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NHBB has a Knoxville-area regional lined up -- it'll be at Oak Ridge HS on March 25th. You can register for it (and any regional tournament) at this link. Thanks!

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Quick note: NHBB Nationals is actually the weekend of April 21-23, not 28th, this year. While I'm here, here's the list of NHBB regional tournaments for Ohio: *C Set will be played at Sidney HS on January 21st, South Side HS in Hookstown, Pennsylvania on January 7th, and Parkersburg HS in West Virgi...

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(As far as you'll believe me, I'm speaking for myself as a former coach and not as an NHBB employee in this post. If you have any questions or concerns, please PM me.) I'll also confirm that, in my four years as coach at Keith, I got the "we're pyramidal now, come play us" mailing from Chi...

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IIRC, the only one I read to teams was the "Greece's flag's blue is #1453AD" one; I chuckled at most of them, and they never bothered me. I can see a moderator complaining about being distracted by them, but it strikes me as weird that anyone would actually have a problem with them on grou...

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As promised, I've got more; in particular, a list of questions I really enjoyed. Two notes on my feedback here: *I'm not giving proper credit below for "that was a well-executed tossup using standard clues on a standard answerline," and I'm doing so because most questions did pull that off...

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Responding to the rest of Raynor's post... *I wouldn't mind if "namesake" becomes the new "polity" as the "commonly abused quirk of quizbowlese that is phased out," but I also wouldn't mind if it doesn't, because 99% of the time, "namesake" does makes sense to...

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I used to very thoroughly and explicitly avoid [phrasing "this BLANK" late in the leadin] as a writer/editor. However, I've come to believe in the past two years that this is far less an issue than it at first seems: not because no one buzzes on the first clue, but because anyone buzzing ...

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I read the set yesterday (December 3) at Auburn's mirror; my morning rooms featured almost entirely teams in the 13 PPB range being beaten by teams in the 18 PPB range, then I saw teams in the low 20.xx range and the Stevenson/Barrington/Naperville North trifecta in the 23-24 range in the playoffs. ...

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NHBB's got a new tournament in Erie County; we'll be running B Set at Iroquois HS in Elma on February 11th, which is updated in the above list.

Happy December, everybody!

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NHBB will be hosting its Michigan tournament on February 11th at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. To sign up, simply head to the online registration form here. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me or e-mail David Madden at [email protected]. Thanks!

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Stevenson's going to host NHBB B Set on January 14th, thereby relieving my guilt about having to schedule NW Illinois' B Set mirror at Belvidere North against Fremd's tournament on the 21st. Now you can do both!

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Additionally, at the end of the each round, each team was asked verbally if they accepted the final score, and invited to sign off on the scoresheet, although the teams appear to have left before signing off for the match in question. This particular feature has been used on occasion at tournament ...

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In lieu of separate threads or calendars for Washington/Oregon (which, if they exist off the boards, please let me know!), I suppose I'll start a thread for discussion and tournament announcements, and kick it off with NHBB dates: *Washington West at Pope John Paul II on 11/12 *Washington South at C...

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Hello, all! NHBB's slate of 2016-2017 tournaments includes a few events in the "Great Plains/Mountain West quizbowl desert." If anyone reading here from these areas is looking for more information, on NHBB or general quizbowl, feel free to shoot me an e-mail! Colorado: February 18th at For...

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Just a heads-up that the NHBB Mid-Atlantic Championships are scheduled for February 18th at Princeton and registration is open at this link. If you have any questions, shoot me an e-mail. Thank you!

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The above post is updated with the rest of this year's events. Registration is done online at this link; please e-mail me with any questions you have. Thank you!

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NHBB will be hosting a West Tennessee event at Lausanne Collegiate on December 10th, as well as a Chattanooga-area tournament on March 4th at Heritage HS just across the border in Ringgold. Both sites will use C Set, as will our southern Kentucky tournament at Glasgow HS on January 21st, so you've h...

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Selwyn College Prep will be hosting two NHBB events this year -- the North Texas Fall event this Saturday, as well as the North Texas Championships on February 4th. UT Austin will be hosting the Texas State Championships on February 18th; this post originally said "maybe in March," so neve...

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NHBB has a pair of tournaments confirmed for Mississippi: *Madison Central is hosting the Mississippi State Championships on January 21st. This tournament will use B-set. and *Richton is hosting a Southern Mississippi event (though, of course, everyone is invited) on March 4th. This tournament will ...

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NHBB will be hosting our Indiana event at Saint Joseph on February 11th; if anyone has any questions about this event or History Bowl in general, I'd love to hear from you!

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As I'm getting stuff printed for NHBB's first IL tournament of the year (at Fenwick this Saturday), a quick update -- we've confirmed a C-set site for Springfield on March 18th (the Saturday of IHSA State weekend) and a B-set site for Belvidere North HS on January 21st. I'd still love to host a B-se...

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Bruce, I respect the work you've done on this set, but I strongly disagree with you. In most submitted tossups, there are usually _some_ clues that you can use. I used almost every music question I saw that wasn't a repeat. I frankly think that, if the editors get a question with one or two usable ...

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Ben has (thankfully) covered almost all of the points that still stick out in my mind, but I would also like to reemphasize the lack of alternate answerlines and prompts, for example on the Republic of China question, where a member of my team was negged on Kuomintang (I think) on the first couple ...

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As the head editor of a big, recent "this set wasn't as good as it should have been because it wasn't done in time" at NHBB Nats, I feel for the editors. I think this set had quality questions that deserve praise; unfortunately, in moderating 10 rounds yesterday, I don't have proper exampl...

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Thank you to all who attended NIU's mirror of 2016 ACF Fall! Stevenson A and DCC entered the last round of the playoffs in the classic "both teams undefeated, winner of this game is advantaged in the final" scenario; Stevenson A won that first game to claim the advantage, DCC won finals ro...

