#HES GOOD AT CHESS

[kizzer55555]

DP x DC: The Most Dangerous Card Game

Ok so Danny has essentially claimed earth as his. And he is fully aware that there are constant threats to the planet. Now he can’t stop a threat that originates on earth (that’s something he’ll leave to the Justice league) but he can do something about outside threats. Doing some research on ancient spells, rituals, and artifacts, he cast a world wide barrier on the planet to protect it from hostile threats so they cannot enter. This will prevent another Pariah Dark incident. However, barriers like this come at a price. You see, there are two ways to make a barrier. Either make one powered up by your own energy and power (which would be constantly draining) or set up a barrier with rules. The way magic works is that nothing can be absolutely indestructible. It must have a weakness. The most powerful barriers weren’t the ones reinforced with layer after layer of protective charms and buffed up with power. Those could eventually be destroyed either by being overpowered, wearing them down, or by cutting off the original power source. No, the most powerful barriers were the ones with a deliberate weakness. A barrier indestructible except for one spot. A cage that can only be opened from the outside. Or that can only be passed with a key or by solving a riddle. So Danny chooses this type of barrier and does the necessary ritual and pours in enough power to make it. And he adds his condition for anyone to enter. 

Now the Justice league? Find out about the barrier when Trigon attempts to attack, they were preparing after he threatened what he would do once he got to earth. How he would destroy them. The Justice league tried to take the fight to him first but were utterly destroyed, so they retreated home to tend to their injuries, and fortify earth for one. Last. Stand. Only when Trigon makes his big entrance…he’s stopped.

The Justice league watch in awe as this thin see-through barrier with beautiful green swirls and speckled white lights like stars apears blocking Trigon and his army’s advance. The barrier looks so thin and fragile yet no matter how hard the warlord hits, none of his attacks can get through and neither can he damage said barrier. That’s when Constantine and Zatanna recognizes what this barrier is. Something only a powerful entity could create. For a moment, the league is filled with hope that Trigon can’t get through yet Constantine also explains that it’s not impenetrable. And clearly Trigon knows this too for he calls out a challenge. 

And that’s when, in a flash of light, a tiny glowing teenager appears. He looked absolutly minuscule compared to Trigon and yet practically glowed with power (this isn’t a King Danny AU though).

And that is when the conditions for passing the barrier are revealed. And the Justice realize that the only thing stopping Trigon and his army from decimating earth. The only way he can get through….is by beating this glowing teenager in a card game. 

Not just any card game though. The most convoluted game Sam, Danny, and Tucker invented themselves. It’s like the infinite realms version of magic the gathering, combined with Pokémon, and chess. And Danny is the master. So sit down Trigon and let’s play.

(The most intense card game of the Justice league’s life).

After Danny wins, this happens a few more times with outer word beings and possibly even demons attempting to invade earth, yet none have been able to beat the mysterious teenager in a card game. Constantine might even take a crack at it and try to figure out how to play. He’s really bad though. Every time this happens, the Justice league worry that this might be the time the teenager looses. Yet every time, he wins (even if only barely). 

Meanwhile, Danny, Sam, and Tucker have gotten addicted to the game and play it almost daily. Some teachers might seem them playing the game are are like ‘awww how cute’ not realizing this game is literally saving the world. Jazz is just happy they aren’t spending as much time on their screens playing Doomed.

