OCG
OCG stands for "Official Card Grammar".
There are various types of OCG, alot illude people, but here you can learn about them.
The most commonly known types are Old and New OCG, just remember, Old
existed once, therefore it is somewhat right, however there is Old OCG
that is deemed unusable.
Old OCG
Old OCG is what has been used in the past on Card Text, some of it is
still useable, remember though, if you dont want people to attack your
thread, try to not use Old OCG when possible.
You will find Old OCG on old cards such as the Blue Eyes Set to say Dark
Crisis etc. New OCG took over from then but then was replaced by even
newer OCG.
Below i have listen old OCG that should not be used and also replacements for old OCG.
- Mode - It is Position, NEVER MODE.
- Magic - In the past, Magic was used, then they replaced it with Spell, it is best to avoid using Magic.
- Move - In some old cards, Move was used as a way for saying Add, "Add" should be used instead.
- Sacrifice / Sacrificing / Offer / Offering - These terms were used to basically say "Tribute / Tributing", do not use them.
Below is old OCG that is still usuable but not recommended.
- as a result of battle - Nowadays we say "by battle".
- your side of the field / your opponent's side of the field - People can now use "your field / your opponent's field".
- when this card is Normal Summoned, Special Summoned or Flip Summoned - Nowadays we simply say "Summoned".
New OCG
New OCG, is now commonly used, it is upto date, and is quicker to write
and explains things in a simpler Version. Try to use New OCG if you can,
its what everyone looks for.
You will find New OCG on cards from like Invasion of Chaos to Shadow of Inifinity.
You will find New New OCG from SOI to like now.
New OCG List
Expert OCG
- your field -
- your opponent's field -
- by battle.
- 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 directly - instead of the old 'can inflict direct damage to your opponent's Life Points'.
- can - use this in-place of "may".
- you control / your opponent controls - Used instead of 'your side of the field / your field' etc.
- 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.
Counters
Monster Types
When refering to monster Arch-types like Elemental Hero's, it goes like this;
"Elemental Hero" monster
When refering to a Subtype, it goes like this;
Toon monster (Sometimes Monster has a Cap M after the Sub)
When refering 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:
Stages of OCG
There are 3 stages in OCG, beginner, Medium and Expert.
Beginner OCG - Used often by Beginner Card Makers, they will often use Old OCG and Grammar.
Medium OCG User - Members who are in the Medium will use New OCG and card Grammar, and also add in some usable Old OCG.
Expert OCG - Members who use Expert OCG, will tend to use Most aspects of New OCG in various ways.
Now, with Expert OCG, there is something else which gives that user an exception to certain ways of Effect Presentation.
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.
Grammar
Grammar on cards is alot easier to remember then OCG. It is basically making sure words have Capital Letters etc. When writing your card effects, make sure the following words are given the correct Grammar.
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
Xyz Summon
Xyz 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.
Normal Trap Card
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)
Synchro Material Monster(s)
Card Zone
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, it is said to contain "OCG errors".
There are various types of OCG, alot illude people, but here you can learn about them.
The most commonly known types are Old and New OCG, just remember, Old
existed once, therefore it is somewhat right, however there is Old OCG
that is deemed unusable.
Old OCG
Old OCG is what has been used in the past on Card Text, some of it is
still useable, remember though, if you dont want people to attack your
thread, try to not use Old OCG when possible.
You will find Old OCG on old cards such as the Blue Eyes Set to say Dark
Crisis etc. New OCG took over from then but then was replaced by even
newer OCG.
Below i have listen old OCG that should not be used and also replacements for old OCG.
- Mode - It is Position, NEVER MODE.
- Magic - In the past, Magic was used, then they replaced it with Spell, it is best to avoid using Magic.
- 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
- Sacrifice / Sacrificing / Offer / Offering - These terms were used to basically say "Tribute / Tributing", do not use them.
Below is old OCG that is still usuable but not recommended.
- as a result of battle - Nowadays we say "by battle".
- your side of the field / your opponent's side of the field - People can now use "your field / your opponent's field".
- when this card is Normal Summoned, Special Summoned or Flip Summoned - Nowadays we simply say "Summoned".
New OCG
New OCG, is now commonly used, it is upto date, and is quicker to write
and explains things in a simpler Version. Try to use New OCG if you can,
its what everyone looks for.
You will find New OCG on cards from like Invasion of Chaos to Shadow of Inifinity.
You will find New New OCG from SOI to like now.
New OCG List
Expert OCG
- your field -
- your opponent's field -
- by battle.
- 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 directly - instead of the old 'can inflict direct damage to your opponent's Life Points'.
- can - use this in-place of "may".
- you control / your opponent controls - Used instead of 'your side of the field / your field' etc.
- 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.
Counters
- When refering 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 refering to monster Arch-types like Elemental Hero's, it goes like this;
"Elemental Hero" monster
When refering to a Subtype, it goes like this;
Toon monster (Sometimes Monster has a Cap M after the Sub)
When refering 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.
Stages of OCG
There are 3 stages in OCG, beginner, Medium and Expert.
Beginner OCG - Used often by Beginner Card Makers, they will often use Old OCG and Grammar.
Medium OCG User - Members who are in the Medium will use New OCG and card Grammar, and also add in some usable Old OCG.
Expert OCG - Members who use Expert OCG, will tend to use Most aspects of New OCG in various ways.
Now, with Expert OCG, there is something else which gives that user an exception to certain ways of Effect Presentation.
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.
Grammar
Grammar on cards is alot easier to remember then OCG. It is basically making sure words have Capital Letters etc. When writing your card effects, make sure the following words are given the correct Grammar.
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
Xyz Summon
Xyz 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.
Normal Trap Card
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)
Synchro Material Monster(s)
Card Zone