That is generally how a turn-based game is played, yes.
[Ah, he's starting to see how Kaiba gets under Ren's skin so much. He has all of the Detective Prince's arrogance with none of the false humility.
Still, he doesn't hesitate to move his own Queen's pawn forward two spaces, cutting off that particular piece's forward advance for the moment. The nature of playing black is to start on the defensive, to gauge the opponent's skill and respond accordingly, while waiting for the chance to strike. It's not his preferred way of doing things, but it is effective.]
I understand you prefer card games to board games, [he continues conversationally, without bothering to echo your move. Entirely unnecessary; though it could be funny to get under his skin by playing the fool, that was never a role Akechi played intentionally.] I must admit, I'm not sure I see the appeal of one over the other. Is it the portability? Or perhaps the pictures?
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[Ah, he's starting to see how Kaiba gets under Ren's skin so much. He has all of the Detective Prince's arrogance with none of the false humility.
Still, he doesn't hesitate to move his own Queen's pawn forward two spaces, cutting off that particular piece's forward advance for the moment. The nature of playing black is to start on the defensive, to gauge the opponent's skill and respond accordingly, while waiting for the chance to strike. It's not his preferred way of doing things, but it is effective.]
I understand you prefer card games to board games, [he continues conversationally, without bothering to echo your move. Entirely unnecessary; though it could be funny to get under his skin by playing the fool, that was never a role Akechi played intentionally.] I must admit, I'm not sure I see the appeal of one over the other. Is it the portability? Or perhaps the pictures?