2011

2011-03-12T16:01:00.000-08:00

Participation: 12
Total Prize Pot: 36

Final Standings:

1. Leonard Ludwig (Gravekeeper)
2. Brandon McClung (Six Samurai)
3. Matt Hawthorne (Absolute Zero)
4. Selig Yost (Gravekeeper)
5. Denzel Todd (Six Samurai)
6. Jesse Wissler (Kaurkuri)
7. Kwame Boakye (Hero Flamviel Stun)
8. John Mcintyre (Gravekeeper)
9. Thomas Shimandle (Blackwing)
10. Jimmy Fuson (Machina)
11. William Fredrick (???)
12. Joe Kingsburry (??)

In Depth-Card Rulings- Forbidden Lance

2011-03-08T17:51:00.000-08:00

-"Forbidden Lance" targets 1 face-up monster on the field.

-The targeted monster is not unaffected by Spell or Trap Cards until this card resolves, so if "Book of Moon" is chained to this card, targeting the same monster, it will flip the targeted monster face-down before this card can protect it.

-You can activate this card during the Damage Step, before Damage Calculation since this card can modify the ATK of a monster.

-If the targeted monster has less then 800 ATK, the ATK of the targeted monster becomes 0.

-If a Trap Card treated as a Monster card, such as "Metal Reflect Slime" is targeted by this card effect, it will be unaffected by card effects such as "Royal Decree" and "Trap Stun" during the turn this card is activated.

-If a monster, already affected by "Shrink" is targeted by "Forbidden Lance" it's ATK will be half of it's original ATK minus 800.

-If monster targeted by "Forbidden Lance" priorly this turn activates it's effect to special summon a monster, such as "Zombie Master" or "The Dark Creator," it cannot have it's effect negated with "Divine Wrath," "Solemn Warning," or "Royal Oppression."

-You can chain "Forbidden Lance" to "Dark Hole" to target a monster so it will not be destroyed.

-A monster unaffected by Spell and Trap cards cannot be selected as a target for that Spell or Trap card. That means if the targeted monster is the only face-up monster on the field, cards such as "Raigeki Break," "Tribute to The Doomed," etc cannot be activated.

Rule Change

2011-03-08T17:50:00.001-08:00

There has been an important change made to the latest version of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Official Rulebook, which is included with the Structure Deck: Dragunity Legion.

The current version is listed as Version 7.2, you can find the version number on the lower right corner of the Rulebook cover.

On page 43 in the “Other Rules” section, the following clarification has been made:
• “ 0 ATK monsters
Monsters with 0 ATK cannot destroy anything by battle. If two Attack Position monsters with 0 ATK battle each other, neither monster is destroyed.”

Tournament Results - March 5, 2011

2011-03-08T17:30:00.001-08:00

Total Players: 19
Total Prize Pot: 57

Top 8 Standings after 4 Rounds of Swiss:

1. David Mcintyre (The Six Samurai)
2. Leonard Ludwig (Gravekeeper)
3. William Fredrick (Fish OTK)
4. Denzel Todd (The Six Samurai)
5. Derick Williams (Plant Synchro)
6. Ben Mcdowell (Absolute Zero)
7. Jamie Davis (Gravekeeper)
8. Jimmy Fuson (Machina/Jinzo OTK)

Round 1:
David V. Jimmy -> David (1st)
Leonard V. Jamie -> Leonard (2sd)
William V. Ben -> William (4th)
Denzel V. Derrick -> Derrick (3rd)

Tournament Results - March 4., 2011

2011-03-08T17:26:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 15
Total Prize Pot: 45

Top 4 Standings after 4 Rounds of Swiss:

1. Andrew Scovern (Absolute Zero)
2. Denzel Todd (The Six Samurai)
3. Matt Hawtorne (Absolute Zero)
4. Adam Kutz (Phantom of Chaos)

Tournament Cancelation

2011-02-25T10:27:00.001-08:00

Tonight (Friday, February 25) there will be no Tournament due to Weather conditions. The store is closing at approximately 2 pm today, and will not reopen later in the day. There will be a tournament tomorrow (Saturday February 26). Sorry!!

Forbidden and Limited List - March 1, 2011 (Changes only)

2011-02-18T13:02:00.000-08:00

Forbidden:

Cold Wave (From Limited)
Goyo Guardian (From Limited)
Mass Driver (From unlimited)

Limited:

Blackwing - Kulut The Moon Shadow (from Unlimited)
Book of Moon (from Unlimited)
Gateway of The Six (From Unlimited)
Dandylion (From Semi-Limited)
Honest (From Semi-Limited)

Semi-Limited:

Archlord Kristya (From Unlimited)
Card Trooper (From Unlimited)
Debris Dragon (From Unlimited)
Icarus Attack (From Unlimited)
Megamorph (From Limited)
Overload Fusion (From Limited)
Royal Tribute (From Unlimited)
Solemn Warning (From Unlimited)
Spirit Reaper (From Limited)

Unlimited:

Chaos Sorcerer (From Semi-Limited)
Demise, King of Armageddon (From Semi-Limited)
Dewloreon, Tiger Prince of The Ice Barrier (From Semi-Limited)
Gold Sarcophagus (From Semi-Limited)
Skill Drain (From Semi-Limited)
Snipe Hunter (From Semi-Limited)
Ultimate Offering (From Semi-Limited)

In Depth-Card Rulings- Kagemusha of the Six Samurai

2011-02-12T14:21:00.000-08:00

- You cannot activate this effect during the Damage Step.

-You can activate the effect of this card multiple times during a chain.

-The effect of this card does not target any cards.

-Exactly 1 face-up “Six Samurai” monster must be the only target of the effect if you want to switch the target to
this card.

-If "Kagemusha of the Six Samurai" is an illegal target for the effect you want to switch the target of when that effect is activated, you cannot activate "Kagemusha of The Six Samurai’s" effect.

-If "Kagemusha of the Six Samurai" becomes an illegal target for the effect you’re switching the target of when that effect resolves, you do not switch the target.

-If the target "Six Samurai" monster is an illegal target for the effect you’re switching when that effect resolves, the target is still changed to "Kagemusha of The Six Samurai".

In Depth-Card Rulings- The Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En

2011-02-06T11:50:00.000-08:00

-The effect that allows this card to negate card effects, can be activated during the damage step.

-The effect that allows this card to negate card effects, can be activated once during each player's turn.

-This card will still negate the spell or trap card if this card is no longer face-up on the field when it's effect resolves.

-If this card is attacked while face-down on the field, and you control another Six Samurai card, you can still choose to have another "Six Samurai" monster destroyed instead, since whether or not a monster is destroyed is not determined when an attack is declared.

-"Legendary Six Samurai" monsters count as "Six Samurai" monsters. You can use either for the Synchro Material Monsters to summon this card.

Tournament Policies - End of Match Procedure

2011-02-06T08:31:00.000-08:00

End of Match Procedure

If a Match does not finish within the allotted time amount in a tournament the result will be decided by the methods below.

If time is called during the Duel

Continue and finish until the end of the current turn. (Considered “Turn 0”)
If the Duel did not end at the end of the Turn, go to “Extra Turns.” Extra Turns = Conduct 3 Turns starting from the opponent’s Turn.
If a victory condition occurs within these 3 turns, the Duel ends as normal.
If a win condition did NOT occur within these 3 turns, the Duelist who has higher Life Points after the Extra Turns (3 turns) wins.
If both Duelists’ Life Points are the same after Extra Turns (3 Turns), continue on to a sudden-death playoff.
The Duelist with the highest Life Point total after the Life Point change is declared the winner.

How to decide the winner

After the Duel is concluded, the Duelist with the most Duel Wins is declared the winner of the Match.
If It is an even tie between game wins, (Each player has 1 win), then you will play a Sudden Death play off game to determine who wins the round.
If a Draw occurs, play Sudden Death Play Off Matches until you can determine a winner.

If time is called before the Duel (during Side Decking or shuffling)

1. If you are in the process of side decking, you can either: 1) return your deck to it’s state before you began side decking or 2) leave it how it currently is, as long as your deck and side deck contain the amount they are supposed to have.

2. If one Duelist has more Duel wins than the other Duelist, the Duelist with more Duel wins is declared the winner of the Match. You do not start a new game

3. If both Duelists have the same number of Duel Wins, begin a new Duel which consists of 4 Turns and each Duelist begins with 8000 Life Points.

4. The Duelist with the highest Life Points at the end of the 4th turn wins the Duel.

5. If both Duelists’ Life Points are tied at the end of the 4th turn, continue on to a sudden-death playoff until the winner is decided.

How to decide the winner

After the Duel is concluded, the Duelist with the most Duel Wins is declared the winner of the Match.

Note: It is impossible to obtain a result of a Draw in tournament play. You can only obtain draws in Tier 2 level events.

If a Player refuses to follow the rules for End of Match Procedure, penalty can be given to both players. If your opponent is refusing to listen, please notify the Head Judge.

What is a Victory Condition?

A Victory Condition is any way to win the game. This includes reducing your opponent’s life points to zero, if your opponent cannot draw a card, obtaining all five “Exodia The Forbidden One” cards, the effects of “Destiny Board,” “Vennmonga, Deity of Poisonous Snakes,” “Exodius The Ultimate Forbidden Lord,” “Last Turn,” “Final Countdown,” or “Victory Dragon.”

What is a Sudden Death Play Off?

In a Sudden-Death-Play Off Game, the first person to have less life points then their opponent loses. Whenever applying this rule, always finish the current chain first before determining the winner.
In Sudden Death, if you gain life points, you will become the winner.
It is impossible to have a Draw in Sudden Death Play Off games, even if Both Players take 8000 Points of Damage at once. You keep playing until one person has more then the other.
You can win through other victory conditions in Sudden Death Play Offs to obtain victory.
In Sudden Death Play Off, for card purposes both players start with 8000 Life Points still.

Card Rulings Week of February 5, 2011

2011-02-06T07:19:00.000-08:00

Legendary Six Samurai - Shi En
-This card can activate once during each player's turn.
-If "Royal Oppression" is used to negate the Summon of this card, you cannot chain it's effect to destroy "Royal Oppression" since this card is not technically on the field.

Solemn Warning
-If this card negates the Synchro Summon of a monster, the Synchro Monster is sent to the graveyard, and is considered to not have been summoned correctly, so it cannot be special summoned again from the graveyard or if removed from play.

Dandylion
-If "Dandylion" is used as a Synchro Material Monster for "Black Rose Dragon," while "Macro Cosmos" is on the field, it is sent to the graveyard before "Macro Cosmos" would be destroyed, so even though "Dandylion" would chain as chain-link 2 to "Black Rose Dragon's" effect, since "Macro Cosmos" removes it from play, it will not be able to chain to "Black Rose Dragon."

Tournament Results - February 5, 2010

2011-02-06T07:13:00.001-08:00

Total Players: 22
Total Prize Pot: 64

Final Standings:
1. Selig Yost (Gravekeeper)
2. Kwame Boakye (Gladiator Beast)
3. Clayton Beacker (Plant-Synchro)
4. Derrick Williams (Plant-Synchro)
5. Andrew Scovern (Six-Samuari)
6. Mark Jackson (Plant-Synchro)
7. Tyler Cole (Frog Monarch)
8. Joe Kingsburry (Gladiator Beast)

Round 1:
Selig V. Joe -> Selig (1st)
Kwame V. Tyler -> Kwame (2sd)
Clayton V. Mark -> Mark (4th)
Derrick V. Andrew -> Andrew (3rd)

Tournament Results - February 4, 2011

2011-02-06T06:52:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 17
Total Prize Pot: 51

Final Standings After 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. Joe Kingsburry (Gladiator Beast)
2. Cory Shuster (Plant-Synchro)
3. Andrew Gelsinger (Machina)
4. Selig Yost (Gravekeeper)
5. Trey Webber (Stun-Beatdown)
6. Kwame Boakye (?)
7. Zac Winnians (Plant-Synchro)
8. Tyler Cole (Frog Monarch)

Round 1
Joe V. Zac -> Joe Wins (1st)
Selig V. Trey -> Selig Wins (3rd)
Cory V. Tyler -> Tyler (4th)
Andrew V. Kwame -> Andrew (2sd)

Sneak Preview!

2011-02-05T06:20:00.001-08:00

STORM OF RAGNAROK SNEAK PREVIEW TODAY!!!!!

Price: $20 USD
What You get:
-5-Storm of Ragnarok 1/e Booster Packs
-1-"Vortex The Whirlwind" Ultra Rare Promo Card
-1-Storm of Ragnarok Mini Poster With Card List
-Change to win 1 STorm of Ragnarok Sneak Preview Playmat

Registration Starts at 12 PM Today (February 5, 2011)

Arrive On Time, there is a limit 32 Entries, so while supplies Last!!

-Note: We Also will be holding a Regular Advanced Format Tournament today, which will cost $3 to enter

Storm of Ragnarok Sneak Preview

2011-02-04T06:25:00.000-08:00

Card Rulings For All cards in the Storm of Ragnork Booster set can be found here:

http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/gameplay/rulings/STOR_Rulebook_20110202.pdf

Read Them so you won't lose to not knowing what your cards do!!