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We're going to close the field at 16 teams, and thus have room for one more team at the moment. If you'd like this, please let me know within the next day or so.

An informational e-mail will go out to all coaches and staffers on Tuesday or Wednesday.

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Dates updated above! In particular, MA States will be on 1/28; the website shows 1/7 at the moment, but we're moving it to keep clear of AMSA's MATCH event.

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Field's getting nearly full, though with more moderators we could expand further; if you're interested in reading at what is shaping up to be, as usual, one of the best tournaments of the season, please let me know!

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Fee schedule is posted, so here's a thread bump. We're still looking for more teams and would love to have yours join us!

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(I'm specifically making this post separate in case the anomalous power tossup idea gets discussed more, for ease of thread splitting.) "Anomalous power tossups" is a great term that should get discussed more widely, and something worth having in a set, I'll agree. The idea of a "norm...

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I didn't hear the tangram tossup in the Skype mirror; had I been playing it, I'd have had no clue within power, and might not even have been convinced it was a math tossup within power. (I've had enough physics tossups swerve from "this sounds like math" to "not math that I've done&qu...

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I finally got a chance to look through this -- this is quite possibly the coolest post-tournament thing I've ever seen. Whoever put the work in to code this -- I'm assuming Ophir based on OP -- thank you!

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NHBB will host the Capital Region Championships on March 4th at Centennial; there are a few other sites waiting on finalized details, and I'll get those updated here ASAP.

Have a great season, everyone!

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Here's NHBB's slate of tournaments for New York/New Jersey/Long Island this year, at present: C-set: New Jersey North on November 12th @ Seton Hall University New York West on November 19th @ Nichols School, Buffalo New Jersey South on December 3rd @ Monsignor Donovan HS Lower Hudson on December 17t...

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Here's NHBB's current slate of New England tournaments for the season: As Kevin noted, the New Hampshire regional on 11/19/16 @ Hanover HS (C-Set). Closer to the coast, the Boston Fall regional is also on 11/19/16 @ Pioneer Charter School of Science, Saugus Campus (C-Set). Massachusetts State Champi...

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Hello! NHBB's planning a slate of three tournaments in Southern California this year: *A tournament in San Diego on C-set, which will be on November 19th at Westview; *A tournament in Los Angeles on B-Set; we haven't yet confirmed specifics for this tournament, but I'll post here when things have be...

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I was on the basal temperature increase clue. Good to hear that ovulation is in the answer line.

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I'm a bad college generalist with good coverage of HS-accessible answer lines from moderating for years; if I play a set that advertises "75% of tossups should have ACF Fall answer lines" and "top teams can have competitive matches, even if it's not ACF Nationals level of differentiat...

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I think you guys did a fantastic job of hitting at least one aspect of your difficulty goal - the broad topics (tossup answer lines, bonus themes & easy parts) were easily accessible and important. A whole bunch of properly "new" quizbowl players are going to have a fun time playing th...

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The only points in this tournament where I felt properly underwater were the Big 3 sciences (I'll never be confused with a science player) and the hard parts of thought questions (SS or Philosophy). I don't think we converted a 30 in those categories all day (unless Noah caught a psychology bonus) w...

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(Caveat: this is the nitpick thread, so I'm doing the "critique a couple questions, don't talk about broad themes of what went well" thing. I've got other feedback, too!) Could you post the tossup on menstruation? I had a sentence-two buzz with pregnancy on a clue that seemed applicable to...

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I agree that this was a lot of fun and that the playtesting "experiment" seemed to work. A big reason for this, which I think needs to be mentioned, is that the editors delivered what was essentially a complete set. Anyone seeking to imitate this set up ought to keep that in mind and be e...

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(e.g. if you are a middle school quizbowl veteran, playing in this tournament may be unsportsmanlike, and we highly suggest that you volunteer to moderate instead). It seems odd to discourage people from playing in a tournament meant for those with little high school experience simply because they ...

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NHBB's slate of Florida tournaments is just about finalized: *Florida North Winter will be held at Spruce Creek HS in Port Orange on March 4th, using C-Set *Florida Central Fall will be at Shorecrest Prep on Sunday, November 20th, using C-set *Florida Central Winter will be at New Dimensions on Mond...

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NHBB will be hosting the Tennessee State Championships at Westmoreland Middle School on February 4th; this event will have Varsity, JV, and Middle School divisions for the Bowl team event. Online registration can be done at this link . We're also planning events in Memphis and Knoxville this season;...

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NHBB's just about finished finalizing our slate of Illinois tournaments this year. In northern Illinois, *Winnebago will host a new C-set event; it's on December 10th. *Belvidere North will host a new B-set event on January 21st. In central Illinois, *Springfield is hosting a C-set event on March 18...

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Hello! I 100% agree with joining the general quizbowl team at your school. Getting playing experience is a huge part of improving, and as NHBB's questions are written in the same style as all-subject quizbowl, getting better at one immediately entails getting better at the other. NHBB packets are av...

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The original post is updated, as NHBB Nats is confirmed for the same hotel and calendar slot through 2022. NHBB would like to thank the Crystal Gateway Marriott for its continued hospitality!

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Current Field: (15)
Fremd (4)
Stevenson (2)
Auburn
Byron
DCC
Hinsdale Central
IMSA
Metea Valley
Naperville North
Saint Joseph
Waubonsie Valley

Interested:
Saint Joseph B

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Hello! I am pleased to announce the Illinois high school site of ACF Fall 2016, to be held at Northern Illinois University on Saturday, November 5, 2016 . ACF Fall is the year's premier introductory-level collegiate quizbowl tournament, making it a premier tournament for advanced high school teams, ...

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