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/GENERAL RULINGS..........

/LINKS......................................................................
Official GAMEPLAY - http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/gameplay/
CHECK TORNAMENT POLICY, THE RULEBOOK, CARD RULINGS, ERRATA AND LEGAL CARDS.
Wikia Rulings - http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
Card Errata - http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Card_Errata

/GAME MECHANICS......................................................................

Card Resolution: When activating a card/effect you also pay any costs and select any target(s). Before the card/effect resolves your opponent then you get the chance to chain. Then resolve the cards effects as stated on the card. If it is a Continuous Spell/Trap, Equip Spell or Field Spell and it is no-longer face-up on the field when it resolves the effect fizzles and you don't get it's effect. If it is any other type of card/effect the effect resolves even if the card is not face-up unless the effect/rulings state otherwise.

Chains: When you activate a card/effect with a spell speed (see spell speeds) your opponent can chain a card/effect (see spell speeds) before your card/effect resolves. A chain is formed with the first card activated as chain link 1. Players take it in turn to chain a single card/effect at a time. If your opponent doesn't wish to chain to your card/effect you can chain to it with your own card/effect. Continue taking turns until both players pass in a row.
When activating a card you pay any costs and select target(s) before your opponent can chain. You do not resolve any card/effects until the chain is complete and both players have passed. Then resolve the last card/effect chained followed by the previous card chained until all the cards/effects have been resolves.
Example. Activate Premature Burial paying 800lp and target Blue-Eyes White Dragon> Chain Mystical Space Typhoon target Premature Burial> Pass> Chain Macro Cosmos> Pass> Pass> Chain complete]
Chain resolution> Macro Cosmos' effect resolves> Mystical Space Typhoon's effect resolves destroying Premature Burial which is removed from play with Macro Cosmos' effect> Premature Burial's effect fizzles (see card resolution)> Chain end and Mystical Space Typhoon is removed from play]

Conditions: Some cards have conditions as well as/instead of an effect. These will not start a chain as they have no spell speed. They include rules for playing the card such as "This card cannot be Normal Summoned or set", "remove from play # monsters from the Graveyard to special summon this card" and "this card cannot be used as a synchro material monster except for a ### synchro monster".

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Effects: Some effects have multiple parts to them and it isn't clear which are part of the same effect. Use common sense to judge these. If part of an effect has no timing details and cannot be continuous it is probably part of the previous effect. Remember a card won't chain multiple effects at once so if you think it has multiple effects that activate and resolve at the same time it is actually one effect.

Priority: At the beginning of your turn, phases and steps you have priority to activate the first card and your opponent has priority to activate the last card in each of these.

Spell Speeds: There are 3 spell speeds.
Spell Speed 1 cannot chain and it can be chained to by a Spell Speed 2 or 3. Flip effect, ignition effect, trigger effect, normal spell, field spell, continuous spell, equip spell, ritual spell.
Spell Speed 2 can chain to Spell Speed 1 or 2 and it can be chained by a Spell Speed 2 or 3. Quick effect, Quick-Play spell, Normal Trap, Continuous Trap.
Spell Speed 3 can chain to Spell Speed 1, 2 and 3 and can only be chained by a Spell Speed 3. Counter trap.

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