Sneak Preview!

2011-01-29T16:40:00.000-08:00

Grandpa's Sneak Peak Date: SAturday February 4

Limit:First 32 People

The time of Ragnarok is at hand!!

It's time for the Storm of Ragnarok Sneak Peek, your first chance to get your hands on the brand new Storm of Ragnarok booster packs - before they’re available in most stores!

As Ragnarok approaches, the Nordic gods – Odin, Thor, and Loki – descend upon the Dueling world, bringing with them the full fury of the monsters and warriors of the north. This 100-card set lets you bring down the wrath of the gods on your opponents!

One of the most powerful booster sets to release in years, Storm of Ragnarok will sweep away anyone who cannot adapt to the changing times, for the time of Ragnarok is at hand.

In addition to all the Monsters, Spells, and Traps for Nordic and Six Samurai Decks, Storm of Ragnarok also has new cards for Decks like Blackwings, Scraps, Karakuri, Watts, Zombies, Elemental Heroes, and Harpies. Plus it has new Trap Monsters!

You can also try to get an exclusive Storm of Ragnarok Game Mat. You don’t have to be a skilled Duelist because we’ve asked the stores to give them out randomly, so everyone has a chance! Plus everybody gets a limited edition, Ultra Rare Vortex the Whirlwind Monster (while supplies last), and a mini-poster with a Storm of Ragnarok checklist on the back! Be sure to show up early because supplies of all items are limited and late-comers could get left in the dust.

Tournament Results - January 29, 2011

2011-01-29T16:34:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 13
Total Prize Pot: 39

Top 4 Standisngs after 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. Raymond Brown (Scrap)
2. David Mcintyre (Flamveil)
3. Leonard Ludwig (Fish Synchro)
4. Miranda Guinaldo (Six-Samurai)

Finals Round 1:
Raymond Brown V. Miranda Guinaldo -> Miranda Guinaldo
Leonard Ludwig V. David Mcintyre -> Leonard Ludwig

Finals Round 2
Miranda Guinaldo V. Leonard Ludwig -> Leonard Ludwig

Tournament Results - January 28, 2011

2011-01-29T16:31:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 14
Total Prize Pot: 42

Final Standings:
1. Thomas S (Blackwing)
2. Matt Lambert (Fish Synchro)
3. Derick Williams (Quickdraw)
4. William Fredrick (X-Saber)
5. Mark Jackson (Plant Synchro)
6. Ben Mcdowell (Plant-Synchro)
7. Denzel Todd (Morphatronics)
8. John Mcintyre (Gravekeeper)
9. Selig Yost (Plant Synchro)
10. Branden S (????)
11. Trey Webber (Naturia)
12. Kwame Boakye (????)
13. Jesse Wissler (Fabled)

Tournament Results - January 22, 2011

2011-01-29T16:27:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 26
Total Prize Pot: 78

Final Standsings After 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. Joe Kingsburry
2. Kwame Boakye
3. Mark Jackson
4. Selig Yost
5. Gage Murray
6. Trey Webber
7. Cory Shuster
8. Zac Winans

PAirings Round 1:
Joe Kingsburry V. Zac Winans -> Joe Kingsburry (1st)
Selig Yost v. Gage Murray -> Selig Yost (3rd)
Kwame Boakye V. Cory Shuster -> Cory Shuster (4th)
Mark Jackson V. Trey Webber -> Mark Jackson (2sd)

Tournament Results - January 21, 2011

2011-01-29T16:24:00.001-08:00

Total Players: 20
Total Prize Pot: 60

Final Standings After 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. Selig Yost
2. Andrew Scovern
3. Kwame Boakye
4. William Fredrick
5. Mitch Malleo
6. Gage Murray
7. Joe Kingsburry
8. Andrew Gelsinger

Play offs:
Selig Yost V. Andrew Gelsinger -> Seilg Yost (1st)
William Fredrick V Mitch Malleo -> William Fredrick (3rd)
Andrew Scovern V. Joe Kingsburry-> Andrew Scovern (2sd)
Kwame Boakye V. Gage Murray -> Gage Murray (4th)

Tournament Results - January 15, 2011

2011-01-29T16:20:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 18
Total Prize Pot: 54

Final Standings After $ rounds of Swiss:
1. Josh Coons
2. Mark Jackson
3. Derick Williams
4. Andrew Scovern
5. Kevin Stessney
6. Andrew Gelsinger
7 Corey Shehl
8. Tony Collins

Finals Round 1:
Josh Coons V. Tony Collins -> Josh Coons (1st)
Andrew Scovern V. Kevin Stessney -> Andrew Scovern (3rd)
Mark Jackson V. Corey Shelh -> Mark Jackson (2st)
Derick Williams V. Andrew Gelsinger -> Andrew Gelsinger (4th)

Tournament Results - January 14, 2011

2011-01-29T16:13:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 19
Total Prize Pot: $57

Top 8 Standings after 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. Andrew Scovern
2. Selig Yost
3. Joe Kingsburry
4. Ben Mcdowell
5. Kyle Shuld
6. Kevin Kerka
7. William Fredrick
8. Dominick Seitz

Round 1:
Andrew Scovern V. Dominick Seitz -> Andrew Scovern (1st)
Ben Mcdowell V. Kyle Should -> Ben Mcdowell (4th)
Selig Yost V. William Fredrick -> Selig Yost (2sd)
Joe Kingsburry V. Kevin Kerka -> Je Kingsburry (3rd)

In Depth-Card Rulings- Chain Disappearance

2011-01-10T08:27:00.000-08:00

-You can activate this card in response to the summon of one of your own monsters, in which case, your opponent would have to remove all copies of that monster from their hand and deck. (You do not)

-If the monster being summoned has an effect which activates when the monster is summoned or flipped face-up, that effect will activate as Chain-Link 1, and this effect will be Chain-Link 2, so as long as the monster does not require itself to be face-up on the field to activate it's effect, it can still resolve.

-"Chain Disappearance" can be activated in response to multiple monsters being summoned at the same time such as with "Scapegoat" or "Cyber Jar," in which case all monsters summoned with 1000 or less ATK will be removed, and all copies in your opponent's hand or deck.

-"Chain Disappearance" does not target the monster it is removing, since it can remove all monsters summoned at the same time with 1000 or less ATK.

-This card will remove cards from the Extra Deck as well, so if this card is activated in response to the summon of "Formula Synchron" or "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" then all copies from the Extra Deck will be removed from play.

-The monster summoned must be face-up on the field when "Chain Disappearance" resolves to be affected by this card. If "Book of Moon" is chained to this card to put the summoned monster face-down, it will not be affected by this card. If "Lonefire Blossom" activates it's effect as Chain-Link 1, tributing it's self as the cost, it will not be able to have "Chain Disappearance" chained to it's effect.

-If the monster's ATK is affected by a continuous effect such as a Field spell ("UMI"), continuous spell ("Solidarity"), trap , or monster effect ("Starboy"), the ATK will be looked at after being affected by these continuous effects.

-You must account for all possible copies of the card being removed. If your opponent does not remove all 3 copies of the monster card (or 4 if they are controlling one of your own), and the remaining copies of the monster are not in the graveyard, on the field, or removed from play, you can look through your opponent's deck and hand to make sure all copies are accounted for. Your opponent may not check face-down monsters, or cards affected by "Life Force Sword" as they are not in your hand or deck. If the card is limited or Semi-Limited, you will only need to check for the amount you are allowed to have in your deck. (Keep in mind, your opponent does not know for a fact how many of a card you are playing, so you can't just tell them you are only playing 1 copy of a card).

Card Rulings Week of January 8, 2011

2011-01-10T05:46:00.000-08:00

Deck Devastation Virus
-If this card is activated during your opponent's turn, that turn counts as the first turn.

Beckoning Light
-Discarding all card(s) in your hand is not a cost.
-This card does not target cards in the graveyard, since you do not know how many cards you will discard until resolution.
-If there are not enough correct targets left in your graveyard when resolving, you cannot add any cards to your hand, but will still have to discard your hand.

Light and Darkness Dragon
-if "Sangan" is tributed for this card, "Light and Darkness Dragon" will negate it.
-If "Light and Darkness Dragon" is destroyed and removed from play, it's effect does not activate.
-If "Caius The Shadow Monarch" removes this card from play, your opponent will not take 1000 points of damage, since "Light and Darkness Dragon" is only counted as a DARK type monster while face-up on the field.

Chain Disappearance
-This card DOES NOT target the monster on the field. WRONG RULING WAS GIVEN
-If the monster is no longer face-up on the field when this card resolves, it resolves with no effect.
-If all legal copies of the card being removed cannot be accounted for ,your opponent may check your deck to find them.

Tournament Results - January 8, 2011

2011-01-09T07:03:00.001-08:00

Total Players: 16
Total Prize Pot: 48

Final Standings after 4 rounds Swiss:
1. Andrew Scovern (Plant-Synchro)
2. Mark Jackson (Plant-Synchro)
3. Gage Murray (MAchina)
4. David Mcintyre (Flamviel)
5. Cory S (?)
6. Joe Kingsburry (Gadget)
7. Tyler Cole (Frog Monarch)
8. John Mcintyre (Zero-Gemini)

Tournament Results - January 7, 2011

2011-01-09T06:59:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 13
Total Prize Pot: 39

Final Standings:
1. Raymond Brown (Scraps)
2. Tyler Cole (Frog Monarch)
3. Andrew Gelginger (Plant-Synchro)
4. Andrew Scovern (Plant-Synchro)
5. John Mcintyre (Gemini-Zero)
6. Derick Williams (Quickdraw)
7. Josh Coons (Lightsworn)
8. Jesse Wissler (Fable-Sworn)
9. Darell Ball (Naturia)
10. Mark Jackson (Plant)
11. Cory S (?)
12. Austin Iskow (GravekeeperS)
13. Joe kingsburry (Machina Gadget)

In Depth-Card Rulings- Infernity Archfiend

2010-12-21T16:07:00.000-08:00

-Revealing "Infernity Archfiend" is an activation cost to activate the effect to Special Summon this card.

-If "Card Destruction" or "Morphing Jar" are activated making you have zero cards before you draw cards, then "Infernity Archfiend" can be special summoned.

-If you draw multiple copies of "Infernity Archfiend" through a card effect such as "Card Destruction" or "Pot of Avarice" then both can be special summoned.

-The effect which adds an "Infernity" card to your hand from your deck, checks your hand when it resolves. If you have a card in your hand at that time, you cannot add another card.

-If you draw "Infernity Archfiend" when you have zero cards in hand through the effect of "Witch of The Black Rose" you can special summon it without missing the timing.

-You can add "Inferinity" spell and trap cards to your hand with this effect such as "Infernity Launcher" and "Infernity Break"

-If you draw this card with the effect of "Infernity Randomizer" you will not be able to Special Summon this card, because you will miss the timing.

In Depth-Card Rulings- Formula Synchron

2010-12-19T07:22:00.001-08:00

-The Effect to draw 1 card from your deck starts a chain.

-The effect to preform a Synchro Summon using this card is a Quick Effect, and can be chained to or chained with.

-You can only activate the effect to Synchro Summon Once Per Chain.

-You can use the effect to Synchro Summon during either of your opponent's Main Phases.

-You cannot chain this card to an opponent's effect during your own Main Phases.

-You do not send Synchro Material Monsters to the graveyard until this effect resolves. It is a cost to Synchro Summon, not a cost to activate this effect.

-You must Synchro Summon using this card, and other face-up monsters you control. If you cannot, verify your Extra Deck to your opponent, and this effect disappears.

-If your opponent Activates "Dark Hole" and you chain this card's effect to Synchro Summon "Stardust Dragon" you cannot activate "Stardust Dragon's" effect to negate "Dark Hole," "Stardust Dragon" has to be on the field when "Dark Hole" is activated, and you cannot chain "stardust Dragon" in the middle of a resolving chain.

Tournament Results - December 18, 2010

2010-12-19T07:18:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 18
Total Prize Pot: $54

Standings after 4 Rounds of Swiss:

1. Andrew Gelsinger (Plant Synchro)
2. Tyler Cole (Frog Monarch)
3. Andrew Scovern (Fish FTK)
4. Derick Williams (Plant Synchro)
5. Gage Murray (Machina)
6. Mark Jackson (Plant Synchro)
7. Jesse Wissler (Fabled)
8. Kevin Stessney (Frog Monarch)

Finals Round 1:

Andrew Gelsinger V. Kevin Stessny -> Andrew Gelsinger (1st)
Derick Williams V. Gage Murray -> Gage Murray (4th)
Tyler Cole V. Jesse Wissler -> Tyler Cole (2sd)
Andrew Scovern V. Mark Jackson -> Andrew Scovern (3rd)

Tournament Results - December 17, 2010

2010-12-18T06:07:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 14
Total Prize Pot: 42

Final Standings:

1. Andrew Scovern (Fish Synchro)
2. Joe Kingsburry (Frog Monarch)
3. Andrew Gelsinger (Plant Synchro)
4. Ben Mcdowell (Plant Synchro)
5. Gage Murray (Machina Gadget)
6. Matt Hawthorne (Psychic)
7. Tyler Cole (Frog Monarch)
8. Travis Leslie (Pacman)
9. Jesse Wissler (Fabled Monster Mash)
10. Bradon Mclung (Old School Monarch)
11. Alonzo Williams (Infernity)
12. Tony Collins (Naturia)
13. Austin Iskow (Gadget)
14. Austin Werling (Beatdown)

Contest - Blackwings

2010-12-15T16:20:00.000-08:00

Rules:

Your Object is to Win in one turn. If you can correctly solve this puzzle and result the game in either a WIN or a DRAW you will win Free Entry to all Tournaments for 2 weeks. These Free Entries to not carry on if you are not present for these events, and cannot be exchanged for anything else.