#DPxDC #dcxdp #Danny makes a card game to save the world. #Technically he worded the ritual so that they had to ‘beat’ him as those are the most powerful barriers and most reliable. #keys can just get lost or stolen (like the one to Pariah’s Coffin) #A riddle would be useless once someone figured out the answer. Like how no one takes the sphynx seriously anymore. #(Sorry Tuck. But it’s true). #And there is NO WAY Danny is just leaving a hole open for anyone to pass through. No thank you! #So…beating him. But it’s not like Danny wanted to fight so…he edited the ritual a TINY bit. Card games are good. Much less painful too. #Danny Tucker and Sam made the most complicated card game they could imagine. #It’s based on their strategies for fighting ghosts. Capturing them in thermoses. And MUCH based on a on field battle strategy. #It often requires spontaneous thinking on the spot. So Danny? In his ELEMNT. It doubles as practice for his actual ghost battles too. #They had SO much fun making this. #Sam added an entire series of plant cards that act as traps and healing ointments and duds that just take up the field. #Tucker added legitimate hyroglyphics combined with Latin as well as English and ghost speak. #Yes. You actually have to speak that language to play. With proper pronunciation. (Amity Parker’s think the three are talking gibberish.) #I headcanon Sam and Tucker are fluent in Ghost. #Constantine WILL figure this game out SO HELP HIM! #Some of the cards also have combinations related to constellations either in name or placement on the board. #By the way the board is based on a Hexagonal summoning circle with Rhunes along the edges #And the placement of the cards on the board and on what rhune MATTERS. #Also the cards move disintegrate and have certain abilities. Think of Harry Potter Wizard Chess. #But they are normal when Danny plays at school. This is just for ✨effect✨ Against invaders. #Danny faces multiple opponents. He also halts alien invasions. #While Danny COULD stop crime on earth he’s not sure how to fight a normal human and hold back so he sticks to ghosts. #The Justice league are going crazy trying to figure out who this entity is and after deep research are convinced this is some sort of #Ancient being who has protected earth for millenia. They have paintings on ruins and everything. #Danny is not aware they think this. #Raven starts praying to Danny as if he is a god and wrangles the other Teen Titans into doing so as well. Danny is still unaware of this. #Danny is not a King or an ancient. Just a very VERY strong ghost.

[starch1ldz]

Spencer Reid who always loses chess to you. At first the team really does think he's letting you win, until they notice him getting a little frustrated because he can never win. You're not even particularly good at chess, Spencer just somehow always loses. It makes no sense to him or the rest of the team. He does find it rather endearing though, the fact that you're the only person who can actually keep up with him in any aspect.

#star child speaks #spencer reid #criminal minds #spencer reid criminal minds #dr spencer reid #im mentally unwell #spencer reid fanfiction #criminal minds x reader #spencer reid x reader #criminal minds x you #im inexperienced with chess #but i think i could do a good job #after he teaches me

[morganbritton132]

Eddie posts a Tiktok of Steve and Robin setting up a chess board to play. They’re both really good chess players but Steve is strategic as hell so he wins more often.

They’re trash talking each other the entire time they’re setting the board and Steve says, “Look at the leader board, Robbie. Who is number one? Me! No one can top me.”

Eddie, waiting for this exact moment, looks into the camera and says with a self-satisfying smirk, “I can.”

#Steve Harrington is good at chess #I take no criticism #also I think he knows the names of all the pieces because he used to play with his mom and she made sure he did #but just to annoy Dustin he gives them all different names #Dustin: You’re missing a rook #Steve: What? #Dustin (deep sigh): Where’s Kevin? #eddie munson tiktok saga #steve harrington #eddie munson

[turtleblogatlast]

My favorite reading of Leo’s “indubitably” tell is that it’s not actually a tell, and Leo just plays it up as one so he doesn’t get called out when he really wants to hide something.

Especially since throughout the series we see him lie and trick multiple times without saying the word once.

I like to think that one time when they were kids Leo happened to learn the word “indubitably” and because he tends to repeat new words he learns, he ended up using it at the same time as he was caught lying. He uses the word again later in another lie, and that’s where the association comes from.

OR- counter argument: “indubitably” is one of his tells, but only for unimportant things, especially when said to family. Long plays, particularly ones with villains, are in a different category in his head.

