Yes, a facedown monster can be Tributed in order to Tribute Summon a monster.
But as usual, you can only Tribute Summon if you have not already done your "Normal Summon or Set" for the turn.
To perform the Tribute Summon, during your Main Phase I or II, send the monster(s) you are Tributing to...
A monster is considered "successfully" summoned if the summon was not negated or did not "fizzle". If the effect is negated and can only be activated while the monster is on the field, it is still considered successfully summoned, because the summon itself was not what was negated.
If the...
Let's start with: you cannot Tribute a monster for no reason - say, if all your Monster Card Zones are occupied.
You cannot Tribute a monster for a Tribute Summon the turn it is Summoned, because this would violate the "1 Normal Summon or Set per turn" rule. If you have Ultimate Offering active...
The general rule is that you can only "Normal Summon or Set 1 monster per turn". Usually when people "play a monster", this is what they mean. Tribute Summons count as Normal Summons, so you cannot Normal Summon a monster and Tribute Summon in the same turn. Special Summons can be done as often...
A monster that is Flip Summoned changes to Attack Position. A monster that is flipped face-up by an attack or a card like Swords of Revealing Light is not consider summoned at all and remains in its Battle Position.
Not all Flip Summons are a "switch" to Attack Position. You can have a...
You can Set (in face-down Defense Position) a monster that requires a Tribute by meeting the requirements to Tribute Summon the monster (i.e. tributing monster cards).
If the Level 5 or higher monster would be Special Summoned by a card effect, it cannot be placed face-down unless face-down...
Yes. However, this is very dependent upon the context. You get 1 Normal Summon OR Set per turn. A Set is usually the placing of a monster from your hand into an available Monster Card Zone, both face-down and horizontally - or put more simply "face-down Defense Position." A "1 Normal Summon or...
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