The Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series is steeped in Dueling history and traditions unique to the YCS circuit. Case in point? Bounties! Every YCS weekend sees a handful of competitors dubbed “Bounty Duelists”, making them part of a unique secondary prizing system.
How does it work? Every Round, each Bounty Duelist adds four booster packs to their personal hoard. When they win a Match, the Bounty Duelist gets to claim two of those packs, which are removed from the hoard and theirs to keep. The remaining two packs for the round are added to the hoard, so as long as the Bounty Duelist keeps winning the bounty on their head keeps getting bigger. But if the Bounty Duelist is ever defeated, their opponent claims the whole hoard: so in Round 1 that could be four packs, but in Round 2 it grows to six, Round 3 it grows to eight, and so on.
So what are they playing for? This weekend the packs our Bounty Duelists will look to earn and defend are Turbo Pack: Booster Six!
There’s a lot to be excited about when coming to a YCS. Duelists travel from all around the world to compete at a high level and show they have what it takes! Of those Duelists, there are some that stand out a little more than others. Bounty Duelists are selected for a variety of reasons that set them apart from the crowd, allowing them to collect booster packs for every win they take.
But they have to watch out: for all the packs they stack up, the bounty awarded upon their defeat grows bigger! Any lucky competitor that manages to defeat a Bounty Duelist will collect those booster packs instead. It’s always exciting when you’re paired up against one of these Bounty Duelists, so let’s meet some of the notable few from this weekend!
Paul Aronson is the defending World Champion and the first-ever Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME World Championship from the United States!
At each YCS, ten Duelists are chosen to receive a bounty! Defeating
a Bounty Duelist will reward you with some booster packs, and the Bounty
Duelist will get packs the more they win. These Duelists can be chosen for any
reason. Sometimes it’s because they’re a champion, and other times it’s because
they have a funny hat. Here’s a spotlight on a few of this weekend’s Bounty
Duelists – including TWO ocean-themed Duelists?!
At any YCS, there’s a chance to encounter a Bounty Duelist. Glory and, more importantly, booster packs await you if you are victorious! So how does it actually work?
