Gage Counter rulings.
Growth monsters normals effects don't count towards the gage counter.
Growth monsters gage effects don't count towards the gage counter.
You can gage effects more then once, as long as you have enough counters
1 Counter - Monster Effect, Destroy opponents spell or trap.
2 Counters - Battle damage with direct attack, Destroy a monster by battle.
"Its been a long year Malik, good to see you again."
"Just shut up and duel."
Turn 1
Malik: 4000 Hand 5
Sampson: 4000 Hand 5
"I will go first. I summon Ragtag Alien in ATK mode.
Ragtag Alien ATK:1700 DEF:1200 LVL 4
"I set two cards face down and I end my turn."
Turn 2
Malik: 4000 Hand 2
Sampson: 4000 Hand 5
"Still running that deck I see, I draw"
"First of all I play the field spell, Nothingness." The duel area turned into a pure white field. "This card turns the ATK and DEF points of all monsters on the field to 0 ATK/0 DEF."
Ragtag Alien ATK: 0
"Next I play the continuous spell card, Blank Reversal, this card prevents any monsters whose ATK points were originally 0 from being destroyed by battle or taking any damage."
" I summon, Blank Sphere to the field". A colorless sphere appeared.
Blank Sphere: ATK: 0 DEF:0 LVL 1
"I play my Spheres effect, this card gains ATK equal to the original ATK of one monster on the field, I chose your Alien!"
Blank Sphere: ATK: 1700
"Now Sphere attack Malik's Alien!" Blank Sphere released small blades from its base and flew straight towards Ragtag Alien slicing it into half.
Malik LP: 4000 - 2300
"Also, another effect of my Blank Reversal. Any card I destroy gets banished."
"Fine but I play my trap, Ragtag Force, this card allows me to special summon one Ragtag monster with ATK equal or less then the amount of damage I took, from my deck, I special summon Ragtag Goose to the field." A goose with the letter "R" on its wings appeared.
Ragtag Goose ATK:1200 DEF: 600 LVL 4
Ragtag Goose ATK:0
"Since I played a player monster effect (1) and I destroyed a monster (2). I gain three gage counters.
Sampson Gage: 0 Counters - 3 Counters
"I end my turn."
Turn 3
Malik: 2400 Hand 2
Sampson: 4000 Hand 3
"I draw."
Malik looked at his card. "I play my Ragtag Goose's effect, this card can destroy one spell/trap each turn and inflict 500 points of damage to you if it is destroyed. I take out your field spell!"
Malik pointed towards the continuous spell card, but the card did not disappear. "What- what have you rigged up this time you snake?"
"Oh its not me cheating Malik, its the effect of all my spell cards, as long as I control a Blank monster, no Blank spell or trap can be destroyed."
"So I cant destroy his spells without destroying a monster, and I cant destroy his monster with that field spell in play by battle. What a combo." thought Malik.
"Fine I play Ragtag Explosion from my hand, by sending a Ragtag monster to my graveyard, this card destroys one LVL 4 or below monster you control, and you take half of that monster's ATK as damage. I send my Ragtag King to the grave."
Sampson LP: 4000 - 3150
Blank Sphere disappeared, as Sampson felt the pain from the damage. "Since I sent Ragtag King to the grave, I can gain gage counters from using a spell card this turn."
Malik Gage: 0 Counters - 2 Counters
"Next I play my Ragtag Privates effect in my grave, I can banish this card and add one Foundation monster to my hand from my deck, and I choose Ragtag Turtle and I gain a counter for my Privates effect."
Malik Gage: 2 Counters - 3 Counters
"I normal summon my Turtle to the field. A green turtle wearing a purple shirt with the letter "R" in yellow on it appeared."
Ragtag Turtle ATK: 200 DEF: 100 LVL 1/Foundation
Ragtag Turtle ATK:0
"Since I control a Ragtag monster, I can special summon Ragtag Witch to the field." A purple witch flew into the field on a broom, with the letter "R" embroidered on her broom.
Ragtag Witch ATK: 500 DEF: 200 LVL 1 / Foundation
Ragtag Witch ATK: 0
Malik Gage: 3 Counters - 4 Counters
"I play her second effect, this card makes you lose 400 lifepoints when summoned but I cant attack the turn I play this effect."
Sampson LP: 3150 - 2750
Malik Gage: 4 Counters - 5 Counters
"I now pay 4 gage counters and I grow my Foundation monster Ragtag Turtle into something stronger!"
Four of Malik's gage disappeared as the orange lights shot out of his duel disk surrounding Ragtag Turtle.
"Mighty wings of purple, I call upon you, Come forth Ragtag Phoenix!"
Malik Gage: 5 Counters - 1 Counters
Ragtag Phoenix ATK: 2500 DEF:2000 Gage LVL: 4 /Growth Monster/Light/Winged Beast
Ragtag Phoenix ATK: 2500
"Why hasn't your monster reduce its ATK to 0?!"
"Because the effect of my Ragtag Turtle, since that card was used as the Foundation Monster, it cant be targeted by your card effects this turn."
Malik Gage: 1 Counters - 2 Counters
I pay one gage counter to activate its one counter effect, I can reduce your life points by 500."
Malik G age: 2 Counter - 1 Counters
Sampson LP: 2750 - 2250
"And since that worked so well, I will do it again!"
Malik Gage: 1 Counter - 0 Counter
Sampson LP: 2250 - 1750
"Next I play my Phoenix's normal effect, once per turn I can a negate a card effect on the field until the end of this turn , I negate your field spell. Meaning my Witch's ATK returns to normal."
Ragtag Witch ATK: 500
Sampson stood still, smirking. "I taught you well."
"And now its time to end this, I play my trap, Not Forgotten, this card increases the ATK of one Ragtag monster by the amount of banished Ragtag monster's I have X 500, since I have two that is 1000 ATK more points. Now go my monster, Phoenix Flare!"
Ragtag Phoenix ATK: 3500 ATK
Ragtag Phoenix flew into the sky and flapped its mighty wings, launching a fire attack at Sampson.
"I taught you well, but not enough. When i have no monsters on my field, I can special summon this card in ATK mode. Blank Pyramid. And when this card is special summoned, each monster you control loses all their ATK/DEF!"
Sampson Gage: 3 Counters - 5 Counters
Blank Pyramid ATK 0 DEF: 0 LVL 1
Phoenix ATK: 0 Witch ATK: 0
Malik stood there, in shock that his chance had gone.
"I end my turn."
Turn 4
Malik: 2400 Hand 1
Sampson: 1750 Hand 1
"Malik I respect you, you was a great Duel Police Sergeant. Helped me save this City, but then dueling corrupted your heart, turned you into a revengeful person. I draw."
"I'm not revengeful because of dueling, but once you started to ban dueling, then I knew we couldn't be friends anymore."
"One day Malik, you will see I am right about this evil game, and time to show you. I summon Blank Cuboid."
Blank Cuboid ATK:0 DEF:0 LVL 1 / Foundation
"I play his effect, When this card is summoned, I can special summon one more Blank monster to the field from my deck. I special summon Blank Cone."
Sampson Gage: 5 Counters - 6 Counters
Blank Cone ATK:0 DEF:0 LVL 1
"I play Blank Cones effect, if any monster on the field had 0 ATK while it was on the field, I can destroy them. Goodbye to your Phoenix and Witch!"
The two monsters dissolved, with Malik gritting his teeth.
"And since I play a effect, and destroyed two monsters, that is another 5 counters."
Sampson Gage: 6 Counters - 11 Counters
"Eleven counters, wow."
"Maybe if you had stayed with me Malik rather then join that Fightback group a year ago, you would have learnt how to use a gage properly. I pay four counters to grow my Blank Cuboid!" Orange lights surrounded the Cuboid as it disappeared with a new monster taking its place.
"I summon Blank Prism!" A glass like Prism appeared from the ground, as the orange lights faded.
Blank Prism ATK: 0 DEF:0 Gage LVL: 3 /Growth Monster
Sampson Gage: 11 Counters - 7 Counters
"I didn't want to do this Malik, but you left me no other choice. I pay five counters to increase the ATK points of this monster, the amount of monsters you have controlled and will control this duel X 400 ATK. You controlled five monsters this duel so far, so it gets a nice 2000 point boost."
Blank Prism ATK: 2000 Sampson Gage: 7 Counters - 2 Counters
"Next I can pay two counters , this effect allows me to destroy any number of face up spells on my field and increase its ATK points X 500 for this turn."
Blank Prism ATK: 3000 Sampson Gage: 2 Counters - 0 Counters
The two spells were destroyed as the duel stadium returned to normal.
"No way." Malik was stood there, looking more nervous.
"Oh and if your thinking about playing any spells or traps from your hand like your friend did, my Prism's normal effect prevents it being targeted by spells/traps."
Malik stood there, eyes wide open realizing what he has done by rashly taking on Sampson.
" Time to finish finish you off Malik. Reflective Charge!"
Blank Prism floated into the sky, it glowed a yellow aura inside, the two glass panels on each side lifted up and then fired two yellow laser lines, directly towards Malik.
As the shots hit, Malik was sent flying into the stadium wall. Malik then rebounded face down onto the floor.
Malik: 2400 - 0000 Sampson Wins
Sampson walked over to Malik, who was on floor.
"Malik, five years ago, I set up a police force, to stop criminals within the City. Two years later I took you out of the shelter, and youquickly became my best. I raised you from the Shelter. I helped you learn. I gave you importance, while you was stuck doing nothing."
"Yeah, but then you went all nuts and banned dueling."
"I didn't want to, but that explosion happened. Three years after I took you out of the Shelter, that explosion happened. That same year I banned dueling and made all of my police force into the Duel Police."
"Yeah, and I worked a year for you in the elite squad, I never agreed with your anti dueling stance, but I continued to help you. You helped me become who I am."
"So why did you betray me and leave?!"
