Forum:Card Placement

Hello, I am not sure where this topic goes so I placed it here. Please move or remove this topic as seen fit by mods or admins.

I've been on and off of Yu-Gi-Oh! ever since I got introduced to it. I have played with the Trading Card Game and a few of their video game counterparts. Only recently after getting back into the TCG did I have a question about the placement of cards in the Monster and Spell/Trap Zones. I know this may be an extremely newb question, but I never knew if there is a rule regarding placement of cards in said zones. I'm only a casual player who plays with friends so my experience is very limited regarding tournament style play (just found about card sleeve marking and stuff.) So I don't have any judges to tell me what I am doing wrong.

The Yu-Gi-Oh! video games that I played always placed the Monster (Summon or Set) on the far left side of the Monster Zone to the right of the Field Card Zone (with the only exception that the tribute summon monster replaces the FIRST tributed monster for a Tribute Summon.) Likewise with any Spell or Trap cards I set; the game places them to the left-most spot in the zone to the right of the Extra Deck. I've seen in the anime that the characters places them wherever they want but the anime and TCG differ greatly in rules and styles of play regarding the TCG alone.

Any help or redirection is greatly appreciated, thanks.