Sakura 1,472 Posted September 7 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 1,472 Posted September 7 Apologies for no scoring update this basho. I didn't have time to do the analysis. I'll endeavour to do it daily on a different sheet. Day 1 torikumi Sanyaku 2: Hiradoumi (vs Kotozakura) 4: Takanosho (vs Hoshoryu) 1: Tobizaru (vs Abi) 2: Atamifuji (vs Onosato) 3: Wakamotoharu (vs Daieisho) M1-M8 4: Takanosho (vs Hoshoryu) 1: Tobizaru (vs Abi) 2: Atamifuji (vs Onosato) 3: Wakamotoharu (vs Daieisho) 4: Kotoshoho (vs Shodai) 2: Ura (vs Shonnanoumi) 1: Meisei (vs Gonyama) 3: Churanoumi (vs Wakatakakage) 2: Endo (vs Midorifuji) M9+ 1: Tamawashi (vs Roga) 3: Kagayaki (vs Sadanoumi) 2: Bushozan (vs Kinbozan)" 2: Nishikigi (vs Hokutofuji) 15: Takarafuji (vs Takayasu) 2: Shirokuma (vs Kitanowaka) 1: Chiyoshoma (vs Nishikifuji) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shimodahito 291 Posted September 7 atamifuji endo takarafuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 1,541 Posted September 7 Day 1 Wakamotoharu Kotoshoho Takarafuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsunamiko 3 Posted September 7 Takanoshoo) Kotoshoho Takarafuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sumo Spiffy 537 Posted September 7 Takanosho Kotoshoho Kagayaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,817 Posted September 7 Wakamotoharu Kotoshoho Takarafuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gernobono 456 Posted September 7 Hiradoumi Wakamotoharu Takarafuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaeucherLax 287 Posted September 7 Wakamotoharu Meisei Shirokuma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAKATAKE 2,637 Posted September 7 Kosho if applicable thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 691 Posted September 7 Day 1 Tobizaru Endo Tamawashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athenayama 953 Posted September 8 Day 1 : Sanyaku Wakamotoharu M1-M8 Ura M9+ Kagayaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athenayama 953 Posted September 8 Hi everyone and welcome to this new edition of BTC. We are 9 players and I suppose @Fujisan will join us on day 3 ? Entries received Day 1 : (winners in bold) And we have one perfect guess already ! shimodahito Atamifuji Endo Takarafuji Gaijingai Wakamotoharu Kotoshoho Takarafuji Tsunamiko Takanosho Kotoshoho Takarafuji Sumo Spiffy Takanosho Kotoshoho Kagayaki Jakusotsu Wakamotoharu Kotoshoho Takarafuji Athenayama Wakamotoharu Ura Kagayaki Gernobono Hiradoumi Wakamotoharu Takarafuji RaeucherLax Wakamotoharu Meisei Shirokuma Bunbukuchagama Tobizaru Endo Tamawashi Standings after Day 1 : Thanks to his perfect picks, RaeucherLax is our first leader. Name Base Pts Bonus Pts Total RaeucherLax 6 9 15 Athenayama 5 6 11 Bunbukuchagama 3 6 9 Tsunamiko 4 3 7 Sumo Spiffy 4 3 7 Gaijingai 3 3 6 Jakusotsu 3 3 6 Gernobono 3 3 6 shimodahito 2 3 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakura 1,472 Posted September 8 Day 2 torikumi Sanyaku 6: Daieisho (vs Hoshoryu) 3: Takanosho (vs Kotozakura) 2: Tobizatu (vs Onosato) 1: Atamifuji (vs Kirishima) 2: Oho (vs Takakeisho) 4: Abi (vs Mitakeumi) 2: Wakamotoharu (vs Hiradoumi) M1-M8 3: Takanosho (vs Kotozakura) 2: Tobizatu (vs Onosato) 1: Atamifuji (vs Kirishima) 2: Oho (vs Takakeisho) 4: Abi (vs Mitakeumi) 2: Wakamotoharu (vs Hiradoumi) 1: Kotoshoho (vs Shonnanoumi) 4: Shodai (vs Ura) 1: Gonoyama (vs Churanoumi) 5: Meisei (vs Wakatakakage) 1: Oshoma (vs Midorifuji) 2: Ichiyamamoto (vs Endo) M9+ 1: Oshoma (vs Midorifuji) 2: Ichiyamamoto (vs Endo) 2: Roga (vs Kagayaki) 6: Tamawashi (vs Sadanoumi) 1: Kinbozan (vs Nishikigi) 1: Hokutofuji (vs Bushozan) 2: Ryuden (vs Takayasu) 1: Shirokuma (vs Nishikifuji) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shimodahito 291 Posted September 8 straight to the bottom.... well thought picks ain't working. 1.daiesho 2.meisei 3.tamawashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsunamiko 3 Posted September 8 Daieisho Meisei Tamawashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gernobono 456 Posted September 8 Daieisho Shodai Tamawashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,817 Posted September 8 Abi Meisei Tamawashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaeucherLax 287 Posted September 8 Wakamotoharu Gonoyama Oshoma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sumo Spiffy 537 Posted September 8 Abi Oho Tamawashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 1,541 Posted September 8 Day 2 Takanosho Shodai Tamawashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 691 Posted September 9 Day 2 Abi Ichiyamamoto Shirokuma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athenayama 953 Posted September 9 Day 2 : Sanyaku Daieisho M1-M8 Wakamotoharu M9+ Tamawashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athenayama 953 Posted September 9 Entries received Day 2 : (winners in bold) No fireworks today. shimodahito Daieisho Meisei Tamawashi Gaijingai Takanosho Shodai Tamawashi Tsunamiko Daieisho Meisei Tamawashi Sumo Spiffy Abi Oho Tamawashi Jakusotsu Abi Meisei Tamawashi Athenayama Daieisho Wakamotoharu Tamawashi Gernobono Daieisho Shodai Tamawashi RaeucherLax Wakamotoharu Gonoyama Oshoma Bunbukuchagama Abi Ichiyamamoto Shirokuma Standings after day 2 : RaeucherLax keeps the lead and has a new runner up in Sumo Spiffy. Scores of the day : Sumo Spiffy (12), RaeucherLax (8), Bunbukuchagama (7), Gaijingai (7), Jakusotsu (7), Gernobono (7), Athenayama (0), Tsunamiko (0), shimodahito (0). Name Base Pts Bonus Pts Total RaeucherLax 8 15 23 Sumo Spiffy 10 9 19 Bunbukuchagama 7 9 16 Gaijingai 7 6 13 Jakusotsu 7 6 13 Gernobono 7 6 13 Athenayama 5 6 11 Tsunamiko 4 3 7 shimodahito 2 3 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakura 1,472 Posted September 9 (edited) Day 3 torikumi Sanyaku 4: Tobizaru (vs Kotozakura) 1: Hoshoryu (vs Atamifuji) 12: Kirishima (vs Takanosho) 1: Abi (vs Hiradoumi) 1: Oho (vs Onosato) 2: Daieisho (vs Mitakeumi) M1-M8 4: Tobizaru (vs Kotozakura) 1: Hoshoryu (vs Atamifuji) 12: Kirishima (vs Takanosho) 1: Oho (vs Onosato) 2: Daieisho (vs Mitakeumi) 4: Shodai (vs Shonnanoumi) 1: Oshoma (vs Endo) M9+ 1: Oshoma (vs Endo) 3: Kagayaki (vs Midorifuji) 2: Roga (vs Sadanoumi) 2: Kinbozan (vs Hokutofuji) 7: Ryuden (vs Takarafuji) 1: Shirokuma (vs Tokihayate) Edited September 9 by Sakura Share this post Link to post Share on other sites