'A card that can trigger an Illusion... what does that mean?'
It meant, of course, a trading card game that played just like it did in the anime.
It was almost impossible to imagine how euphoric it would be to slap on a Dueling Disc, passionately yell "Blue-Eyes Dragon," and have a real Blue-Eyes White Dragon actually fly out of the card.
Once upon a time, in the original story, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, a symbol of a powerful Monster Card, truly was a powerful Monster Card.
But as new versions were released, one Monster Card after another started having entire essays written for their effects.
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon, whose only defining feature was its high Attack Power (which wasn't even that high later on), became nothing special.
But power levels are temporary; looking cool is forever.
Besides, a version of Yu-Gi-Oh! that could summon Illusions wouldn't just make every duelist lose their minds; collectors would be powerless to resist either.
