Anyone who thinks all young people do these days is park themselves in front of the television has never seen the duals that take place among the teens and pre-teens on Lynn Street in Vidalia on a Sunday afternoon. There, in Kristin Dennis’ carport, they pit more than 20 types of monsters against each other in a fight to the death &045;&045; all part of a trading card game called &uot;Yu-Gi-Oh.&uot;

Both players start out with 8,000 life points at the beginning of a dual, friend Eric Heilig explained. Participants can play a variety of monsters against each other and use other cards to cast spells, change the playing field, set traps or otherwise one-up their opponent. Whoever loses all their life points loses the match. And these players are serious about their game.

Heilig unleashes monsters with names such as &uot;Big Koala&uot; and &uot;Apache&uot; on player Jamie Trujillo.

Trujillo fights back with a card called &uot;Blue Eyes, White Dragon.&uot;

A standard game between two players lasts only a matter of minutes. Or, for the die-hards, a match with more than three players &uot;can take one-and-a-half hours,&uot; Trujillo said. Perfect for killing time on a lazy Sunday..