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OCG stands for Original Card Game, and represents the cards, rules, metagame, etc, used in Japan and Korea.

TCG stands for Trading Card Game and represents the above but for Europe, the US/CAN, and Australia.

The distinction is important for two reasons,
1 - Because Japan has a wider range of cards available, old and new, the metagame (the current popular cards and strategies) will be different from what is played in Europe, for example, at the same time. Sometimes a card is released that is TCG exclusive, powerful enough to change the metagame in a way Japanese players never experienced. Grandmaster of the Six Samurai is one example.

2 - OCG cards cannot be used in a TCG tournament, and vice versa. Historically some rules were also different, but should be the same now, in theory.

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