Invitation to Play GTB - March 2025 - 359 entries - RESULTS!!

[Kintamayama 45,374]

There's that game. A fantasy sumo game. It's a game called GTB. I promise you many hardships playing it.. And you need patience. But gratifying. Like a hot bath on a sunny day.

This is a formal invitation to play the "Guess the Banzuke" game!! 25 years, 161 bashos or so. Please play. It's free for all.

Game rules: Guess the Banzuke. Simple. You get two points for a bulls-eye and one point for just getting the rank right. You get no points for thinking a double Yokozuna promotion was remotely possible.. Tiebreakers - Most total guesses, then we check the banzuke backwards - getting the lower half right will be important.  The most correct guesses in the last ten places will win the tiebreaker. If still tied we go up a ranking at a time like a penalty shootout. If still tied, the earliest entry wins. If still tied, the player with the most chest hair wins. This includes all genders - we do not discriminate. It's up to you to check if you are on the list of entries. It's going to be your fault if you don't notice that your entry went missing in the Internet void. No late entries will be expected or accepted. Those are the rules, and the rules will never be changed. And now, a jape:

"Where are you guys going?"

"To get new glasses."

"And after that?"

"We'll see."

 But seriously..

For rules, standings and Unryu style dohyo-iri turorial: http://www.dichne.com/Guess.htm

For the nifty entry form, which will hopefully continue to do what it's intended to do :http://sumodb.sumogames.de/gtb/GTBEntry.aspx

For Chiyotasuke's helper: https://gtbhelper.vercel.app

For the "new" archives:http://sumodb.sumogames.de/gtb/gtbarchive.aspx

See if you are on the entry list: http://sumodb.sumogames.de/gtb/GTBEntryList.aspx

Deadline: Tuesday, February 18th, 2025  at 18:00 GMT ("Games Mode Today") - PLEASE NOTE-THIS IS ONE WEEK BEFORE THE OFFICIAL BANZUKE ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Special thanks to showrunners Andoreasu, Wizard Doitsuyama for everything else, and especially NHK and its vigilantes.

***MESSAGE: Please note that as you probably found out by now, the confirmation e-mail thing is not working, so I suggest a screen capture for now for those of you who wish to save their guesses.

Edited February 25 by Kintamayama

[Akinomaki 40,670]

14 minutes ago, Kintamayama said:

the confirmation e-mail thing is not working

Worked for me yesterday, so the day will come and it will work again

[Kintamayama 45,374]

6 minutes ago, Akinomaki said:

Worked for me yesterday, so the day will come and it will work again

Wow, I'm shocked..

Edited January 27 by Kintamayama

[Jakusotsu 6,001]

Don't get your hopes up. I even got *one* confirmation email on day 7 for SekiToto after all the games went silent for at least two basho.

(...talking about those from the @sumogames.de address, Golynohana's @gmail.com always works fine...)

[Ganzohnesushi 522]

Seems I'm a privileged person. Until now I almost always received a confirmation e-mail. Also for Toto, ISP and many others. Now I hope I have not jinxed myself.

Ganzohnesushi 

[Bunbukuchagama 742]

There was a time I wasn't receiving any of Golynohana emails, then it fixed itself magically. 

[WAKATAKE 2,667]

I did not get a confirmation email.

Got a screenshot of the entry, should I email to support?

I confirmed my name is on the entry list. If that is the case then it is in the system?

[Kaito 296]

6 hours ago, WAKATAKE said:

I did not get a confirmation email.

Got a screenshot of the entry, should I email to support?

I confirmed my name is on the entry list. If that is the case then it is in the system?

The confirmation emails are broken. If you're on the entry list, you're fine.

[Kintamayama 45,374]

Less than two weeks. 12 days, to be precise. Reminder- the site is not heya (stable).

So yalla.

[Tigerboy1966 1,451]

Deadline is 18th February! Crikey O'Riley! I am sure my significant other will understand if I spend the Valentine's weekend poring over spreadsheets and database queries.

[Kintamayama 45,374]

10 hours ago, Tigerboy1966 said:

Deadline is 18th February! Crikey O'Riley! I am sure my significant other will understand if I spend the Valentine's weekend poring over spreadsheets and database queries.

But it's a Tuesday this time, so we can all be thankful for that..

[Reonito 1,482]

10 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

But it's a Tuesday this time, so we can all be thankful for that..

Is that Monday some sort of holiday in Japan?

[Kachikoshi 36]

57 minutes ago, Reonito said:

Is that Monday some sort of holiday in Japan?

Yes, the 23rd (Sunday) is the emperor’s birthday. Since it falls on a weekend I assume they all get the following Monday off.

[Shiroiokami 14]

Hey @Kintamayama,

quick question, if I wanted to change my shikona, would my current rank be preserved?

[Gurowake 4,088]

46 minutes ago, Shiroiokami said:

Hey @Kintamayama,

quick question, if I wanted to change my shikona, would my current rank be preserved?

I'm not him, but from what I understand, your record history is tied to your email account.  There are several people whose history shows shikona changes, and I assume that's just from selecting a different one on the entry form with the same email address you previously used.

[Sumo Spiffy 572]

Entries are off to such a good start, I really want to get to 300 this time.

[Bunbukuchagama 742]

5 minutes ago, Sumo Spiffy said:

Entries are off to such a good start, I really want to get to 300 this time.

...because...?

[Kintamayama 45,374]

2 hours ago, Shiroiokami said:

Hey @Kintamayama,

quick question, if I wanted to change my shikona, would my current rank be preserved?

Yes, just let us know of the change.

[Shiroiokami 14]

14 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

Yes, just let us know of the change.

Thanks! My change in Shikona is Warusaru from shiroiokami.

[Kintamayama 45,374]

So, three days to go and what?? 220 players so far. Very nice.

[Jakusotsu 6,001]

I'm starting to wonder how many of those are duplicates.

[Bunbukuchagama 742]

8 hours ago, Jakusotsu said:

I'm starting to wonder how many of those are duplicates.

Well... If you have no aspirations to become a Superbanzuke champion, but want bragging rights for a GTB yusho... What would stop you? 

[Jejima 1,406]

31 minutes ago, Bunbukuchagama said:

Well... If you have no aspirations to become a Superbanzuke champion, but want bragging rights for a GTB yusho... What would stop you? 

From the rules page.....

Important - Only One (1) final entry per player
and one entry per e-mail address!!
Multiple entries, when verified,
will disqualify all entries.

[Bunbukuchagama 742]

11 minutes ago, Jejima said:

From the rules page.....

Important - Only One (1) final entry per player
and one entry per e-mail address!!
Multiple entries, when verified,
will disqualify all entries.

I can read, thank you. 

What is stopping someone from using multiple addresses? It's not like the game is asking for your tax identification number.

[Gurowake 4,088]

5 minutes ago, Bunbukuchagama said:

What is stopping someone from using multiple addresses?

It's possible that your IP is logged, so you'll need to use computers from multiple networks, or a connection with a dynamic IP.