Greetings duelists! Sorry for the delay between part 1 and part 2 of this article which has taken me about a month to complete. Since the Rhode Island YCS I’ve been very busy with my personal life and preparing for nationals. I finally have some alone time and thought that this would be a great time to expand on part one of my June 30th article! In my last article, I discussed the importance of side-decks and the impact they can have on a match’s outcome. I discussed the important fact that matches can be won because of side decks Read more

Greetings duelists! My name is Bobby Barone but most of you probably know me by my online alias ‘Exhale’ on various forums. I have had some success at Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series and Shonen Jump Championship tournaments across North America and have been playing this game for 5 years now. I am writing this article to shed some light on my thoughts on the importance of side decking. Whenever I discuss decklists with friends and other duelists at local tournaments, I always ask “What does your side deck look like?” and they almost always respond with “Oh well, it’s not really Read more