Kintamayama 45,345 Posted January 27 (edited) 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 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,666 Posted January 27 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,345 Posted January 27 (edited) 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,995 Posted January 27 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...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ganzohnesushi 522 Posted January 29 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 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 739 Posted January 29 There was a time I wasn't receiving any of Golynohana emails, then it fixed itself magically. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAKATAKE 2,666 Posted February 2 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaito 296 Posted February 2 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. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,345 Posted February 6 Less than two weeks. 12 days, to be precise. Reminder- the site is not heya (stable). So yalla. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tigerboy1966 1,451 Posted February 7 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. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,345 Posted February 8 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.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reonito 1,478 Posted February 8 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? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kachikoshi 36 Posted February 8 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. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiroiokami 14 Posted February 14 Hey @Kintamayama, quick question, if I wanted to change my shikona, would my current rank be preserved? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gurowake 4,088 Posted February 14 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sumo Spiffy 569 Posted February 14 Entries are off to such a good start, I really want to get to 300 this time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 739 Posted February 14 5 minutes ago, Sumo Spiffy said: Entries are off to such a good start, I really want to get to 300 this time. ...because...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,345 Posted February 14 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shiroiokami 14 Posted February 15 14 hours ago, Kintamayama said: Yes, just let us know of the change. Thanks! My change in Shikona is Warusaru from shiroiokami. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,345 Posted February 15 So, three days to go and what?? 220 players so far. Very nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,995 Posted February 16 I'm starting to wonder how many of those are duplicates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 739 Posted February 16 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jejima 1,406 Posted February 16 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 739 Posted February 16 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gurowake 4,088 Posted February 16 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. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites