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The YouTube video discusses a notable trolling incident in the Yu-Gi-Oh community at the 2007 German Nationals involving players Mike Shway and Tobias Hayner bringing a massive 222-card deck box, prompting rule changes by Konami. Mike's intentional use of a 222-card deck aimed to exploit time limits rather than win games conventionally. His disqualification from the tournament led to a rule change capping deck sizes at 60 cards. The impact of this event potentially influenced the deck size limits in Yu-Gi-Oh's Master Rule 1. The players involved, including Mike Shway and Tobias Hayner, have had significant roles in the Yu-Gi-Oh community post-incident.
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In this segment of the video, the narrator discusses the concept of trolling in Yu-Gi-Oh, where players disrupt the game for amusement rather than trying to win seriously. The focus shifts to a specific incident at the 2007 Yu-Gi-Oh German Nationals involving two players, Mike Shway and his partner Tobias Hayner, who executed a massive troll. The duo turned up dressed as the Blues Brothers and amazingly brought an outrageously large Yu-Gi-Oh deck box containing 222 cards to the tournament. This deck size was unprecedented for a sanctioned event, and the decklist itself was extensive, resembling the script of a movie. The story is backed by documentation and credible sources, with the outrageous troll leading to rule changes by Konami.
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In this segment of the video, the focus is on a player named Mike who had a massive 222-card deck that was designed to troll and waste time rather than genuinely win games. The deck included a high number of search guards to help Mike continuously search his deck due to its size. Shuffling this oversized deck was a challenge, and there were no clear rules against the deck’s size in the game. Dueling against Mike’s deck was seen as more frustrating than facing a traditional first turn kill strategy, as the deck was meant to exploit dueling time limits and there were no clear ways to counter it within the game’s rules. Despite being a unique and annoying strategy, there were no official rules prohibiting such large deck sizes, leading to Mike being able to use it in high-level competitive events.
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In this segment of the video, it discusses how a player named Mike Sway took a unique approach to a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament by using a deck of over 2,000 cards, 22 to be exact. It is revealed that Mike Sway was actually an official Upper Deck Yu-Gi-Oh judge, which is how he was able to enter the event with such a large deck. It is speculated that Mike wanted to highlight a flaw in the rules regarding the lack of a maximum deck size. His intention might have been to prompt a rule change to limit deck sizes. Ultimately, Mike was disqualified from the tournament in round two due to the impracticality of shuffling his massive deck. His stunt did lead to changes in the game’s rules to cap the main deck size at 60 cards, preventing such occurrences in the future.
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In this segment of the video, it is mentioned that Konami might have considered Mike’s deck in setting the deck size limit for Master Rule 1. Tobias Hainer worked as a coverage assistant in Europe before moving on to other ventures, while Mike Swain continued his Yu-Gi-Oh career as an important judge known for his work with the damage step in the TCG. Swain also crafted judge rulings and guides that became essential in the TCG judge community. The segment concludes the Yu-Gi-Oh story, thanking viewers and encouraging them to like and subscribe for more content.