Hybrid Format is an informal title for the phenomena of Western TCG duelists incorporating Japanese OCG cards into their decks, but still playing by TCG rules. Such duelists usually play by Traditional Format rules by default (as there is no Traditional Format in the OCG, and the Hybrid style of dueling itself is unofficial), and are mostly 'for fun' duelists (duelists who play the game as a social hobby and do not attend tournaments, where they cannot play such a format). Generally, the purpose of the Hybrid format is for TCG duelists to try out OCG-specific cards (those that haven't been released outside of the OCG), and see how they impact their own strategies, though this can be hard, as Hybrid duelists usually start out as TCG duelists and, therefore, do not know enough of the Japanes