What is "Different Dimension" in Yu-Gi-Oh?

Series Summary

Yu-Gi-Oh began as a Japanese manga, created Kazuki Takahashi and running from 1996 to 2004 in Japan. An animation version of this Yu-Gi-Oh series aired in Japan from 1996 to 1998. Takahashi has said in interviews that each of the characters has a "strong hidden part" which he equates to the hidden potential in young readers and players. The Yu-Gi-Oh collectible card game, or CCG, also created by Takahasi, includes point values for monsters as well as special skills and powers that make combat fun and strategic. The Different Dimension strategy includes building a deck that is fueled by monsters that are "removed from game" by other cards.

In this free CCG video series, gamer Larry Ramirez teaches you how to build and play a Different Dimension deck in the Yu-Gi-Oh CCG. Larry shows you what cards you need and which to avoid. He also teaches you how to play the important parts of your deck, how many you can have, and when to play them. Some cards, like "Helios the Primordial Sun" can become more powerful than monarchs when fueled with Different Dimension or removed from play cards.

Video Transcript

"I'll be talking about Yu-Gi-Oh today. This clip is about the Different Dimension or DD. Different Dimension stands for remove from game in this. Different Dimension is a set of monsters that have effects, that when they're removed from the game they get them. But, they have to be removed from game for them to work. If they just go to the graveyard, there nothing special. Little below average attack. Little below average defense. Sometimes, they're shiny. Sometimes, they're not. They really shine when they get removed from game. Certain magic and trap cards, like Macros Cosmos or Dimensional Fissure remove things from game when they're sent to the graveyard. This works as a bonus in that it affects all your cards who work from being removed from game, while the opponents do not. Things like, Treeborn Frog. When you have Macros Cosmos or Dimensional Fissure out, they won't get Treeborn Frog back. He's removed from game. It may happen that he has something to get him back. But, it's going to be harder than normal and it might disrupt his game play. Different Dimension also works with Dark Magician of Chaos. Dark Magician of Chaos is a above average seven-eight star monster, eight star with twenty-nine hundred attack. His big thing is that whenever he destroys something, he removes it from the game. He also returns one spell card from your graveyard to your hand. Things like, Monster Reborn or maybe another Dimension Fissure. Whatever you need, he's there. You get him back by using several trap cards or by using Different Dimension Master."