Here we are again at the Duel Monster Olympics! Welcome, everyone! Let's start our next category right now! The top ten Duel Monsters from the game "Dungeon Dice Monsters" (Gameboy and anime, only please) with the highest amount of attack strength will now report to the stage. Wow! There are just too many! OK then, here's what we need to do... we will be giving out ten awards to 16 monsters with their base strength beginning with at least 40. Here we go!

First place Gold goes to the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. With 50 attack points, 40 defense points and 60 heart points and the ability to fly (so he can only be attacked by flying-type monsters or monsters with a little arrow symbol that shows they can attack flying-types), this dragon is not an easy monster to beat! Plus, he gains a ten point bonus for attacking all spellcaster-type monsters. Of course there are ways to beat him. Warriors gain a ten point bonus for attacking all dragon-type monsters and, since Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon is a level four monster, he's not so easy to summon and he can only move one square per turn. There are ways to increase a monster's strength, so don't lose hope. Orgoth the Relentless and Mystic Horseman, amongst others, can gain up to 250 attack points using their special abilities. Of course Blue Eyes can't defend himself if he doesn't have any defense crests, so those are important, too. Since we have a tie for second-place, the two monsters getting the Silver are...

Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth and Gate Guardian. Each of these monsters has 40 attack points, 40 defense points and 50 heart points. The Great Moth has a slight advantage over the Gate Guardian because he can fly and because he is a Beast-type and he gains a ten-point bonus for attacking all Warrior-type monsters, like the Gate Guardian. But that doesn't mean that the Gate Guardian can't use his special ability and shift damage to one of his allies, using up 3 trap crests in the process. Both are level four monsters, so they are still tough to summon. Our Bronze winner is also a powerful monster and also happens to be one of my favorites. He is...

Black Skull Dragon. He has 40 attack points, 40 defense points, 40 heart points, and the ability to fly. As a level four monster, he's not so easy to summon, but that's ok by me. Sometimes I can summon level four monsters really easy and level one monsters take me several tries. I can strengthen his attack by summoning Petit Dragon, and if he looses heart points, I can get him more with help from Mystical Elf, or an Item summoning (level two) called Medical Aid Kit. Another monster that can benefit from these is our fourth-place winner...

Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon. This dragon also has 40 attack points and 40 defense points, but only 30 heart points. He is a level four monster with the ability to fly, so he's still tough to summon, but also tough to beat. Also tough to beat is our fifth-place winners...

Blue Eyes White Dragon and Black Luster Soldier. They each have 40 attack points, 30 defense points and 50 heart points. Each is a level four monster, but Blue Eyes has a slight advantage because of his ability to fly. If Kaiba was playing Dungeon Dice Monsters on the show, you can bet he would have had this monster in his dice pool. After all, Blue Eyes is his favorite monster. No doubt Yami and Yugi would have had the Black Luster Soldier in their dice pool, too, just like they might have added the sixth-place winners. And they are...

Magician Of Black Chaos and Gaia The Dragon Champion. Each of these monsters has 40 attack points, 30 defense points and 40 heart points. But Gaia has the slight advantage over the Magician because he is a dragon-type that can fly, and he gains ten points for attacking all spellcaster-type monsters. Still, these level four monsters are tough to beat (aren't they all?) and the seventh place winners are tough to beat, too. And they are...

Gaia The Fierce Knight and Summoned Skull. These monsters each have 40 attack points, 20 defense points and 40 heart points. These two are warrior and spellcaster monsters which are tough to beat and Gaia can attack all flying-type monsters. Just remember, they can't defend themselves if they don't have defense crests to support them, and they can't attack if they don't have attack crests, either. They are two of the favorites from Yami and Yugi's deck and just as strong as their ultimate favorite, who tied for eighth place with two others. So the eighth place winners are...

Dark Magician, Red Eyes Black Dragon and Meteor Black Dragon. Yami and Yugi's favorite monster, as well as Joey's favorite monster and a monster that Yami and Yugi used against Seto Kaiba in the first Japanese movie, tied with 40 attack points, 20 defense points and 30 heart points each. The benefit of being dragons that can fly and gain ten points for attacking spellcaster-types give the two dragons a one-up on the Dark Magician, but the downside is that the dragons need double the amount of movement crests that the other monsters do, plus they can be slowed down by the Dragon Piper and prevented from flying by the Feral Imp. Dark Magician has the benefit (in the series) of using his Magical Hats and Mystic Box, but they require magic crests to work, so make sure you have plenty of them stored up. Even so, these level four monsters are still tough to beat. But that doesn't mean our ninth-place winner won't try. And that monster is...

Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon. This monster has 40 attack points, 20 defense points and 20 heart points. This level three monster is easier to summon and can fly. He's a good dragon to have in your dice pool. Remember that Petit Dragon is a level one and can give all dragon-types a power boost, so you can strengthen Thunder Dragon very easily. You can also summon Lord of Dragons (level two) to the field to protect all your dragons. Once he's in play, no dragon can get hurt. Not even a Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress can be destroyed. Our tenth-place winner is also very strong, and that is...

Gemini Elf. This monster has 40 attack points, 10 defense points and 10 heart points. This is also a level three monster. Not too shabby for a spellcaster. And an easier monster to summon, too. Boost her strength by adding Mystic Lamp to the field. It will give the Elf a ten-point power boost. And the Energy Disc item summoning (level one) will provide all monsters who land on it with another twenty attack points! Not bad.

And not a bad way to end this list. Stay tuned next issue for another Olympic category and another top 10 list! Until next time!

written by Marla Charendoff