One day, he receives a puzzle found during archaeological digs. No one had previously managed to reconstruct this ancient object, but the young Yugi finally succeeded in assembling it. At this moment, the spirit of an ancient pharaoh of Egypt is released, locked up until then in the puzzle, which will come to inhabit Yugi's body. He is sure of himself and does not back down from anything. The pharaoh is a specialist in all types of games. From the eighth volume, the manga focuses mainly on monster duels.