[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Sumo game- Invitation to play GTB

[Jeff A]

Moti

Best regards,
Jeffrey Anderson
Gaijingai
For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these:
It might have been.
- John Greenleaf Whittier


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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Sumo game- Invitation to play GTB
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


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.

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