Yu-Gi-Oh!-related events in 2012.

JanuaryEdit

• 7 - Japanese OCG release date for Gold Series 2012.^[1]
• 14 - TCG sneak previews for Order of Chaos took place until the 15th.^[2]
• 19 - French, German, Italian and Spanish TCG release date for Order of Chaos.^[3][4][5][6]
• 20 - European and Oceanic English TCG release date for Order of Chaos.^[7][8]
• 24 - North American English TCG release date for Order of Chaos.^[9]
• 28 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Extravaganza New Orleans 2012 took place until the 29th.^[10]

FebruaryEdit

• 2 - French, German, Italian and Spanish TCG release date for Structure Deck: Dragons Collide.^{[11][12][13][14]}
• 3 - European and Oceanic English TCG release date for Structure Deck: Dragons Collide.^[15][16]
• 4 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Guadalajara 2012 took place until the 5th.^[17]
• 7 - North American English TCG release date for Structure Deck: Dragons Collide.^[18]
• 16 - French, German, Italian and Spanish TCG release date for Ra Yellow Mega-Pack^{[19][20][21][22]}
• 17 - European and Oceanic English TCG release date for Ra Yellow Mega-Pack^[23][24]
• 18 - Japanese OCG release date for Galactic Overlord.^[25]
• 18 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Atlanta 2012 took place until the 19th.^[26]
• 21 - North American English and Latin American Spanish TCG release date for Ra Yellow Mega-Pack^[27][28]
• 25 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Leipzig 2012 took place until the 26th.^[29]

MarchEdit

• 1 - March 2012 Forbidden and Limited Lists came into effect.^[30]
• 6 - North American English and Latin American Spanish TCG release date for the Order of Chaos: Special Edition.^[31][32]
• 15 - French, German, Italian and Spanish TCG release date for the 2012 Premium Collection Tin.^{[33][34][35][36]}
• 16 - European and Oceanic English TCG release date for the 2012 Premium Collection Tin.^[37][38]
• 17 - Japanese OCG release date for Starter Deck 2012.^[39]
• 20 - North American English TCG release date for the 2012 Premium Collection Tin.^[40]
• 24 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Long Beach 2012 took place until the 25th, being the one-hundredth Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series.^[41]
• 30 - TCG release date for Hidden Arsenal 5: Steelswarm Invasion: Special Edition.^[42]
• 31 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Lima 2012 took place until April 1.^[43]

AprilEdit

• 10 - The 2012 Israeli National Championship took place until the 11th.^[44]
• 12 - French, German, Italian and Spanish TCG release date for Starter Deck: Xyz Symphony.^{[45][46][47][48]}
• 13 - European and Oceanic English TCG release date for Starter Deck: Xyz Symphony.^[49][50]
• 14
  • Japanese OCG release date for Return of the Duelist.^[51]
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Dallas 2012 took place until the 15th.^[52]
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Toulouse 2012 took place until the 15th.^[53]
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Extravaganza Toronto 2012 took place until the 15th.^[54]
• 17 - North American English TCG release date for Starter Deck: Xyz Symphony.^[55]
• 25 - Rule changes concerning fast effects and timing and the effective deprecation of the term "priority" came into effect.^[56][57]
• 28
  • North American English TCG Sneak Previews for Galactic Overlord took place until the 29th.^[58]
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Chicago 2012 took place until the 29th.^[59]
  • The 2012 French National Championship took place until the 29th.^[60]

