My sister and I watched and played Yugioh cards when we were kids. When I was 12 yrs I design my own cards, inspired by the Exodia cards.
The cards were created with colored pencils and are the size of the cards. To play them would use sticky putty to place them on other Yugioh cards. I never once summoned the “Spirit of 5” card, but I had so much fun playing cards with my sister.
After the passing of Kazuki Takahashi I reflected on being a fan of Yugioh. As a kid I thought the “heart of the cards” and “friendship” themes were cheesy, but now I realized I was doing exactly what KT wanted, which was form friendships. Yugioh was something I bonded with my sister and I am so thankful for those wonderful memories.