You have until January 1 to solve this puzzle correctly, if you solve it, post a solution to the Puzzle as a comment with your full name. When someone has correctly solved the puzzle, I will post the result.

There is no limit to how many times you can try, and if you have rulings Questions feel free to ask.

You cannot post this on a message board asking to have someone solve it, if it is posted on a Message Board, I will close the contest.
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Opponent’s Life Points: 64600
Your Life Points: 8000

Opponent’s Field

The Dark Door (Face-Up)
The Dark Door (Face-Up)
The Dark Door (Face-Up)

Your Field:

Blackwing – Elphin the Raven (Attack Position)
Raigeki Break (Set)
Ultimate Offering (set)

Your Hand:

Black Whirlwind
Blackwing – Gale The Whirlwind
Dark Eruption
Cost Down
Blackwing - Sirocco The Dawn
Book of Moon
Book of Tayio
Delta Crow – Anti Reverse
Monster Reborn
Mountain
Shien’s Spy
Star Blast

Your Deck:

Blackwing – Blizzard the Far North
Blackwing – Blizzard the Far North
Blackwing – Blizzard the Far North
Blackwing – Bora The Spear
Blackwing – Bora the Spear
Blackwing – Bora The Spear
Blackwing – Breeze The Zephyr
Blackwing – Breeze The Zephyr
Blackwing – Breeze The Zephyr
Blackwing – Kulut The Moon Shadow
Blackwing – Kulut The Moon Shadow
Blackwing – Kulut The Moon Shadow
Blackwing – Shura the Blue Flame
Blackwing – Shura The Blue Flame
Blackwing – Shura The Blue Flame
Blackwing – Sirocco The Dawn
Blackwing – Sirocco The Dawn
Blackwing – Vayu The Emblem of Honor
Blackwing – Vayu The Emblem of Honor
Blackwing – Vayu The Emblem of Honor

Extra Deck:
Blackwing – Armed Wing
Blackwing – Armed Wing
Blackwing – Armed Wing
Blackwing – Armor Master
Blackwing – Armor Master
Blackwing – Armor Master
Blackwinged Dragon
Blackwinged Dragon
Blackwinged Dragon

Assumptions:

1. It is the start of your main phase 1, you have not played any cards yet this turn. You must win this turn, or create a draw.
2. The contents of your opponent’s deck, hand, and graveyard are irrelevant.
3. You do not have any cards in your graveyard yet or that are removed from play.

Card Legality

2010-12-15T15:21:00.001-08:00

Updated: April 24, 2011

Booster Packs
All Booster Packs are legal for Tournament play the date of their official release in North America. Sneak Preview Dates do not count as official release dates, however Cards Obtained in a Sneak Preview may be used in Sneak Preview Tournaments.

Turbo Pack 5 - April 9, 2011
Hidden Arsenal 4: Trishula's Triumph - April 19, 2011
Extreme Victory - May 10, 2011
Duelist Pack - Crow Hogan - May 31, 2011

Structure/Starter Decks
Starter and Structure Decks are legal for Tournament play on their official release in North America. Any reprint cards found in these decks are legal for play immediately once obtained.

Structure Deck: Dragunity Legion - March 8, 2011
Structure Deck Marik Ishtar - October 16, 2010

Video Game Promos
Video Game Promos can be played the date of their official release in North America. If they are not released in North America they cannot be played until that game, or a reprint of that card is released in North America.

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5ds Tag Force 5 - October 26, 2010
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5ds Duel Transer - December 7, 2010

The Following Video Game Promo Cards cannot be played until formally released in North America through another expansion (Booster Pack, Promo Card, etc)

GX06-EN001 Gallis The Star Bird
GX06-EN003 Darkness Destroyer

Shonen Jump/Manga Promos
Shonen Jump and Manga Promo Cards are legal on the street release date of the manga/magazine. This means Promo Cards given to Shonen Jump Subscribers are not legal until they are released through Stores. This date is the First Tuesday of the month always. Reprint cards are legal as soon as you obtain them. Subscription Promos (Cards exclusively given to Subscribers to Shonen Jump are legal the first Tuesday of the month as well)

JUMP-EN045 The Winged Dragon of Ra - December 7, 2010
JUMP-EN046 Lightning Warrior - December 7, 2010
JUMP-EN047 Seven Swords Warrior - December 7, 2010
JUMP-EN048 Malefic Truth Dragon - February 8, 2010

YG05-EN001 Darklord Desire - October 5, 2010
YG06-EN001 Elemental Hero The Shinning - March 1, 2010

Special Editions and Gold Series
Special Editions, and Special Packs normally contain all reprints, but if they do not, they are legal upon the official release date in North America.

Gold Series 4 - June 28, 2011
Gold Series 3- June 23, 2010

Collectible Tins
Collectible Tins, and the Variant cards within them are legal on their official release date in North America, reprints are legal once obtained.

DTCT-EN005 Frozen Fitzgerald - April 5, 2011
CT07-EN003 Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste -August 31, 2010
CT07-EN004 Shooting Star Dragon - November 2, 2010
CT07-EN005 Scar Nova Dragon - November 2, 2010

Duel Terminal
Duel Terminal Cards are not legal until the cards have been release through another set. If a card is avaliable in North America through another set, including Hidden Arsenal Expansions, they become legal upon that set's release date. If a card is already available previous to the release of the Duel Terminal Expansion, it can be used immediately.

All Duel Terminal Cards Are Currently Legal (April 25, 2011)

In Depth-Card Rulings- System Down

2010-12-15T15:00:00.000-08:00

-Since the nature of face-down cards are considered to not have a type, face-down machine-type monsters controlled by either player are unaffected by this card.

-If you chain "Book of Moon" targeting a face-up Machine-Type monster, it will not be removed by this card's effect unless flipped face-up by another card effect such as "Desert Sunlight" before this card resolves.

-This card can be activated while "Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer" is face-up on the field, however only monsters on the field will be removed from play. Monsters in the graveyard will not be removed.

-This card cannot be activated while "Imperial Iron Wall" is face-up on the field. If "Imperial Iron Wall" is chained to this card, this card's effect will disappear.

-Paying 1000 Life Points is a cost to activate this card.

-Machine-Type union monsters such as "Y-Dragon Head" and "Machina Gearframe" equipped to monsters when this card is activated, are not removed from play since Equip Cards do not have a type, but destroyed since the monster they are equipped to is destroyed. If the Union Monster is not equipped to a Machine-Type monster, it will not be destroyed.

-If "DNA Surgery" is face-up on the field, making all face-up monsters Machine-Type monsters, it will remove all face-up monsters from play.

-You cannot activate this card if your opponent does not control any Machine Type monsters or have any in their graveyard.

-This card cannot be activated if "Zombie World" is face-up on the field, making all monsters Zombie-Type monsters, unless another effect such as "DNA Surgery" is overriding the effect of "Zombie World"

In Depth-Card Rulings- Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude

2010-12-14T11:27:00.001-08:00

-"Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude" does not actually activate the Spell Card, it only activates the effect of the Spell Card. The Spell Card does not leave the graveyard, or change it's position in the graveyard.

-Since "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude" does not activate a Spell card, any costs do not have to be paid including Life Points Paid, Discarding cards, or tributing monsters.

-Since "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude" does not activate a Spell Card, any conditions which need to be met such as having "Dark Magician" on the field for "Dark Magic Attack" or having 3 or more cards in your hand for "Into The Void" do not have to be paid.

-Spell cards which effect a current turn such as "Dark Magic Curtain" stopping you from summoning monsters, or "Pot of Duality" stopping you from activating another copy do not activate these activation effects, and still can be activated even if these conditions are not met.

-You can chain to "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude's" effect, however you cannot negate the effect of "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude" with card effects. They are activating as a Lingering Effect of "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude." You cannot chain "Divine Wrath" at the time you activate the spell Card.

-For "Final Countdown," "Gold Sarcophagus," and other cards which count turns, since Spell Cards activated by "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude" do not activate, they cannot count turns after activation. "Gold Sarcophagus" will remove 1 card from play, however it will never be added to your hand.

-You can activate the spell Card during either main phase, or not to activate it at all. The spell Card must be in the graveyard to activate it, if it is removed from play, returned to your hand, or deck you cannot activate it's effect.

-You cannot activate a Spell Card that targets if there is no eligible target on the field when you choose to resolve the effect.

-If "Swords of Revealing Light" is revealed by "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude" it will flip all your opponent's monsters face-up, however it will not remain on the field for 3 turns nor stop your opponent from attacking.

-"Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude" does not have to remain on the field to resolve the effect of the Spell Card revealed by it's effect during the prior turn.

-The effect will resolve as a Spell Card, so effects which negate Spell card effects such as "Imperial Order" will still negate cards activated through "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude." However, since they resolve in the graveyard, "Spell Canceler" cannot negate them.

-The card from the top of your deck is revealed at resolution of the effect.

-You cannot activate the effect of "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude" if "Dimensional Weapon" is on the field. If "Dimensional Weapon" is summoned by "Call of The Haunted" in a chain to "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude" then do not check the top card of your deck.

-You can chain "Mystical Refpannel" to a Spell Card thats effect is activated by "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude"

-You cannot chain "Spell Reclamation" to a Spell Card activated by the effect of "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude"

-If "Light and Darkness Dragon" negate the activation of "Destiny Hero - Diamond Dude" you cannot activate it again that turn.

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Tournament Results - December 11, 2010

2010-12-12T06:22:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 19
Total Prize Pot: 57

Top 8 Standings After 4 Rounds of Swiss:

1.Gage Murray (Machina)
2. Andrew Scovern (????)
3. Jeff Roberts (X-SabeR)
4. Ben Mcdowell (Plant Synchro)
5. Kevin Stessney (Frog Monarch)
6. Joe Kingsburry (Blackwing)
7. Chris Stark (Black Salvo)
8. Jesse Wissler (Fabled Monster Mash)

Round 1:

Gage Murray V. Jesse Wissler - > Gage Murray (1st)
Andrew Scovern V. Chris Stark -> Andrew Scovern (2sd)
Jeff Roberts V. Joe Kingsburry -> Joe Kingsburry (4th)
Kevin Stessney V. Ben Mcdowell -> Kevin Stessney (3rd)

Tournament Results - December 10, 2010

2010-12-12T06:18:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 10
Total Prize Pot: $30

Final Standings after 4 Rounds:

1. Tyler Cole (Frog Monarch)
2. Gage Murray (Machina)
3. Selig Yost (Plant Synchro)
4. Jesse Wissler (Light Machine)
5. John Mcintyre (Plant Synchro)
6. Mark Jackson (Plant Synchro)
7. Richie Moore (Lightsworn)
8. Matt Hawthorne (Plant Synchro)
9. Tony Collins (Fabled-Dark World)
10. Joe Kingsburry (Monster Mash)

In Depth-Card Rulings- The Winged Dragon of Ra

2010-12-09T13:03:00.000-08:00

-The text which reads: "This card cannot be Special Summoned. You must tribute 3 monsters to normal summon this card (this card cannot be set)." is a condition, not an effect of this card. It cannot be negated by "Skill Drain," etc.

-The effects of "Cost Down," "Level Conversion Lab" and "Mausoleum of The Emperor" do not remove the fact you must tribute 3 monsters to normal summon this card.

-Paying Life Points until you have 100 is a cost to activate this card's effect.

-Paying 1000 life points is a cost to activate the second effect of this card.

-The effect which destroys a monster on the field targets that monster.

-After this card has been summoned, and the turn player no longer retains priority, other spell and trap cards can be activated, however cards such as "Bottomless Trap Hole," "Torrential Tribute," "Solemn Judgment," "Solemn Warning," etc cannot be used.

-If you do not pay any life points due to a card effect such as "Brain Research Lab" (While "The Winged Dragon of RA" is affected by "DNA Surgery") this card does not gain any ATK.

-The original ATK and DEF of this card is 0. If you do not activate the ATK-Increasing affect of this card, then this card's ATK and DEF remains at 0. If "Shrink" targets this card, it's ATK becomes 0.

-You cannot activate the ATK-Increasing affect of this card if your life points are 100 or less.

-If "Sangan," "Goblin Zombie," or "Dandylion" are used as tributes for this card, none of their effects will be able to activate, since monster effects other then "The Winged Dragon of Ra" cannot be activated in response to the summon.

