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A Yu-Gi-Oh! playmat is a flat material where a player can place their cards while Dueling. They often feature a card (usually a Monster Card), with many also having the official Card Zones for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. Many Yu-Gi-Oh! playmats are awarded to competitors and winners of several different events. Most mats are produced in very high numbers, but some are very exclusive and highly valuable items.
TCG Playmats
Championships
Regional Championship
National Championship
European Championship
Continental Championship
World Championship Qualifier
Regional Championship
National Championship
World Championship
World Championship Series
SHONEN JUMP Championship
YCS Championship
OTS Championship
Hobby League
Decks
Structure Deck
Structure Deck playmats feature the cover card's artwork with the Structure Deck's name on the front. Due to the artwork, the card zones are less visible.
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Starter Deck
These playmats feature a decorative background with more visible card zones than Structure Deck playmats.
Starter Deck Tournament
These playmats are awarded as 1st place prizes in 8-player single elimination tournaments.[1]
Structure Deck Tournament
These playmats are awarded as 1st place prizes at select OTS (Official Tournament Stores) that host these tournaments, as well as Extravaganzas and WCQ. Selected OTS are stores that meet and exceed Konami's expectations.[2]
Yu-Gi-Oh! Day
Demo Day
Served as a random door prize for 1 participant per event
Side 1 (paper)
Awarded to new players attending the event
Side 2 (paper)
Judge
Participation
Awarded to judges who judge at a YCS, Regional, WCQ, or another high-level event.
2013 reward for judging in the Americas at a YCS, WCQ, or National Tournament
2014 reward for judging in Europe
(design voted on by judges that participated in 2013 European YCSes, from Lille onwards)
2014 reward for judging in the Americas at a YCS, WCQ, or National Tournament
2015 reward for judging (except YCS Tacoma that year)
2015 reward for people who judge at any WCQ: National Championship or YCS in Europe and/or Oceania (except YCS Prague), WCQ: European Championship 2015, and WCQ: Oceanic Championship 2015
Travel Assist
Awarded to judges that incur significant travel costs for going to high-level events to judge (regardless of distance traveled).
Awarded in the Americas only
Awarded for relevant judges beginning from the 150th YCS
Win-A-Mat
These are awarded at Win-A-Mat tournaments.
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Charity Win-A-Mat
So far, there has been only 1 Charity Win-A-Mat event, which was held at YCS Providence 2012. The proceeds of the event went towards the children of Dan Green.[4]
Beta Win-A-Mat
These are awarded at Win-A-Mat tournaments that use the Beta Format.
Gold Series 4: Pyramids Edition
Originally handed out at tournaments, these mats are more durable and are now widely available through the market of Gold Series 4: Pyramids Edition.
Sneak Peek
These mats feature the cover card monster with less visible backgrounds; they are handed out along with a promo card at Sneak Preview events.
Bundle
These mats are bundled with special Yu-Gi-Oh! products. They are made of thick, durable rubber, similar to the Gold Series 4 mats.
Game Board
Game Boards are included with the following, in order of release: Legendary Collection 3: Yugi's World, Legendary Collection 4: Joey's World, Legendary Collection 2: Gameboard Edition, and Legendary Collection: Gameboard Edition. They are hard-surfaced, collapsable, 2-sided boards packaged within the boxes of their respective products.
Case Topper
2-player playmats awarded as Case Toppers for stores who order a case of the newest product, themed accordingly to said product. New designs came out annually on January, until after Legacy of the Valiant.
Con Exclusive
Yu-Gi-Oh! Extravaganza
Top 1000 Ranked COSSY Duelists
Awarded to qualified players who completed their COSSY registration by September 26th, 2010.
Awarded to qualified players who completed their COSSY registration by February 20th, 2011.
(unknown award date)
(unknown award date)
Chibi
First released on July 8, 2015, with a suggested retail price of 14.99 USD each.[5]
Duelist Kingdom
Table
4 to 6-player playmats, mainly intended for tournament store use to cover entire tables.
Magazine Exchange
Initially awarded to stores that ordered Yu-Gi-Oh! products from Magazine Exchange in multiples of $250 USD in 1 shipment (1 mat for each multiple, with some restrictions). Now awarded through various promotions from Magazine Exchange.
