American Duel Terminals - Duel Terminal - Preview (DTP1-EN031)

(A new powerful low level synchro that will have you changing your deck so you can bring him out over the ever popular Goyo Guardian. He has come to forcefully bring justice to the land and he dares you to try and stop him.)

Finally the much anticipated Duel Terminals have hit American shores.

In Anaheim California at a local tournament store called Three J's, 2 duel terminals have been set up. While these terminals have been considered previews meant for testing, their placement opens up the possibility of many more duel terminals around the country.

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Location of the terminals

Three J's Sportscards
1231 S. Euclid
Anaheim, California 92802
Phone number: 714-758-3803
Email: three-j@sbcglobal.net

They have Yugioh tournaments every Friday at 5:00pm and every Saturday and Sunday at 2:00pm.
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Terminal Specifications and Card List

• The terminals only take quarters and cost a dollar to play.
• Once you have finished playing one of the 2 game modes it offers it gives you a card.
• If you don't want to play and just want a card, there is a specific option for that too.

Here are the cards offered in the duel terminals:

• * DTP1-EN001 Blue Eyes White Dragon (Duel Terminal Super Parallel Rare)
• * DTP1-EN002 Dark Magician (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Rare)
• * DTP1-EN003 Red-Eyes B. Dragon (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Rare)
• * DTP1-EN004 Ojama Yellow (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN005 Elemental Hero Neos (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN006 Buster Blader (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN007 Kuriboh (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN008 Winged Kuriboh (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN009 Cyber Dragon (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Rare)
• * DTP1-EN010 Soul Exchange (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN011 Malevolent Nuzzler (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN012 Nobleman of Extermination (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN013 Burst Stream of Destruction (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN014 Dark Magic Attack (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN015 Inferno Fire Blast (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Rare)
• * DTP1-EN016 Dust Tornado (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN017 Mask of Weakness (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN018 Magic Jammer (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN019 Reinforcements (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN020 Negate Attack (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN021 Nitro Synchron (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Rare)
• * DTP1-EN022 Ghost Gardna (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN023 Big Piece Golem (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Rare)
• * DTP1-EN024 Dark Resonator (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN025 Handcuff Dragon (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN026 Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN027 Harpie Lady (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN028 Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Common)
• * DTP1-EN029 Nitro Warrior (Duel Terminal Super Parallel Rare)
• * DTP1-EN030 Goyo Guardian (Duel Terminal Super Parallel Rare)
• * DTP1-EN031 Ally of Justice Catastor (Duel Terminal Rare Parallel Rare)

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Game Modes

There are 4 options but only 2 game modes. They are:

• 1) Action Duel
• 2) Speed Duel
• 3) Tutorial
• 4) Card only Get

The first option is just a regular duel.

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Speed Duels

For the second option you start with:

• * 3000 Life Points
• * 3 cards in your hand
• * 10 cards in your Main Deck
• * 3 Monster Card Zones
• * 3 Spell & Trap Card Zones
• * Certain rule elements omitted (for example, no Damage Step in the Battle Phase.)

There is no Field Spell Card Zone, nor is there a graphical representation of the Graveyard, Main Deck, Fusion Deck or Removed from Play Zone.


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Tutorial Mode and Card Only Get

The tutorial mode simply teaches you how to play the Speed Duel with Kaiba as your instructor.

The card only get mode is the special option mentioned above that allows you to quickly get a card from the terminal without having to duel.

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Ally of Justice Catastor

He's one of the reasons we're excited about these terminals. Just check out his effect:

1 Tuner + 1 or more Non Tuner monsters
If this card battles a non-DARK monster, destroy that monster without applying damage calculation.

Auto destruction for any and all non dark monsters who dare to challenge his might.
He can easily turn around games and is easily synchro summoned thanks to his low level.

There is a bit of sad news about Catasor though. It has been confirmed that if you're one of the lucky few to get this card out of the terminals that he is not legal for play. The cards at these terminals will only be legal once they are mass produced. When that will happen, no one exactly knows or can confirm it right now.

Mass production does indicate though that probably at some point your local tourney might have a special duel terminal just like Three J's.

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Catastor's Price

We were just as curious as you were when it came to the price of Catastor.

So as usual when UniMetagame checks prices: we headed over to ebay and found that the cheapest buy it now Catastor is currently going for $75 with free shipping.

A very hefty price for a card that currently can't be played. If anything the price shows the strength Catastor possesses and the rarity it carries.

To find the prices for more cards check out our price list which is updated frequently. Suggest cards in the comments if you find that the card you want is not listed on the price list.

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Final Thoughts

Lets hope each and every Yugioh player gets a chance to play these Duel Terminals soon.
Although they haven't been mass produced yet, at least we know they will mass produce them at some point.

Til then the lucky few in Southern California get a rare glimpse at the future of dueling and a chance to get that rare Catastor.

If time allows, UniMetagame and crew will head down to Three J's and take some pictures of the terminals to share with the Yugioh Community. Luckily for us, most of the team is based in the Southern California area and only a short drive away from Anaheim.