Sakura 1,524 Posted January 11 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 1,524 Posted January 11 Day 1 torikumi Sanyaku 9: Wakatakakage (vs Terunofuji) 5: Takanosho (vs Kotozakura) 2: Kirishima (vs Hoshoryu) 4: Tobizaru (vs Onosato) 3: Atamifuji (vs Wakamotoharu) 2: Gonoyama (vs Daieisho) 1: Oho (vs Abi) M1-M8 5: Takanosho (vs Kotozakura) 2: Kirishima (vs Hoshoryu) 4: Tobizaru (vs Onosato) 3: Atamifuji (vs Wakamotoharu) 2: Gonoyama (vs Daieisho) 1: Oho (vs Abi) 2: Shodai (vs Ura) 2: Chiyoshoma (vs Hiradoumi) 1: Ichiyamamoto (vs Takayasu) 8: Endo (vs Mitakeumi) 2: Takarafuji (vs Churanoumi) M9+ 2: Takarafuji (vs Churanoumi) 2: Tamawashi (vs Oshoma) 2: Midorifuji (vs Meisei) 1: Shonnanoumi (vs Onokatsu) 2: Kinbozan (vs Kotoshoho) 3: Tamashoho (vs Kagayaki) 1: Nishikifuji (vs Tokihayate) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shimodahito 336 Posted January 11 1.tobizaru 2.takarafuji 3.nishikifuji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaeucherLax 293 Posted January 11 Gonoyama Takarafuji Tamashoho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsunamiko 4 Posted January 11 Wakatakakage Endo Tamashoho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 6,401 Posted January 11 Wakatakakage Endo Kinbozan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gernobono 467 Posted January 11 Wakatakakage Endo Kinbozan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 1,662 Posted January 11 DAY 1 Gonoyama Endo Tamawashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sumo Spiffy 669 Posted January 11 Gonoyama Endo Kinbozan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 982 Posted January 12 Day 1: Oho Shodai Kinbozan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAKATAKE 2,759 Posted January 12 Tobziaru Shodai Kinbozan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athenayama 1,200 Posted January 12 Day 1 : Sanyaku Wakatakakage M1-M8 Kirishima M9+ Kinbozan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lonewolf 9 Posted January 12 Day 1: Sanyaku: Wakatakakage M1-M8: Gonoyama M9+: Kinbozan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athenayama 1,200 Posted January 12 Sorry @lonewolf your entry is too late. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athenayama 1,200 Posted January 12 Hi everyone and welcome to this new edition of BTC. 10 players entered on Shonichi as lonewolf was too late. Hopefully we'll be at least 11 tomorrow. Entries received Day 1 : (winners in bold) No perfection and no zero. Athenayama Wakatakakage Kirishima Kinbozan shimodahito Tobizaru Takarafuji Nishikifuji RaeucherLax Gonoyama Takarafuji Tamashoho Tsunamiko Wakatakakage Endo Tamashoho Jakusotsu Wakatakakage Endo Kinbozan Gernobono Wakatakakage Endo Kinbozan Gaijingai Gonoyama Endo Tamawashi Sumo Spiffy Gonoyama Endo Kinbozan Bunbukuchagama Oho Shodai Kinbozan WAKATAKE Tobizaru Shodai Kinbozan Standings after Day 1 : Tsunamiko gets the early lead. Just for information, lonewolf would have scored 17 points had he submitted in time. Shikona Tsunamiko 12 6 18 Athenayama 11 6 17 Jakusotsu 11 6 17 Gernobono 11 6 17 WAKATAKE 6 6 12 Bunbukuchagama 3 6 9 shimodahito 4 3 7 RaeucherLax 3 3 6 Gaijingai 2 3 5 Sumo Spiffy 2 3 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakura 1,524 Posted January 12 Day 2 torikumi Sanyaku 4: Tobizaru (vs Hoshoryu) 4: Kirishima (vs Onosato) 6: Abi (vs Kotozakura) 1: Daieisho (vs Atamifuji) 2: Gonoyama (vs Wakamotoharu) 2: Oho (vs Wakatakakage) M1-M8 4: Tobizaru (vs Hoshoryu) 4: Kirishima (vs Onosato) 1: Daieisho (vs Atamifuji) 2: Gonoyama (vs Wakamotoharu) 2: Oho (vs Wakatakakage) 7: Chiyoshoma (vs Ura) 2: Hiradoumi (vs Shodai) 1: Mitakeumi (vs Ichiyamamoto) 8: Endo (vs Takayasu) 1: Takarafuji (vs Oshoma) M9+ 1: Takarafuji (vs Oshoma) 3: Churanoumi (vs Tamawashi) 1: Meisei (vs Takarafuji) 6: Nishikigi (vs Midorifuji) 3: Shonnanoumi (vs KInbozan) 3: Kagayaki (vs Kitanowaka) 3: Tamashoho (vs Nishikifuji) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaeucherLax 293 Posted January 12 Daieisho Endo Tamashoho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gernobono 467 Posted January 12 Kirishima Chiyoshoma Nishikigi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 6,401 Posted January 12 Tobizaru Endo Nishikigi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shimodahito 336 Posted January 12 tobizaru takarafuji nishikigi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wamahada 63 Posted January 12 Daieisho Hiradoumi Tamashoho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaijingai 1,662 Posted January 12 Day 2 abi Endo Nishikigi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAKATAKE 2,759 Posted January 12 Daieisho Endo Kagayaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 982 Posted January 12 Day 2 Daieisho Hiradoumi Churanoumi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
