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Ep 18 ComicPop Game Play with the 2019 Yu-Gi-Oh! Gold Sarcophagus Mega Tin

In this episode Hill and Knowlton Strategies with Konami supply a Gold Sarcophagus Tin for ComicPop.  However, ComicPop has two Gold Sarcophagus Tins to open, because Logan wanted to purchase another Tin as well to review and discuss.  Join us as we do a parallel opening of Konami’s 2019 Yu-Gi-Oh! Gold Sarcophagus Mega Tin.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. 2019 Yu-Gi-Oh! Gold Sarcophagus Mega Tin, Konami, 2019. This Tin contains: 3 16 pack mega packs with cards from Flames of Destruction, Dark Saviors, Cybernetic Horizons, and Soul Fusion; 2 cards (of a set of 6 cards) with art by Kazuki Takahashi (creator of Yu-Gi-Oh!); 2 cards (of a set of 5 cards) from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Animated Series; and 1 (of a set of 3 cards) that are new World Premiere cards.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Voice”, Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese Opening Theme Season 1 Version 1, Cloud, Official Yu-Gi-Oh! YouTube Channel, 2000.
  2. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Season 1 Version 1, Wayne Sharpe, Official Yu-Gi-Oh! YouTube Channel, 2001.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies

Scott Novosel’s Website

Scott Novosel’s Facebook Page

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

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Ep 17 ComicPop Game Play with Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Power Box

Logan and Richard enter the realm of dueling monsters again.  What type of traps, spells, and monsters will they encounter this time?  Come along as the duo reviews and discusses Konami’s Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Power Box.  Our thanks to Hill and Knowlton Strategies and Konami with their continued support in sponsoring this episode.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Power Box, Konami, 2019. This box contains: 6 Duel Power booster Packs; 6 new Ultra Rare variant art cards; and 1 Gameboard. The card set itself is 100 cards.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Yu-Gi-Oh! Medley”, SeptimaDesu, SoundCloud, 2012.
  2. “Never Look Back”, Over the Border LP, Stereopony, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, 2010.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies

Yu-Gi-Oh Medley SeptimaDesu Soundcloud Link

Ryan Uytdewilligen’s Website

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

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Duel Overload is coming to Yu-Gi-Oh TCG

Konami and Hill and Knowlton Strategies is giving our listeners an earlier glance at what is coming to the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG. The new set is Duel Overload and it’s expected release date will be March 20.

Beyond the unprecedented arsenal of Link Monsters, you’ll also find new cards for fans of the Yu-Gi-Oh! movies: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions and Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time! New cards for Paradox’s Malefic strategy and Aigami’s Cubic Deck make their debut in Duel Overload, so Duelists who started building their Cubic Deck through Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions: Movie Pack Secret Edition will have plenty to look forward to.

In addition to the 56 total new cards, the Duel Overload set has 44 returning cards from previous sets as well, bringing the total set size to 100 cards. These cards have been chosen to help Duelists to bolster their existing Decks or build new Decks that they might be missing a critical piece of. For example, Duelists interested in building Cyberse Decks like Marincess from Rising Rampage and Chaos Impact, Mathmech from Mystic Fighters, or @Ignister from Ignition Assault, can find the all-purpose wildcard, Cynet Mining.

Each Duel Overload box comes with:

6 Duel Overload booster packs, each with 5 Ultra Rare cards per pack

1 of 6 special oversized collectible cards

The complete Duel Overload booster set contains 100 cards

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New Upcoming Structure Deck for Yu-Gi-Oh


Be on the look out of the launch of February 14, 2020, for the new Structure Deck: Shaddoll Showdown (MSRP: $9.99) which revives one of the all-time greatest strategies in the history of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME. As one of the biggest Structure Decks yet, it features a total of 49 cards across the Main and Extra Deck, including 10 foil cards:

  • 39 Commons
  • 7 Super Rares
  • 3 Ultra Rares
  • 1 Beginner’s Guide
  • 1 Double-sided Deluxe Game Mat/Dueling Guide

Thanks to Hill and Knowlton Strategies for letting us know and getting the word out to you.

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Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments are Ramping Up

October 19-20 starts the Winter tournaments with the Ultimate Duelist Series Invitational Central America 2019. Then more starting hitting with the Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series (YCS) tournaments, beginning with the TEAM YCS the weekend of November 2-3 in Lima, Peru followed by YCS Pasadena, CA, the weekend of November 23-24 at the Pasadena Convention Center.

Public Events will be held all weekend long at these events, including 2020 Regional Qualifiers; Ultimate Duelist Series Qualifiers; 3 vs. 3 Team Tournaments (TEAM YCS Lima and YCS Pasadena only); ATTACK OF THE GIANT CARD!!; plus, Win-A-Mat, Sealed Structure Deck, Sealed Starter Deck, Battle City, Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Events, Duelist League, Speed Duel Constructed, Speed Duel Sealed and Duel Links tournaments. All events will also include Dragon Duels for younger Duelists looking to compete against others in their age bracket.

