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TheMcShakeAlchemist (Sean
Handy)
Lady Gaga plays Yu-Gi-Oh!?
To answer the question in the article title, no, sadly, Lady Gaga does not play Yu-Gi-Oh! (at least to the best of my knowledge). There is hope though! There are several of her lines in song that we can apply to our general card gaming to improve our play! "I wanna hold 'em like they do in Texas play"* I know what you're thinking, "Sean, how on earth does this applying to Yu-Gi-Oh?". It's pretty simple, but an incredibly hard technique to use in practice. Generally you know a person who regularly plays trading cards if they flip their cards through their hands. It's a nervous habit for most of us. What else can we notice when we play? We sort our hand by default. This isn't just me, and it isn't just you, we both know a lot of people do it. What your opponent and how they hold their hand when they play. If you are able to divide your attention successfully, then you can generally tell how long they've been holding a card, and, if you see them sort their hand, you can even get an edge by possibly figuring out what types of cards they have in their hand. In Texas Hold 'Em, generally, a professional player only has to check their cards once to know what they have. Try to move your hands less and know what you have. This isn't always possible, but, the less you sort and play with your hand, the less 'tells' you give to your opponent. "Fold 'em let 'em hit me"* Don't be afraid to take lifepoint damage. I see people literally EVERY TIME I play cards use a Mirror Force to stop something like a Wind-Up Hunter or Sangan because they don't want to take any lifepoint damage if possible. Most of us know this isn't feasible with cards like Solemn Warning and Solemn Judgment as popular as they are. Lifepoints are a resource, you don't necessarily have to destroy a monster just because it might be pushing in for 1500 damage. More times than not, if you're still at 8000, you can afford the damage you're going to spend a card to stop. Worry more about card advantage than lifepoints. I promise the number of cards you have matters more than the amount of lifepoints you have in most games of Yu-Gi-Oh!. "I don't wanna be friends"** Yu-Gi-Oh! is a game. Bottome line, but, in the long run, if one travels 4+ hours to a regional, YCS, World Championship Qualifier, etc. they are going to do what they can to win. Don't assume that everybody is going to do what they can to make the game fair. I, personally, do not cheat, I think that is immoral and against the idea of the game, but, I will do most of the 'tricks' I outlined in my Jedi-ing article. Just because somebody is friendly in the pre-game, do not assume they will be the same during the game. "All of the people start to rush"*** Everybody does it when they hear there isn't much time left. Rushing. Don't do it if you aren't able to play quickly. Most people don't want to go to time, it's true, but, if you will end up losing due to playing quickly, there is no reason to force yourself to lose without actually conceding. Slow down, making the correct play is more important than making the faster play. I myself am guilty of rushing when it gets close to the
end of a round, but, that doesn't mean I made all of the
correct plays, and, I imagine that I would've played tigher
had I slowed down just a bit. "And I'm like really-really is that him?"**** Big time players are big time players. They're also people too. There isn't a single player in the game of Yu-Gi-Oh! that is completely undefeated. When you see that you're paired against Adam Corn, Billy Brake, etc. don't freak out because you're positive you'll lose. Get excited because you have the chance to beat them. The first time I ever played against a pro player in any game was Ali Aintrazi (2011 MTG National Champion) and I was incredibly nervous. I did my best not to show how nervous I was, but, ended up misplaying horribly and losing because of it. I can blame the misplay, but, in the end, if you're confident you won't win and don't give yourself the chance to, then you're never in the game in the first place. The second time I played against a pro player was against Josh Cho (MTG Pro Tour Avacyn Restored Top 4 competitor) and I calmed down, didn't think about what they had done, and won the match. It's completely possible to beat a big time player. You just have to play like a big time player. "I'm on the edge, of glory"***** This one is pretty simple, don't get over-confident because you've done well in a tournament thus far. Keep your head in the game and realize that everyone you play against also has a good record. I've gone 6-0 at a 5k, ended up not topping the event, because my final record was 6-3. Until you've actually won, don't believe that the tournament is over and that you've come out on top. So, while this article was a little gimmicky, I do hope that you were able to take something away from it, and if you liked the style of the article, feel free to give me some feedback. If you didn't like it, give me some feedback so I know not to do this again. If you thought it was just another article, give me some feedback about it. In general, feel free to contact me to talk about my writings or Yu-Gi-Oh! in general! I love to talk general strategy. facebook: facebook.com/shakezilluh *From Poker Face
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