Playing Field: Misc

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The Playing Field is the area where duels are carried out. Gamemats and Duel Disks are often used as Playing Fields. Each player has their own Playing Field with 5 Monster Card Zones, 5 Spell/Trap Card Zones, a Graveyard, and spaces for the Main Deck, Extra Deck, and a Field Spell Card.

The field referenced by card effects is the combination of each player's Monster Card Zones, Spell & Trap Card Zones and Field Card Zone. Thus, the field is shared and each player has one side of it.

Overview of the Playing Field

The top left Zone is the Field Card Zone. Only 1 Field Spell Card may be active at any time, and any new card that is activated here destroys one on the other side of the field, if present. You may activate a Field Spell Card if there is one already present on your side of the field. Your previous Field Spell Card would be destroyed and replaced with the new one. A Field Spell Card may be also be Set here, instead of Activated. If it is Set, and there is already a Field Spell Card on your opponent's side of the field, that Field Spell Card is not destroyed.

The 5 Zones in middle of the first row are the Monster Card Zones. Placing a Monster Card Horizontally represents Defense Position, and placing one Vertically represents Attack Position. Defense Position monsters can be either face-down, or face-up, but can only be Set to the field face-down, unlike in the anime, where you could summon in face-up Defense Position. Attack Position cards can only be face-up, except by the effect of "Darkness Approaches". If all 5 Monster Card Zones are occupied, you cannot Summon another monster, unless you Tribute one or more first.

The top right Zone is your Graveyard Zone, where your Graveyard is kept, also known as the "Discard Pile". Cards destroyed on the field, or discarded from the hand are sent here, unless specified otherwise.

The bottom left Zone is your Extra Deck Zone where the Extra Deck is kept face-down at all times. Here is the only place you may keep Fusion Monsters and Synchro Monsters prior to them being Summoned to the field.

The 5 Zones in the middle of the second row are your Spell & Trap Card Zones, also abbreviated as S/T Zones (They were also called Magic and Trap Card Zones, or M/T Zones, before the introduction of the Spell Ruler Booster Set). Here, Spell and/or Trap Cards may be Set, and additionally, Spell Cards may also be activated. If you have all 5 Zones occupied, you cannot Set any more Trap Cards, or Set/Activate Spell Cards from your hand.

The bottom right Zone is the Deck Zone is, where the Main Deck is placed. You may draw one card from it per turn during your Draw Phase, unless a card effect specifies you may not do so.

The Removed from Play Zone is never represented on Official Playmats, since it is not considered "in play".

Gameplay and Glossary

Basic Gameplay

Monster Cards - Spell Cards - Trap Cards

Token Monsters

Types of Monster Cards

Effect - Fusion - Normal - Ritual - Synchro - Dark Synchro

Types of Spell Cards

Continuous - Field - Equip
Normal - Quick-Play - Ritual

Types of Trap Cards

Continuous - Counter - Normal

Other Types of Card

Equip Cards

Manga Cards

Virus - Trap-Spell

Equip Trap Cards - Field Trap Cards
Continuous Trap-Spell Cards - Field Virus Cards

Turn Phases

Draw Phase - Standby Phase - Main Phase 1
Battle Phase - Main Phase 2 - End Phase

Start Step - Battle Step
Damage Step - End Step

Intermediate Gameplay

ATK - DEF - Level - Attribute - Type
Main Deck - Side Deck
Fusion Deck - Extra Deck
Hand - Graveyard - Playing Field - Removed from play
Life Points - Damage - Game Mechanics
3 Card Rule - Spell Speed - Battle position
Attack Position - Defense Position
Face-up - Face-down - Flip
Draw a card - Pick up a card
Hand Size Limit

Playing Field Zones

Monster Zones - Spell/Trap Zones
Field Spell Zone - Graveyard Zone
Deck Zone - Removed from Play Zone
Fusion Deck Zone - Extra Deck Zone

Types of Summon

Flip - Normal - Tribute
Fusion - Special - Ritual
Synchro - Set
Tribute Set

Advanced Gameplay

Activate - Chain - Costs - Counters - Destroy
Discard - FTK - Lockdown - OTK - Resolve
Spell Counter - Target - Tribute

Types of Monster Effects

Continuous - Flip - Ignition - Quick
Summon - Trigger

Compulsory - Optional - Lingering

Types of Effect Monsters

Flip - Gemini - Spirit - Toon - Tuner - Union - Dark Tuner

Types of Spell Speed

Spell Speed 1
Spell Speed 2
Spell Speed 3

Expert Gameplay
Tournament Guidelines

Activation & Targeting Eligibility
Breakdown of the Battle Phase - Duel
Infinite Loop - Maintenance Costs
Missing the Timing - Match
Replay - Piercing - Priority
Spell Monsters - Trap Monsters

Double Tributer - Victory Conditions
Field Advantage - Hand Advantage
Fusion Material Monsters
Fusion Substitute Monsters
Synchro Material Monsters

Attributes

DARK - EARTH - FIRE - LIGHT - WATER - WIND
DIVINE

Types

Archetype

Aqua - Beast - Beast-Warrior - Dinosaur
Divine-Beast - Dragon - Fairy - Fiend
Fish - Insect - Machine - Plant
Psychic - Pyro - Reptile - Rock
Sea Serpent - Spellcaster - Thunder
Warrior - Winged Beast - Zombie
Human - Immortal - ???
Black Magic - White Magic

Category: Gameplay

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The field referenced by card effects is the combination of each player's Monster Card Zones, Spell & Trap Card Zones and Field Card Zone. Thus, the field is shared and each player has one side of it.

Overview of the Playing Field

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The top left Zone is the Field Card Zone. Only 1 Field Spell Card may be active at any time, and any new card that is activated here destroys one on the other side of the field, if present. You may not activate a Field Spell Card if there is one already present on your side of the field. You'd have to destroy the one already present on the field first, before playing your new one. A Field Spell Card may be also be Set here, instead of Activated. If it is Set, and there is already a Field Spell Card on your opponent's side of the field, that Field Spell Card is not destroyed.

The 5 Zones in middle of the first row are the Monster Card Zones. Placing a Monster Card Horizontally represents Defense Position, and placing one Vertically represents Attack Position. Defense Position monsters can be either face-down, or face-up, but can only be Set to the field face-down, unlike in the anime, where you could summon in face-up Defense Position. Attack Position cards can only be face-up, except by the effect of "Darkness Approaches". If all 5 Monster Card Zones are occupied, you cannot Summon another monster, unless you Tribute one or more first.

The top right Zone is your Graveyard Zone, where your Graveyard is kept, also known as the "Discard Pile". Cards destroyed on the field, or discarded from the hand are sent here, unless specified otherwise.

The bottom left Zone is your Extra Deck Zone where the Extra Deck is kept face-down at all times. Here is the only place you may keep Fusion Monsters and Synchro Monsters prior to them being Summoned to the field.

The 5 Zones in the middle of the second row are your Spell & Trap Card Zones, also abbreviated as S/T Zones (They were also called Magic and Trap Card Zones, or M/T Zones, before the introduction of the Spell Ruler Booster Set). Here, Spell and/or Trap Cards may be Set, and additionally, Spell Cards may also be activated. If you have all 5 Zones occupied, you cannot Set any more Trap Cards, or Set/Activate Spell Cards from your hand.

The bottom right Zone is the Deck Zone is, where the Main Deck is placed. You may draw one card from it per turn during your Draw Phase, unless a card effect specifies you may not do so.