Battle Royal

A Battle Royal (バトル・ロイヤル Batoru Roiyaru) is a game of Duel Monsters involving more than 2 sides.

It applies the rules of a normal Duel, however since there is an extra player(s) on the field, the gameplay on a Battle Royal changes in many ways. The following characteristics are common in this kind of duel:


 * Everybody is an enemy.
 * One can help or attack another player.
 * 2 players can co-operate against other player or players.
 * Nobody can attack on the first turn.

This type of game has been carried out multiple times in the anime and manga series.

Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yugi Muto, Joey Wheeler, Seto Kaiba and Marik Ishtar faced each other in a Battle Royal to determine the match-ups for the finals of the Battle City tournament.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
The duel from episode 092 featured Maximillion Pegasus facing off against Vellian Crowler and against Jean Louis Bonaparte.

In episode 122 to 130, duels in Battle Royal mode occured against the Duel Ghouls.

In episode 175, Yusuke Fujiwara dueled like this while trying to defeat Jaden Yuki and Jesse Anderson.

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
In episode 106, Placido's army of Ghosts, named "Diablo", invaded the WRGP and began to start duels in Battle Royal mode with all the contestants present.