Woman Leaves Yu-Gi-Oh Event Because It Smelled Horrible
The woman blamed both stinky men and women duelists for forcing her early exit
By Zack Zwiezen Published [April 11th, 2024]A woman went viral on social media after claiming she left a Yu-Gi-Oh card game event due to how terrible many of the other players smelled.
On April 6, a person posted on X (formerly Twitter) that they were at a local Yu-Gi-Oh trading card tournament at a hobby shop in Japan. The poster claimed they ran into a woman who was competing in the event, but she left halfway through and the original poster blamed it on other players being too aggressive and unwelcoming to new players. Shortly after that post spread around the web, however, a woman on Twitter responded claiming to be the duelist who left early. And she explained it wasn’t due to poor player behavior or losing quickly. Instead, she blamed the terrible odor from other players inside the card shop.
I saw this one come around and I thought it might be me under the circumstances? I left halfway through because I couldn't stand the smell, and I'm not sad that I lost at all.
I was at a Yu-Gi-Oh! event the other day.
I'm a master duelist, and this is my first time at a Yu-Gi-Oh! I've never been to a Yu-Gi-Oh! event before.
In my area...
Even on Yu-Gi-Oh! Day.
Instructors
Or a social event.
I wondered if it would be okay to have so many Solemnity, Centurions, Snake Eyes, and VS. I was wondering if it would be okay, but as I expected, I was getting beat up.
The deck she was using was "BF".
I was worried because I wasn't used to it and the deck wasn't powerful enough...
Worst of all, she left halfway through the game.
I still think, "I hope you don't hate Yu-Gi-Oh!
If you are a man, you should be nice to women, even if it's just a little bit.
It sounds bad to say "be gentle," so I'll just say that... yes.
If it's a man, whether he's a beginner or not, I'll beat him to a pulp.
But if it's a woman...
You know...
The more female Duelists there are, the more benefits there will be for men...
I'm a master duelist, and this is my first time at a Yu-Gi-Oh! I've never been to a Yu-Gi-Oh! event before.
In my area...
Even on Yu-Gi-Oh! Day.
Instructors
Or a social event.
I wondered if it would be okay to have so many Solemnity, Centurions, Snake Eyes, and VS. I was wondering if it would be okay, but as I expected, I was getting beat up.
The deck she was using was "BF".
I was worried because I wasn't used to it and the deck wasn't powerful enough...
Worst of all, she left halfway through the game.
I still think, "I hope you don't hate Yu-Gi-Oh!
If you are a man, you should be nice to women, even if it's just a little bit.
It sounds bad to say "be gentle," so I'll just say that... yes.
If it's a man, whether he's a beginner or not, I'll beat him to a pulp.
But if it's a woman...
You know...
The more female Duelists there are, the more benefits there will be for men...
As spotted by ComicBook.com, on Saturday a woman quote-tweeted the original story and claimed she was the one who left early. According to a Twitter translation, she said she left halfway through the tourney because she “couldn’t stand the smell” and added: “It’s not like I lost or was sad.”
When another user replied that her story was “funny,” she responded and said it “smelled so bad it was no laughing matter.”
Another user replied to her viral tweet, posting that the horrible odor was likely the reason the number of “female duelists” in Yu-Gi-Oh wasn’t increasing. In response, the woman clarified that there are some “stinky female duelists” but claimed the smelly men at card game events are often “in a class of their own.”
While some players and users argued that smelly duelists at events were a stereotype and the problem was being overblown, others agreed with the woman’s viral tweet and suggested that they have also left tourneys due to bad body odor.
In fact, things got so bad that in 2019, Konami—the company behind Yu-Gi-Oh—actually updated its official rules to address bad odor and body hygiene. It specifically warned that players wearing dirty clothing or who weren’t clean could be penalized. It seems that hasn’t stopped stinky players from still attending events smelling bad.