-If "The Winged Dragon of Ra" is summoned in the middle of a chain, (by the effect of "Ultimate Offering") then any effect which is activated at that chain-link will not be able to resolve.

-If you activate the ATK/DEF Increasing effect of "The Winged Dragon of Ra" then "Divine Wrath," "Skill Drain," etc cannot be activated in response to the activation of the effect.

-Unlike "Obelisk The Tormentor" this card can be targeted by card effects.

-Divine-Beast is a monster type, and "Divine" is a monster attribute, and can be used for card effects.

Tournament Results - December 4, 2010

2010-12-09T07:30:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 18
Total Prize Pot: 54

Top 8 After 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. William Fredrick (X-Saber)
2. Gage Murray (Machina)
3. Mark Jackson (Plant Synchro)
4. Andrew Scovern (?)
5. Ben Mcdowel (Plant-Synchro)
6. Joe Kingsburry (Machina Gadget)
7. Matt Hawthorne (Absolute Zero)
8. Jesse Wissler (Flamveil)

Play offs:
William V. Jesse -> William (1st)
Gage V. Matt -> Gage (2sd)
Mark V. Joe -> Mark (3rd)
Andrew V. Ben -> Andrew (4th)

Tournament Results - December 3, 2010

2010-12-04T07:08:00.001-08:00

Total Players: 8
Total Prize Pot: 24

Final Standings:

1. Alonzo Williams (Gravekeepers)
2. Cody Sherman (Infernity)
3. Matt Hawthorne (Psychic)
4. Mark Jackson (Plant Synchro)
5. Jesse Wissler (Blackwing)
6. John Mcintyre (Watts)
7. Derick Williams (??>)
8. Denzel Todd (Six Samurai)

Play Offs:

Alonzo Williams v. Mark Jackson -> Mark Jackson (2sd)
Matt Hawthorne v. Cody Sherman -> Cody Sherman (1st)

Tournament Update

2010-11-27T03:18:00.000-08:00

THERE WILL BE A TOURNAMENT TODAY: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Tournament Policies 2.2

2010-11-25T14:50:00.000-08:00

The Official Tournament Policies Document has been updated to reflect changes done to the Official Konami Tournament Document Update. These Policies will be enforced immediately.

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In Depth-Card Rulings- Shooting Star Dragon

2010-11-21T11:09:00.001-08:00

-You cannot activate the first effect of this card if your deck contains no Tuner-Type monsters.

-If you have less then 5 cards left in your deck, you cannot attack with this card.

-If no Tuner Monsters are revealed by this card's effect, this card cannot attack this turn.

-You are allowed to attack up to the number of times for each tuner monster revealed by this card's effect. You can attack fewer or no times if you choose to.

-You still resolve and reveal the top 5 cards of your deck even if "Shooting Star Dragon" is not on the field or you have less then 5 cards in your deck when this effect resolves.

-The Third Effect of this card targets the monster.

-If you opponent controls your "Shooting Star Dragon" and activates the third effect, it will be Special Summoned to your side of the field.

-The effect to Special Summon this card only activates once per End Phase, if it is negated, it will not activate again.

Card Rulings week of November 20, 2010

2010-11-21T09:56:00.000-08:00

Necrovalley
-You can activate any card which only targets a card in the graveyard (Ie: "Tragodia") or activates its own effect in the graveyard. You cannot activate a card effect which affects the graveyard (ie:"Monster Reborn")

Grow Up Bulb
-Sending a card to the graveyard from the top of your deck is not a cost. If you cannot send a card to the graveyard, you cannot activate this effect.
-You can chain "D.D. Crow" to the activation of this effect.

Formula Synchron
-This monster's ability to Synchro Summon is Spell Speed 2, a Quick Effect.

Shooting Star Dragon
-If you reveal 5 Cards from your deck, and none are Tuner-Type monsters, then this card cannot declare an attack

Tournament Results - November 20, 2010

2010-11-21T09:52:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 17
Total Prize Pot: 52

Standings after 4 rounds of Swiss:

1. John Mcintyre (Plant-Synchro)
2. Gage Murray (Machina)
3. William Fredrick (X-Saber)
4. Brandom Mcclung (Warrior Tool Box)
5. Jesse Wissler (Flamviel)
6. Adam Culp (???)
7. Kevin Stessney (Blackwing)
8. Andrew Scovern (Exodia-Dragon Draw)

Round 1:
John Mcintyre V. Andrew Scovern - > John Mcintyre (1st)
Brandom McClung V. Jesse Wissler -> Jesse Wissler (3th)
Gage Murray V. Kevin Stessney -> Gage Murray (2sd)
William Fredrick V. Adam Culp -> Adam Culp (4th)

Tournament Results - November 19, 2010

2010-11-21T09:49:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 14
Total Prize Pot: 42

Final Standings:

1. Matt Hawthorne (Plant Synchro)
2. Tyler Cole (Frog Monarch)
3. Mark Jackson (Naturia)
4. Derick Williams (??)
5. Selig Yost (Gravekeeper's)
6. Joe Kingsburry (??)
7. Leonard Ludwig (Absolute Zero)
8. Tony Stiemo (Harpie)
9. John Mcintyre (Plant Synchro)
10. Cody Sherman (Infernity)
11. Corey Shehl (Machina)
12. Jesse Wissler (Kuakuri)
13. Jummy Fusion (Monarch)
14. Austin Iskow (Machina)

Tournament Results - November 13, 2010

2010-11-21T09:45:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 17
Total Prize Pot: 52

Top 8 Duelists After 4 Rounds of Swiss:

1. Gage Murray (Machina)
2. David Mcintyre (Flamveil)
3. Kevin Stessney (Blackwings)
4. John Mcintyre (Quickdraw)
5. Dan Radke (Lightsworn)
6. William Fredrick (X-Saber)
7. Selig Yost (Gravekeeper)
8. Devan Curret (Dragon Draw Exodia)

Play off:s
Gage Murray V. Devan Curret -> Gage Murray (2sd)
John Mcintyre V. Dan Radke -> John Mcintyre (3rd)
Kevin Stessney V. William Fredrick -> Kevin Stessney (4th)
Selig Yost V. David Mcintyre -> Selig Yost (1st)

Round 2
Kevin Stessney V. Selig Yost -> Selig Yost (1st)

Card Erata - Updates

2010-11-16T19:22:00.000-08:00

Liberty at Last! (TF05-EN003)

Printed Text:
Activate only when a monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard. Select 2 face-up monsters on the field and return them to the hand.

Correct Text:
Activate only when a monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard. Select 2 face-up monsters on the field and return them to the Deck.

Wattkid (TU04-EN012)
-This card's former name is "Oscillo Hero #2" and will now be known as "Wattkid"

Elemental Hero Prisma (GLD3-EN014)

Old Text:
Once per turn, you can reveal 1 Fusion Monster from your Fusion Deck and send 1 of the Fusion Material Monsters listed on that card from your Deck to the Graveyard. Until the End Phase, this card's name is treated as the sent monster's name.

New/Correct Text:
Once per turn, you can activate this card's effect by revealing 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck and sending 1 of the Fusion Material Monsters listed on that card from your Main Deck to the Graveyard. Until the End Phase, this card's name becomes the name of the monster you sent to the Graveyard.
This text is functionally different from the old text. Revealing 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck and sending 1 of the Fusion Material Monsters listed on that card from your Main Deck to the Graveyard is now a cost to activate the effect.

tournament Results - November 11, 2010

2010-11-13T07:53:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 18
Total Prize Pot: 54

Top 8 Standings After 4 Rounds of Swiss:

1. Selig Yost (Gravekeeper)
2. Gage Murray (Machina)
3. Cory S (Dark Synchro)
4. Andrew Scovern (Skull Servant)
5. Cody Sherman (Infernity)
6. Tyler Cole (Frog-Monarch)
7. Geno Putnam (Blackwings)
8. David Majeski (Zombie)

Round 1:

Selig Yost V. David Majewski - > Selig Yost (1st)
Gage Murray V. Geno Putnam -> Gage Murray (2sd)
Cory S. V. Tyler Cole -> Cory S. (3rd)
Andrew Scovern V. Cody Sherman -> Cody Sherman (4th)

Tournament Results - November 6, 2010

2010-11-13T07:49:00.000-08:00

Total Players: 16
Total Prize Pot: $48

Top 8 Standings After 4 Rounds of Swiss:

1. Matt Hawthorne (Vayu Turbo)
2. Gage Murray (Machina GadgeT)
3. Kevin Stessney (Blackwing)
4. Dustin Domera (Machina)
5. Corey Shehl (Machina)
6. Ulyssesse Jackson (Lightsworn)
7. Derick Williams (Naturia)
8. Brandom Mclung (Beat-Down)

Round 1:

Matt Hawthorne V. Brandom Mclung -> Matt Hawthorne (1st)
Gage Murray V. Derrick Williams -> Gage Murray (2sd)
Dustin Domera V. Corey Shehl -> Corey Shehl (4th)
Kevin Stesseny V. Ulyssesses Jackson -> Kevin Stessney (3rd)

tournament Results - November 5, 2010

2010-11-13T07:46:00.001-08:00

Total Players: 11
Total Prize Pot: $33

Final Standings:

1. Raymond Brown (Scraps)
2. William Fredrick (Gemini Stun)
3. Andrew Scovern (?)
4. Matt Hawthorne (Psychic)
5. Alonzo Williams (Infernity)
6. James Miller (Blackwings)
7. Jesse Wissler (Empty Jar)
8. Selig Yost (Machina Gadget)
9. David Majeweski (Zombie Synchro)
10. Cody Hartney (Macro)
11. Denzel Todd (??)

Rulings: Week of October 30, 2010

2010-10-31T06:11:00.000-07:00

Chimeratech Fortress Dragon
-Unless "DNA Surgery" is face-up on the field and the type of all monsters is considered to be Machine, you can only send Machine type monsters to the graveyard as Fusion-Material Monsters.

Dimensional Fissure
-You cannot send "Blackwing - Kulut The Moon Shadow" or "Honest" to the graveyard, so you cannot activate their effects while "Dimensional Fissure" is in play.

Ally of Justice Catastor
-This card does not target.

Solemn Warning
-You can use this card on Normal Summons.
-You can negate "Gorz THe Emissary of Darkness" with this card
-You can negate the Special Summon of "Drill Warrior" with this card's effect.

Gorz The Emissary of Darkness
-You cannot activate both "Gorz The Emissary of Darkness" and "Tragodia" when you receive a direct attack.

Colossal Fighter
-IF you play "Monster Reborn" on your opponent's "Colossal Fighter" and your opponent destroys it as a result of battle, they gain the effect to Special Summon 1 Warrior-Type monster from the graveyard.

Plaguespreader Zombie
-When this card is flipped face-down after being Special Summoned by it's own effect, when it is removed from the field, it is not removed from play.

Spore
-Removing 1 Plant Type monster is a cost to activate this card's effect.
-IF you activate this card's effect, and it is negated, you still cannot activate it again during the current game.

Trap Stun
-If you activate Trap Cards in the same chain as "Trap Stun" is activated, but after it was flipped face-up, they will resolve correctly.

Tournament Results - October 30, 2010

2010-10-31T06:05:00.000-07:00

Total Players: 21
Total Prize Pot: $63

Top 8 Standings after 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. Mitch Malleo (Quickdraw)
2. Ben Mcdowell (Kristya)
3. Corey Shehl (Machina Gadget)
4. William Fredrick (Gemini)
5. David Mcintyre (Flamviel)
6. Selig Yost (Debris hime)
7. Jesse Wissler (Empty Jar)
8. John Mcintyre (Quickdraw)

Round 1:

Mitch Malleo V. John Mcintyre -> John Wins (4th)
Ben Mcdowell V. Jesse Wissler -> Jesse Wissler (3rd)
Corey Shehl V. Selig Yost -> Selig Yost (2sd)
William Fredrick V. David Mcintyre -> David Mcintyre (1st)

Tournament Results - October 29, 2010

2010-10-31T05:59:00.000-07:00

Total Players: 12
Total Prize Pot: $36

Final Standings:

1. Andrew Scovern (????)
2. Jesse Wissler (Empty Jar)
3. Matt Hawthorne (Vayu Turbo)
4. Geno Putneam (Machina Gadget)
5. Selig Yost (Machina Gadget)
6. Derick Williams (Naturia)
7. Tyler Cole (Plant Monarch)
8. James Miller (Blackwings)
9. Mark JAckson (Naturia)
10. Leonard Ludwig (Stun)
11. Cody Hartney (Macro)
12. Ting Puteam (Blackwing)

Forbidden and Limited List - October 24, 2010 (Changes)

2010-10-24T11:43:00.000-07:00

The following changes have been made for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Advanced Format Forbidden and Limited List on October 24, 2010, and take effect immediately:

Forbidden:

Temple of The Kings

Please make sure your decks meet these changes for the tournaments this weekend!

Card Rulings: Regionals October 23

2010-10-24T08:07:00.001-07:00

Scrap Dragon
-Any time this card is destroyed you can activate it's effect.

