Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist - Duel 006 " Let the Duel Begin ! " , known as " Duel Start ! ! " in the Japanese version , is the sixth chapter of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist " and the sixty - fifth chapter of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " . This chapter was originally printed in the " Weekly Shōnen Jump " magazine in Japanese . It has been reprinted in in volume 1 of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duelist " and volume 5 of the bunkoban . Summary . The contestants for Duelist Kingdom arrive on an island , located somewhere in the pacific , approximately 5 km in width . Jonouchi sneezes having caught a cold from when he dived into the water to try and save Yugi ' s " Exodia " cards earlier . Dark Yugi apologizes for Jonouchi getting a cold on his behalf , but Jonouchi insists that it ' s nothing and is more bothered by Haga throwing the cards overboard . Dark Yugi glares over at Haga and vows to take him out first . Saruwatari instructs the participants to go towards Pegasus Castle , where they are to hear an announcement from Pegasus . Pegasus appears on a balcony , where he welcomes the Duelists and explains some of the rules . He instructs each participant to place their Duel Glove on their left hand and insert their Star Chips into the holes on the wrist . He describes the Star Chips as the " life " of each Duelist and they must stake at least one in each of their Duels . If a player loses all of their Star Chips , they will lose everything and no longer be considered a Duelist . Having his split his two Star Chips with Jonouchi , Dark Yugi realizes that they must both win their first Duels . Pegasus explains that Duels will take place battle royal style around the island and the first Duelists to win ten Star Chips may enter the castle . Only then may they have a chance to win the " Honors " . Dark Yugi wonders why such a large playing area is needed for a card game tournament and recalls Haga mentioning that there will be new rules in this tournament . Pegasus says that the tournament will begin in one hour and will last for forty eight hours . Two minutes into the dueling , Dark Yugi , Jonouchi , Anzu , Honda and Bakura look around the island ' s plains . Bakura thinks the area seems peaceful and not like a place for playing " Duel Monsters " . Anzu points out how other people were just standing around doing nothing , meaning they ' re not the only ones who don ' t know what to do . Jonouchi spots a sign , saying that there was a lake to the right and a forest to the left and Dark Yugi suggests that they go to the forest , as he had seen Haga go that way earlier . Inside the forest , Dark Yugi is confronted by Haga . He says that Haga at least had the courage to face him . Haga replies , of course ; if he defeats Yugi first , the rest will be easy . He then challenges Dark Yugi to a Duel on the spot and leads him over to a battle box . Haga laughs to himself that Dark Yugi has already unknowingly fallen into his trap . As they sit down to Duel , Haga is surprised to see that Dark Yugi is already down to one Star Chip and asks if he has already lost a game . He thinks that he ' ll only be needing to wager one Star Chip , but Dark Yugi says that he will be wagering them both . He reminds Haga that he had said he would be taking him out and it ' s like Ryuzaki said , it ' s either kill or be killed . Dark Yugi then says that he is staking one Star Chip and his life . Haga is excited by the new twist and accepts . Jonouchi , Anzu , Honda and Bakura all start cheering for Dark Yugi and a group of other Duelist gather around when they see that a Duel is taking place . Haga Summons " Killer Needle " , with 1200 ATK and Dark Yugi Summons " Mammoth Graveyard " , which also has 1200 ATK . Dark Yugi gets " Mammoth Graveyard " to attack " Killer Needle " . Having the same ATK , both monsters should be destroyed . At first it seems that only " Mammoth Graveyard " gets destroyed . Haga laughs and asks if Dark Yugi has figured out why he choose the forest as the stage for their Duel . He says that Pegasus gave him a special preview of the new rules and directs Yugi ' s attention to the board , where the landscape has been reproduced . Haga explains that the landscape from 40 meters has been around the Battle Box is being reflected on the board . In this case its 80 % Forest and 20 % Wasteland . Since Haga ' s Insect s thrive in the forest , they get a Field Power Source , increasing their ATK and DEF when played in the forest . He laughs that Dark Yugi can ' t win against his Insects . However Dark Yugi smirks and tells Haga to take another look at his monster . " Killer Needle " had also been destroyed in battle because " Mammoth Graveyard " also got a Field Power Source from the Wasteland . Dark Yugi then claimed to have figured out the Field Power Source rule , the moment he sat down at the table . Haga Summons " Killer Needle " in the Forest ( ATK : 1200 → 1560 ) . Dark Yugi Summons " Mammoth Graveyard ( manga ) " in the Wasteland ( ATK : 1200 → 1560 ) . Featured Duels . Insector Haga VS Dark Yugi . Mammoth Graveyard attack s " Killer Needle " and both monsters are destroy ed . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here . Anime adaption . In the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime , the beginning of the fourth episode , is based on this chapter . A number of changes are made , including :