Sakura 1,459 Posted July 13 Welcome to Break The Curse (The Nigate Game) No need to register. Just start making your picks. It's an easy game to play, but you have to pick wisely. In this daily game, you have to choose three Makuuchi bouts where you think a rikishi with a losing head-to-head record against his opponent will win. Post your guesses either here with spoiler tags or PM me on this forum. Rules 1) Every day, choose three Makuuchi bouts listed for that same day. The bouts must follow this form: A) The first bout must contain a rikishi from Sanyaku (any bout with a Y/O/S/K can be chosen). B) The second bout must contain a rikishi ranked M1 through M8. C) The third bout must contain a rikishi ranked M9 or lower. A lower ranked Makuuchi rikishi against a Juryo rikishi can be chosen. 2) Some bouts will fit in multiple categories (e.g. a Y vs M1 bout can be chosen for the first or second bout). However, you may not choose the same bout twice (or more). If you do, the second (or third) instance of the bout will score you 0 points. 3) Any bouts that do not fit the criteria will not score points. 4) You will score points if the rikishi with the losing record in head-to-head wins. E.g. if RIKISHI A has a 30-20 winning record over RIKISHI B and RIKISHI B wins, then you score points. If RIKISHI A wins, then you score 0 points. 5) The number of points you score is calculated by the difference in head-to-head score prior to the bout. E.g. if RIKISHI A has a 30-20 winning record over RIKISHI B and RIKISHI B wins, then you score 30-20=10 points. These points are called base points. 6) When determining points, any previous bouts between the two rikishi that were in a playoff or decided by fusen do not count. I'll be using the head-to-head stats from the database, so if it gives a head-to-head of 5[-1]-8[+1], then that will be used as a 4-8 record in the calculations. 7) Fusen: If your rikishi wins by fusen, then you get half of all points (including the bonus points in rule 9) rounded up to the nearest integer. 8) The Kotoshogiku Rule. This rule has been named in honour of Kotoshogiku's extremely lopsided head-to-head result with Hakuho. The maximum number of base points on any match-up is 20. If RIKISHI A has a head-to-head winning record of 50-5 over RIKISHI B then the base points will be 20, not 45. 9) In addition to the points given as described above there will be an additional 3 points for picking a winning rikishi. This should make some of the lower scoring but low risk bouts more attractive to pick. 10) For any day, due to timezones, it may be that I cannot get to posting the points scores until well after the torikumi is out. You may choose to wait for me or calculate them yourselves. 11) Entry deadline is start of Juryo Winning The winner is the one with the most points and the end of the basho. The tiebreaker is decided by the bonus points system. @Athenayama will be collating the scores again this basho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakura 1,459 Posted July 13 Day 1 torikumi Sanyaku 1: Hiradoumi (vs Terunofuji) 4: Daieisho (vs Kotozakura) 6: Meisei (vs Takakeisho) 7: Wakamotoharu (vs Abi) 1: Kirishima (vs Takayasu) M1-M8 6: Meisei (vs Takakeisho) 7: Wakamotoharu (vs Abi) 1: Kirishima (vs Takayasu) 3: Tobizaru (vs Gonoyama) 4: Onosho (vs Ura) 2: Takanosho (vs Shonnanoumi) 1: Kotoshoho (vs Oho) 3: Sadanoumi (vs Ryuden) M9+ 3: Shodai (vs Tamawashi) 1: Midorifuji (vs Ichiyamamoto) 5: Nishikigi (vs Asanoyama) 1: Churanoumi (vs Hokutofuji) 3: Takarafuji (vs Wakatakakage) 1: Endo (vs Roga) 2: Kagayaki (vs Bushozan) 2: Nishikifuji (vs Tokihayate) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gernobono 447 Posted July 13 there we go Wakamotoharu Meisei Shodai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fujisan 530 Posted July 13 Meisei Wakamotoharu Nishikigi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsunamiko 3 Posted July 13 Wakamotoharu Meisei Nishikigi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sumo Spiffy 521 Posted July 13 Meisei Wakamotoharu Shodai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 1,518 Posted July 13 Day 1 Kirishima Meisei Endo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,721 Posted July 13 Meisei Wakamotoharu Nishikigi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaeucherLax 287 Posted July 13 Meisei Wakamotoharu Churanoumi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAKATAKE 2,610 Posted July 13 Meisei Onosho Kagayaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 674 Posted July 14 Day 1 Kirishima Meisei Shodai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athenayama 919 Posted July 14 Day 1 : Sanyaku Meisei M1-M8 Kirishima M9+ Midorifuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athenayama 919 Posted July 14 Hi everyone, 10 players for this edition. Will someone else join on day 2? Entries received Day 1 : (winners in bold) 2 perfect guesses already on Shonichi. Perfect guesses doesn't necessarily mean best score though ! Well, yes for one, not for the other! Gernobono Wakamotoharu Meisei Shodai Fujisan Meisei Wakamotoharu Nishikigi Tsunamiko Wakamotoharu Meisei Nishikigi Sumo Spiffy Meisei Wakamotoharu Shodai Athenayama Meisei Kirishima Midorifuji Gaijingai Kirishima Meisei Endo Jakusotsu Meisei Wakamotoharu Nishikigi RaeucherLax Meisei Wakamotoharu Churanoumi WAKATAKE Meisei Onosho Kagayaki Bunbukuchagama Kirishima Meisei Shodai Standings after Day 1 : Excellent score for RaeucherLax who takes an early nice lead. Five players share the second rank. Wakamotoharu and Meisei helped a lot to perform rather good scores today. Name Base Pts Bonus Pts Total RaeucherLax 20 9 29 Gernobono 13 6 19 Fujisan 13 6 19 Tsunamiko 13 6 19 Sumo Spiffy 13 6 19 Jakusotsu 13 6 19 Athenayama 8 9 17 WAKATAKE 8 6 14 Gaijingai 7 6 13 Bunbukuchagama 7 6 13 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakura 1,459 Posted July 14 Day 2 torikumi Sanyaku 4: Meisei (vs Terunofuji) 4: Hiradoumi (vs Hoshoryu) 10: Daieisho (vs Takakeisho) 4: Atamifuji (vs Kotozakura) 2: Wakamotoharu (vs Onosato) 2: Mitakeumi (vs Kirishima) M1-M8 4: Meisei (vs Terunofuji) 4: Atamifuji (vs Kotozakura) 2: Wakamotoharu (vs Onosato) 2: Mitakeumi (vs Kirishima) 3: Gonoyama (vs Ura) 2: Onosho (vs Tobizaru) 3: Oho (vs Shonnanoumi) 1: Kotoshoho (vs Takanosho) 2: Sadanoumi (vs Kinbozan) 1: Ryuden (vs Oshoma) M9+ 1: Ryuden (vs Oshoma) 2: Tamawashi (vs Midorifuji) 2: Shodai (vs Ichiyamamoto) 5: Churanoumi (vs Nishikigi) 7: Hokutofuji (vs Asanoyama) 2: Takarafuji (vs Endo) 3: Bushozan (vs Nishikifuji) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,721 Posted July 14 Daieisho Atamifuji Churanoumi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gernobono 447 Posted July 14 Daieisho Gonoyama Churanoumi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsunamiko 3 Posted July 14 Daieisho Atamifuji Hokutofuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 674 Posted July 14 Day 2 Daieisho Ryuden Takarafuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shimodahito 289 Posted July 14 Day 2 Daieisho Onosho Kokutofuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAKATAKE 2,610 Posted July 14 Daieisho Gonoyama Bushozan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sumo Spiffy 521 Posted July 14 Daieisho Meisei Churanoumi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaeucherLax 287 Posted July 14 Daieisho Gonoyama Churanoumi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 1,518 Posted July 14 Day 2 Daieisho Oho Shodai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athenayama 919 Posted July 15 Day 2 : Sanyaku Daieisho M1-M8 Meisei M9+ Takarafuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athenayama 919 Posted July 15 Entries received Day 2 : (winners in bold) We would have been very surprised if Fujisan had entered. It seems he still haven't managed to solve the "Sunday problem". Welcome to @shimodahito who joined the party ! Two good days in a row? No way, are you dreaming? Gernobono Daieisho Gonoyama Churanoumi Fujisan X X X Tsunamiko Daieisho Atamifuji Hokutofuji Sumo Spiffy Daieisho Meisei Churanoumi Athenayama Daieisho Meisei Takarafuji Gaijingai Daieisho Oho Shodai Jakusotsu Daieisho Atamifuji Churanoumi RaeucherLax Daieisho Gonoyama Churanoumi WAKATAKE Daieisho Gonoyama Bushozan Bunbukuchagama Daieisho Ryuden Takarafuji shimodahito Daieisho Onosho Hokutofuji Standings after day 2 : Only (almost) half of the field scored points today. Unsurprisingly the five who scored points are now the top 5 in the standings. RaeucherLax is leading them. Scores of the day : RaeucherLax (8), Gernobono (8), Sumo Spiffy (8), Jakusotsu (8), WAKATAKE (6), all the others scored zero points. Name Base Pts Bonus Pts Total RaeucherLax 25 12 37 Gernobono 18 9 27 Sumo Spiffy 18 9 27 Jakusotsu 18 9 27 WAKATAKE 11 9 20 Fujisan 13 6 19 Tsunamiko 13 6 19 Athenayama 8 9 17 Gaijingai 7 6 13 Bunbukuchagama 7 6 13 shimodahito 0 0 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