So if you are in the area of any of these tournaments plan a trip and join in the excitement! Check out the following links for more information:

Ultimate Duelist Series Invitational Central America 2019

October 19 – 20, 2019

Sheraton Grand Panama

TEAM YCS Lima, Peru

November 2 – 3, 2019

Centro de Convenciones Maria Angola

YCS Pasadena, CA

November 23 – 24, 2019

Pasadena Convention Center

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Ep 14 ComicPop Game Play with “Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelists of Tomorrow Speed Duel Decks”

In this episode Logan and Richard check out Konami’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Speed Duel Decks. This go around we look at Duelists of Tomorrow Speed Duel Decks. Each box contains 3 specific character duel decks. One is Seto Kaiba themed, another is Mai Valentine themed, and the third is Joey Wheeler themed. The decks include 20 cards per deck, 3 skill cards per each deck (specific to the character), and 1 Ultra Rare variant card per deck. See what we think about these three other speed duel decks. Many thanks to Konami and Hill and Knowlton Strategies for their continued support of ComicPop Library in providing us with samples.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelists of Tomorrow Speed Duel Decks, Konami, 2019. These decks contain 1 – 20 card Seto Kaiba deck, 1 – 20 card Mai Valentine deck, 1 – 20 card Joey Wheeler deck, 3 Kaiba Skill cards, 3 Mai Skill cards, 3 Joey Skill cards, and 3 Ultra Rare variant cards.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “Games People Play”, The Turn of a Friendly Card, Alan Parsons Project, Arista, 1980.
  2. “Turn of a Friendly Card”, The Turn of a Friendly Card, Alan Parsons Project, Arista, 1980.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies

Kazha’s Facebook Page

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

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Ep 13 ComicPop Game Play With “Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Masters Speed Duel Decks”

In this episode Logan and Richard check out one of Konami’s newest ways to play the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card game using Speed Duel Decks.  This go around we look at Destiny Masters Speed Duel Decks.  Each box contains 3 specific character duel decks.  One is Yami Yugi themed, another is Ishizu Ishtar themed, and the third is Pegasus themed.  The decks include 20 cards per deck, 3 skill cards per each deck (specific to the character), and 1 Ultra Rare variant card per deck.  See what we think about the speed duel decks.  Many thanks to Konami and Hill and Knowlton Strategies for their continued support of ComicPop Library in providing us with samples.

What we reviewed in this episode:

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Masters Speed Duel Decks, Konami, 2019. These decks contain 1 – 20 card Yami Yugi deck, 1 – 20 card Ishizu Ishtar deck, 1 – 20 card Pegasus deck, 3 Yugi Skill cards, 3 Ishizu Skill cards, 3 Pegasus Skill cards, and 3 Ultra Rare variant cards.

Music clips used in this episode:

  1. “The Gambler”, The Kenny Rogers Singles, Kenny Rogers, United Artists Records, 1979.
  2. “Remember The Name”, The Rising Tied, Fort Minor, Machine Shop/WBR, 2005.

Links:

Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Website

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Website

Konami Website

Hill & Knowlton Strategies

John Snow’s Facebook Page

ComicPop Library Facebook Page

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Konami set to Release “Legendary Duelists: Sisters of the Rose” Packs

Scheduled for a January 11 release is the new Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game packs from Konami. The new set is entitled “Legendary Duelists: Sisters of the Rose”. The set will include 56 cards featuring some of the great heroines from the last five generations including: Mai Valentine; Akiza Izinski;and Alexis Rhodes. The breakdown for the set is: 29 Common Cards; 8 Super Rare Cards; and 9 Ultra Rare Cards. The packs will contain 5 cards and the suggested retail price will be $1.99.

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Yu-Gi-Oh Advent Calendar 24 Oh Tokenbaum!

The final card in the Advent Calendar is Oh Tokenbaum!, the card which pictures a Christmas party. It lets you tribute multiple tokens of the same level, to summon monsters from the grave that share that level, but they don’t keep their effects and they die when the turn ends. It can be useful for setting up XYZ summons, because tokens can’t be used as material for those, and if there are extra deck monsters that have more specific requirements, you can switch tokens with the right level for monster in the grave that you need. It might also be useful for switching out tokens that would be destroyed by battle with monsters that your opponent can’t attack over. It might be useful on the attack as well. A decent card and thank you to Konami and Hill and Knowlton Strategies for gifting us this Advent Calendar.

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Yu-Gi-Oh Advent Calendar 23 Hey, Trunade!

The Twenty-third card is Hey, Trunade!, which is a spell that returns all set spells and traps to the hand. It is a lesser version of the card Giant Trunade that does the same thing without needing the cards to be face-down. It can be useful against Paleozoic decks or anything else with a lot of traps. It can be more useful than the Giant Trunade if you run continuous or equip spells and traps, but if not then you would be better off using the other one. A decent card, and thank you to Konami and Hill and Knowlton Strategies for giving us this Advent Calendar.