#rottmnt #rottmnt leo #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt headcanons #bro said ‘oh everyone thinks that’s a tell…well I won’t stop them then 💅’ #lil schemer #absolutely a one off gag type of thing but fun to take further #listen my boy is a lil manipulative and u know what he’s so valid for it #dude pulled off the Lair Games 4D chess play like it was nothing he 100% knows what to do to get people to believe what he says and does #actually while we’re down here can we take a moment to recognize how good a planner he is as well #because in many unhappy returns when he’s setting up he and splinters battle #he (on the SPOT) decides to incorporate Big Mama’s guards into the fight as well…because he came up with a plan to use them on the kraken #like please that’s so???? nah I don’t think I’ll ever get over that

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Advanced Hall Monitor Technique: Go To Detention

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #thats not supposed to be lan qiren; just a lan elder #once again wwx tries to play chess (setting up a pin) only for lwj to take the peice and crush it in his mouth #teen wangji is the definition of lawful good. Follow and obey the rules outlined by your [group laws] even at the cost to yourself #lawful good gets done so dirty in media (lawful stupid is usually what the result of trying to write such a character becomes) #but here? nah. LWJ’s severe lawfulness does get used for humour but it does *so* much more too #We get to establish a strong character basis for the fact *he stands by what he beleives in—unshakingly* #idk if anyone is out there saying LWJ moves alignment; cause I’d argue his code of law simply shifts to something (someone) else #regardless; i love this scene a lot for what it shows about lwj’s character and its also such a good character dynamic #oh I forgot to wish everyone a happy first day of spring (north hemmies) and fall (south hemmies) #may the change in season be a blessing B*) not for me though I have seasonal allergies #ramadan started recently too; Ramadan Kareem to all the muslims passing by this blog!

[cringefail-clown]

May we get snipped of the aulpha Strider household? Is Hal there 24/7 or wandering like Sawtooth did and only occasionally showing up? Did Squarewave and Sawtooth make it to the future, or did Dirk never built them at all?How is Daves relationship with Hal?

had this sketch stitting around so i finally cleaned it up a bit for this ask sjdjdk

sawtooth and squarewave are there ofc! theyre helping as best as they can, i imagine dirk build them for a different purpose but then was like "wait actually leaving hal alone with a toddler in a postalocalyptic future in the middle of the ocean is a very shit idea" so he left them in stasis with hal to act as a moral support lmfao. daves having a blast with squarewave, its a rapoff 24/7 in this household, and sawtooth isnt around too much like in the canon, but when he shows up he keeps an eye on both of them (very youngest-middle-oldest sibling dynamic with hal as a tired robodad). also hal and sawtooth are in a constant argument about how to best raise this human child (theyre both probably kinda garbage at it but theyre trying their best)

#hal wants to teach dave a lesson about the importance of interpersonal connections but hes kinda awful at them himself #so he organises an all-seasons marathon of my little pony bc thats the best fucking example of how to explain good friendship to a child #he can fucking think of #dave thinks this is some 4d chess of irony hes playing at but no hals completely serious about it #ask #turnabout au #homestuck turnabout #homestuck #dave strider #lil hal #hal strider #bro strider #squarewave #sawtooth #hal and dave probably also strife so daves prepared for the game and when condy sends the drones to attack em #but he isnt a piece of shit about it what a miracle

[aerialworms-art]

Spocktober + Trektober Day 12 - 3D Chess

I love this meme and I love the Animated Series and its janky ass animation :3 Also the fact that they gave Spock winged eyeliner. Iconique~

(ID under cut)

[Image ID: A black and white drawing of Captain James Kirk and Spock from Star Trek, specifically in the semi-realistic style of the 1970s Animated Series.

They are sitting either side of a table where a 3D chess board is in a late stage of play. Spock is sitting on the far side, hand over his mouth, contemplating the board with a raised eyebrow. Jim Kirk is in the foreground, tilted into the frame like the close-ups in the Animated Series, looking into the camera with an expression that could be anything, but is meant to be a smirk - his eyebrows drawn, mouth half-turned up.

There is text in the image. The text above Spock reads "My Vulcan science officer, not understanding how he's losing to me". The text next to Jim reads "Me, who's been eating his pieces when he's not looking".

