Female Duelists - Vic Apprentice Vic Apprentice After my last spurt of articles, I came in contact with quite a few female duelists. Not to sound like I'm studying a new species of animal, but I have learned quite a lot about "their" decks and how they build them. I'm writing this article to A) Let all of the male duelists out there know that female duelists are probably just as good as you (if not better) and B) to let the female duelists out there know that someone notices this fact. *Pikeru nods head* 1) Female Duelists Usually Use Very Strict Theme Decks And I don't mean this as a bad thing...I know someone who refuses to use any "male" cards who beats me 70% of the time. And before you start calling me a bad duelist, I'd say that my deck hindered by both the banlist AND my own little boycott list (Including everything from Jinzo to Change of Heart) which, consequently, she follows the same rules too. Neither of us use Chaos, either. I also know others who use strict Spellcaster decks, and someone who uses a Pyro deck as well...None of them are bad at all. However, I don't know a single female duelist who DOESN'T run a theme similar to these listed and the above. 2) Female Duelists Often Times Care More About Their Favorite Card than Male Duelists Alright, I'll never tribute Pikeru, but that's besides the point. *Pikeru nods as she comes in with coffee...Don't ask). However, I've seen female duelists do all kinds of things to protect their favorite card. And, believe it or not, it usually PAYS OFF. It's also not uncommon for them to build decks which contain similar cards to their favorite card. 3) Female Duelists are Often Insane Maybe it's just my experience, but it seems to be a common trend. Of course, this is never a bad thing. 4) Female Dueslists are GOOD I have yet to meet a serious female duelist that's not good at dueling (I say serious because there are many that I know that really know nothing about the card game and have a horrible deck). *Pikeru chews on cookie while nodding in silent agreement*. Sure, some of them could get better, but they were all at least a bit good. I'm putting this in because one common stereotype is that female duelists are just fangirls that really can't duel. Even though there are certainly female duelists like this out there, it shouldn't be too hard to find one that isn't this way. 5) Rabid Fangirls Making up most of the population of female duelists is the category of rabid fangirls. Many of them either have an obsession with cards in Yugi's deck or like Dark Magician Girl, and are completely relentless about it. Others still just stick to a specific type of monster, and some enjoy sticking with all female monsters. Either way, you can be sure that they'll make all kinds of happy noises whenever they see any hint of their obsession; whether its being fulfilled by themselves or another person. And that concludes my oh so short article on female duelists...I actually didn't elaborate on it as much as I had hoped to, but I think you get the idea. They're good, even if a bit insane. Anyway, if you ARE a female duelist and you disagree with anything I've said here, please contact me (see below). Or, you can contact me even if you do agree with what I've said. I enjoy feedback either way. Questions, Comments, Concerns, Blah blah blah, etc? E-Mail: vicapprentice@yahoo.com AIM: Vic Apprentice