Yu-Gi-Oh! Ban List Discussion: A Wonderful Format (Part Three)

Thank you for taking the time to read this series. Part Three deals with the newly unlimited cards and ends this series on the new Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden List.

Newly Unlimited Cards

DDWL- Basically upon release, D.D Warrior Lady has always been an extremely well balanced card. The only possible objection I [...]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Ban List Discussion: What Does Konami Want?

Note: This blog post is not meant to have overly harsh or negative criticism. I personally love the game and feel it has a brighter future under Konami. My goal is to adapt to any format given and excel, not complain about it. Any criticism given is intended to be constructive.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Ban List Discussion: What Did Konami Want?

The new Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden List for 09/09 should be released today. Before discussing the specific list, I am making two design posts. This first post discusses a few now-abandoned design guidelines Konami had consistently used throughout Yu-Gi-Oh!

A second post will talk about what Konami now wants. I want to analyze Konami’s actions in the context [...]

Go-YGO.com Pro Interview #2: Chris Gehring

Go-YGO.com’s second pro interview is Chris Gehring (not Gehrig). The decorated New Zealand duelist recently returned from the World Championships in 2009 and agreed to sit down for an interview.

Chris Gehring is our subject for the day. Considered the best player in Oceania, he has finished in the top eight of two [...]

OCG Insight: An Interview with Rauzes

This is Part One of the interview, dealing with the structure of Yu-Gi-Oh! in Japan.

With the Yu-Gi-Oh World Championship 2009 about to take place in a few short days, my interview subject today is Rauzes. A half-Japanese native of Tokyo, he currently maintains a popular Yu-Gi-Oh! blog titled “The Gaijin Duelist” (it is [...]