"Because I couldn't take it anymore, this City loved dueling and after a few weeks the ban wasn't lifted as you promised. At the start anyone caught dueling was warned, but then months later you started throwing them in jail, with no fair trial, also you gave us high ranking officers, a new type of duel disk, with a new summon and a way to seal people. I saw people losing in duels and disappearing. I was sending people away and I didnt know where, I was to scared to leave but I couldnt take it anymore. Where did they go Derek?!"
Malik was still on the floor injured.
"That isn't of your concern now Malik. Since your lot learnt how to bypass the Anti Dueling Network system, this town has got alot more worse, the sealing process is even more needed then ever before."
Sampson put away his duel disk and deck into a storage cupboard in the duel stadium.
" I still watch out for you, I would never do a deal with anyone else. But I could have taken down your town within seconds and I will if you don't do as we agreed. Double the amount of work."
"Over the last year, the year I have been with my team. I have given you several documents to protect them from you, I have taken these documents from people you could ask yourself. Why do you need me to keep stealing them and then giving them to you? What is in them anyway?"
"As I said, none of your concern, and yes Malik you are the best at getting information, but I have other ways to obtain it. So final chance, do you agree to do double."
"Over my dead body, I said no more dirty work for you."
"Fine then, your town will now pay." Sampson walked away from Malik, who was still on the floor. "I will always respect you Malik, and there is always a space for you by my side when you finally realize dueling is wrong. But until then I shall treat you as another enemy."
"Never." groaned Malik
"Fine. I have other business to attend to, you should get back to your Town, and prepare for the invasion."
Sampson picked Malik up and pushed him back into his office. He pushed a button on his desk, closing the duel stadium door.
"I will let you get back to your town without interference from the DP."
"Why not arrest me?"
"Because I want you to be there when your team find out the news. Now I think you should get going. It will be at least fifteen minutes before the DP arrive."
Malik faced Sampson "This isn't over Derek." Malik then turned and begun running his way up the jail tower stairs.
After Malik had left, Sampson was sat in his office chair, he was reading the document Malik gave to him. The words "Operation N.W" were written on it.
"It will be soon Malik, it will be over soon. "
He put the file down on the desk. A picture of a planet could be seen, with the words "Operation N.W - New World" just below the image.
Malik
Ragtag Goose ATK:1200 DEF: 600 LVL 4
When this card is normal summoned, you can destroy one spell or trap each turn, and inflict 500 life points to your opponent if you destroy a spell or trap.
Ragtag King ATK: 200 DEF: 100 LVL 1/Foundation
If this card is sent to the graveyard this turn, you can increase your gage counter if you use a spell card X 2
Ragtag Witch ATK: 500 DEF: 200 LVL 1/Foundation
When this card is normal/special summoned you can inflict 400 points of damage It cant attack the turn you use its effect.
2) If you control a Ragtag monster, you can special summon this card.
Gone But Not Forgotten/Trap
Increase the ATK points of one Ragtag monster you control X by the amount of monsters in your banished zone x 500.
Ragtag Force/Trap
When you take damage, special summon one Ragtag monster from your grave with ATK less or equal to that ATK.
Derek Sampson
Blank Sphere: ATK: 0 DEF:0 LVL 1 Light/ Fairy
Target one monster when this turn is summoned, gain ATK points equal to that monster's oringal ATK.
Blank Cuboid ATK:0 DEF:0 LVL 1 / Foundation Light/ Fairy
When this card is summoned, Speical summon one Blank monster from you deck with 0 ATK/DEF
Blank Pyramid ATK 0 DEF: 0 LVL 1 Light/ Fairy
If your targeted for a direct ATK, speical summon this card from your hand in ATK mode, then reduce all monsters your ATK/DEF opponents controls to 0.
Blank Cone ATK:0 DEF:0 LVL 1 Light/ Fairy
If this card is speical summoned, destroy all monster's whose ATK points anytime during this turn was 0.
Blank Prisim ATK:0 DEF:0 Gage LVL 4/Growth Monster/ Light/ Fairy
(One Foundation Monster and 4 Gage Counters.)
This card can not be targeted by card effects. (This does not count towards your Gage Counter's")
You can pay any amount of Gage Counter's to activate these effects.
5 - increase the ATK of this card x 400 for each monster your opponent has controlled up until this card summoning. Increase the ATK of this card by another 400 for each monster your opponent controls after this summon.
2- Destroy any amount of face up spells on your side of the field, increase the ATK of one Blank monster by 500 x the amount of spells you destroyed.
1- Target one LVL 1 or below monster in your grave, add it to your hand.
Nothingness/Field Spell
All monsters on the field have their ATK/DEF reduced to 0.
If you control a Blank monster this card cant be destroyed, by your opponent.
Blank Reverse/Continuous Spell Card
All monsters who had 0 ATK/DEF as its oringal ATK/DEF, those monsters cant be destroyed by battle nor do you take damage.
Any monster you destroy is banished. If you control a Blank monster this card cant be destroyed by your opponent.