Talk:TCG Rule Changes

Side Decks
I started reading the Appendix A: Yu-Gi-Oh! Policies which has been updated as of 7-29-08 2 show the changes that deck place on the 11th of August and this is what I saw

A-11. Main Decks and Side Deck Rules

A player’s Deck must be between 40 and 60 cards. Decks may not be smaller than 40 cards or larger than 60 cards (effective August 11, 2008).

When playing in Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG tournaments, each player is allowed to bring a Side Deck to the tournament in addition to his or her regular Deck. The Side Deck is only used for games after the first game of a Match. If game 1 was not played because of a tournament penalty, players may not access their Side Decks for game 2. At the end of a Match, each player must revert his or her Deck back to its original state, undoing all changes that were made using the Side Deck during that Match. Before the start of each Match, a player must place his or her Side Deck face down on the table. The opponent may count to ensure that a Side Deck contains fifteen cards. Players may not look at their Side Decks during a game.

When a player registers for a Constructed tournament, he or she may choose to register a Side Deck of exactly fifteen cards, or he or she may decide not to register a Side Deck at all. Side Decks must always be fifteen cards—no more, no less. If a player uses a Side Deck between games, he or she must exchange cards on a one-for-one basis so that the Side Deck always contains fifteen cards. A player has a total of three minutes between games of a Match to use his or her Side Deck, shuffle, and present his or her Deck to the opponent.

All Deck construction rules apply to the Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck combined. For example, only one total copy of “Heavy Storm” is allowed between the Deck and Side Deck because it is a Limited card. If a player has “Heavy Storm” in his or her Deck, that player can't have it in the Side Deck.

If time is called for the round between games, players are not allowed to use their Side Decks for the next game. If players have already begun to Side Deck when time is called, they may finish Side Decking and then play the four allowed turns.