Games Talk Haru 2018

[Pandaazuma]

With the crocked yokozuna and two rather unpredictable ozeki, we are looking at one of the most unpredictable gaming tournaments for quite a while.

[Kaiomitsuki]

"Sumo Games are a hobby. More than two hundred players from all around the world try to score points for 15 days and at the end, the Panda always win"  (Gary Lineker)

Edited March 3, 2018 by Kaiomitsuki

[Gurowake]

9 hours ago, Pandaazuma said:

With the crocked yokozuna and two rather unpredictable ozeki, we are looking at one of the most unpredictable gaming tournaments for quite a while.

You say this as though it might be better next time, but those things aren't likely to be changing any time soon.

[Pandaazuma]

2 hours ago, Gurowake said:

You say this as though it might be better next time, but those things aren't likely to be changing any time soon.

Yeah, it looks that way. But Haru could even put the recent Wacky Aki (etc.) tournaments in the shade. Oracle is going to be a nightmare, I suspect.

[Asashosakari]

Seki-Quad is on a run of 10 straight tournaments with scoring below the historical average (47.9%). The longest streak before was 7 tournaments from Natsu 2008 to Natsu 2009, the next-"best" were streaks of just 4 and 3, also in the very early days (2007.07-2008.01 and 2004.09-2005.01).

Conversely, the longest streaks with above-average scoring were 7 basho (2012.07-2013.07) and 5 basho (2011.07-2012.03). The basho in between those two streaks narrowly missed the mark at 47.0%, so basically after the yaocho scandal we enjoyed two+ years of consistently good scoring, and right now we're coming up on two years of the opposite.

[Andonishiki]

an Endo Yusho would dramatically increase turnover at the fan shops and also beer consum below the pink cherry trees ! 

Is it time for the messiah to bring salvation, finally ?? (Kise was just the archangel ?)

I predict a Japan-born rikishi yusho in Kansai, the heart of Japan. 

Shota-kun, make Anamizumachi proud !

[Andonishiki]

aaaand Endo already delivered on day ONE !

Forza messiah

[Pandaazuma]

So the leader of Hoshitori has Kisenosato in the 13 slot! ;)

And...who is Henkahentai? Congrats on that name! ;)

[Sakura]

1 hour ago, Pandaazuma said:

And...who is Henkahentai? 

I'll take `Bad things to type into Google for 100 please Alex.'

[Rocks]

Wow! Congrats to @kuroimori for the kinboshi in Sumo Game. Yokozuna @Pandaazuma didn't give it up easily. Great match! 

[Rocks]

SalaryCap results are is up. Played for the 1st time. No clue what is gong on, just bought some guys then put them in descending order from how well I thought they would do.

Not doing well but at least I'm not dead last. I have no clue what the score mean but I'm guessing @Kitakachiyama 180 on Day 1 is very good.

[Pandaazuma]

Hmmmm...looks like I've got the pre-basho games badly wrong in several cases. I am scared to look at the Japanese ones!

Must say I've been very impressed with Gansekiiwa's performance so far. He seems to be near the top of the standings in all the games!  Very possible Green Mawashi if he keeps this up.

[Rocks]

2 hours ago, Pandaazuma said:

Hmmmm...looks like I've got the pre-basho games badly wrong in several cases. I am scared to look at the Japanese ones!

Must say I've been very impressed with Gansekiiwa's performance so far. He seems to be near the top of the standings in all the games!  Very possible Green Mawashi if he keeps this up.

Thanks. But it's early days yet. We'll see. 

I do have to say that, after how I've done in the past,  leading Toto, with what amounts to a Murderer's Row in the Top 10 right now, is very satisfying.  

[Asashosakari]

Day	W/L	Pts	K-S	S-S	Pick1	Pick2	Pick3	Pick4
1	l	2	1.08	0	Akiseyama	Chiyonoo	Kotoeko	Seiro
2	l	2	0.88	1	Chiyonokuni	Gagamaru	Kotoshogiku (D)	Myogiryu
3	l	2	0.53	0	Ichinojo	Shodai	Takakeisho	Terunofuji
4	l	2	0.58	-1	Chiyomaru	Hokutofuji	Takanoiwa	Tochiozan (F)
5	l	2	0.78	0	Aoiyama	Kaisei	Kakuryu	Terutsuyoshi
6	l	2	0.47	0	Daishoho	Kagayaki	Nishikigi	Takayasu
	0-6	11	4.32	0

If I was still calculating luck scores for Quad, I'd probably be the runaway leader right now.