MayEdit

• 5
  • European English, Oceanic English, French, German, Italian and Spanish TCG Sneak Previews for Galactic Overlord took place until the 6th.^{[61][62][63][64][65][66]}
  • The 2012 Guatemalan National Championship took place.^[67]
• 6 - The 2012 Dominican National Championship took place.^[68]
• 8 - North American English TCG release date for Galactic Overlord.^[69]
• 12
  • Japanese OCG release for Duelist Edition Volume 1.^[70]
  • Japanese OCG release for Duelist Edition Volume 2.^[71]
  • The 2012 Argentinian National Championship took place.^[67]
  • The 2012 Belgian National Championship took place until the the 13th.^[72]
  • The 2012 Bolivian National Championship took place.^[67]
• 13
  • The 2012 Austrian National Championship took place.^[73]
  • The 2012 Colombian National Championship took place.^[67]
  • The 2012 Nicaraguan National Championship took place.^[67]
• 19
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Philadelphia 2012 took place until the 20th.^[74]
  • The 2012 Brazilian National Championship took place until the 20th.^[67]
  • The 2012 Chilean National Championship took place.^[67]
  • The 2012 Ecuadorian National Championship took place.^[67]
  • The 2012 Jamaican National Championship took place.^[67]
  • The 2012 Mexican National Championship took place until the 20th.^[67]
• 20
  • The 2012 Costa Rican National Championship took place.^[67]
  • The 2012 Maltese National Championship took place.^[75]
  • The 2012 Panamanian National Championship took place.^[67]
  • The 2012 Peruvian National Championship took place.^[67]
  • The 2012 Salvadoran National Championship took place.^[67]
  • The 2012 Venezuelan National Championship took place.^[67]
• 24 - European and Oceanic English TCG release date for Battle Pack: Epic Dawn.^[76][77]
• 25 - United States English TCG release date for Duel Terminal 6b: Xyz Activate!!.^[78]
• 26
  • The 2012 German National Championship took place until the 27th.^[79]
  • The 2012 Portuguese National Championship took place.^[80]
  • The 2012 Slovenian National Championship took place.^[81]
  • The 2012 Swedish National Championship took place until the 27th.^[82]
  • The 2012 Swiss National Championship took place.^[83]
• 27
  • The 2012 Honduran National Championship took place.^[67]
  • The 2012 Norwegian National Championship took place.^[84]
• 29 - North American English TCG release date for Battle Pack: Epic Dawn.^[85]
• 30 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Extravaganza Columbus 2012 took place until June 3.^[86]

JuneEdit

• 2
  • The 2012 Bulgarian National Championship took place.^[87]
  • The 2012 Irish National Championship took place.^[88]
• 3
  • The 2012 New Zealanders National Championship took place.^[44]
  • The 2012 Turkish National Championship took place.^[89]
• 9
  • The 2012 Australian National Championship took place until the 10th.^[90]
  • The 2012 Czech National Championship took place until the 10th.^[91]
  • The 2012 Dutch National Championship took place until the 10th.^[92]
  • The 2012 United Kingdom National Championship took place until the 10th.^[93]
• 12 - North American English TCG release date for Gold Series: Haunted Mine.^[94]
• 16
  • Japanese OCG release date for Structure Deck: Roar of the Sea Emperor.^[95]
  • The 2012 Croatian National Championship took place.^[96]
  • The 2012 Danish National Championship took place until the 17th.^[97]
  • The 2012 Finnish National Championship took place.^[98]
  • The 2012 Polish National Championship took place until the 17th.^[99]
  • The 2012 South African National Championship took place.^[100]
  • The 2012 Spanish National Championship took place until the 17th.^[101]
• 17 - The 2012 Greek National Championship took place.^[44]
• 23 - The 2012 Italian National Championship took place until the 24th.^[102]
• 26 - North American English TCG release date for Structure Deck: Samurai Warlords.^[103]

Unspecified date

• Japanese OCG release for Duel Terminal Chronicle 1 - Chapter of Awakening.^[104]

JulyEdit

• 6 - The 2012 European Championship takes place until the 8th.^[105]
• 14 - The 2012 Oceanian Championship takes place until the 15th.^[106]
• 21 - Japanese OCG release date for Abyss Rising.^[107]
• 24 - English TCG release date for Hidden Arsenal 6: Omega Xyz.^[108]

AugustEdit

• 11
  • 2012 World Championship takes place in Tokyo until the 12th.^[109]
  • Japanese OCG release date for Duelist Edition Volume 3.^[110]
  • Japanese OCG release date for Duelist Edition Volume 4.^[110]
• 14 - TCG release date for the 2012 Collectors Tins.^[111]
• 25 - Japanese OCG release date for The Gold Box.^[112]

SeptemberEdit

• 1 - September 2012 Forbidden and Limited Lists comes into effect.
• 22 - Japanese OCG release date for Duelist Pack 13: Kite Tenjo.^{[citation needed]}
• 25 - North American English TCG release date for the Return of the Duelist: Special Edition.^[113]

OctoberEdit

• 13 - Japanese OCG release date for Extra Pack 2012.^[114]
• 16 - North American English TCG release date for Structure Deck: Realm of the Sea Emperor.^[115]
• 30 - North American English TCG release date for 2012 Collectors Tins:Wave 2.

NovemberEdit

• 03 - TCG sneak peek date for Abyss Rising ^[116]
• 09 - North American English TCG release date for Abyss Rising ^[117]
• 17 - Japanese OCG release date for Cosmo Blazer ^[118]

DecemberEdit

• 8 - Japanese OCG release of Structure Deck: Assault of the Flame King

• 11 - North American English TCG release date for Abyss Rising: Special Edition ^[119]

• 22/23 - Japanese OCG release date for Premium Pack 15 ^[120]

ReferencesEdit