In the second saga of the Yu-Gi-Oh! epic, Duel Monsters is the world's most popular collectible card game-but to Yugi, it's the most dangerous game of all! Entering the Duel Monsters world championship, Yugi fights ruthless opponents like game designer Maximillion Pegasus and teenage multimillionaire Kaiba Seto, hoping to discover the origin of the game...and his own powers! Contains the original storyline of the first season of Yu-Gi-Oh!, including scenes too startling for TV!

The third and most powerful of the Egyptian God Cards is unleashed...twice! Locked in combat with the Egyptian duelist Rishid, Jonouchi watches in shock as his opponent summons the terrifying Sun Dragon Ra! But the Ra in Rishid's deck is a mere counterfeit...the true Ra lies in the hands of Rishid's master Marik, at the heart of his deck of sadistic torture cards. And Marik's next opponent is Mai Kujaku! Is she in over her head, or does she have a special reason for challenging the ruler of the gods?