A Normal Summon (通（つう）常（じょう）召（しょう）喚（かん） Tsūjō Shōkan "Normal Summon", or simply 召（しょう）喚（かん） Shōkan "Summon") is a way to Summon a monster. The turn player can perform a Normal Summon during their Main Phase when the game state is open. To perform a Normal Summon, the player simply plays a monster directly from their hand into an available Monster Zone in face-up Attack Position, declaring that the monster is being Normal Summoned. Special Summon Monsters cannot be Normal Summoned, as stated in their card text, and neither can Ritual Monsters.