[It was a small thing, but it caused his lips to quirk upwards into the hint of a genuine smile.]
To recap, after you drew a card the game entered the standby phase in which some effects can activate in, but since neither one of us has a card like that..
[He tried to avoid those for the practice duel..]
.. you're now in what's called Main Phase 1. You can now either set a monster in defense which would be facedown and horizontal, or in attack mode that would be faceup and vertical or set any traps or spells you would like. Spells can be activated during your turn, if you have a quick play card it could be activated during my turn if you set it on the field beforehand. Traps have to be set.. for one turn before they can be used, if you recall. [Repetition helped retention, right?]
I forgot to mention the star ratings on your monsters.. if you look at the stars at the top it'll let you know whether a monster can be summoned/set immediately or if it will need a tribute to summon it. Stars 1-4 don't require tribute and are ready to put into play immediately. The point is, you don't want to leave yourself unguarded or I could potentially attack you directly on my turn and lower your lifepoints.
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To recap, after you drew a card the game entered the standby phase in which some effects can activate in, but since neither one of us has a card like that..
[He tried to avoid those for the practice duel..]
.. you're now in what's called Main Phase 1. You can now either set a monster in defense which would be facedown and horizontal, or in attack mode that would be faceup and vertical or set any traps or spells you would like. Spells can be activated during your turn, if you have a quick play card it could be activated during my turn if you set it on the field beforehand. Traps have to be set.. for one turn before they can be used, if you recall. [Repetition helped retention, right?]
I forgot to mention the star ratings on your monsters.. if you look at the stars at the top it'll let you know whether a monster can be summoned/set immediately or if it will need a tribute to summon it. Stars 1-4 don't require tribute and are ready to put into play immediately. The point is, you don't want to leave yourself unguarded or I could potentially attack you directly on my turn and lower your lifepoints.