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The ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' Trading Card Game, known as the in Japan, is a Japanese collectible card game developed and published by Konami. It is based on the fictional game of ''Duel Monsters'' created by manga artist Kazuki Takahashi, which is the main plot device during the majority of his popular manga franchise, ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', and its various anime adaptations and spinoff series. The game was launched by Konami in 1999. It was named the top selling trading card game in the world by Guinness World Records on July 7, 2009, having sold over 22 billion cards worldwide. As of March 31, 2011, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. Japan has sold over 25 billion cards globally since 1999. The game continues to gain popularity as it is played around the world, mostly in Japan, North America, Europe and Australia, and has been expanded with new rules and additions as the franchise grows. From March 2002 to December 2008, Konami's trading cards were distributed in territories outside of Asia by The Upper Deck Company. In December 2008, Konami filed a lawsuit against Upper Deck alleging that it had distributed unauthentic Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG cards made without Konami's authorization. Upper Deck also sued Konami alleging breach of contract and slander. A few months later, a federal court in Los Angeles issued an injunction preventing Upper Deck from acting as the authorized distributor and requiring it to remove the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG from Upper Deck's website.〔http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/Konami-preliminary-injunction-upper-deck-yu-gi-oh.pdf〕 In December 2009, the court decided that Upper Deck was liable for counterfeiting Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG cards, and it dismissed Upper Deck's countersuit against Konami.〔http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/court-order-konami-summary-judgment-counterfeit-trademark-copyright.pdf〕〔http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/Konami-court-order-granting-finding-no-dispute-unauthorized-sales-yu-gi-oh.pdf〕〔http://www.iptrademarkattorney.com/Konami-MSJ-court-order-grants-counterclaims.pdf〕 Konami is the manufacturer and distributor of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. It runs Regional and National tournaments and continues to release new Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG card products. ==Gameplay== The game is a trading card game in which players draw cards from their respective decks and take turns playing cards onto "the field." Each player uses a deck containing forty to sixty cards, and an optional "Extra Deck" of up to fifteen cards. There is also a fifteen card side deck, which allows players to swap cards from their main deck and/or extra deck between games. Players are restricted to three of each card per deck and must follow the Forbidden/Limited card list, which restricts selected cards by Konami to be limited to two, one, or zero. Each player starts with 8,000 (2,000 to 4,000 in the manga and anime) "Life Points", with the main aim of the game to use attacks and spells to reduce the opponent's Life Points. The game ends upon reaching one of the following conditions: * A player loses if their Life Points reaches zero. If both players reach zero Life Points at the same time, the game ends in a draw. * If the player is required to draw, but has no more cards to draw in the Main Deck, they will automatically lose. * Certain cards have special effects which trigger an automatic win or loss when its conditions are met. * If the player feels they cannot win, they can surrender by placing their hand on top of their deck. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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