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by Valefor
Tue Apr 04, 2023 1:37 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 Division I ICT: specific question discussion
Replies: 28
Views: 4262

Re: 2023 Division I ICT: specific question discussion

I apologize if the Janacek tossup felt easier than the remainder of the music. I'll look over the conversion data for this once it's available to see if this did shade easier over the field than we would have liked.
by Valefor
Tue Apr 04, 2023 1:27 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ICT general discussion
Replies: 11
Views: 1786

Re: 2023 ICT general discussion

Following up on Andrew's post, I want to thank Matt Weiner, Auroni Gupta, and Joseph Krol for all of their work on the DII set, as well as the finals packet for IPNCT.
by Valefor
Sat Apr 01, 2023 5:25 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Rhythm Heaven at ICT [4/1/23]
Replies: 14
Views: 5663

Re: Rhythm Heaven at ICT [4/1/23]

If this takes place tonight, it needs to take place in some selection of the following Int'l Level rooms:
Gatwick
Degaulle
Tegel
Capital
Mirabel
Barajas
by Valefor
Tue May 31, 2022 6:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 10522

Re: 2022 HSNCT staff paean

I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the staff for giving up their weekend to help make this tournament a very well-run event. I especially want to highlight the people who get tabbed to moderate consolation matches. As far as I could see, those people were excellent at running these mat...
by Valefor
Tue May 31, 2022 2:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 10522

Re: 2022 HSNCT discussion

C. NFT owners are commonly mocked by people "taking ownership" of their NFTs by performing this simple action. A lambasted viral tweet compared the "mentality" of people who do this to people who make Salt Bae's meals at home. answer: right-click ing (and saving) (accept right-c...
by Valefor
Tue May 31, 2022 10:51 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 10522

Re: 2022 HSNCT discussion

For those who were not at the finals to hear it, I want to sincerely thank my co-editors on this set, Ben Miller and Billy Busse. They put in an enormous--and that's underselling it--amount of work on 1,548 questions over the past several months. I want to thank Jonah Greenthal, Jeff Hoppes, Erik Ne...
by Valefor
Thu Apr 07, 2022 11:42 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 ICT general discussion
Replies: 11
Views: 1857

Re: 2022 ICT general discussion

I want to thank Andrew Hart, Rob Carson, Matt Bollinger, and Billy Busse for all of their work on the DI set, and Jeff Hoppes and Seth Teitler for all of their work on the DII set. They put in a TON of work to make this question set what it was, and I think it showed. Also, it's far too many people ...
by Valefor
Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:35 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2021 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 57
Views: 18312

Re: 2021 HSNCT discussion

Could I see the TU on Heather Heyer please? I think this was a bonus part. Well the bonus then. The bonus part on Heather Heyer incorrectly said "Chancellorsville" instead of "Charlottesville" during gameplay. We have corrected this error, and I apologize for the mistake.
by Valefor
Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:19 am
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: KQBA Middle School State - 4/18 @ Noe MS in Louisville, KY [CANCELLED]
Replies: 1
Views: 1679

Re: KQBA Middle School State - 4/18 @ Noe MS in Louisville, KY

In light of CDC guidelines for COVID-19, this tournament has been cancelled.
by Valefor
Wed Mar 04, 2020 11:12 am
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: KQBA Middle School State - 4/18 @ Noe MS in Louisville, KY [CANCELLED]
Replies: 1
Views: 1679

KQBA Middle School State - 4/18 @ Noe MS in Louisville, KY [CANCELLED]

The Kentucky Quiz Bowl Alliance is pleased to announce our SIXTH Annual Middle School State Championship! When: April 18, 2020 / Registration @ 8:30am EST :: Play begins @ 9:00am EST (This is Thunder Over Louisville Saturday.) Where: Noe Middle School :: 121 W Lee Street / Louisville KY 40208 Questi...
by Valefor
Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:45 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 SCT general discussion
Replies: 38
Views: 6399