Above the drawing is written "Trektober" and "Day 12 - 3D Chess" Below it is written "@aerialworms" and "Spocktober"./End ID]

#trektober 2023 #spocktober #star trek #star trek the original series #star trek the animated series #star trek fanart #spirk #james t kirk #spock #Technically i broke my own rules by adding the text but it is 1am and i am so tired who give a shit #also. has anyone else noticed the uh. suggestive nature of the 3d chess pieces? i looked them up as reference and uhhhh #as my good friend ben said: you simplify any chess piece enough and it'll end up looking like a buttp|ug #ALSO PLEASE APPRECIATE THIS SPOCK HE CAME OUT SO GOOD AND SO DID HIS HAND I AM PROUD OF HE

[zeldasadork]

scott and joel are good rivals too because they both are sort of the catalysts of their own demises (particularly in secret life) but scott moreso in a tactical self-martyring way and joel in a “unlucky and with poor risk assessment” way

#secret life spoilers #scott smajor #joel smallishbeans #secret life #life series smp #mcyt #dragon rambles #scott is too good at risk assessment someone put this guy in more situations. 3rd life it up make some enemies #them teaming up would be so funny. would joel finally take scott down or would scott aid joel in capturing success… #i also think (PURELY C! WISE) something interesting about scott presenting himself as one of the nicest players #but being a little too cold and calculated about it. vs joel (an often antagonizing heel) being pretty dang supportive when given the chance #like he’s loyal and kind in an almost clumsy way. like accidentally showing gem his secret chest and he’s just like ‘uh ignore that’ #scott plays the social game like competitive chess and joel plays it like a pvp sport. does this make sense

[def-ace-ing-it]

I don’t think we are collectively acknowledging the fact that Clark was in fucking CHESS CLUB??? HES SUCH A NERD I LOVE HIM

#now I need to know. was he good at it? did he win… idfk trophies?? I’ve never played chess idk how it works #but this is an answer I NEED #kats gone insane dont mind her #my adventures with superman #maws spoilers #my adventures with superman spoilers

[moonah-rose]

Headcanon that, as Robin will often sleep in random spots on the floor, whenever Alison accidentally steps on him he reacts like a dog when you step on their paw, totally overdramatic and like you've broken their trust forever, just so she'll be really apologetic and do something nice for him.

Then one day she overhears him laughing with Julian about how he managed to get a new star chart out of her and from then on she makes a point to kick him a little each time she passes.

#he good boy #but he can also be a little shit #bbc ghosts #robin the caveman #chess husbands #alison cooper

[cobaltfluff]

baby's first chess game

#p5r #shuake #art tag #ok i have some headcannons about my akiren #he first plays shogi in yakuza 0 and sucks at it #then he learns it properly from hifumi #he likes calling out move names like a chuuni #he also quotes anime characters as if it's cool (it's cringe) #anyway he probs doesn't know how to play chess #only the basic rules or sth #but he's a quick learner #especially so when there's some obsession behind it #so he is determined af to get good at chess #and you know what? good for him #anyway he's pathetic in front of the other p5 guys #and extra pathetic when he's with akechi #i will shut up now i need to work on more stupid things

[jazzzzzzhands]

Inktober 2023 Yr 8. Day 5: Map Which path will you take? In the end, You will come to Me

#inktober2023 #inktober #jazzink #jazzart #inscryption #leshy #ooh man i love this game so very very much #it took me so so looong to beat him the first time #the whole game is so GOOD #but leshy is my favorite #i would pay moneys to have a dlc of the other scribes words and playing styles!!! #grimoras chess world? amazing!! #and wizard guy and his yugioh world slays me #i love lonely wizard but i cant draw him!! #he is too much shaped like wander #i struggle with the spoon-shaped bitches #man those gnarley ass hands were so so much FUN to DRAW!! #swirls swirls SWIRLS #leshy is a massive role-playing NERD and we love him ahahaha

[storge]

If we fail… We won't fail. I'm here.

