"Always looking for an adventure, Sanshiro is whisked away to a backwards universe to play BakéGyamon-- a game pitting monsters against monsters. Clearing each game with just moments to spare, Sanshiro meets other contestants who aren't as happy that he's succeeding. Mick will do anything to get ahead-- lie, cheat, or steal-- and he's out to take advantage of Sanshiro's trusting personality"--Page 4 of cover.

Sanshiro desperately wants to have adventures, so when he gets the chance to go to a backwards version of Japan to play BakéGyamon, a game in which children compete through groups of battling monsters, he seizes the opportunity.