Re: 2020 SCT general discussion

As a reader of this set, something that may not have been evident to the players is that this set contained far more typos than are acceptable. Specifically, it was not uncommon to have to reread a sentence because there was an important word missing that I had to fill in myself. One that I remembe...
by Valefor
Thu Dec 26, 2019 3:20 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Bentley Videogame Packet - 12/26/19 10 PM EST
Replies: 7
Views: 2003

Re: 2019 Bentley Videogame Packet - 12/26/19 10 PM EST

I'd definitely still be down to play this tonight.
by Valefor
Fri Nov 22, 2019 10:43 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: TOEJAM III (Video Games, Fall 2020)
Replies: 5
Views: 5043

Re: TOEJAM III (Video Games, Fall 2020)

InvadErGII wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2019 10:08 am quite difficult
By which standards? ;)
by Valefor
Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Kentucky QBA Fall Mixed Team - November 24 @ Atherton HS (Louisville)
Replies: 0
Views: 4285

Kentucky QBA Fall Mixed Team - November 24 @ Atherton HS (Louisville)

The Kentucky Quizbowl Alliance is pleased to announce our 2019 Fall Mixed Team event! When and Where: Sunday, November 24 @ Atherton HS (the Sunday after the Class Act HS tournament, at the same place) || Registration @ 8am, with play beginning between 8:30am and 9:00am. We anticipate being done no ...
by Valefor
Sun Sep 29, 2019 3:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Unanswered Question: A 20th Century Fine Arts Tournament
Replies: 21
Views: 12065

Re: The Unanswered Question: A 20th Century Fine Arts Tournament

This was one of the most enjoyable, most interesting arts-focused sets I've ever played. Congratulations to the authors for producing some seriously quality material. :)
by Valefor
Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:07 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

I have some friends here at university who would love to hear these questions! Do you have an idea when the set will be posted at all? We would be super grateful here! There's a chance we may do GOLBEZ as a trivia night with the local game dev community where I live, which is why I haven't posted i...
by Valefor
Fri Jun 14, 2019 3:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Conor 110 I... didn't play this, and don't know of any other Conors in quizbowl who spell their name the way I do, so you've either misspelt someone's name or you're mistaken about someone's Discord handle. Or there's another Conor I don't know about, which is also a possibility. Yeah that's a typo...
by Valefor
Thu Jun 13, 2019 12:10 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Thanks to everyone who came to the online shootout tonight! The scores were... J-Stat -5 Angus 35 Aidan 340 Mik 435 Jasper 165 Kenji 80 Eric Wolfsburg 140 Max -5 Emily 10 Connor 110 Arjun -5 Eric Mukherjee 370 Chinmay 25 Drew 10 If any of you all would like to be added to the discussion forum, pleas...
by Valefor
Wed Jun 12, 2019 3:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Hi everyone! The online reading is happening at 9 eastern tonight; here is the link for the Discord server: https://discord.gg/dKZDUhu

In addition, there is a check in the mail to the Bounceback Foundation for $208.50. Thanks to everyone at the ICT and HSNCT mirrors!
by Valefor
Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

I didn’t know other people were planning mirrors, but I am happy to hold off posting the set until they happen! :) Keep me posted on plans; I’ll be happy to provide the packets.

I’ll create a private Discord server for the reading on Wednesday.
by Valefor
Thu Jun 06, 2019 3:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Hi everyone. I’ll be reading GOLBEZ in the Discord next Wednesday night, June 12, at 9pm Eastern. After that, I’ll be posting the set to the archives.
by Valefor
Tue May 28, 2019 9:18 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Thanks for coming out to play on Saturday night, everyone! And also, thanks for bearing with us as we sorted through a room move and some technical difficulties at the beginning of the event. I hope you all really enjoyed the set. If you're interested in talking about it, please go ahead and apply t...
by Valefor
Wed May 22, 2019 5:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Doubles/triples will depend on how many people want to play, and how many staff I have. :) Right now, the Saturday afternoon session is scheduled to end at 7:30, so to give people a chance to change/grab food, and account for the possibility that the HSNCT rounds run late, we're going to meet at 8:4...
by Valefor
Mon May 20, 2019 5:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Hi, everyone. I apologize for not being more on top this; I've been working on finishing up the actual HSNCT the past few weeks and it has consumed my life/time like a black hole. This IS still happening. Probably 9pm Saturday night. I'll post a more firm time and a location in the hotel tomorrow or...
by Valefor
Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018-2019 KQBA Goldenrod Cup
Replies: 5
Views: 3947