Divine Warning
-This card cannot be used against Continuous Spell and Trap Cards such as "Infernity Launcher" that do not special summon immediately.
-This card can stop the Special Summon of "Drill Warrior"

Chain Strike
-You can chain "Chain Strike" even if there is already 1 "Chain Strike" in the chain.

Black Rose Dragon (Errata)
-This card can only target defense position monsters. They can be face up or face-down.

Solemn Judgment
-This card cannot be used to stop the Special summon effects of "Gladiator Beast" monsters. "Solemn Judgment" can only stop inherent Special Summons.

Nightmare Wheel
-If this card is negated by "Trap Stun," "Royal Decree" "Jinzo," etc, and the monster targeted by it is removed from the field, then it will remain in play meaninglessly with no effects.

Special Notice

2010-10-23T07:48:00.000-07:00

Due to Regionals This weekend there will NOT be a tournament held on Saturday October 23, 2010. However the store WILL be open normal hours.

Also if you wanted to go to Regionals, and do not have a ride, please comment this with your name and email, and I will see if I can find you a ride down if possible.

Game Rules- "Turn Sequence"

2010-10-18T14:46:00.000-07:00

Draw Phase

The turn, and phase start by the turn player drawing a card. Nothing can be activated before this event, unless it is part of a card effect such as “Hino-Kagu Tsushi.” If there is no cards in your deck zone when you enter the Draw Phase, you lose the duel.

If this phase is skipped due to a card effect such as “Time Seal,” or “Reckless Greed” you will proceed to the Standby Phase Immediately.

During the Standby Phase Spell Speed 2 or 3 effects can be activated by either player.

Multiple chains can occur during the Draw Phase, once both players agree you can proceed to the Standby Phase.

Standby Phase

If this phase is being skipped due to a card effect, such as “Solomon’s Law Book,” immediately go from the Draw Phase to the Main Phase 1.

During this phase, continuous card effects with maintenance costs, such as “Mirror Wall,” “Skull Archfiend of Lightening,” and “Messenger of Peace” which activate during the Standby Phase are paid. You pick the order in which they are paid, and can pay them at any time during the Standby Phase.

Continuous effects that activate during the Standby Phase such as “Mirage of Nightmare” activate during the Standby Phase and can be activated at any time during the Standby Phase.

Trigger effects that specifically activate during the Standby Phase, such as “Bowganian,” “Lava Golem,” and “Treeborn Frog” can be activated at any time during the standby phase.

“Curse of Fiend” is the only Normal Spell Card which can be activated during the Standby Phase.

During the Standby Phase Spell Speed 2 or 3 effects can be activated by either player.

Multiple chains may occur during the Standby Phase, so one both players agree you can enter Main Phase 1.

Main Phase 1

If Main Phase 1 Is skipped due to a card effect such as “Time Eater,” then you will skip this phase and go into the End Phase or Battle Phase.

During Main Phase 1 the turn player can do many game play actions which can only be preformed during the main phases including:

• Perform a Normal Summon or Set without the use of a card effect.(Once Per Turn)
• Activate Spell Speed 1 Card effects (Normal, Ritual, Field, Continuous Spell Cards, Trigger, continuous monster effects)
• Set Spell and Trap Cards from their hand.
• Manually change the battle position of a monster they control that was not summoned this turn. This includes flipping a monster face-up. You can change the battle position of each monster once.
• Special summon a monster from their hand if conditions are correct.

When any of the above actions is preformed the turn player has the option to make the first response to their action before allowing their opponent to respond to it.

If you wish to activate “Cold Wave” or “Large Heat Wave” then it must be the first card you activate or put into play during the first Main Phase. IF you activate any other card or summon a monster you cannot activate either of these cards.

During the Main Phase, any Spell Speed 2 or 3 card effect can be activated by either player.

Multiple chains can occur during the main phase, and once both players agree the Main Phase will come to an end and you can either proceed to the Battle Phase or the End Phase. If a card effect requires a monster to attack, such as “Berserk Gorilla” or “Battle Mania” then you must enter the Battle Phase, unless prevented by a card effect.

Battle Phase

If The Battle Phase is skipped due to a card effect such as “Soul Exchange” or “Thunder of Ruler,” you cannot choose to enter the Battle Phase, and will proceed directly to the End Phase of the turn.

You can enter the battle phase, even if you control no monsters, or cannot attack. You should note card effects such as “Threatening Roar,” “Swords of Revealing Light,” and “Nightmare Steal Cage” do not prevent you from having a battle phase, only from attacking.

If a card effect such as “All Out Attacks,” “Berserk Gorilla” or “Battle Mania” force you to attack, you cannot avoid their effects by skipping the battle phase, you will be required to enter the battle phase if possible.

You cannot enter the Battle Phase on the very first turn of the duel due to game rules.

The Battle Phase, unlike other phases of the turn is made up of different steps, which are as follows:

Start Step

During this step, you enter the battle phase. You return to this step, after the Damage Step if you wish to attack once again.

You can enter this step, even if you have no monster, or cannot attack due to card effects such as “Swords of Revealing Light.”

If you do not wish to attack you can choose to end this step and go directly to the End Step.

Spell Speed 2 or 3 card effects can be activated during this Step.

Multiple Chains can occur during the Start Step, so once both players agree you can go into either the Battle Step or The End Step.

Battle Step

Turn Player selects a monster to attack with and it’s attack target (Or declares a direct attack). Turn player has player priority to activate a card in response to the attack.

You can only have 1 chain that directly responds to the attack being declared. This means that activating cards such as “Mirror Force,” “Sakuretsu Armor,” “Magic Cylinder,” “Negate Attack” can only be activated in one chain.

You can have multiple chains in the Battle Step however, just one chain to an attack. If you want to activate “Call of The Haunted,” “Book of Moon,” “D.D. Crow,” “Poison of the Old Man” you still can activate those cards in the Battle Step, since the Battle Step does not end until both players agree.

If is during this phase you can activate “Battle Fader’s” effect.

If “Threatening Roar” is activated during this step, it will not negate the current attack, however will only affect future attacks.

If the monsters change on the non-turn player’s field the turn player will gain a replay. They must immediately select a new attack target for the monster who has already declared an attack. If they no longer wish to attack at this time with that monster, that monster cannot attack again this turn.

Damage Step

Substep 1: Start Step

First apply continuous effects of monster which activate when a monster attacks, during the damage step. Examples include: “Jain, Lightsworn Paladin,” “Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger”

Second Apply the trigger effects that can activate at this time. These include “Ally of Justice Catastor,” “Neo-Spacian Ground Mole,” “The Six Samurai – Irou.” These are effects that say when the monster attacks a monster, this happens. Most effects that activate at this time destroy monsters or remove monsters from the field. It should be noted that if the monster is destroyed by an effect in the Damage Step, the Damage Step ends, and no reply will occur since they have made it into the Damage Step once already.

Monsters are still face-down at this time, so monsters such as “Neo-Spacian Ground Mole,” and “Ally of Justice Catastor” cannot activate their effects if they are face-down.

You can also activate at any time, effects that decrease, increase, double or halve the ATK or DEF of monsters. Including” Shrink,” “Mirror Wall,” “Rush Recklessly, “Limiter Removal,” and “Honest.” Counter Traps, and Quick monster effects that can negate card effects can be activate during this step as well.

You can have multiple chains in Sub Step 1. Once both players agree you can move on to Sub Step 2.

Sub Step 2: Flipping Face-Down Monsters Face up.

If the monster being attacked is face-down, it is now flipped face up. If the monster has an effect that activates when it is flipped face-up, including flip effects, it will not activate at this time, unless its card text states it does.

If the monster has continuous effects, then the continuous effects are applied immediately. These include “Jinzo,” “Starboy,” etc.

If the continuous effect has a condition that destroys it such as “Thunder Nyan Nyan” or “Elemental Hero Captain Gold” then they are not applied at this time.

Effects that prevent monsters from attacking like “Magician’s Valkeria” are not applied at this time.

You can also activate at any time, effects that decrease, increase, double or halve the ATK or DEF of monsters. Including” Shrink,” “Mirror Wall,” “Rush Recklessly, “Limiter Removal,” and “Honest.” Counter Traps, and Quick monster effects that can negate card effects can be activate during this step as well.

There can be multiple chains during this step, once both players agree you can move on to Sub Step 3.

Sub Step 3: Before Damage Calculation

First effects such as “Ehren, Lightsworn Monk,” “Drillroid,” all activate their effects, effects that activate after a face-down monster has been flipped face-up, but before Damage Calculation. If the effect says skip Damage Calculation, you only skip that sub step.

Second, effects such as “Blast Sphere,” “Adhesive Explosive” and “Ancient Lamp” are all activated, effects that activate when the monster is flipped face up by an attack. These effects typically skip the damage calculation sub step.

Third, Damage inflicting effects such as “Reflect Bounder,” “Yubel,” and it’s evolutions are all activated at this time.

You can also activate at any time, effects that decrease, increase, double or halve the ATK or DEF of monsters. Including” Shrink,” “Mirror Wall,” “Rush Recklessly, “Limiter Removal,” and “Honest.” Counter Traps, and Quick monster effects that can negate card effects can be activate during this step as well.

You can have multiple chains during Sub Step. Once both players agree you can end the sub step and move on to sub step 4.

Sub Step 4: During Damage Calculation.

First, Continuous effects that are specific to Damage Calculation are automatically applied.

It should be noted here, you are only allowed to have 1 chain during Damage Calculation. This includes all chainable card effects to be in this single chain. Once both players pass the chain off, no chainable cards can be activated until Sub Step 5.

Effects of Quick monster effects that state they can be activated at this time are activated such as “Kuriboh,” “Injection Fairy Lily.”

You can only activate card effects which state they can be activated during damage calculation, and Quick Monster effects such as “Stardust Dragon,” “Light and Darkness Dragon,” “Honest,” and “Injection Fairy Lily.” You can also activate Counter Trap Cards.

If a monster is destroyed by a card effect during Damage Calculation, such as “Divine Wrath,” damage calculation stops, and no battle damage is inflicted and neither monster is destroyed by battle. The remainder of the Damage Step continues as normal.

Once all ATK and DEF modifications are final, you will compare the ATK and DEF of the monsters (depending on their battle position.) Once you have determined an amount, you inflict battle damage to the player whose ATK or DEF is lower then the opposing player’s. Determine which monsters will be sent to the graveyard as a result of battle at this time. These monsters are no longer considered to be on the field (but still physically are), however they are not yet in the graveyard.

Once the Battle Damage has been inflicted, you move on to Sub Step 5.

Sub Step 5: Battle Damage – After Damage Calculation

If the monster flipped up by an attack had a self destruct effect such as “Thunder Nynn Nyann” or “Elemental Hero Captain Gold” is is destroyed by it’s effect if the field conditions are not met.

Card effects which are specifically allowed to be activated during this step, such as “Flash Bang” can be activated at this time.

Effects that activate when battle damage is inflicted to a player’s life points activate, such as “Don Zaloog,” “Yata-Garusu,” “Kycoo The Ghost Destroyer,” and “Doom Dozer” are all activated at this time. This also includes “Gorz The Emissary of Darkness,” and “Tragodia” will be special summoned and “Gorz the Emissary of Darkness” will special summon an “Emissary of Darkness Token” at this time.

The effects of monsters that activate when they battle another monster, such as “Red-Dragon Archfiend,” are activated.

Effects such as “Attack and Receive,” “Numerous Healer,” “Damage = Reptile” and “Damage Condenser” can be activated at this time.

You can have multiple chains during Sub Step 5, once both players agree you can move on to sub step 6.

Sub Step 6: Resolve Effects

Effects of Flip Effect Monsters or Trigger Effect monsters such as “Snow Man Eater,” “Man-Eater Bug,” and “Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter” are activated.

Trigger effects of monsters that activate when involved in battle such as “D.D. Warrior,” “D.D. Warrior Lady” “D.D. Assailant,” “Legendary Jujitsu Master,” “Wall of Illusion,” can be activated at this time.

If a monster destroyed by battle had a continuous effect, it is no longer applied after this sub step, including “Jinzo,” “Spell Canceller.” However monsters that had effects which are conditions where the monster goes after being destroyed, such as “Dark Magician of Chaos” or “Crystal Beast” monsters are unaffected.

If an effect of a monster targets a card on the field, you cannot select a target of the monster that will be destroyed by battle during damage calculation, even though that monster is still on the field.

Counter Traps, and Effects of Quick-Effect monster can be activated during Sub Step 6.

You can have multiple chains during this sub step. Once both players agree you can end Sub Step 6 and move on to sub Step 7.

Sub Step 7: End of The Damage Step

The first thing that occurs if monsters destroyed by battle are sent to their destination. (normally the graveyard). All monsters are sent to the graveyard at same time. There is no order.

If the monster(s) sent have effects that activate when destroyed or sent to the graveyard activate at this time. Such as “Apprentice Magician,” “Sangan” “Mystic Tomato,” and “The Wicked Eraser.”

If a monster has an effect that activates when it destroys a monster by battle, such as “Hydrogeddon,” and “XX-Saber Felhelmknight” activate at this time.

