Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game (2024)

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game (abbreviated as "OCG") is the version of the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game manufactured by Konami. It is played mainly in Japan, South Korea, and other parts of Asia including China mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

OCG cards are printed exclusively in Japanese (JP), Korean (KR) and Simplified Chinese (SC) now. It has previously been printed in English (referred to as Asian-English) as well as in Traditional Chinese (TC); despite being part of the OCG, Asian-English cards have "Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game" printed on their backings, though with a different logo.

In the past there have been three different Traditional Chinese prints of cards, including two "Blue-Eyes White Dragon"s and one "Dark Magician", though they were only for promotional purposes.

Starting from Duel Starter Deck and onward, the OCG has started to be officially printed and distributed in Traditional Chinese.^[1]However, the Traditional Chinese version has already been cancelled due to inferior quality. Starting from Starter Deck 2020 and Structure Deck: The Blue-Eyed Dragon's Thundering Descent, the OCG has started to be officially printed and distributed in Simplified Chinese.

Additionally, starting from Duelist Alliance, Japanese cards distributed outside Japan are known "Japanese-Asian" (JA) cards.

Even though they are part of the OCG, Korean and Asian-English cards follow the TCG layout and artworks.

TCG cards are not legal in OCG tournaments. Due to OCG cards having different backings, if a player chooses to use a mixture, they must use protective sleeves that cover the back of the cards.

OCG tournaments are divided into three classes: Expert, which has no age restriction, Regular: for high school students and Challenge, for secondary school students.

Korean cards are only printed in South Korea, and distributed by Daewon Media. Asian-English, Japanese-Asian are distributed in other parts of Asia by Konami of Hong Kong. Simplified Chinese are distributed in China mainland by Windo Entertainment.

The age range difference between the OCG and TCG is that the OCG is stated to be for ages 12 and up as mentioned on the back of every booster pack, starter deck, structure deck and tin, implying the game mainly targets early teen players. Opposed from the TCG stating for ages 6 and up.

As of September 2013, the OCG and TCG have had different banlists, with multiple cards in fact being Forbidden in one list but Unlimited in the other (in both directions).

1 Names
2 Logos
- 2.1 Japanese
- 2.2 Korean
- 2.3 Asian-English
- 2.4 Traditional Chinese
3 Notes
4 References

Names[]

Language	Name	Romanization	Subtitle translation	Language or Region ID
Japanese	遊☆戯☆王 (Ｙｕ－Ｇｉ－Ｏｈ！) オフィシャルカードゲームデュエルモンスターズ	Yūgiō Ofisharu Kādo Gēmu De~yueru Monsutāzu	Duel Monsters	JP (formerly omitted)
	遊☆戯☆王 (Ｙｕ－Ｇｉ－Ｏｈ！) ５Ｄ’ｓ (ファイブディーズ) オフィシャルカードゲーム	Yūgiō Faibudīzu Ofisharu Kādo Gēmu	Five D’s
	遊☆戯☆王 (Ｙｕ－Ｇｉ－Ｏｈ！) ＺＥＸＡＬ (ゼアル) オフィシャルカードゲーム	Yūgiō Zearu Ofisharu Kādo Gēmu	Zeal
	遊☆戯☆王 (Ｙｕ－Ｇｉ－Ｏｈ！) ＡＲＣ－Ⅴ (アーク・ファイブ) オフィシャルカードゲーム	Yūgiō Āku Faibu Ofisharu Kādo Gēmu	Arc Five	JP (Japan), and JA (other Asian regions)
Korean	유☆희☆왕 (Yu-Gi-Oh!) OFFICIAL CARD GAME	Yuhuiwang OFFICIAL CARD GAME		KR (formerly K)
	유☆희☆왕 (YU-GI-OH!) 5D’s (파이브디즈) 오피셜 카드 게임	Yuhuiwang Paibeudijeu Opisyeol Kadeu Geim	Five D's
	유☆희☆왕 (YU-GI-OH!) ZEXAL (제알) 오피셜 카드 게임	Yuhuiwang Jeal Opisyeol Kadeu Geim	Zeal
	유☆희☆왕 (Yu-Gi-Oh!) ARC-Ⅴ (아크 파이브) 오피셜 카드 게임	Yuhuiwang Akeu Paibeu Opisyeol Kadeu Geim	Arc Five
Asian-English	遊☆戯☆王 (YU-GI-OH!) TRADING CARD GAME	YU-GI-OH! TRADING CARD GAME		AE (formerly omitted)
Traditional Chinese	遊☆戯☆王 (YU-GI-OH!) ZEXAL (ゼアル) 公式卡片遊戲	Yóuxìwáng Zearu Gōngshì Kǎpiàn Yóuxì Jau4 hei3 wong4 Zearu Gung1 sik1 Kaat1 pin2 Jau4 hei3	Zeal	TC
Traditional Chinese	遊☆戯☆王 (Yu-Gi-Oh!) ARC-Ⅴ (アーク・ファイブ) 公式卡片遊戲	Yóuxìwáng Āku Faibu Gōngshì Kǎpiàn Yóuxì Jau4 hei3 wong4 Āku Faibu Gung1 sik1 Kaat1 pin2 Jau4 hei3	Arc Five	TC
Simplified Chinese	游☆戏☆王 (YU-GI-OH!) 卡片游戏	Yóuxìwáng Kǎpiàn Yóuxì		SC

Logos[]

Japanese[]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game Duel Monsters (1st and current logo)^{[Notes 1]}

Korean[]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game (1st and current logo)^{[Notes 1]}

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Official Card Game (2nd logo)

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL Official Card Game (3rd logo)

Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Official Card Game (4th logo)

Asian-English[]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game (now defunct)

Traditional Chinese[]

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL Official Card Game (1st logo)

Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Official Card Game (2nd logo)

Notes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Currently, the Japanese and Korean OCG is reusing their respective first logos, as with while the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime and manga was running. The new Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS logo is now only used for the anime and the manga, unlike the 2nd, 3rd and 4th logos below.

References[]

↑ ygorganization.com

Distribution regions and prints

Regions

OCG	Asia Hong Kong Japan Korea Malaysia Philippines Singapore Taiwan Thailand

TCG	Oceania Australia New Zealand North America Canada United States Latin America and the Caribbean Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Columbia Costa Rica Ecuador Guatemala Mexico Nicaragua Panama Peru Venezuela Europe Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Israel Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Africa Cyprus South Africa

Prints

OCG	Japanese JP -Asian JA Korean K^†/KR Chinese^‡ Traditional TC Simplified SC Asian-English AE

TCG	English EN North American^‡ European^‡ E^† Australian/Oceanic^‡ A^† French F^†/FR -Canadian^‡ C^† German G^†/DE Italian I^†/IT Portuguese P^†/PT European^‡ South American^‡ Spanish S^†/SP European^‡ Latin American^‡

^† Retired/discontinued region tag
^‡ Not/no longer normally distinguished as a separate distribution region