Forum:What are they really playing?

Take a look at this screenshot from Haruhi:

It looks like go, but it's not legal position. Is this some in-joke? CamperNoob 17:02, June 10, 2010 (UTC)

They're playing Reversi, a game often marketed under the name "Othello". (This is clearly stated in the light novels, btw.) PSH aka Kimera 757 (talk) contribs) 02:42, June 11, 2010 (UTC)

Sometimes they play Reversi, but on real reversi board and it is shown like it.

Even if we assume this is Reversi on a goban, this isn't legal position either. See these two black stones on the top? The left one makes sense - but there's no way you could put the right of the two. You can only put a stone if you have horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line to another of your stone, with enemy stones between them. This means at least that there are two stones in any direction from you. But for the right of the black two there are no 2 stones in any direction no matter what color.

So this is neither real go, nor real reversi, any other ideas? CamperNoob 07:08, June 11, 2010 (UTC)

The light novels describe the game as Othello, so I don't think we can contradict it. Maybe the author doesn't know how to play the game, or just didn't care. Also, can't you take pieces, and mightn't that leave gaps? PSH aka Kimera 757 (talk) contribs) 03:24, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

I'd like to know the name of that "king" game that Haruhi and the others played in Remote Island Syndrome? Apparently it's common in Japan... PSH aka Kimera 757 (talk) contribs) 03:25, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

Looked it up. Apparently that king game is "ou-sama" (or something like that), which simply means king. It's a truth-or-dare game. PSH aka Kimera 757 (talk) contribs) 13:19, June 13, 2010 (UTC)