The last time I was ranked in juryo in any of the Seki games was back in 2009, I believe, in Quad. Considering I'm down to M12 at the moment and with that basho result looming, that streak looks likely to come to an end...

[Jakusotsu]

Your performance in Quad is still better than anything Kimurayama ever did in Makuuchi. Too bad the rules are different there...

[Rocks]

Well, a really bad night in Juryo killed me in Toto and Quad. TTT is turning into a disaster per usual for me. 

[Sakura]

I'm not thinking well.

Every  time I go back to look at results I think `why on Earth did I pick those?'

[Rocks]

1 hour ago, Sakura said:

I'm not thinking well.

Every  time I go back to look at results I think `why on Earth did I pick those?'

Well, last night was my first bad night but looking at it now I have just the opposite feeling. I wouldn't have changed much, if anything.

I picked against Enho, Terunofuji and Aminishiki. What are the chances all 3 of them win on the same day the way they've been going? If 2 of them lose I have wins in both Quad and Toto. TTT is a different story. I often look back and wonder why i didn't see the obvious picks many do.

 

On a side note I notice @Pandaazuma was the Bubble Boy in Toto last night. OUCH! My sympathies dude.  

[Rocks]

Is it just me or is Fantasy Sumo not updated for Day 9?

[Pandaazuma]

Well, as I said in the first post of this thread, this basho has proved pretty unpredictable (at least to me). This is probably my worst ever pre-basho performance. I am relying heavily on the dailies for Masters points, and that's never a good thing!

[Asashosakari]

22 minutes ago, Pandaazuma said:

Well, as I said in the first post of this thread, this basho has proved pretty unpredictable (at least to me). This is probably my worst ever pre-basho performance. I am relying heavily on the dailies for Masters points, and that's never a good thing!

Speaking of pre-basho efforts - I look at my Bench squad every day and wonder how it all has gone so badly wrong. 

[Pandaazuma]

On 3/17/2018 at 06:52, Asashosakari said:

Day	W/L	Pts	K-S	S-S	Pick1	Pick2	Pick3	Pick4
1	l	2	1.08	0	Akiseyama	Chiyonoo	Kotoeko	Seiro
2	l	2	0.88	1	Chiyonokuni	Gagamaru	Kotoshogiku (D)	Myogiryu
3	l	2	0.53	0	Ichinojo	Shodai	Takakeisho	Terunofuji
4	l	2	0.58	-1	Chiyomaru	Hokutofuji	Takanoiwa	Tochiozan (F)
5	l	2	0.78	0	Aoiyama	Kaisei	Kakuryu	Terutsuyoshi
6	l	2	0.47	0	Daishoho	Kagayaki	Nishikigi	Takayasu
	0-6	11	4.32	0

If I was still calculating luck scores for Quad, I'd probably be the runaway leader right now.

The last time I was ranked in juryo in any of the Seki games was back in 2009, I believe, in Quad. Considering I'm down to M12 at the moment and with that basho result looming, that streak looks likely to come to an end...

I suppose we can call this a reverse jinx?? ;)

[Rocks]

Well, I've faded a bit. Mostly do to getting Juryo picks wrong. Pre-basho,  my confidence in Takakeisho and Hokutofuji to bounce back was misplaced sadly. 

[Atenzan]

13 hours ago, Asashosakari said:

Speaking of pre-basho efforts - I look at my Bench squad every day and wonder how it all has gone so badly wrong. 

What's your Bench username, if you'll allow my nosiness? 

[Jakusotsu]

6 minutes ago, Atenzan said:

What's your Bench username, if you'll allow my nosiness? 

Combine the first kanji of the M6w and M11w.

(Or simply watch my opponent tomorrow.)