Subject: Ring of Magnetism Clarification and a Rant-Lee Tantral

Aceblader360 states: Alright, on your turn, set down your mirror force card. then, 
set and equip a Ring of Magnetism onto one of YOUR monsters. Your monster's stats 
may go down a bit, but the opponent is forced to attack you next turn. when they do, 
the Mirror Force is activated, and their own monsters are destroyed.

According to Edo's Yu gi oh page, the Ring of Magnetism does NOT force a player to 
attack during his or her turn. It simply means that a IF a player attacks, he/she 
must attack that creature.

Directly from the site:http://www.stormpages.com/edhrzic/Yugioh.htm

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Ring of Magnetism [j. Magnetic Ring] 
Category: Attack Redirection 
Type: Equipment 

Can ONLY be Equipped on YOUR Monster. This is because your opponent can only attack 
your Monsters anyway. 
Does not FORCE your opponent to attack, i.e. your opponent doesn't have to attack if 
he or she doesn't want to. However, if your opponent's DOES want to attack, he or she 
must choose the Monster that this cards is Equipped on as the target of the attack. 
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also.. make sure you read under Rules, etc. at the link below. He clarifies his 
position on rulings.
http://www.stormpages.com/edhrzic/Yugis07.htm

Don't argue with me on this, argue with Edo, but at least read the pages first.


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And now... the rant...
It may have been said, but I'm so fed up I'll say it anyway:

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a great game. Perhaps not THE greatest, but a great game. Why? because
 it's fast-paced, simple, and psychological. A Second or third turn win is not 
uncommon, even without a combo. It plays faster than M:TG and makes for a fantastic 
thrill ride of a match. Its apparent simplicity is a graceful one, leaving out messy 
named monster abilities and timing rules. All competitive CCGs have a psychological 
aspect to them, as face to face games are sometimes determined by who can psyche out 
whom better. Yu-Gi-Oh takes this to a greater degree, as playing face down monsters 
fuels the psychological aspect of this game. It is definitely faster than Magic, and 
better structured than a lot of the crap that has been put out due to the resurgence 
in CCGs (Which I affectionately call CCG Glut Mark II)

It is a unique game in the market, but has been subjected to the most horrifying of 
trials in its transfer to the United States.

Firstly, the CCG suffered at first because of a lack of production. Upper Deck did 
not anticipate the amount of demand that this game would create (why it didn't, I 
can't imagine). Yu-Gi-Oh was enormously popular in japan, as demand was high there 
for all sorts of merchandise, but particularly the cards. Given the populatiry of 
the dubbed anime shown here, it would have logically followeed to print a short 1st 
editiona nd then continue printing an unlimited edition immediately after. Instead, 
Upper Deck seems to have failed in doing so causing a shortage, and imminent price 
increase in many areas, particularly large metropolitan centers like New York City. 
This not only hurts the game, but also general business and the player base as well.

Secondly, as evidenced above, the translation and printing was done very poorly. If 
you compare the size of the text on a Japanese card to that of an english card, you/'ll 
notice that Japanese cards use space optimally, leaving very little blank space, unless 
impossible to do so with the font size. Upper Deck has failed miserably in printing cards 
because of it's miniscule printing. Any normal monster card with minimal flavor text is a 
perfect example of this. At the very least, Upper deck shouldhave picked a legible size 
that doesn't force people to have to hold a card inches from their head (exaggeration,
folks) to read. Translation is horrible entirely. Obscure wording (Ring of Magnetism) 
and poor translation (Lord of D.) make this game that much more confusing and cause 
aspiring card players to either abuse cards (through no fault of their own) or be so 
confused that they don't even bother to play the card in the first place.

Language and rulings brings me to my next point. Upper Deck is so inconsistent with its 
rulings (especially when it first started printing) that it leaves the lot of us completely 
confused as to what cards are supposed to do. The rulebook is an absolutely *wonderful* 
(it's called sarcasm, kids) piece of literature. Though one can easily get the gist 
of the game, it fails to specify a few important pieces of information regarding 
flipping face down monsters, monster placement (set/normal summon), among other topics. 
When the company that prints the game, or at least imports it, not only fails to clearly 
state the rules of the game, but also contradicts itself in clarifying them it makes playing 
the game a chore. Those who don't understand the rules need to be taught what they are and 
often end up confused, and those who do understand have to deal with obstinate newbies who 
refuse to play the game the way they should. Upper deck fails to provide adequate support for 
rulings, and often deviates form the Japanese rulings: rulings that have been in place for 
years and have served to balance the game and make the cards do what they're supposed to.

In conclusion, the only thing I can say about the manufacture and management of this 
game by Upper deck is that it has been horribly executed. If not for the good design 
of the game itself, and the popularity it has attained via the TV show, Upper deck 
would have easily killed this game as so many good CCG's before it (not necessarily by
 Upper Deck). If an Upper Deck employee, or someone who knows an upper deck employee reads 
this, make it known that I feel that it's about time to stop the abuse of the CCG and the 
abuse of the players. Please, clarify, organize, and treat your customers right, lest you 
continue to molest this wonderous piece of gaming.

I deeply apologize if I have stated anything flagrantly wrongly here, but based upon my 
knowledge, and the materials I have before me, I believe Upper Deck could do better. If 
I have, feel free to e-mail me and I will accept any errors in my beliefs.

And if you must flame me, don't flame me without first stating a valid argument, 
then backing it up. It only makes you look stupider, as does attacking me as a person, 
instead of my opinions.

Thanks for reading this if you took the time.

Pumice and candy,
-Lee "Flammable" Tantral
Electroeel@aol.com