Shueisha’s brought us something nice. I’ve a story to tell you though, about how Shueisha brought us this nice thing.

To celebrate the history of the game, a special poll was held earlier this year in the OCG, wherein players could choose their favorite monster from a long list of noteworthy and paradigmatic choices. The top three cards were not surprising:

It didn’t take long for KONAMI to knock it off of its initial perch, though – March 1999 brought the first OCG-playable printing of Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Again, surprise struck some at its placement: it (only) took 2nd in the poll.

So, if the first iconic aces didn’t win, who won?

I’m going to be showing them in reverse order though. Because I can do that.