The aim of the points list is to limit certain strategies and keep things fairer, but without outright banning cards and therefore trashing specific combos and whatnot completely
That said, ABUGames does things a little differently
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Psychic Insight Once during your turn, you may look at the top card of your opponent's deck
In the game's (relatively) early days, Monsters like Chaos Emperor Dragon and Yata-Garasu, as well as powerful Spells Harpie's Feather Duster and Graceful Charity (both of which are still OP to this day), became staples in almost every deck hoping for competitive play, leading to a stifling meta-game that restricted imaginative deck building
It can be an unsettling change, but the realistic environment is a nice distraction from the beady eyes