eschapunk

I saw a post at some point suggesting that someone should try to review the games in the Yu-Gi-Oh manga as if they were actual games. I thought this sounded interesting, and so here we are. The components of each review are
- The chapter(s) the game is played in. I'm going to assume that you've read the chapters at some point before reading the review, so I won't be explaining the story leading up to the game or who any characters I mention are.
- The rules of the game, as far I I can figure them out. It's not always possible to completely understand what the rules are from the information in the manga, but I will try to only use the information in the chapter itself (or information from earlier in the manga in some cases) to figure out the rules. If the rules are incomplete in the manga, they'll be incomplete here, but I'll try to deduce what even the rules that aren't explicitly stated are.
- Cheating, whether by Dark Yugi or by the opponent. I don't remember exactly how much Dark Yugi cheats, but someone cheating happens often enough that a description of the rules wouldn't be complete without it.
- Comments on the quality of the game, both its design and its contribution to the story.
- Penalty game rating, I considered doing something on a 1 to 5 scale for the games, but that would be the most boring part of the review. Instead, I'll rate the penalty games after my comments on them.
Since the first volume's games are all pretty simple, I'm just posting the whole set at once.

( Game 1: Money and Knife )

( Game 2: Die Roll )

( Game 3: The Silence Game )

( Game 4: One Finger of Death )

( Game 5: Unstable Bottle )

( Game 6: Ice Hockey )

No game in chapter 7, so I'll be back eventually for Volume 2.