Chii chiri rangano yeYu-Gi-Oh?
Context:Yu-Gi-Oh! inotaurira nyaya yaYugi Mutou, mukomana wechiduku anonyara anoda marudzi ose emitambo, asi anowanzotambudzwa. Rimwe zuva, anogadzirisa dambanemazwi rekare rinozivikanwa seMillennium Puzzle (千年パズル, Sennen Pazuru), zvichiita kuti muviri wake utambe mweya unoshamisa une hunhu hwemubhejeri. Kubva panguva iyoyo zvichienda mberi, pese panotyisidzirwa Yugi kana imwe yeshamwari dzake nevaya vane rima mumoyo mavo, uyu mumwe Yugi anozviratidza uye anovadenha kumitambo ine ngozi yeMumvuri (闇のゲーム, Yami no Gēmu, yakavhenekerwa. "Mitambo yeRima") iyo inoratidza hunhu chaihwo hwemwoyo wemumwe munhu, vanokundwa mumakwikwi aya vanowanzoiswa pasi pechirango chakasviba chinonzi Mutambo weChirango (罰ゲーム, Batsu Gēmu). Angave ari makadhi, madhaisi, kana kuti mitambo yebhodhi, achatora denho inobva kumunhu upi noupi, kupi nokupi.  Sezvo nhevedzano inofambira mberi, Yugi neshamwari dzake vanodzidza kuti munhu uyu mukati mepuzzle yake chaizvoizvo mudzimu waFarao asina zita kubva munguva dzeEgypt yekare, uyo akanga arasikirwa nendangariro dzake. Sezvo Yugi neshamwari dzake vachiedza kubatsira Farao kuti awanezve ndangariro dzake, vanozviwana vachipfuura nemiedzo yakawanda pavanotengesa hupenyu hwavo vachitarisana nevatambi vanoshandisa zvinhu zvisinganzwisisike zveMireniyamu (千年アイテム, Sennen Aitemu) uye simba rakasviba reMitambo yeMumvuri.
Yu-Gi-Oh! inotaura nezvemukomana anonzi Yugi Mutou anotamba mutambo wemakadhi unonzi Yu-Gi-Oh! Anogadzirisa Millennium Puzzle saka muviri wake zvino unogamuchira mweya wemubhejeri zvakare, uye anotora matambudziko akasiyana siyana kurwisa vavengi. Kazhinji kazhinji, chinetso chacho mutambo wekadhi weYu-Gi-Oh! asi pane dzimwe nguva ichava mitambo yakasiyana yakadai semadhe kana mitambo yebhodhi. Sezvo kuratidzwa kunofambira mberi, Yugi neshamwari dzake vanoona kuti mweya uyu ndiFarao wekare weEjipitori ane amnesia saka vanoedza kumubatsira kuti awanezve ndangariro dzake nekutarisana nemamwe matambudziko kubva kune vatambi vane zvinhu zveMireniyamu.