Story of Kunning Palace (2023) 1.35

#story of kunning palace #宁安如梦 #cdramaedit #userdramas #cdrama #asiandramanet #cdramasource #dailyasiandramas #asiancentral #zhang linghe #xuening x xie wei #mymymy #ep 35 #I love that his thing is he will never lose overall cause yeahhhh... #he playing Chess AND Go while everyone else is playing tictactoe lolol #ahhhh he looked so soft and malleable here #I hate himmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm #I know im lyinnnn but i dooooooooooo #girlie said I cant leave here by myself. when i go back its not gonna be good for me... and he heard 'ohh So you do worry about me' lolol #bro shuttttt uppppppp i hate himmm

[mymarifae]

me: i finished the latest trailblaze mission in hsr so i can look at what other people are posting now! oh boy i hope it's discussions and theories about the story. i can't wait to see what everyone thought about firefly (what was going on with you sweetie...) and A Child's Dream - that segment in particular really left a profound impact on me. like who is mikhail? the voice we hear throughout is obviously misha's - did he have a twin? does mikhail have something to do with clockie? and from what we heard and saw, misha or... mikhail. encountered the embodiment of Death that lurks beneath the dreamscape. what's... the full story there...? i can't wait to see other people's perspectives it'll help me piece a more coherent theory together-

other hsr fans: *thirstposting about aventurine and/or dr. ratio, trying to cancel sparkle even though the entire point of her character is that yes she's a horrible person because it's high time we see how DANGEROUS and CRUEL the masked fools can be - no more reducing them to the silly wacky hijinks sampo pulled on jarilo; you should be scared of these guys; the game's story never wanted you to make sparkle your next skrunkly blorbo babygirl lol, heated discussions about whether dr. ratio displayed the same racism towards aventurine that sparkle did and if that makes aventurine/ratio a bad thing to ship (??????????), more thirstposts about aventurine, 500 billion generic yaois of aventurine and ratio that don't even maintain either of their characters*

me:

#HONKAI STAR RAIL IS SO GOOD AND YET NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT MAKES IT GOOD #I FEEL ACTUALLY INSANE #I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE STORY!!!!! AND THE CHARACTERS AS INDIVIDUALS #NOT ABOUT HOW HOT THEY ARE OR WHO THEY CAN BE SHIPPED WITH #aventurine isn't even that sexy his eyes are the most interesting part about his design (HIS DESIGN. HIS CHARACTER IS MORE INTRIGUING) #the rest of it is just kind of ... like. yeah he's a blonde man. ok. #and my thoughts on aventio are i think ratio would betray aventurine for a single corn chip. and aventurine would do the same #i do not see a romance ever blossoming there. not even an enemies to lovers kinda thing. they're both too busy playing 5d chess for that #i want to talk about FIREFLY. I LOVED FIREFLY :( #i want to talk about acheron. and MISHA. SWEET BOY WHAT'S GOING ON? #there's so many interesting things going on rn and aventurine is not one of them. #like ok he knows some things but he's such a sleazy businessman about sharing info that idgaf i don't want to learn anything from him #he's always going to leave something out. because he needs to always have an advantage. for this reason i ignore 80% of what he says #i've gotten more context and clues out of everyone else he is nothing to me. i'll eat him.

[scorchedcandy]

Gale had the best day of his life last night

#the lanceboard is set #good for him #saved my ass #idk how to play normal chess let alone wizard chess #hey I think we should listen to the guy who calls out lanceboard moves when he runs around #guiding sage like no this one. ye-no the other one #okay now move it here #good opportunity to teach his bf how to play #bg3 #gale #bg3 gale #my art #digital art #nonsense

[mabaki]

Warmup again If he was a nerd... and was a softie... LMAO

#mabaki #sketch #warmup #my art #LAWD HAVE MERCY ON ME I KEEP DOING THIS TO HIM LMAO #he's good a chess LMAOOOO #the glasses so don't suit him HAHAHAHAHA