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As you may have noticed, the Juryo Game's rules changed a lot since its debut in 2002. After so many changes, it's time to settle down now ! So, after Feginowaka's very right analysis, the JG is ready to give you the definitive (who knows ?) rules :
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¤ You have to check 8 juryo wrestlers : each time these rikishi will win a bout during the tournament, you will score 1 point. ¤ You have to chose 1 super juryo wrestler you think will make a big number of wins : each time that rikishi will win a bout during the tournament, you will score 2 points. (you can check him among your 8 wrestlers too, so each win will be worth 3 points over all !) So, chose the right guy ! ¤ You have to check 1 weak maegashira wrestler possibly back to juryo next basho, into a list of 6 threaten maegashira (ranked at the bottom 12 of the makuuchi table) and you'll increase your total of points with the total of defeats of that weak rikishi ! ¤ You have to check 1 ex-juryo and 1 juryo hope and same rule : for each win, you'll increase your total of 1 point. ¤ Attention : kyujo wreslters (or wrestlers who can't compete before the basho. ex: Baruto at Kyushu 2005 with 0-1-14 due to an appendicitis did not compete any day of the basho) won't give any points and will be substituted by the webmaster by a default wrestler at the start of the tournament only, because for every wrestler injured during the tournament, the fate will be cruel for him and for you if he's part of your selection ... Sorry, there's a big part of luck too, in that game ! ¤ You can play an unlimited number of times before the beginning of the Tournament but only your last selection in memory will be the right one, of course. ¤ The deadline will be fixed on sunday, day of the basho at 2AM CET. That will make generally at 10AM Tokyo time (at 9AM, summer time) , so it will make on saturday at 8PM for NYC Time. |
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We will count the points and the players of each division will be classified from the highest to the lowest total of points. When the total is the same for two and more players, the best player in the banzuke is given the best classification. When the rank is the same, the player at East is better than the player at West. The total of points into each division will be converted to classic sumo scores : we will try to split the table in order to obtain a same number of players who will be kachikoshi than those who will be makekoshi. Everybody can win the prize : an NHK Ozumo magazine. The participation is free. In order to avoid a multi-identities winner and to enable to everybody to participate, it has been decided to give different bonus points for each level. Makuuchi players will all receive 7 points from the start of the basho, Juryo players will all have 5 points, Makushita players will all receive 3 points and 2 points for all the Jonokuchi players. That bonus will be added to the total of points and of course, life will be harder for the low ranked players to win the race, but it will still remain possible. It won't change anything into each division's final standings. The purpose of the Juryo Game is to play with the underdogs of the lower ranks and to put the lights on them. Especially in makushita, there ain't no salary. Too many wrestlers are training hard and the fate is cruel for them, too often. So, come on, the Juryo division (mainly) and the lower divisions too ! |