Junk Raver Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 < 0 > This is the new OCG / Grammar Thread If you need help with thee above, this is the thread for you. OCG 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 - Fuses - On the old Polymerization, its card text was very bleak and simply said 'Fuses', try to avoid it. - 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 - not 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 fieldhand GraveyardLife PointsDeckExtra Deck SummonSummonedNormal SummonNormal SummonedFlip SummonFlip SummonedSpecial SummonSpecial SummonedFusion SummonFusion SummonedTribute SummonTribute SummonedSynchro SummonSynchro SummonedRitual SummonRitual Summoned TributeTributing DARKLIGHTFIREWATEREARTHWIND Fiend-TypeWarrior-TypeEtc. ATK (Stats)DEF (Stats) Spell CardTrap CardMonster Card Monster Card EffectEtc. Normal Trap CardEquip Spell CardEtc. Battle Damage Attack PositionDefense Position opponent'sowner'scard's (In some cases) Main PhaseBattle PhaseStandby PhaseEnd PhaseDraw PhaseDamage Step Level Normal MonsterEffect MonsterFusion MonsterFusion Material Monster(s)Synchro Material Monster(s) Card Zone If there is something missing please PM a CC mod to add it on. < 0 > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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