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Like if there was a super convoluted chess manga I would read that in a heartbeat
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Big Anime Fan Here posted:Like if there was a super convoluted chess manga I would read that in a heartbeat
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My Hero Academia is a legit good series, and this is coming from someone who doesn't really like the Shounen genre at all.
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Jan 11, 2015 03:33
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Imagine our hero facing an opponent who opens with B4... the arcs basically write themselves
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Endorph posted:code geass *clears throat* ahem: Code Gay rear end
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Big Anime Fan Here posted:*clears throat* ahem: Code Gay rear end
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Edit: I forgot my quote then a bunch of people posted.Big Anime Fan Here posted:Is that the one with the page where the dude is playing Go against Void from Berserk in 4 dimensions? My understanding is that the manga won't teach you poo poo about Go and since I'm only passingly familiar with the game I haven't given it a shot. I had a poster here shoot me a mahjong primer so I could start reading Akagi lmao. The manga (and I think also the anime) have little go primers at the end of the chapters/episodes. They won't teach you enough to be good but they'll teach you enough to understand the game and appreciate the story, but I don't think it's even necessary because it's mostly about character growth. You know Hikaru made a good go move when lightning comes out of the go stones. Do you really need to know mahjong well to enjoy Akagi cuz I love Kaiji but know nothing about mahjong and that's kept me away.
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The two episodes of Akagi I watched are the most confused I have ever been watching an anime.
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Cheers Zorak, you did a good job, this place will not be the same with out ya.
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Big Anime Fan Here posted:*clears throat* ahem: Code Gay rear end Chode Gay rear end
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Paper Triangle posted:Edit: I forgot my quote then a bunch of people posted. Yeah you really do need to know mahjong. It's the equivalent of watching pro poker in manga form, otherwise you're just watching guys go AAHHH!!! and ZAWA ZAWA back and forth and missing out on the cool stuff they're trying to show you. Like "cool stuff" might be overreaching here but to the extent that you might be impressed by a sick bluff or someone doing a cool raise on suited connectors in poker.
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Most of the minefield mahjong arc of Kaiji was lost on me since I had no clue what was going on, RIP.
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Jan 11, 2015 03:48
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The minefield arc was loving stupid because not only did you need to know mahjong for the best enjoyment you also had to layer on their stupid see through minefield rules
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Jan 11, 2015 03:50
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Big Anime Fan Here posted:Imagine our hero facing an opponent who opens with B4... the arcs basically write themselves lmfao
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Jan 11, 2015 03:51
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Imagine Chihayafuru but chess.....holy poo poo
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The worst part about Minefield Majhong was when I first heard about it I assumed Kaiji would be playing mahjong on an actual minefield.
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Akagi is actually pretty good because the game itself is fairly simple and Akagi gets placed in more and more complex situations with his opponents trying to exploit Akagi's "weaknesses" which are basically just opportunities for them to teach you more advanced mahjong game theory and have Akagi improve his game or whatever. Like 10 chapters in you can look at their set of tiles and basically go "Oh that hand is good, that hand is bad" and have a general idea about what they'll need to draw to win. The scoring itself is crazy so knowing like "woah that hand is a lot of points!!!" doesn't come naturally but they sort of teach you as you go with the "Akagi needs a huge hand to win here!" moments. Plus the scoring is similar to poker hands where it's going to be determined by a particular hands probability so basically the harder a hand would be to assemble the more points it is.
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Ibram Gaunt posted:The worst part about Minefield Majhong was when I first heard about it I assumed Kaiji would be playing mahjong on an actual minefield. The tiles are actually deactivated landmines and one in 10 is actually still working. Will Kaiji's luck prevent him from having his hand maimed like an Angolan child?
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Big Anime Fan Here posted:Akagi is actually pretty good because the game itself is fairly simple and Akagi gets placed in more and more complex situations with his opponents trying to exploit Akagi's "weaknesses" which are basically just opportunities for them to teach you more advanced mahjong game theory and have Akagi improve his game or whatever. Like 10 chapters in you can look at their set of tiles and basically go "Oh that hand is good, that hand is bad" and have a general idea about what they'll need to draw to win. The scoring itself is crazy so knowing like "woah that hand is a lot of points!!!" doesn't come naturally but they sort of teach you as you go with the "Akagi needs a huge hand to win here!" moments. Plus the scoring is similar to poker hands where it's going to be determined by a particular hands probability so basically the harder a hand would be to assemble the more points it is. I wouldn't mind if that PM was forwarded off so I could learn some poo poo about mahjong and read some drat good mahjong manga.
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The next Kaiji arc is about highstakes Poker, can't wait to read it in 2025.
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Sure I'll shoot it to you, it's a very informative PM and between it and the easy pace of Akagi you should be good to go.
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YIKES Stay Gooned posted:Imagine Chihayafuru but chess.....holy poo poo I have not watched Ping Pong and only seen gifs of it but I want Ping Pong but for Chess
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Big Anime Fan Here posted:Sure I'll shoot it to you, it's a very informative PM and between it and the easy pace of Akagi you should be good to go. Post the PMs.
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Jan 11, 2015 04:03
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Hell, I'll just make an Akagi thread
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Jan 11, 2015 04:03
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Thank you.
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Jan 11, 2015 04:04
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It's a shame that Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku got dropped by scanlators. It lacked Koizumi and was tackling on internal japanese politics on part 2 but it still had funny and badass Mahjong stuff.
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Jan 11, 2015 04:04
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The original PM has some links to outside resources and stuff about playing online that I took out. If you want that stuff just shoot me a message and I'll forward everything to you
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Jan 11, 2015 04:14
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Big Anime Fan Here posted:The original PM has some links to outside resources and stuff about playing online that I took out. If you want that stuff just shoot me a message and I'll forward everything to you Thank you. I'm busy tomorrow watching Nymphomaniac but after that I'll probably read some Akagi
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Jan 11, 2015 04:17
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just post in the akagi thread and i'll answer any mahjong questions you have 
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Outer Science posted:just post in the akagi thread and i'll answer any mahjong questions you have drat you even have a mahjong av...that's badass
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Everything I know about mahjong comes from Hong Kong movies with chatty housewives who gossip over games
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There used to be a mahjong thread, or maybe its still there somewhere. I'd play some online games sometime.
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Jan 11, 2015 04:23
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I played a teeny bit of Mahjong in high school, then fell out of it. I like Go, it's elegant and intuitive. No one actually taught me how to play, but you can work out good tactics from first principles.
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please make a thread where people post their myanimelist lists, mine is unfortunately private so i shan't. however, i would feel Free to post my 10, 9 and perhaps 8 rated anime
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who's the new moderator?
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Dick Spacious CPA posted:who's the new moderator? No mods no masters and the posting's never been better
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Posters without Modders
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Big Anime Fan Here posted:No mods no masters and the posting's never been better i agree with that but someone un-stickied the winter season thread and i thought the new mod had been chosen or something ----------------
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Serious post to new mod: over the last 48 hours ADTRW has been the best it's been in years. Please don't overmoderate it.
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