Card effects which activate when a monster is destroyed by battle and sent to the graveyard can be activated at this time, such as “Time Machine,” “Destiny Signal,” “and Tualatin”

“B.E.S.” monsters lose their counter during this step. (Including “Big Core”) Also “Des Mosquito,” and “Star Gate” remove counters from them as well.

Effects which have been given official rulings by Konami to be allowed to be activated at this time such as “Michizure” and “Chthonian Blast” can be activated at this time.

Effects such as “Grave Squirmer,” “Newdoria,” “ Chainsaw Insect,” “Ryu Kokki,” “Ancient Gear Engineer,” “Amazoness Sage,” “Gonogo” and “The Six Samurai – Zanji” are activated at this time.

Multiple chain can be activated during this sub step. Once both players have agreed, you can end the sub step and decide if you wish to return to the Start Step or Go to the End Step of The Battle Phase.

End Step

If you do not wish to conduct any more battles you will enter the End Step of the Battle Phase.

During this phase, any spell speed 2 or higher effect can be activated as long as it’s effect allows it.

Effects such as “Gladiator Beasts” that activate at the End of the Battle Phase activate at this time.

Multiple Chains can occur during the End Step so once both players agree you can end the End Step and proceed to Main Phase 2 or the End Phase of the turn.

Main Phase 2

You can only enter Main Phase 2 if you conducted a Battle Phase this turn, but as long as you entered the Battle Phase you can enter Main Phase 2 (even if you did not attack). Even if you did conduct a Battle Phase, you can choose not to have a Main Phase 2.

During Main-Phase 2, you can do any action you were allowed to perform during your first Main Phase, however the same limits are still applied. (You cannot normal summon without a card effect, during both main phase 1 and main phase 2, etc).

Spell Speed 2 and 3 effects can be activated during Main Phase 2 by either player.

Multiple Chains can occur during Main Phase 2, so once both players agree you can proceed to The End Phase.

End Phase

Many card effects may refer in part of their effect as “Until The End Of the Turn” or “At The End of The Turn” which refers to the End Phase.

When multiple effects and actions are going to be preformed during the End Phase, the turn player can choose in which order they occur.

During the End Phase, many card effects have resolution effects which have been lingering such as “Brain Control,” and “Power Bond.” Remember Lingering Effects cannot be chained to.

Effects that specifically designate activation during the End Phase such as “D.D. Survivor” and “Stardust Dragon” activate at this time.

Spell Speed 2 and 3 Card Effects can be activated during the End Phase by either Player.

Maintenance Costs of card effects often are paid during the End Phase, including “Koa’Ki Meriu” Monsters and “Clear World.”

Multiple Chains can occur during the End Phase, so once both player agree you can end the End Phase, and begin the Next Player’s Draw Phase.

The very last event to happen in the End Phase is the implication of The Hand Size Limit Rule. If The Turn Player’s Hand contains more then 6 cards, they must discard until the hold only 6.

Card Erata - Necrovalley

2010-10-17T13:03:00.000-07:00

New Text:

Necrovalley
Spell - Field
All "Gravekeeper's" monsters gain 500 ATK and DEF. Cards in either player's Graveyard cannot be removed from play. Cards in either player's Graveyard cannot be affected by card effects, except for their own effects.

Make sure you play this card with the new text listed above now!!

Tournament Results - October 16, 2010

2010-10-17T07:44:00.001-07:00

Total Players: 20
Total Prize Pot: $60

Final Standings after 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. Andrew Scovern (Blackwing)
2. Tyler Cole (Frog Monarch)
3. Matt Hawthorne (Dark Plant Synchron)
4. William Fredrick (Gemini Flamviel)
5. Selig Yost (Salvo Control)
6. Kevin Stessney (Blackwing)
6. Nick Twab (????)
8. Zac Winnians (????)

*Note There was a tie for 6th place.

Finals Round 1:

Andrew Scovern V. Zac Winnians -> Andrew Scovern (1st)
William Fredrick V. Selig Yost -> William Fredrick (2sd)
Tyler Cole V. Nick Twab -> Nick Tawb (4th)
Matt Hawthorne V. Kevin Stessney -> Matt Hawthorne (3rd)

Tournament Results - October 15, 2010

2010-10-17T07:41:00.001-07:00

Total Players: 10
Total Prize Pot: $30

Final Standings:

1. Selig Yost (Salvo)
2. Darell Ball (Quickdraw)
3. Jesse Wissler (Empty Jar)
4. John Mcintyre (Plant Synchro)
5. Leonard Ludwig (Anti-Meta)
6. Cody Sherman (Infernity)
7. Corey Shehl (Machina Gadget)
8. Clayton Boecker (Quickdraw)
9. Travis Leslie (MAchina Gadget)
10. Matt Hawthorne (Rock OTK)

Tournament Pictures (August 24-October 9 2010 )

2010-10-11T16:00:00.000-07:00

Tournament Results - October 9, 2010

2010-10-11T15:40:00.000-07:00

Total Players: 21
Prize Pot: $63

Top 8 After 4 rounds of Swiss:

1. Kwame Boakye (Infernity)
2. David Mcintyre (Flamveil)
3. William Fredrick (Gemini-Light)
4. Matt Hawthorne (Lightsworn)
5. Andrew Scovern (Blackwing)
6. Jesse Wissler (Empty Jar)
7. Selig Yost (Black Salvo)
8. Joe Kingsburry (Field Control)

Round 1:

Kwame Boakye V. Joe Kingsburry -> Joe Kingsburry (4th)
David Mcintyre V. Selig Yost -> David Mcintyre (1st)
William Fredrick V. Jesse Wissler -> William Fredrick (2sd)
Matt Hawthorne V. Andrew Scovern -> Andrew Scovern (3rd)

Tournament Results - October 8, 2010

2010-10-11T15:36:00.000-07:00

Total Players: 10
Total Prize Pot: $30

Final Standings:

1. Kwame Boakye (Infernity)
2. Matt Hawthorne (Lightsworn)
3. Selig Yost (Black Salvo)
4. Mark Jackson (Plants)
5. Raymond Brown (Scrap)
6. Derick Williams (Macro Monarch)
7. Cody Sherman (Infernity)
8. Austin Iskcow (Gadget)
9. Cody Hartney (Macro)
10. Jesse Wissler (Empty Jar)

Sneak Preview - Starblast Strike Information

2010-10-08T11:59:00.000-07:00

Starstrike Blast - Sneak Preview
Sneak Peeks for Starstrike Blast – coming to a store near you on November 6th / 7th!

Starstrike Blast will be revealed first at the Sneak Peek events on November 6th and 7th. Gather at your local store and play the new set before it is officially released!

Shoot straight for the stars, at the Starstrike Blast Sneak Peek. Synchro Summoning explodes with the most powerful Synchro monsters yet unleashed! Discover the power of the Karakuri Monsters, and an all-new Monarch! Not to mention new Spells and Traps to accelerate your strategy!

For your entrance fee to a Sneak Peek event, you will receive 5 Boosters of Starstrike Blast and a promotional card Archfiend Empress. You will then build a 20-card deck with the cards from your boosters and find other duelists to play against (if you need help with finding an opponent, the event organizer will assist). You can also try to get an exclusive Starstrike Blast Game Mat. You don’t have to be a skilled Duelist for that, as organizers will hand those out randomly, and everyone has a chance!

STBL-ENSP1 Archfiend Empress
Ultra Rare

Contest - Spell Chronicle Solution

2010-10-08T07:54:00.001-07:00

1. Activate “Monster Reincarnation” (Discard “Assura Priest”) and target “Cyber Dragon”
2. Activate “Reinforcement of The Army” and target “Junk Synchron”
3. Activate “Foolish Burial” and send “Stardust Xioalong” to the graveyard.
4. Special Summon “Cyber Dragon”
5. Normal Summon “Junk Synchron”
6. Activate “Junk Synchron’s” effect to Special Summon “Majestic Dragon”
7. Synchro Summon: “Cyber Dragon” + “Junk Synchron” => “Stardust Dragon”
8. Special summon “Stardust Xioalong”
9. Synchron Summon: “Stardust Dragon” + “Stardust Xioalong” + “Majestic Dragon” => “Majestic Star Dragon”
10. Activate “Magical Stone Excavation” (Discard “Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode” + “Flamveil Magician”) and target “Double Summon” (Chain Link 1)
11. Chain “Collected Power” (Chain Link 2)
12. Your opponent will chain “Dragon Capture Jar” (Chain Link 3)
13. Your Opponent Will chain “Chain Strike” (Chain Link 4)
14. Resolve Chain Backwards: Opponent inflicts 1600 to you with “Chain Strike”
15. “Dragon Capture Jar” switches “Majestic Star Dragon” to defense mode.
16. “Collected Power” changes the target of “Big Bang Shot” to “Majestic Star Dragon”
17. “Magical Stone Excavation” adds “Double Summon” to your hand.
18. Add 1 Chronicle Counter to “Spell Chronicle” for the activation of “Chain Strike”
19. Remove 2 Chronicle Counters from “Spell Chronicle” to add “Creature Swap” to your hand.
20. Remove 2 Chronicle Counters from “Spell Chronicle” to add “Dark Piercing Light” to your hand.
21. Activate “Soul Release” to remove 5 monsters other then “Weather Report” from your opponent’s graveyard.
22. Activate “The Shallow Grave” (Special summon “Dragon Piper” and “Weather Report” from your graveyards.
23. Activate “Creature Swap” to give your opponent control of “Dragon Piper” and your opponent will give you “Weather Report”
24. Activate “Book of Taiyo” to flip “Weather Report” face-up.
25. Activate “Weather Report’s” effect and destroy “Swords of Revealing Light.”
26. Activate “Dark Piercing Light” to flip your opponent’s “Dragon Piper” face-up.
27. Activate “Dragon Piper’s” effect to destroy “Dragon Capture Jar” and turn “Majestic Star Dragon” to attack position.
28. Activate “Majestic Star Dragon’s” effect, targeting “Black Luster Solider – Envoy of The Beginning” to negate his effect and copy it.
29. Activate “Double Summon” from your hand.
30. Nomal Summon “Rose Warrior of Revenge” from your hand.
31. Enter Battle Phase
32. Attack with “Majestic Star Dragon” to “Black Luster Solider – Envoy of The Beginning” (-1200)
33. Since “Majestic Star Dragon” destroyed a monster as a result of battle, it can attack again due to “Black Luster Solider – Envoy of The Beginning’s” effect, so attack “Dragon Piper” with “Majestic Star Dragon” (-2400)
34. Attack with “Rose, Warrior of Revenge” (-1600)
35. Activate “Rose, Warrior of Revenge’s” effect (-300)
36. Attack with “Weather Control” (-950)
37. Activate “Urgent Tuning”
38. Synchro Summon: “Rose, Warrior of Revenge” + “Weather Control” => “Stardust Dragon”
39. Special summon “Stardust Xioalong”
40. Attack directly with “Stardust Xioalong” (-100)
41. Attack directly with “Stardust Dragon” (-2500)
42. Activate “Assault Mode Activate” to special summon “Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode” from your deck.
43. Attack directly with “Stardust Dragon Assault Mode” (-3000)
44. Enter 2sd Battle Phase, due to “Weather Control’s” effect
45. Attack with “Majestic Star Dragon” (-4200)
46. Attack with “Stardust Xioalong” (-100)
47. Attack with “Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode” (-3000)
48. Activate “Offerings to The Doomed” and target “Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode”
49. Activate “Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode’s” effect to special summon “Stardust Dragon”
50. Attack directly with “Stardust Dragon” (-2500)
51. GAME OVER

In Depth-Card Rulings- Future Fusion

2010-10-07T14:51:00.001-07:00

-As listed on the card, this Special Summon counts as a Fusion Summon, so monsters that can only be Special Summoned by Fusion summon, such as "Five-Headed Dragon" and "Elemental Hero Absolute Zero" can be summoned by this card.

-When you activate this card, you must reveal the monster you wish to summon with this card's effect, however this card does not target that monster in the Extra deck.

-You can choose to Special Summon monsters which do not designate direct Fusion-Material Monsters such as "Elemental Hero Gaia," "Five-Headed Dragon," and "Rainbow Neos"

-You cannot choose to special summon a Fusion monster that cannot be Fusion Summoned, such as "XYZ - Dragon Cannon," "Gladiator Beast Gyzarus," or "Elemental Hero Dark Neos"

-You cannot choose to summon a card which requires Fusion or Synchro monsters to be used as Fusion Material monsters such as "Dragon Master Knight," "Ultimate Axon Kicker" and "Dark Flare Knight"

-Sending monsters from your deck to the graveyard is an effect, not a cost of this card.

-Since "Future Fusion" is a continious Spell card, it cannot resolve unless it is still on the field during resolution of the effect, so if "Mystical Space Typhoon" is chained to the activation of this card, and destroys it, "Future Fusion" will not send any monsters to the graveyard.

-This card does have an effect that can Special summon monsters through a Fusion Summon, so "Solemn Warning" and"Royal Oppression" can be chained to the ACTIVATION of "Future Fusion" to negate the entire effect (including sending monsters to the graveyard). However, you cannot chain either of these cards to this card when the Fusion Monster is actually summoned.