Miscellaneous
Awarded to event winner
Reward for players who attend every European YCS in 2014 (YCS Berlin, Paris, Madrid, London, and Milan)[6]
Eligible Duelists receive this mat by attending and registering to compete at YCS Milan (Dec. 6-7, 2014)[7]
OCG Japanese Playmats
Sneak Peek
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Starter Deck
Structure Deck
Structure Deck playmats feature the cover card's artwork with the Structure Deck's name on the front. Due to the artwork, the card zones are less visible.
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DVD
Konami Tournament
V Jump
Jump Festa
Duel King
Rubber Duel Field Present Campaign
Booster Pack Launch Event Tournament
Players who participate in these tournaments must use a Main Deck containing at least 20 cards from the newest booster pack. The winner of the tournament earns an appropriate mat, along with 1 random tournament participant. The exception was for the Duelist Alliance tournament, where an additional random tournament participant also received a mat (3 people in total).
Standard Duel Rankings
Awarded after August 1, 2014 - September 30, 2014
Awarded after October 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Awarded after January 1, 2015 - March 31, 2015
Awarded after April 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015
- These mats can be earned by being among the 250 people who earn the most amount of points in 4 or more "Standard Duel" tournaments during each period, or by receiving one through a lottery (out of 50 mats for each period).
Miscellaneous
OCG Korean Playmats
Duelist Box
Duelist Card Playmat
Championships
National Championship
(2014)
(2015)
OTS Championship
Judge
Asia Tour Invitational
Jump Festa Invitational
(2009)
(2011)
Seasonal Event
Summer Festival (2012)
Winter Festival (2013)
Spring Battle (2014)
Summer Festival (2014)
Voucher
OCG Asian-English Playmats
Asian Championship
Awarded to the top 3 players of each Asia Championship 2014 Qualifier
Awarded to the top 3 players of Asia Championship 2014
Awarded to the top 4 players of each Asia Championship 2015 Qualifier
Asia Championship Plus
These tournaments consist of teams of 3 players competing against other teams.
Awarded to each member of top 3 teams
Singapore: Awarded to each member of top 3 teams
(rest unknown)
Players earned 1 stamp for every single Duel they won in the side event. Players could redeem 20 stamps to earn this mat.
Awarded to each member of top 4 teams for the following regions: Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan (JP), Taiwan (TC), Hong Kong (JP), and Hong Kong (TC)
Awarded to each member of top 4 teams
Players who registered in this side event tournament (4-5 round Swiss format, Decks composed solely of SD28 cards) earned this mat (max. 96 players)
Convention Exclusive
Awarded to participants of a mini Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament (max. 48 participants) per day during the event
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Awarded to participants of a mini Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament (max. 48 participants) per day during the event.[8]
Judge
These playmats are awarded to judges who judge in major Asian events.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Open Tournament (YOT)
Awarded to all participants.
Awarded to all participants.
Awarded to all participants.
Rank-Up-League
At the end of each season, Duelists with the highest number of ranking points earned from ranking tournaments will be able to participate in a Rank-Up-League tournament (Taiwan: Top 64 Duelists per season; Hong Kong / Singapore / Malaysia / Philippines: Top 32 Duelists per season).[9]
Participation
All participants in the Rank-Up-League receive these playmats.
Champion
In addition to the participant mat, the champion for each season will also receive 1 of these playmats.
Top Store
Taiwan: Awarded to participants of Japanese card-exclusive Top Store tournaments
Taiwan: Awarded to participants of Chinese card-exclusive Top Store tournaments
Miscellaneous
Taiwan: 1 playmat given with each case of NECH sold, for stores to distribute at will
Other Asian areas: Awarded as prizes for NECH release tournaments
Awarded to all participants (consisting of 9 seeded players), with the winner receiving an additional playmat
References
- ↑ https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=7089
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2012-09-26/sealed-battle-pack-starter-deck-and-structure-deck-tournamnets-to-be-held-at-select-official-tournament-stores-throughout-the-americas
- ↑ The New Shark Win-A-Mat
- ↑ https://yugiohblog.konami.com/?p=10956
- ↑ http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/31135/new-tournament-series-yu-gi-oh
- ↑ https://tcg.konami-europe.com/coverage/exclusive-reveal-the-ordeal-of-a-traveler-game-mat/
- ↑ http://www.yugioh-card.com/uk/news/ordeal_2014.html
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/YuGiOhEditionHongKong/photos/a.1453338258249533.1073741828.1451888708394488/1607007706215920/?type=1
- ↑ http://www.yugioh-card.com/thai/event/ranking_tournaments/2015.php?lang=en