Re: 2018-2019 KQBA Goldenrod Cup

Congratulations to Paul Laurence Dunbar A, the runaway winner of the 2018-19 Goldenrod Cup! Congratulations also to 2nd place finisher Henderson County, and 3rd place finisher and Small School Champion Glasgow A! We'll be in touch with winners about delivering their awards very soon.
by Valefor
Sun Apr 14, 2019 10:53 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 309

Re: GOLBEZ discussion

So now that I actually have finished catching up on everything from the previous week, I have a time to post here. :) If you'll permit me to wax for a moment, I want to explain why I approached this set the way I did. For better or for worse, I have been immersed in video games for over three decade...
by Valefor
Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:44 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Today I learned that clicking the check mark in the notification for someone applying to join a discussion forum doesn't actually approve them for the discussion forum, just marks the notification as read.

Sincerely sorry about that, everyone. You should all be approved for the discussion forum now.
by Valefor
Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

There is now a discussion forum set up for the set: http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=310

You should be able to request access via the normal method.
by Valefor
Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 309

GOLBEZ discussion

Hi everyone. This is a general thread for the discussion of GOLBEZ. If you would like to see the full text of a specific question, please let me know and I'll post it here. As a a reminder, there's (at the very least) an HSNCT mirror of this set still planned, so please do not discuss question conte...
by Valefor
Sun Apr 07, 2019 11:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Hey everyone. Thank you to all of you who came out and played last night. It means a lot to me to know that you enjoyed the set; I had an absolute blast writing it. :) I want to sincerely thank Billy, Ike, and Wang for chipping in questions and playtesting a bunch of the stuff that I wrote. Also, en...
by Valefor
Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Show up when we start and we’ll put you on a team :)

Just a last reminder that we are meeting at 9:15pm (in about 45 minutes) in the Lobby Level conference center (JFK, Liberty, etc.). I’m a sitting there and likely will not move until we start. :)
by Valefor
Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:41 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Okay everyone, teams are sorted into brackets (for better or worse :) ). To make things semi-easy for people who are not on-site today, we'll try and start a 9:15pm or as soon as possible after . If this changes drastically, I will try and post an announcement here. Look forward to seeing you all to...
by Valefor
Fri Apr 05, 2019 5:42 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

The schedule is now complete. Please let me know if you see any problems/mistakes.

Teams will be sorted into brackets tonight/tomorrow morning.
by Valefor
Fri Apr 05, 2019 1:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

All right, everyone. The team formation spreadsheet has been updated with a basic schedule (though the playoffs schedule will be finished after I get back from lunch/tonight). It'll be crossover of top 3/bottom 3 with carryover. I had to move some people around to give us 12 teams (I think maybe one...
by Valefor
Fri Apr 05, 2019 7:35 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

For those of us playing this but not staffing ICT, is there a rough start time that can be provided? According to the ICT logistics page, finals look like they're scheduled to go until 8:30, so my guess is...9:15 Round 1 at earliest? I'm currently waiting for my flight to Chicago to board; after I ...
by Valefor
Wed Apr 03, 2019 11:28 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Hello everyone! First of all, if you have volunteered to staff this event, THANK YOU! Please make sure you bring a laptop or tablet to read questions off of . I'll have the packets with me in PDF on thumb drive, and can also email them before we start. Also, if someone wants to volunteer to be stats...
by Valefor
Mon Apr 01, 2019 8:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

connor.mayers wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 1:20 pm I can also staff.
Awesome; thanks!
by Valefor
Mon Apr 01, 2019 11:45 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

