Forum:Just started with scrap cards, I think my deck sucks.

Well, my evil older brother bought two starter decks, took the best cards from each one, and gave the rest to me. I want to beat him, but I'm not sure my cards are good enough. I've lost eight times in a row.

Here's my deck. If you need a card explanation, I'll try to get it up.

MONSTER CARDS: Giant Soldier of Stone, Tyhone # 2, Shining Angel, La Jinn the mystical genie of the lamp, Leogun, Rude Kaiser, Sangan, La Jinn, 7 Colored Fish, Giant Soldier of Stone, Man Eater Bug, Gyakutenno Megami, Ceremonial Bell, King of Yamimakai-(Strongest Card in my deck) Giant Soldier of Stone, Cyber Jar.

MAGIC CARDS: Ancient Telescope, Fissure, Monster Reborn, Dragon's Gunfire, Final Flame, Remove Trap, Book of Secret Arts, Sword of Dark Destruction, Invigoration, Horn of Light-(Best Magic Card)

TRAP CARDS: Waboku, Dragon Capture Jar-(I stole this Card from him because he likes to use dragons) Just Desserts, Two Pronged Attack, Trap Hole, Imperial Order-(My favorite Card)

My main strategy: Because of the few powerful cards in my deck, I play a large defensive game. I hope to draw a Soldier of Stone or Tyhone at first and power it up with Horn of Light and Invigoration, lay some traps down, play some the other high defense monsters, and draw for Yamimakai. I power him up with the sword of dark destruction and take down his weaker monsters. I use my direct damage cards (Dragon's Gunfire and Final Flame) to whittle his life points down. He likes to summon lots of powerful monsters, so Just Desserts and Trap Hole are vital in stopping him. He likes to use summons magic cards alot so Imperial Order helps. Cyber Jar is my trump card.

And yet, I continue to lose. I have very few extra cards around, so I won't be able to change my deck much. Is a variation in strategy in order?