In February 1999, entertainment company Konami launched a trading card game based on the game Duel Monsters, which had featured in Kazuki Takahashi’s manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! The game was named after the manga, and has since gone on to become to largest trading card game in the world, having sold more than 35 *billion* cards.
To celebrate turning 25, Konami are hosting the Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game Quarter Century Celebration 3-day livestream event, a marathon stream that will run from 9am PST (5pm UTC) on Friday 16th February through to 11:59pm PST on Sunday 18th February (7:59am on Monday 19th February UTC). Featured in the event will be content spanning all corners of the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe, including notable players and content creators hosting tournaments, giveaways, charity drives and episodes from the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series.
Not ones to miss out on a celebration, Fanattik are also getting involved, with a giveaway where you have the chance to win the 0001 version of our 25k gold plated Gandora the Dragon of Destruction card, or the 0001 version of our 25k gold plated Silent Swordsman LV4 card, both of which were limited to 5,000 worldwide. Details will be announced via our Instagram account, so make sure you’re following!
We’re also going to be offering 10% off all of our Yu-Gi-Oh! products for the duration of the live stream (Ts&Cs apply), keep your eyes peeled for the announcement of the offer code!
To find out more about the event, click here, and if you’d like to browse our Yu-Gi-Oh! range, click here.