1992 in spaceflight wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2019 11:28 am I don't know if I told you this, Jason, but I'm willing to staff.
Noted, and thanks! :D
by Valefor
Mon Apr 01, 2019 11:08 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Also, you have until Thursday to pick your team names before I begin coming up with them myself. >:)
by Valefor
Mon Apr 01, 2019 10:38 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

Hi everyone! Just a couple of quick updates. First, the set is in the final stages of being created, so it will definitely be ready for this weekend. :) Second, I'll try and post more details later this week, but for a general goal, let's plan on meeting in the International Level foyer (like, right...
by Valefor
Sat Mar 23, 2019 4:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

I’m going to soft cap it at either 8 or 10 teams, depending on finding extra readers. (Don’t worry, everyone will play :) We May just have a couple of teams of 3.)
by Valefor
Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:30 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018-2019 KQBA Goldenrod Cup
Replies: 5
Views: 3947

Re: 2018-2019 KQBA Goldenrod Cup

Heading into tomorrow's KQBA State, the Goldenrod Cup standings look like this: Russell Invitational: 1. Dunbar A -- 10 2. Manual A -- 9 t-3. Glasgow A -- 7 t-3. Dunbar B -- 7 t-3. Russell A -- 7 6. Woodford A -- 5 7. Woodford B -- 4 8. Paul Blazer -- 3 9. Manual B -- 2 10. Johnson Central -- 1 Clas...
by Valefor
Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Lederberg Trinity (Summer 2019)
Replies: 61
Views: 34057

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Lederberg Trinity (Summer 2019)

To echo what Rob said, would you be okay with running this Friday night? There are several reasons that might work out for the best. At some past ICTs I've been busy with tournament setup work until pretty late in the evening on Friday, so if GOLBEZ ran on Friday night I'm not 100% sure when I'd be ...
by Valefor
Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

If there is interest among people who aren't able to make it to ICT or HSNCT, I'm happy to read it online at some point.

As a side note, when I set up the team formation spreadsheet, I forgot to add a column for free agents. There's one now. :)
by Valefor
Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:46 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Lederberg Trinity (Summer 2019)
Replies: 61
Views: 34057

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Lederberg Trinity (Summer 2019)

As Seth, Rob, and others have posted, I certainly think it's possible that both events will be able to run comfortably over the course of ICT weekend. How many packets/rounds do you think Lederberg will end up having?
by Valefor
Mon Jan 14, 2019 5:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37852

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Nats Season 2019)

Hi everyone. :) This set is shaping up nicely, and will be done in time for ICT. There will be 8 packets. My plan right now is to run this on Saturday night at ICT and Saturday night at HSNCT, barring other conflicts. I don't THINK anything has been announced for those time slots yet, but let me kno...
by Valefor
Sat Dec 29, 2018 12:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SNICK: Global Announcement (All 90s, Late Summer 2018)
Replies: 46
Views: 24459

Re: SNICK: Global Announcement (All 90s, Late Summer 2018)

If you're going to do another reading, I'm free just about any day this coming week, but if it's just me I'm happy if you just want to send the packets along or something along those lines.
by Valefor
Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SNICK: Global Announcement (All 90s, Late Summer 2018)
Replies: 46
Views: 24459

Re: SNICK: Global Announcement (All 90s, Late Summer 2018)

As much as I would love to play this, family stuff is going to prevent me from being available tonight to do so. If there's any chance this could be postponed until Saturday at the same time, that would be great, but if not I 100% understand and will just read the packets on my own sometime. :)
by Valefor
Wed Dec 26, 2018 7:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SNICK: Global Announcement (All 90s, Late Summer 2018)
Replies: 46
Views: 24459

Re: SNICK: Global Announcement (All 90s, Late Summer 2018)

I'll do my best to be there, internet at my parents' condo willing.
by Valefor
Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Penn Bowl - General Discussion Thread
Replies: 17
Views: 2297

Re: General Discussion Thread

I'll preface this post by saying that some of the issues I address were likely exacerbated by the limitations inherent in playing quiz bowl over Skype/Discord. That said, having participated in the online mirror yesterday, I did not enjoy this set. I'll echo the very first comment that Jacob Reed ma...