Yugi duels instead, but he uses Rick's deck: full of Dragons and next-to-no magic and trap cards!

However, an enigmatic hacker locks all the guests in and sets the difficulty to Expert, leaving the amateur duelist Rick facing an immensely difficult task. One of the attractions is a duel computer that allows novices to refine their duelling skills.

Stranded following the events of the Orichalcos, the Kaibas extend to Joey and Yugi an invitation for the Kaiba Grand Championship (KC Grand Prix in Japan) in exchange for tickets back home. Transcription: ' KC Grand Prix Opens' ( Japanese: KCグランプリ開幕)

The rest of the season focuses on The Pharaoh battling Yami Bakura, while Yugi and his friends travel the memory world to discover the Pharaoh's real name. The first fourteen episodes follow an original story arc in-which Kaiba hosts a new tournament that is secretly being sabotaged by a skilled duelist named Zigfried, who uses his hacking skills in an attempt to enact revenge against Kaiba. It is now licensed and distributed by 4K Media, Inc. Television Animation on US television when it aired on The WB, from the Kids' WB! Lineup, also in North America. The season was formerly licensed by 4Kids Entertainment in North America and other English-speaking countries and territories, and was formerly distributed by Funimation on Region 1 home video, and also distributed by Warner Bros. In the United States, the season aired from August 27, 2005, to June 10, 2006, on Kids' WB and broadcast under the Grand Championship (episodes 1–14) and Dawn of the Duel subtitles. The fifth and final season of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, created by Kazuki Takahashi, aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from December 24, 2003, to September 29, 2004.

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