Breaking News: Genku Joins The Banzuke!

It was regarded as the impossible obstacle, but after more than nine months of Daruma 7, the challenging game finally found its first champion on August 22nd, 2011!

With a reputation for difficulty, nobody could have anticipated that a second champion would be crowned just four days after the first! Never the less, Genku has achieved the remarkable feat of completing all seven layers without the Daruma doll falling, to become the second name written in the fabled Banzuke list of champions!

• 1. m0s August 22, 2011 (158th)
• 2. Genku August 26, 2011 (172nd)

Genku achieved his victory on his 172nd session, the 5452nd game in total. With a victory probability of 1 in 1371 plays, The Great Arena is technically playing catch-up, crowning overdue champions from a large number of play. It is still a very exciting and shocking addition to the legend of this beloved game!