-"Black Horn of Heaven," "Thunder King Rai-Oh" and "Horn of Heaven" cannot negate Special Summons through effects, so they cannot be used in response to a monster summoned by this card.

-You can Fusion Summon a monster from your Extra Deck, even if it is the one you are going to summon with "Future Fusion," if there is no monster to summon during your 2sd standby phase, the effect of "Future Fusion" will disappear, and it will remain on the field meaninglessly. If the monster is summoned and then returned to the Extra Deck by an effect such as "Phoenix wing Wind Blast" or "Brionac The Dragon of Ice Barrier" you can still Fusion summon it during your 2sd Standby phase.

-If "Future Fusion" is not on the field during your 2sd Standby phase, you cannot summon the selected monster.

-IF monsters which were sent to the graveyard by "Future Fusion" are no longer in your graveyard during your 2sd Standby Phase, you can still Special Summon the selected Fusion Monster.

-You cannot use Fusion Substitute monsters, such as "King of The Swamp" and "Hex Sealed Fusion - The Light" as Fusion Material Monsters for the effect of "Future Fusion" unless they are a useable fusion material monster. (Ie: "King of the Swamp" for "Elemental Hero Absolute Zero.")

-You cannot activate "Future Fusion" if you do not have an Extra Deck.

-You cannot activate "Future Fusion" if all the Fusion Material Monsters are not currently in your deck when you place this card on the field.

-The effect that destroys the monster summoned by "Future Fusion" when "Future Fusion" is removed from the field is an effect that cannot be chained to. You also cannot chain to the effect which destroys "Future Fusion" when the monster is destroyed.

-If the monster summoned by "Future Fusion" is removed from the field without being destroyed, this card will remain on the field meaninglessly. (Ie: Tributing the monster, effect that does not destroy, using it as a Fusion or Synchro Material Monster)

-IF the monster summoned by "Future Fusion" is flipped face-down it is no longer effected by "Future fusion"

-"Future Fusion" only counts Standby Phases, it does not count turns, so "Pyro Clock of Destiny" would not speed up it's effect.

-"Chain Material" cannot be used with "Future Fusion"

-Since this card does Fusion Summon the monster, it can be later brought back by "Monster Reborn," "Dimension Fusion," or "Shallow Grave."

-This card cannot be activated while "Dimensional Fortress Weapon" is in play.

-IF you send "Jinzo - Returner" and "Jinzo" to the graveyard by this card's effect, you can special summon the"Jinzo" sent to the graveyard by this card's effect with "Jinzo - Returner" (For "Chimeratech Overdragon")

-"Future Fusion" continuously targets the monster summoned by this effect. So if "Reaper on The Nightmare" is summoned, it will be destroyed by it's own effect.

-If you 2sd Standby Phase is skipped by "Solomon's Law Book" you will not be able to ever Summon the monster, and "Future Fusion" will remain on the field meaninglessly.

-If you have no room left on your side of the field, or you cannot summon the monster due to a card effect (Ie: "Non-Fusion Area") you will not be able to summon the monster, and "Future Fusio" will remain on the field meaninglessly.

In Depth-Card Rulings- Into The Void

2010-10-05T13:01:00.000-07:00

-You can activate this card from your hand when you have exactly 3 cards in your hand, including this card.

-This card will correctly resolve if a higher chain-link lowers the number of cards in your hand to be below 3. (Ie "Crush Card Virus," "Spiritual Water Art -Aoi")

-Discarding your hand in the End Phase does not start a chain.

-You can chain "Mystical Refpannel" to this card. Both effects will be given to the opponent.

-"Null and Void" cannot be chained to the effect of "Into The Void."

Tournament Results - October 2, 2010

2010-10-03T05:10:00.001-07:00

Total Players: 36
Total Prize Pot: 108

Top 16 Standings After 5 Rounds of Swiss:

1. Andrew Scovern (X-Saber)
2. Kwame Boakye (Machina Gadget)
3. Trey Webber (Anti-Meta Beatdown)
4. David Mcintyre (Flamviel)
5. Joe Kingsburry (Empty Jar)
6. James Miller (Lightsworn)
7. Raymond Brown (Scraps)
8. Matt Lambert (X-Saber)
9. Selig Yost (Salvo Machina)
10. Josh Rankin (Lightsworn)
11. Brandon Smith (Machina Gadget)
12. Austin Bauer (Lightsworn)
13. Kevin Stessney (Blackwings)
14. Andrew Gelsinger (Machina Gadget)
15. Mitchel Cline (Flamviel)
16. Corey Shehl (Machina Gadget)

Round 1:
Andrew Scovern V. Corey Shelhl -> Andrew Scovern
Matt Lambert V. Selig Yost -> Selig Yost
David Macintyre V. Kevin Stessney -> David Mcintyre
Joe Kingsburry V. Austin Buaer -> Joe Kingsburry
Kwame Boakye V. Mitchel Cline -> Kwame Boakye
Raymond Brown V. Brandon Smith -> Raymond Brown
Trey Webber V. Andrew Gelsinger -> Trey Webber
James Miller V. Josh Rankin -> James Miller

Round 2:

Andrew Scovern V. Selig Yost -? Andrew Scovern (First)
David Mcintyre V. Joe Kingsburry -> David Mcintyre (3th)
Kwame Boakye V. Raymond Brown -> Raymond Brown (4th)
Trey Webber V. James Brown -> Trey Webber (2sd)

Tournament Results - October 1, 2010

2010-10-03T04:46:00.000-07:00

Total Players: 12
Total Prize Pot: $36

Final Standings:

1. Corey Shehl (Machina-Gadget)
2. Selig Yost (Big Monster Beat)
3. Kwame Boakye (Machina Gadget)
4. Andrew Scovern (X-Saber)
5. William Fredrick (???)
6. Mark Jackson (Plant)
7. Jesse Wissler (Gemini Stun)
8. Derick Williams (Macro)
9. Darell Balll (Gemini Stun)
10. Matt Hawthorne (Morphotronic)
11. Cody Hartney (Macro)
12. Jamie Davis (Naturia Plant)

Contest - Spell Chronicle

2010-10-02T16:21:00.000-07:00

Rules:
1. You must win this turn or create a draw.
2. You must solve this yourself, you cannot post this on a message board and ask for them to solve.
3. Winner will recieve Free Entry for the period of October 8th-16th.

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Your Opponent’s Life Points: 21850
Your Life Points: 2000

Opponent’s Field:
Chain Strike (Set)
Dragon Capture Jar (Set)
Starlight Road (Set)
Swords of Revealing Light (Face-Up)

Black Luster Solider – Envoy of The Beginning (Equip – Big Bang Shot) (3000/2500/Lv8)

You’re Field:

Assault Mode Activate (Set)
Collected Power (Set)
Spell Chronicle (Face-up) (3 Counters)
Urgent Tuning (Set)

Your Hand:

Assura Priest (1700/1200/Lv 4)
Book of Tayio
Flamveil Magician (1400/700/Lv 4)
Foolish Burial
Magical Stone Excavation
Monster Reincarnation
Offerings To The Doomed
Reinforcement of The Army
Rose Warrior of Revenge (1600/1000/Lv 4)
Soul Release
Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode (3000/2500/Lv 10)
The Shallow Grave

Your Graveyard:

Chain Strike
Chaos Sorcerer (2300/2000/ Lv 6)
Cyber Dragon (2100/1600/LV 5)
Double Summon
Dragon Piper (200/1800/LV3)
Harpie’s Feather Duster
Majestic Dragon (0/0/Lv 1)
Mystical Space Typhoon
Premature Burial

Your Opponent’s Graveyard:

Blackwing – Gale The Whirlwind (1300/400/Lv 3)
Man-Eater Bug (450/600/Lv 2)
Penguin Solider (750/600/Lv 2)
Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter (200/100/ Lv 2)
Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter (200/100/ LV 2)
Weather Report (950/1500/LV 4)

Your Removed From Play:

Creature Swap
Dark Piercing Light
Mystic Plasma Zone
Emergency Teleport
Mystical Space Typhoon

Main Deck:

Arcanite Magician/Assault Mode
Colossal Fighter/Assault Mode
Dark Grepher (1700/1600/Lv 4)
Destiny Hero – Malicious (800/600/Lv 6)
Destiny Hero – Malicious (800/600/Lv 6)
Destiny Hero – Plasma (1900/400/Lv 8)
Elemental Hero Stratos (1800/200/Lv 4)
Hyper Psychic Blaster/Assault Mode
Junk Synchron (1300/400/Lv 3)
Malefic Stardust Dragon (2500/2000/Lv 8)
Psychic Commander (1400/700/LV3)
Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode (3500/3000/Lv 10)
Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode (3000/2500/Lv 9)
Stardust Xiolong (100/100/Lv 1)

Your Opponent’s Deck:

Wulf, Lightsworn Beast (2100/100/ Lv 4)
Wulf, Lightsworn Beast (2100/100/ Lv 4)
Wulf, Lightsworn Beast (2100/100/ Lv 4)

Extra Deck:

Arcanite Magician (400/1800/Lv 7)
Black Rose Dragon (2400/1800/Lv7)
Colossal Fighter (2800/1000/Lv 8)
Hyper Psychic Blaster (2900/2000/LV9)
Majestic Red Dragon (4000/3000/Lv 10)
Majestic Star Dragon (3800/3000/Lv 10)
Red-Dragon Archfiend (3000/2000/LV 8)
Stardust Dragon (2500/2000/Lv 8)
Stardust Dragon (2500/2000/Lv8)

Your Opponent’s Extra Deck:

Stardust Dragon (2500/2000/Lv 8)

Assumptions:

1. Your main phase has just began, and you have not played any cards yet. You have to win this turn or create a draw.
2. Your opponent’s “Swords of Revealing Light” was put into play last turn.
3. If you activate a card effect that will destroy 2 or more cards on the field, your opponent will activate “Starlight Road” and will special summon “Stardust Dragon” if possible.
4. If your opponent special summons a “Stardust Dragon” they will negate any effect which would destroy their cards.
5. “Spell Chronicle” removed from play “Emergency Teleport,” “Dark Piercing Light,” “Creature Swap” “Mystic Plasma Zone,” and “Mystical Space Typhoon” you have not added any back to your hand yet.
6. If “Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter” is activated, it will destroy “Spell Chronicle” if “Spell Chronicle” is not on the field, it will destroy the monster you control with the highest attack power. It will send 3 “Wulf, Lightsworn Beast” to the graveyard with it’s second effect.
7. If “Man-Eater Bug” is activated, it will destroy the monster you control with the highest ATK power.
8. If “Penguin Solider” is activated, it will return the monsters you control with the highest ATK power.
9. Your opponent will chain “Dragon Capture Jar” as Chain-Link 3 when possible, and then chain “Chain Strike” to it.
10. Your opponent will chain “Chain Strike” if they can defeat you with it.
11. Your opponent will chain “Dragon Capture Jar” if you declare an attack with a Dragon-Type monster.
12. The “Chaos Sorcerer” in your graveyard has not been properly Special summoned yet.
13. If you activate “Creature Swap” your opponent will give you the monster they control with the lowest ATK power, or if they control one, a face-down monster.
14. If “Shallow Grave” is activated your opponent will choose to summon monsters in this order: “Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter”, “Penguin Solider, “Man-Eater bug,” “Weather Control,” “Blackwing – Gale The Whirlwind,” “Black-Luster Solider – Envoy of The Beginning” (If Destroyed), “Wulf, Lightsworn Beast” (If destroyed)

Tournament Results - September 25, 2010

2010-09-26T09:57:00.000-07:00

Total Players: 28
Total Prize Pot: 84

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Top 8 Duelists After 5 Rounds of Swiss:

1. Trey Webber (Warrior-Anti-Meta)
2. Kwame Boakye (Machina Gadget)
3. Mitch Malleo (Quickdraw)
4. Andrew Scovern (Machina Gadget)
5. William Fredrick (Machina GadgeT)
6. Corey Shehl (Machina Gadget)
7. Selig Yost (Salvo Machina)
8. Austin Bauer (Final Countdown)

Round 1:

Trey V. Austin -> Trey (1st)
Kwame V. Selig -> Selig (4th)
Mitch V. Corey -> Corey (3rd)
Scovern V. William -> Scovern (2sd)

Tournament Results - September 24, 2010

2010-09-26T09:52:00.000-07:00

Total Players: 19
Total Prize Pot: $57

Top 8 Duelists after 4 Rounds of Swiss:
1. Andrew Gelsinger (Machina Gadget)
2. Gage Murray (Zombie)
3. Kwame Boakye (Machina Gadget)
4. Selig Yost (Machina Salvo)
5. Matt Hawthorne (Plants)
6. Andrew Scovern (Machina)
7. Cody Sherman (Infernity)
8. Derick Williams (Macro)

Round 1:
Gelsinger V. Derick -> Derick Wins (4th)
Selig V. Matt -> Selig -> (1st)
Gage V. Cody -> Gage (3rd)
Kwame V. Scovern -> Scovern (3rd)

Contest : Stunned

2010-09-25T17:22:00.000-07:00

Prize: 3 Free Entries!!

