From: Awsomeideas1@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 8:50 AM
To: pojo@pojo.com
Subject: Yugioh walkthrough/ Deck
Hey, Please Post this somewhere on the YuGiOh site as a way to teach begginers some pointers. Thanks,
                              Marshall

Marshall's Deck: Version 1

Monsters:

X1 Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress
x1 Mysterious Puppeteer
x2 Trap Master
x1 Anastsu
x1 Unknown Warrior of Fiend
x1 Gaia The Fierce Knight
x1 D. Human
x1 Celtic Gaurdian
x1 M-Warrior #2
x1 Judge Man
x1 Blue-Eyes White Dragon
x1 Koumori Dragon
x1 Ancient Elf
x1 Lesser Dragon
x1 Masaki the Legendary Swordsman
x1 Lord of D.
x1 Armed Ninja
x1 Curse of Dragon
x1 Dark Magician
x1 Dissolverock
x1 Giant Soldier of Stone
x1 Sorcerer of the Doomed
x1 M-Warrior #1
x1 Mystical Elf
x1 The Stern Mystic

Traps:

x1 Two-Pronged Attack
x2 Reinforcements
x2 Castle Walls
x1 Ultimate Offering
x1 Waboku
x1 Just Desserts
x1 Dragon Capture Jar
x1 Reverse Trap
x2 Trap Hole

Magic:

x1 Invigoration
x1 Change of Heart
x1 Card Destruction
x2 Remove Trap
x2 Fissure
x1 Last Will
x1 Dark Hole
x1 Goblin's Secret Remedy
x1 Sword of Dark Destruction
x1 Monster Reborn
x1 Sparks
x1 Ookazi
x1 Soul Exchange
x2 De-Spell
x1 Dian Keto the Cure Master

Strategy:

Okay, so you made the deck and now here is how you should play. Basicly hold him/her off. Stop his/her best monsters from attacking you and attack him instead. He/she has a Summoned Skull out and is attacking with it along with Dark King of the Abyss and Petit Dragon. That would be 600+2500+1200=4300. 4300 LP! That's more than half (assuming you have no monsters out). Petit Dragon is diddly squat so let his damage go through. DKA is a bit different; you may want to stop him but hold off for the time being. Summoned Skull is the big kahuna at the momment. Hopefully you would have a Waboku on the field face down. Flip it up and use it on SS. After his damage is gone the damage delt after that would be 1800.
Same idea but this time you have a monster in "reverse defence mode", meaning it's face down in defence mode (this would work even if it's face up in defence mode). SS, Petit Dragon and DKA are all attacking, but first your monster needs to go. Instead of attacking all at once which is illegal in this case he/she will use their DKA to get rid of your monster. Now we are going to say that you have an M-Warrior #1. M-Warrior #1 is gone and that allows Petit Dragon and Summoned Skull able to attack. Those two together would total 3100. Almost half your LP! Once again a Waboku would be great but since you already used it and managed a monster you'll need something else to say your skin. How about a Trap Hole? Use it on Summoned Skull. After he is gone you only get 600 damage delt.
Okay, you picked up another monster but it needs to have something sacrifeiced. Luckily you have a Soul Exchange card in your hand. Use it on DKA. All that is left for your opponent is a squabbly old Petit Dragon. After DKA is dead (from Soul Exchange) put out your monster in "RDM". Since you can't attack this turn because of Soul Exchange your opponent draws a card. He/She must be pretty smart because they are getting rid of the Petit Dragon to bring out a monster. It will also be put in "RDM". Your turn comes around and your at 5600 life left and your opponent hasn't got a scratch on him/her. You draw your card and your relieved to find it's a Mystical Elf. You put it face up in defence mode. Flip the card you had in "RDM". It was a Curse of Dragon. Since you don't know your opponent's deck you hold off on attacking, a smart move because it has an attack of 2000.
His/Her turn and he/she plays a card face down. Now you have to be carful of what you do. If your opponents' monster is strong enough than that card can hurt you by attacking your COD and then hit you with that card and bye bye to you! Luckily your tun comes and you pick up a De-Spell. Do you take the chance of waisting a perfectly good De-Spell on a trap? Yes. Use it on the face down card. Dark Hole, it's destroyed. Good thing too becuase if it was activated then both monsters would be gone and that would be bad although your opponent wouldn't have any monsters either but you don't know if they have anymore. That would be bad even if that monster of his/hers was on the field (which it is). Okay now take you Mystical Elf out of defence and attack your opponents monster with your COD. It's a Gyakutenno Megami (say that 5 times fast). They both die. It was worth it, trust me. Attack him/her with your Mystical Elf. He/She is now down to 7200.
Crap! You can't put Mystical Elf into defence mode now that your turn is over meaning it is weak as Great White or Uraby when they are in defence mode! OH well! He/She used a Fissure which they just picked up. Mystical Elf is gone anyway. Not good! He/She also plays a Dragon Zombie in defence mode. Since Dragon Zombie is immortal unless killed by magic or a trap you need to think quick. If it stays in defence than there is no way to hit your opponent with damage except for magic. Luckicly you just picked up a Masaki the Legendary Swordsman. You also have a  Castle Walls face down on the field. Play MTLS in attack mode. Atatch Castle Walls to Dragon Zombie. No longer is he immortal. attack him with MTLS and your turn is over.
Sorry I can't go on, but to get through a whole entire match or duel it would take a long time. Plus who says your hand is ever gonna be this good. You'll probably never get any of these cards and I didn't start from the beggining of the fight. Just keep practicing your counters and such because you may someday become a really good Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG player. That Dragon Zombie thing I thought of myself. I also thought of the De-Spelling De-Spells, but you probably know that one if your this good!
Thanks for reading, if you have any questions about my deck or any deck send me an email at awsomeideas1@aol.com or xclusion422@aol.com. Put the subject: YUGIOH HINTS. If your going to ask me about another deck please put that deck or at least a portion so I can get a feel of what you need to know. If no DECK is involved than I will do my best to answer your question.
I will also make you better deck (or at least try). Kind of like Deck Garage but it's more like Marshall's House. Label the subject for that: DECK MAKING.
Anything else will need to have the Subject: RANDOM YUGI. Thanks again for reading, I hope you enjoyed it,
Marshall B.