Duel Masters and Magic - A Comparison of Differences in their Rules Systems

Duel Masters was created as an evolution of Magic to appeal to the Japanese market and compete with Yugioh and Pokemon. Given that both are hugely influential games in their own right, it's worthwhile to investigate where they've done things differently, and why.

I wish I could say the reason this video took so long was I was working on something big - but actually, heat and humidity just knocked my out for a good 2 weeks in May :( I managed to finish this one, but looks like another heat wave is on the way. Fortunately, the part 2 script is already done, so hopefully it comes together a bit quicker. I also just finished reading 'I, Robot' for the first time. Although AI itself is taking a bit of a different shape than what was envisioned in the 1950s, it's fascinating how the core philosophical and existential issues of living with hyper-intelligent, but subservient processors still feels bang-on. Neuro-sama for president?