Build a 40 to 60 card Main Deck
Build an Extra Deck with up to 15 Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Link, and Pendulum Monster cards
Optionally build a Side Deck with up to 15 cards
Start each duel with 8000 Life Points
Shuffle your deck and draw 5 cards
Decide who goes first
Take turns with your opponent
Draw 1 card at the start of your turn, except the first player on their first turn
Use cards from your hand, field, and graveyard according to their effects and rules
Summon monsters to the field
Normal Summon 1 monster per turn
Set monsters and Spell/Trap cards face-down when allowed
Activate Spell cards and Trap cards when their conditions are met
Use monster effects, Spell effects, and Trap effects
Attack with your monsters during the Battle Phase
Compare ATK and DEF when monsters battle
Reduce your opponent’s Life Points to 0 to win
Win if your opponent cannot draw a card when required
Win if a card effect says you win
Follow card text when it differs from general rules
Use the official Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist and tournament rules if playing competitively