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[align=center]I cannot stress this enough. The time and care an effect gets, is and always will be much more important than how it's communicated. That communication, in this case, is "OCG". Now, I have been paying close attention on how you all claim that;

['Newbs/N00bs need to learn OCG].

 

I have seen every complaint in the book, and moreover. Not ignoring them. But what's the point, if you're just gonna bash each other still yet anyway? Thus, having this thread stickied is a privilege you ALL must earn. If the posts like;

[Meh card. Crappy OCG.]

Continue, this thread will be unstickied again. And let all of you focus on whatever little menial fad you have without any support.

 

I repeat, this thread is earned. Not given. Don't take it lightly.[/align]

 

[spoiler=OCG Thread Itself]

OCG

 

 

OCG stands for Official Card Grammar.

 

OCG is the way in which your card effect is worded. If it is not worded as it would be on an official Yu-Gi-Oh! Card' date=' it is said to contain OCG errors, just so you know.

 

There are various types of OCG. Heren you can learn about them.

 

The most commonly known types are Old and New OCG. Remember, Old existed once, therefore it is right, however there are few Old OCG bits that are deemed unusable.

 

 

[b']Old OCG[/b]

 

Old OCG is what has been used in the past on Card Text, some of it is still usable, while some of it isn’t. You will find Old OCG on old cards such as the Blue Eyes Set to say Dark Crisis etc.

 

Unusable Old OCG

 

- Mode - It is Position, NEVER MODE.

 

- Magic - In the past, Magic was used. Then they replaced it with Spell.

 

- Move - In some old cards, Move was used as a way for saying Add, Add should be used instead. Card Example = LOD-028 Reinforcement of the Army

 

- Fuses - On the old Polymerization, its card text was very bleak and simply said 'Fuses'.

 

- Sacrifice / Sacrificing / Offer / Offering - This terms were used to basically say Tribute / Tributing.

 

Usable Old OCG

 

- as a result of battle - Nowadays we say ‘by battle’.

 

- your side of the field / your opponent's side of the field – Now, it’s ‘your opponent you control / your opponent controls’.

 

- when this card is Normal Summoned, Special Summoned or Flip Summoned - Nowadays we say Summoned.

 

New OCG

 

New OCG, is now commonly used, it is up to date, and is quicker to write and explains things in a simpler Version. Try to use New OCG if you can. You will find New OCG on cards from like Invasion of Chaos to Shadow of Infinity. You will find New New OCG from SOI to like now.

 

New OCG List

 

This list will be split into 3 Sections;

 

Expert New OCG

New New OCG

Master Rule OCG

 

All are correct, just choose which one you like the best, or mix and match.

 

Expert OCG

 

- by battle -

 

- Don’t say Points - after an ATK or DEF alter, do not say points.

 

- Summoned - When meaning all types of Summon.

 

- Inflict xxxx damage to your opponent - is used instead of saying something like ' inflict xxxx damage to your opponent's Life Points'.

 

- can attack your opponent's Life Points directly - instead of the old 'can inflict direct damage to your opponent's Life Points'.

 

- Can - not may.

 

New New OCG

 

- You control / your opponent controls - Used instead of ‘your side of the field / your field' etc.

 

- by battle -

 

- Summoned - When meaning all types of Summon.

 

- Inflict xxxx damage to your opponent - is used instead of saying something like ' inflict xxxx damage to your opponent's Life Points'

 

- can attack your opponent directly - instead of the old 'can inflict direct damage to your opponent's Life Points'.

 

- Can - not may.

 

 

Master Rule OCG

 

The Master Rule is to follow the OCG which will be released with the new 5D's cards.

 

- Advance Summon / Advance Summoned - To replace Tribute Summon / Summoned.

 

- Release / Releasing - To Replace Tribute / Tributing.

 

Those 2 terms aren’t used in TCG. So avoid using them.

 

- Extra Deck - To replace Fusion Deck.

 

 

 

Extra OCG

 

So far I have given examples of some of the different types of OCG, here are some extras.

 

Piercing damage

 

You know Piercing damage, don’t you? If you don’t, I’ll try to explain it. By default, Battle Damage can only be applied when 2 monsters in Attack Position battle by subtracting the ATK of both monsters. But, a monster with Piercing ability can give Battle Damage even if it battles against a monster in Defense Position. Some monsters with Piercing ability are Elemental Hero Bladedge and Ancient Gear Golem. To state that a monster has Piercing ability, write it like this;

 

‘During battle between this attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent.’

 

However, you can also write it in a shorter way. Just write;

 

‘This card inflicts Piercing damage.’

 

Simpler. But there’s only one card that uses that on its lore, which is Cyberdark Horn. Both ways of writing are acceptable.

 

Counters

 

When referring to Counters, they DO NOT go like this:

 

"Spell Counter"

 

They simply say Spell Counter (counter / counters by themselves do not start with a Cap C, only if they follow a type of Counter).

 

 

Monster Types

 

When referring to monster types like Elemental Hero's, it goes like this;

 

"Elemental Hero" monster

 

When referring to a Subtype, it goes like this;

 

Toon monster

 

(Sometimes Monster has a Cap M after the Sub)

 

When referring to a card name it goes like this;

 

"Elemental Hero Sparkman"

 

Numbers

 

Do remember to say a number and not the word when writing quantities;

 

Example.

 

Draw 1 Card, not, Draw one card.

 

If a user creates a card with a unique effect, that has no Officially Correct Way of wording it, then the card can be looked to be correct, and the way it is worded is fine.

 

Etc.

 

Grammar

 

 

Grammar on cards is a lot easier to remember then OCG. It is basically making sure words have Cap Letters.

 

 

Correct Grammar List

 

field

hand

 

Graveyard

Life Points

Deck

Extra Deck

 

Summon

Summoned

Normal Summon

Normal Summoned

Flip Summon

Flip Summoned

Special Summon

Special Summoned

Fusion Summon

Fusion Summoned

Tribute Summon

Tribute Summoned

Synchro Summon

Synchro Summoned

Ritual Summon

Ritual Summoned

 

Tribute

Tributing

 

DARK

LIGHT

FIRE

WATER

EARTH

WIND

 

Fiend-Type

Warrior-Type

Etc.

 

ATK (Stats)

DEF (Stats)

 

Spell Card

Trap Card

Monster Card

 

Monster Card Effect

Etc.

 

Equip Spell Card

Etc.

 

Battle Damage

 

Attack Position

Defense Position

 

opponent's

owner's

card's (In some cases)

 

Main Phase

Battle Phase

Standby Phase

End Phase

Draw Phase

Damage Step

 

Level

 

Normal Monster

Effect Monster

Fusion Monster

Fusion Material Monster(s)

 

Card Zone

 

There’s more but that’s the Gist of It.

 

Try to use correct Grammar.[/font]If I forgot something or you found new things, just post here drop me a PM. If you have a question regarding OCG, again, drop me a PM or post here.

 

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Thank you, Icy for listening to me and reposting this.

 

This thread is a tool that members of this forum should use to their advantage. OCG cannot be perfect to everyone. Every cardmaker has their own preference for OCG, so just because someone says your OCG is off, doesn't mean it is.

 

This thread is more of a guideline. Having solid OCG just helps your card make more sense and sound better.

 

Don't mess this up.

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Finally.This should have been done a while ago.

That's suggestive.

 

Cool' date=' the updated thread has been created. Good job Icy an Hunter!

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And it's finally Stickied. >__>

It was stickied. I took it down for very obvious reasons.

 

I'm glad this was made clearly available once again. I was wondering what happened to it for a while (didn't realize it was under the rules section.)

Of course it was. But then people, don't read do they?

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Instead of taking away needed resources/threads why not figure out a new solution?

(I don't have any so don't ask)

 

No. This is a wanted resource. Not a need.

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My thread in General didn't go to waste.

 

Just hope the n00bs find this and learn from it.

 

Your thread had NO IMPACT on this.

I was talking about the many, upon hundreds of others.

 

And what is it with people not using "n00b" correctly? Don't you know it means something very derogatory and a hopeless person. n00bs do not learn, they do not care, they are the bane of the internet. You cannot teach them, they are a lost cause.

 

The correct term is newbie. Learn it.

 

And yes Hunter, that's why I called it a resource.

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