Forum:Possibly Former Alternate Official Way Of Playing Yu-Gi-Oh!

It's this ruleset called "Junior Rules" or something that was formerly used for the OCG which is only for Japan. It was made to simply things for younger players and those with a limited budget and card pool so monster battles are more focused than the mechanics of Chain Links from various card effects.

It was never acknowledged outside of Japan as far as I know, but it goes something like the following if not 100% accurate:

＊Any Level 5 or Higher Monsters do not require tributes to Summon.

＊The tribute summon rule is not applied at all here, however if there any Special Summon requirements for the Monster card then they must still be fulfilled first, unless otherwise with any other cards' effects that may allow the player to by pass the requirements.

＊All spells "must be Set first" must be set first and then can be activated the following turn. (I forgot if Quick-Play Spells can be activated on opponent's turn after it has been set for this OCG ruleset or if it could Only be used the following turn, anybody from Japan who knows, please verify, thanks!!)

＊Can "only have 1 Spell or Trap card" in the back row (spell/trap zone) AND "only 1 Field Spell Card" in the Field Spell Zone at ANY given time.

＊Optional: Can begin the duel with 4000 LP instead of 8000 LP (I also forgot if this ruling was true or not, but if any duelist is from Japan or owns any of the Japanese version of the rulebook, namely this one: "Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game Duel Monsters Official Rule Guide — The Thousand Rule Bible - ISBN 4-08-782134-X", then please verify, thanks!!)

"Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game Duel Monsters Official Rule Guide — The Thousand Rule Bible - ISBN 4-08-782134-X, This is a rule book and strategy guide for the Junior and Shin Expert rules."

Other source but unofficial: http://www.pojo.biz/board/showpost.php?p=19242656&postcount=6