[sumo] [sumo games] TORCHBEARER 2010! 7 days to go.

[kj bauman]

good day all,
   7 more days to make your picks.  so far i have entrees from:

Chisaiyama
Devlyn
Jason
Jejima
Leonishiki
Kameumi
Kitanoedo
Oshirokita
shimodahito
Sukiaki
Terarno
Torideyama
Wildcard
Yorikiried by Fate


not able to join games that require daily picks?  no problem.  with this game, your picks will last the entire year!  send to me via e-mail, or on sumoforum/sumotalk forms.

best of luck...
 -shimodahito





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> good day all,
> a prize has been sent to last year's winner.
> and now that the banzuke is out, it's time to invite you all to the easiest picking game of them all because your picks last a whole year.
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> here's how it works.
> the torch will start with the last rikishi and last rank on the 2010 HATSU BANZUKE. this rikishi/rank will pass the torch to whoever defeats him during the tournaments (torch match). your task is to pick one rank and one rikishi that you think will end up with the most points throughout the year's six bashos.
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> THROUGHOUT THE YEAR:
> 3 points for every torch match your chosen rikishi wins.
> 3 points for every torch match your chosen rank wins.
> 1 point for every torch match your chosen rikishi loses.
> 1 point for every torch match your chosen rank loses.
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> THEN AT THE END OF THE 2009 KYUSHU BASHO:
> 25 points if you get the final torch holding rikishi.
> 25 points if you get the final torch holding rank.
> OR (if the exact rank and/or rikishi is not chosen by a participant) ...
> 10 points if you are closest to the final torch holding rikishi.
> 10 points if you are closest to the final torch holding rank.
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> PLUS SOME BONUS POINTS FOR THOSE WHO GET CLOSE TO THE FINAL TORCH POSITION:
> 10 points if your chosen rikishi is one position from the final torchholder, 9 points if two positions, 8 if three positions... and so on down to 1 point.
> 10 points if your chosen rank is one position from the final torchholder, 9 points if two positions, 8 if three positions... and so on down to 1 point.
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> the player with the most points at the end of the year will get a prize.
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> for historical reference, here's where the torch ended up the last three years:
> 2006, J2w
> 2007, Ms33w
> 2008, J7e
> 2009, J5e
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> please submit:
> 1) the name of the rikishi you think will get the most points between now and the end of the 2010 KYUSHU BASHO.
> and
> 2) the rank of the rikishi you think will get the most points between now and the end of the KYUSHU BASHO.
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> deadline for entries is the saturday, january 9th... JST.
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> the "wildcard" pick, by default will be the lowest rikishi and rank on the HATSU BANZUKE-
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> you can e-mail your entries to me.  i've already received a few entrees. thanks.
> good luck!
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> -shimodahito