Speed Duels are a special type of dueling in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. They are designed to be played in a shorter amount of time than a traditional duel, and use a smaller deck size (30-40 cards). Speed Duels also have special rules, such as each player starting with 4000 Life Points, and only being able to Normal or Special Summon once per turn.
To play a Speed Duel, both players must first agree to use the Speed Duel rules. Once this is done, each player builds their Deck according to the following guidelines:
-Main Deck: 30-40 Cards
-Extra Deck: 0-5 Cards
Note: You cannot have more than 40 cards in your Main Deck + Extra Deck combined.
Once both players have built their Decks, they can begin dueling! The game is played just like a regular Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG match, with a few key differences:
1. Each player starts with 4000 Life Points instead of 8000.
2. You can only Normal or Special Summon once per turn, not twice.
3. The Field Spell Zone is not used during Speed Duels.