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Subject: The CCG Versus The Video Game: My Rant On Rulings - Phoenix
Grandeur

Okay folks, Phoenix Grandeur here.

Now, i've been playing the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game for some time now. I may not 
be the most elite player on the circuit, but at least I give it my all with 
the budget I have. Regardless, newbie or not, there are still those in the 
Novice ranks that make my hair flare up faster than Son Goku on a bad day.

In my opinion, there are three categories of newbies.

1. Those who know nothing about it, and only play for fun. While their 
hearts aren't completely into the game, you have to respect them. They do 
it as a leisurely hobby, and we need to remember that right now. At least 
THESE guys study the rulebook and learn how to play.

2. Those who are so emotionally deviod of human contact that this game is 
like a second (Or first!) religion for them. (Hey, i'm not insulting them, 
I fit into this category!) These characters play the game as if their souls 
actually ARE on the line. I respect these people, as well. They know the 
rules better than Upper Deck ever could.

3. This is the kind of amateur i'm ranting about. The kind that think the 
card rulings in the video game are the same as the actual ones. These kind 
of people make me want to throw every card in my deck into the nearest 
paper shredder and sell my binder to a 7 year old.

I've seen almost every kind of faux paus imaginable at tournaments. Change 
of Heart being argued to last forever, a Fiend beating a Light element no 
matter what the Attack Point discrepancy...the list goes on. And it's not 
just at tournaments where this happens, either. I get online, ready for a 
day of fun, cyber dueling, and cheese sandwiches, when i've got people 
playing Acid Trap Hole on a face-UP monster who's been on the field for 
three turns. Who ARE these people? Why are they here? And why don't they 
read the manual? I understand people play video games more than card games, 
and I can see how the game is loads of fun, but I think someone should 
spell this, in plain letters, for all to see.

THE VIDEO GAME IS *ENTIRELY* DIFFERENT FROM THE CARD GAME!!!

It doesn't bother me anymore, though. No, it doesn't. Because I have made 
it my personal mission in life to teach those who have been taught 
incorrectly in the ways of the trading card game.

In short, I can put up with these people about as much as I can put up with 
a 3 year old's piercing cry right into my mind at random. And with that, I 
bid you goodnight. And remember kids: Shadow of Eyes is the most underrated 
common PSV card. In my opinion.

-Phoenix Grandeur