Hi!
Since I won't be able to host ParaPara the 2 next Saturdays (but still encourage people to hold a session if they can), I'll be hosting a session today at 7pm CET / 5pm UTC / doublecheck here https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20220818T19&p0=195&msg=ParaPara4&font=cursive / same time as PyPy was yesterday / ~1h20 from now
> What is ParaPara? Why are we doing training sessions? ...
ParaPara is a type of dance usually associated to eurobeat songs, mostly focusing on arm movements (and cool poses). The main goal is to actively learn ParaPara choreography and eventually make content out of it (videos, events, performances), but anyone is free to join no matter if they want to take it seriously or just as a fun thing.
More info there: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hwT64HqRofEHIBqdlFWB-INMAwz14gx547Z9CHodRy0/edit?usp=sharing
> What's planned this time
No new song this time, only training on what we've already seen, will redo explanations on some of the first songs so now's your chance to catch up!
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Shôgi Thursday will be at 22:30 CET / 20:30 UTC (~4h50 from now)
> What is Shôgi?
Shôgi is a strategy board game similar to chess, its main differences are:
- dropping rule: when you capture an opponent piece, you can use it as your own
- promotion: every piece can promote into a pre-defined form
- pieces: some of the pieces have different behaviour from normal chess, some are completely new
Those differences makes Shôgi a much more complex/deep game than chess, but also makes it a bit more freeform in my opinion
> I don't know how to play...
Then it's the perfect occasion to learn, feel free to join and you'll get an introduction to the game. If you want you can also read the rules here: https://www.shogi.cz/en/rules
Don't worry about chinese symbols being confusing, the world we'll be playing in have an option for chess symbols