Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Format Guides
How the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG is actually played, from Advanced constructed to alternate formats, retro events, and digital clients.
Constructed (Konami Organized Play)
Bring a tournament-legal Deck and play under the active deck construction rules.
Advanced
The main sanctioned format for premier events, using the current Forbidden & Limited List.
Traditional
The alternate constructed list where cards Forbidden in Advanced are usually Limited instead.
Genesys
A supported tournament system with no Link or Pendulum Monsters, the older field layout, and a point cap instead of the standard list.
Limited
Build from sealed product at the event instead of bringing a tuned deck.
Sealed Pack
Open assigned product and build only from the cards provided for that event.
Booster Draft
Draft cards from booster packs in a pod, then build from the pool you selected.
Alternate formats
OTS and side-event formats that change deckbuilding, card pools, or match structure.
Time Wizard
A selected era determines the legal card pool, Forbidden & Limited List, rules, and mechanics.
Time Travel
Older card pools and lists, but played with current rules and the latest card text.
Common Charity
Only Common-rarity cards across the Main Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck.
Tag Dueling
Two-Duelist teams play a shared team match.
Speed Duel
A smaller official rule set built around Speed Duel cards and Skill Cards.
Speed Duel Constructed
Speed Duel watermark cards, 4000 LP, 20-to-30-card Decks, and one Skill Card chosen before the Duel.
Digital
Official clients with their own queues, card pools, and event structures.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
The official free-to-play digital card game with cross-platform play and its own ranked and event environment.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
A separate online multiplayer card game on iOS, Android, and Steam.
Legality data
Official events use the current Forbidden & Limited List, point list, or event-specific rules for the chosen format. CGS does not have a Yu-Gi-Oh! card data source or legality keys yet, so this hub treats legality as editorial context rather than a local card-search filter.