Japanese Cards at Local Tournaments
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I just need verification so I can provide a straight up answer to my local playes and end this dispute. UDE Appendix A: Yu-Gi-Oh! section A-4 says:
When using a card that is not in a local language, a local-language version of the card or an accurate card translation must be available outside of the Deck to show to any opponent. This will help ensure that both players understand exactly what the card does.
So my local players who have played the game for years said that they can use Japanese cards as long as the card is printed in English. By just reading the above sentence, is seems that would be correct. But then it's followed by:
Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and "Asian-English" cards are not legal for tournaments. The English "Egyptian God" cards are not official Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG cards and are not legal for use in Decks. They have no effect on games and cannot be Summoned to the field.
Which I feel that its saying you can't use anything but the English cards in Northen America Touranments. Can I get a straight up yes or no on this, can we use Japanese Cards that are already released in the TCG (English Version) in local scantioned tournaments as long as the head judge approves?
http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/community/forums/thread/1234710.aspx
from UDE's Player Management Forums
I just need verification so I can provide a straight up answer to my local playes and end this dispute. UDE Appendix A: Yu-Gi-Oh! section A-4 says:
When using a card that is not in a local language, a local-language version of the card or an accurate card translation must be available outside of the Deck to show to any opponent. This will help ensure that both players understand exactly what the card does.
So my local players who have played the game for years said that they can use Japanese cards as long as the card is printed in English. By just reading the above sentence, is seems that would be correct. But then it's followed by:
Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and "Asian-English" cards are not legal for tournaments. The English "Egyptian God" cards are not official Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG cards and are not legal for use in Decks. They have no effect on games and cannot be Summoned to the field.
Which I feel that its saying you can't use anything but the English cards in Northen America Touranments. Can I get a straight up yes or no on this, can we use Japanese Cards that are already released in the TCG (English Version) in local scantioned tournaments as long as the head judge approves?
http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/community/forums/thread/1234710.aspx