I am not a man who knows about marketing, business strategies and all that sort of crap
If it has more DEF, the attacking monsters controller takes damage equal to the difference, and neither is destroyed If the ATK and DEF are equal, neither is destroyed
So anyway, being poor meant being on food stamps and getting a little cash assistance from the state government in the form of a debit card
Their math-centered strategy builds up over time, with each round of monsters getting you more cards to work with and setting up for the next level, building ultimately to their massive Fusion Monster, who slashes the opponents Life Points in half with every attack
Theres a shortage of good universal interactive creatures in Pioneer the way Modern has Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and Meddling Mage, but there isnt a shortage of specific hate bears to load up the sideboard