2012

Yu-Gi-Oh!-related events in 2012.

January

 * 7 - Japanese OCG release date for Gold Series 2012.
 * 14 - TCG sneak previews for Order of Chaos take place until the 15th.
 * 19 - French, German, Italian and Spanish TCG release date for Order of Chaos.
 * 20 - European and Oceanic English TCG release date for Order of Chaos.
 * 24 - North American English TCG release date for Order of Chaos.
 * 28 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Extravaganza New Orleans 2012 took place until the 29th.

February

 * 2 - French, German, Italian and Spanish TCG release date for Structure Deck: Dragons Collide.
 * 3 - European and Oceanic English TCG release date for Structure Deck: Dragons Collide.
 * 4 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Guadalajara 2012 took place until the 5th.
 * 7 - North American English TCG release date for Structure Deck: Dragons Collide.
 * 16 - French, German, Italian and Spanish TCG release date for Ra Yellow Mega-Pack
 * 17 - European and Oceanic English TCG release date for Ra Yellow Mega-Pack
 * 18 - Japanese OCG release date for Galactic Overlord.
 * 18 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Atlanta 2012 took place until the 19th.
 * 21 - North American English TCG release date for Ra Yellow Mega-Pack
 * 25 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Leipzig 2012 took place until the 26th.

March

 * 1 - March 2012 Forbidden and Limited Lists came into effect.
 * 6 - North American English TCG release date for the Order of Chaos: Special Edition.
 * 17 - Japanese OCG release date for Starter Deck 2012.
 * 20 - TCG release date for the 2012 Premium Collection Tin.
 * 24 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Long Beach 2012 took place until the 25h, being the one-hundredth Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series.
 * 30 - TCG release date for Hidden Arsenal 5: Steelswarm Invasion: Special Edition.
 * 31 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Lima 2012 took place until April 1.

April

 * 14
 * Japanese OCG release date for Return of the Duelist.
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Dallas 2012 takes place until the 15th.
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! Extravaganza Toronto 2012 takes place until the 15th.
 * 17 - North American English TCG release date for Starter Deck: Xyz Symphony.
 * 28 - North American English TCG Sneak Previews for Galactic Overlord take place until the 29th.

May

 * 5 - European English, Oceanic English, French, German, Italian and Spanish TCG Sneak Previews for Galactic Overlord take place until the 6th.
 * 8 - North American English TCG release date for Galactic Overlord.
 * 24 - European and Oceanic English TCG release date for Battle Pack: Epic Dawn.
 * 29 - North American English TCG release date for Battle Pack: Epic Dawn.
 * Japanese OCG release for Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG - Duelist Edition Volume 1.
 * Japanese OCG release for Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG - Duelist Edition Volume 2.

June

 * 12 - North American English TCG release date for Gold Series: Haunted Mine.
 * 16 - Japanese OCG release date for Structure Deck: Roar of the Sea Emperor.
 * 26 - TCG release date for Structure Deck: Samurai Warlords.
 * Japanese OCG release for "Duel Terminal Chronicle 1 - Chapter of Awakening".

July

 * 21 - Japanese OCG release date for Abyss Rising.

August

 * 11 - Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2012 takes place in Tokyo until the 12th.