Sumo game- Invitation to play GTB
Moti Dichne
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, regardless of whatever..
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, folks..
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.