Edit 9/28: Life Points Were Posted in Error, actual 15100
Win This Turn!
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Opponent’s Life Points: 15100
Your Life Points: 3000

Opponent’s Field:
Trap Hole (set)
Vampire Lord (Attack Position) (2000/1500)

Your Field:
Ceasefire (set)
Chain Strike (Set)
Just Deserts (Set)
Blasting Fuse (Set)

Your Hand:
Monster Reincarnation
Emergency Teleport
Synchro Fusionist
Splendid Venus (2800/2400)
Magical Stone Excavation
Telekinetic Power Well

Your Graveyard:
Book of Moon
Brain Control
Chaos Sorcerer (2300/2000)
D.D.R – Different Dimensional Reincarnation
Elemental Hero Stratos (1800/300)
Elemental Hero Wildheart (1500/1600)
Foolish Burial
Harpie’s Feather Duster
Karma Cut
The Forceful Sentry
Tremendous Fire

Your Opponent’s Graveyard:
Trap Stun

Your Removed From Play Cards:
Armageddon Knight (1400/1200)

Your Deck (In Order):
Change of Heart
Dark Armed Dragon (2800/1000)
Dark Hole
Deep Sea Diva (200/400)
Deep Sea Diva (200/400)
Destiny Hero – Plasma (1900/400)
Dimension Fusion
Dark Creator (2800/3000)
Future Fusion
Golem Dragon (200/2000)
Heavy Storm
Krebons (1200/400)
Mind Master (100/100)
Miracle Fusion
Miracle Synchro Fusion
Polymerization
Psychic Commander (1400/700)
Raigeki

Your Extra Deck
Colossal Fighter (2800/1000)
Elemental Hero Absolute Zero (2500/2000)
Elemental Hero Shinning Flame Wingman (2500/1000)
Magical Android (2400/1700)
Stardust Dragon (2500/2000)
Thought-Ruler Archfiend (2700/2300)
Ultimate Axon Kicker (2900/1800)

Assumptions:

1. You must win this turn or cause a Draw.
2. Your turn has just entered main-phase 1, and you have not played and cards yet this turn. The card you drew this turn was “Magical Stone Excavation”
3. Your deck is listed in order. It will not change order no matter how many times you shuffle it.
4. All Fusion, Ritual, and Synchro Monsters in your graveyard, removed from play, and on the field have been properly summoned previously.
5. During your standby phase, your opponent activated “Trap Stun”
6. Your opponent will respond with “Trap Hole” to any normal summon of a monster with 1000 or more ATK, even if it will be negated by “Trap Stun”
7. If “Vampire Lord” inflict damage to your life points, your opponent will declare “Spell Card”
8. Your set “Blasting Fuse” is directly in line with your opponent’s “Vampire Lord” and “Trap Hole”
9. The contents of your opponent’s deck are irrelevant, but they have 45 cards left in their deck.
10. The “Chaos Sorcerer” in your graveyard has not been correctly Special Summoned yet.

Tournament Policies 2.1

2010-09-25T16:03:00.001-07:00

Tournament Policy has been updated:

https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1GbKowh5tFaECi1E06I_N4p7IDqmbsvfN5aUL-JNf2jU&hl=en&pli=1#

Card Rullings Week of September 25, 2010

2010-09-25T15:30:00.001-07:00

Lonefire Blossom
-If you special summon "Lonefire Blossom" with another "Lonefire Blossom" you can use your turn player priority to tribute it as Chain-Link 1, before your opponent could chain "Book of Moon," "Chain Disappearance," "Torrential Tribute," etc.

Drill Warrior
-When this card is special summoned by it's own effect, you can negate the special summon with "Solemn Warning," "Royal Oppression," etc
-The Special Summon of this card when summoned by it's own effect is a Special Summon-by Card effect

Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
-This card can activate it's effect while "Macro Cosmos" or "Dimensional Fissure" is face-up on the field, because sending 3 cards to the graveyard is not a cost, but an effect.
-This card can only send 3 cards to the graveyard if you destroy a card on the field.
-If "Dimensional Alchemist" is destroyed by "Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter" then "Dimensional Alchemist" will miss the timing because it has an optional effect, which would have to be activate between it being destroyed and "Ryko The Lightsworn Hunter" sending 3 cards to the graveyard.

System Down
-This card will not remove face-down machine-type monsters, because it does not know what they are.

Defender the Magical Knight
-This card's effect will be activated as Chain-Link 1, so if "Torrential Tribute" is activated as a respond to the summon, it will resolve as Chain-Link 2, and activate before this card can receive a counter.

Card Trooper
-This card cannot activate it's effect if "Dimensional Fissure" is face-up on the field.

Foolish Burial
-This card can be activate if "Macro Cosmos," "Dimensional Fissure" is on the field, it just will remove the cards from play instead.

Contest - Spell Minning solution

2010-09-25T06:55:00.001-07:00

1. Activate “Instant Fusion” (-1000) To Special Summon “Ojama Knight” in Attack Position.
2. Activate “Ojama Knight’s” effect and target two unoccupied zones.
3. Summon “Injection Fairy Lilly” in Attack Position
4. Activate your set “Meteor Rain”
5. Activate “Magical Stone Excavation” (Discard “Ookazi” and “Heavy Storm” and target “Change of Heart”
6. Activate “Ojama Country”
7. Activate “Bait Doll” and target your opponent’s Set “Final Attack Orders” and Shuffle “Bait Doll” back into your deck.
8. Activate “Change of Heart” to take control of your opponent’s Set “Magician of Faith”
9. Set “Shien’s Spy”
10. Activate “Magical Stone Excavation” (discard “Noblemen of Crossout” and “Secret Pass to The Treasure”) and Target “Enemy Controller”
11. Chain “Serial Spell” (Discarding “Brain Control” and “Emergency Provisions”) to “Magical Stone Excavation,” and target “Inferno Reckless Summon”
12. Flip “Magician of Faith” and target “Monster Reborn”
13. Flip your face-down “Shien’s Spy” and return “Magician of Faith” to your opponent’s field.
14. Activate “Monster Reborn” to Special Summon “Elemental Hero Prisma”
15. Activate “Inferno Reckless Summon” to Special summon two “Elemental Hero Prisma” from your deck. Your opponent does not have any more “Magician of Faith” in their deck.
16. Activate “Elemental Hero Prisma’s” effect and reveal “Armityle The Chaos Phantom” and send “Ravial, Lord of Phantasms” to the graveyard as a cost.
17. Activate “Elemental Hero Prisma’s” effect and reveal “Armityle The Chaos Phantom” and send “Hammon, Lord of Striking Thunder”” to the graveyard as a cost.
18. Activate “Elemental Hero Prisma’s” effect and reveal “Armityle The Chaos Phantom” and send “Uria, Lord of Searing Flames” to the graveyard as a cost.
19. Remove “Uria, Lord of Searing Flames,” “Hammon, Lord of Striking Thunder” and “Ravial, Lord of Phantasms” to the graveyard to Special Summon “Armityle The Chaos Phantom” from your Extra Deck.
20. Have “Armityle The Chaos Phantom” attack “Magician of Faith” (-9600)
21. Activate “Foolish Revival” to Special Summon “Magician of Faith” back to your opponent’s side of the field. It switches to attack position due to “Final Attack Orders” effect.
22. Activate “Enemy Controller” from your hand, tributing “Armityle The Chaos Phantom” as a cost to take control of “Magician of Faith.”
23. Attack directly with “Magician of Faith” (-400)
24. Your opponent will chain “Emergency Provisions” and send “Final Attack Orders” to the graveyard. (+1000)
25. Your opponent will Special Summon “Gorz The Emissary Darkness” in defense mode, along with the “Emissary of Darkness Token”. (400/400)
26. “Injection Fairy Lily” attacks “Gorz The Forbidden One” and activates her effect (-2000) in the Damage Step, and destroys “Gorz The Emissary of Darkness” (-1800)
27. “Ojama Knight” attacks “Emissary of Afterlife Token” (-2100)
28. Activate “Limit Reverse” and Special Summon “Armityle The Chaos Phantom” from your graveyard.
29. Attack directly with “Armityle The Chaos Phantom” (-10000)
30. Game Over

In Depth-Card Rulings- Spatial Collapse

2010-09-23T17:09:00.000-07:00

-The card count on this card includes Monster Tokens, even though they are technically not cards.

-You cannot activate "Scapegoat" if you control 1 card when you would activate it, because during resolution you would have that one card, "Scapegoat," and 4 "Goat Tokens," which would be 6 cards.

-You cannot activate "Monster Reborn," "Brain Control," "Change of The Heart," "Premature Burial," "Zombie Master," etc. when you control 4 cards.

-If your opponent controls 3 cards, and activates "Scapegoat," and you chain "Spartial Collapse," after resolution, your opponent will have to send cards to the graveyard until they only control 5 cards.

-"Metal Reflect Slime," "Embodiment of Apophis," "Zoma The spirit," etc only count as 1 card for "Spatial Collapse."

Contest - Spell Minning Clue #3

2010-09-23T14:55:00.001-07:00

Last Chance, now down to 1 Free Entry, solve with all clues to win:

1. Use "Elemental Hero Prisma's" effect to send the "Sacred beasts" to the graveyard
2. You will need to preform a contact fusion of 3 "primsas"
3. The 4 Spells you will retrieve: Enemy controller, Inferno Reckless Summon, Change of Heart, and Monster Reborn
4. You will have Injection Fairy Lily attack, and boost it's attack power to get over a defense position Gorz.

Contest - Spell Minning Clue #2

2010-09-21T12:25:00.001-07:00

Since Nobody as still solved the puzzle, here is clue #2. The Prize is now only 2 free entries.

1. You will need to summon "Ojama Knight" with "Instant Fusion"
2. You will need to special summon "Elemental Hero Prisma" and change it's ATK power so you can use "Inferno Reckless Summon" on it.
3. After taking control of your opponent's "Magician of Faith" you will need to return it to your opponent with "Shien's Spy" so that you can activate "Inferno Reckless Summon"
4. You will need to force the activation of your opponent's "Final Attack Orders" with "Bait Doll"
5. You will need to activate the effect to control one of your opponent's monsters of "Enemy Controller"

Rule Changes

2010-09-20T15:28:00.001-07:00

The Following Are Official Rule Changes which have been issued, and must be followed:

August 2010:

Zero ATK Monsters
If two attack position monsters, with 0 ATK battle each other, neither are destroyed by battle, as a monster with 0 ATK cannot inflict damage. (In affect after World Championship 2010)

In Depth-Card Rulings- Chimeratech Fortress Dragon

2010-09-19T13:03:00.000-07:00

-Your opponent cannot respond to your sending monsters to the graveyard with "Enemy Controller," etc because sending monsters to the graveyard is a cost to Special Summon this card.

-The Special Summon of this card is an inherent Special Summon.

-You can play "Monster Reborn," "Call of The Haunted," etc on this card if it was correctly Special Summoned and then sent to the graveyard.

-You cannot special summon this card by using "Polymerization (or any other Fusion-Summon card), "Cyber Stein," "Metamorphosis," etc.

-The text that states this card cannot be used as a Fusion-Material Monster is a condition, not an effect. It applies on your field (face up or facedown), graveyard, and removed from play zone.

-The cost of special summoning this card is considered Fusion-Material Monsters, so you cannot use another "Chimeratech Fortress Dragon" to Special summon this card.

-If this card is flipped face-down, or has it's effect negated by "Skill Drain," Forbidden Chalice," etc , it's ATK will become 0, even after flipped face-up or the effect negating it is no longer applied.

-The effect which increases this card's ATK is a continuous effect, and is not negated by "Shadow Imprisoning Mirror"

-If "Vanity's Fiend" is treated as a Machine-Type monster due to the effect of "DNA Surgery," you still cannot preform a special summon of this card since "Vanity's Fiend" is already face-up on the field.

-You can use face-down fusion material monsters you control to pay the cost for summoning this monster. However, you cannot use face-down cards your opponent controls, even if you know what they are.

-You cannot special summon this card if "Macro Cosmos," or "Dimensional Fissure" are active on the field, since they do not allow for you to send monsters to the graveyard.

-You cannot use Monster Tokens to pay the cost of this card since they cannot be sent to the graveyard.

-You can use this card as a Synchro-Material monster.

-You cannot use fusion substitutes such as "Goddess of The Third Eye" when special summoning this card because it is a Special Summon, not a Fusion Summon.

-If you send "Jinzo - Returner" to the graveyard to pay the cost of this card, you will miss the timing to activate it's effect.

-You can only special summon this card during your own main phases.

Contest - Spell Minning Clue #1

2010-09-19T12:56:00.000-07:00

Since no body has solved the Puzzle "Spell Minning" (Click Here For Puzzle), a clue will now be given. Since a Clue has now been given, the prize will decrease to 3 Tournaments. If nobody has solved it after two days, a second clue will be given, and so on.

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Clue #1:

1. "Ojama Country" is a crucial card to solving this puzzle.
2. You will need to use "Serial Spell" with "Magical Stone Excavation"
3. You will need to return 4 Spell Cards to your hand using "Serial Spell," "Magician of Faith," and the 2 "Magical Stone Excavation" cards.