Editing Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game (section)

==Product information==
''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' Trading Cards are available in Starter decks, Structure decks, [[booster pack]]s, collectible tins, and occasionally as promotional cards.

=== Booster packs ===
As in all other [[Collectible card game|trading card games]], booster packs are the primary avenue of card distribution. In Konami's distribution areas, five or nine random cards are found in each booster pack depending on the set and each set contains around one hundred different cards. However, in Upper Deck's areas, early booster packs contained a random assortment of nine cards (rarity and value varies), with the whole set ranging around one hundred and thirty cards. To catch up with the Japanese meta game, two or more original sets were combined into one. Now, more recent Upper Deck sets have simply duplicated the original set. Some booster sets are reprinted/reissued (e.g. Dark Beginnings Volume 1 and 2). This type of set usually contains a larger number of cards (around 200 to 250), and they contain twelve cards along with one tip card rather than the normal five or nine. Since the release of ''Tactical Evolution'' in 2007, all booster packs that have a Holographic/Ghost Rare card, will also contain a rare.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Butler |first=Zachariah |date=7 February 2023 |title=What Is A Ghost Rare Foil In Yu-Gi-Oh? |url=https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/What-Is-A-Ghost-Rare-Foil-In-Yu-Gi-Oh/9bb1449c-ff70-4a04-b911-8a42190bbcd6/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=TCGplayer Infinite |language=en}}</ref> Current sets have 100 different cards per set. There are also special booster packs that are given to those who attend a tournament. These sets change each time there is a different tournament and have fewer cards than a typical booster pack. There are eight Tournament Packs, eight Champion Packs, and 10 Turbo Packs.

=== Duelist packs ===
Duelist packs are similar to booster packs, albeit are focused around the types of cards used by characters in the various anime series. Cards in each pack are reduced from nine to five.

=== Promotional cards ===
Some cards in the TCG have been released by other means, such as inclusion in video games, movies, and [http://www.sjalpha.com/node/206 Shonen Jump Magazine issues]. These cards often are exclusive and have a special type of rarity or are never-before-seen to the public. Occasionally, cards like Elemental Hero Stratos and Chimeratech Fortress Dragon have been re-released as revisions. The rarest promo Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are among the [[list of most expensive CCG cards|most expensive CCG cards]].