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Norcross was hoping to make the trip over into Alabama, but the set conflicts with our county tournament. No biggie, next year!

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This is pretty cool. Will this work for the iPod touch/any plans on an iPod touch version?

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Mechanical Beasts wrote:
BlueDevil95 wrote:Dallas, any word if last year's HFT will be posted?
I'm fairly certain I sent the set to George, but I'll do so again just in case it was lost along the way (or if things broke like when Prison Bowl briefly went missing).

Any word on this?

BlueDevil95

Masterpieces of World Philosophy and Masterpieces of World Literature both by Frank Magill are pretty awesome resources.

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Honestly, the easiest way to get better at literature is to, as Harry White pointed out, read packets. A bunch of 'em. The Mahfouz Memorial on the packet archive is probably a good place to see rounds that are all just literature. ...why would you recommend that set to someone who's just "star...

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Honestly, the easiest way to get better at literature is to, as Harry White pointed out, read packets. A bunch of 'em. The Mahfouz Memorial on the packet archive is probably a good place to see rounds that are all just literature. On the flip side, the most enjoyable way to get better at literature,...

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My team actually got it after the question mentionedthe first "good" variant, but yea it was a hard tossup. The only reason I got the tossup early is because I'm Muslim.

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Woops. By shahada I meant Hadith. Thanks.

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Could I please see....

Saul Bellow from IS-96? Shahadah (sp?) and "vini-vidi-vici from Is-102? and "equestrian" from IS-103A?

Thank you.

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Is the SCT set clear for discussion? As in, the one played at GA Tech on April 16th?

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I don't see much of a problem with increasing finals difficulty if its only the clues that are increasing in difficulty. I understand that the results of the finals could be skewed if the answer difficulty goes up significantly, but whats wrong with a difficult tossup on Hemingway or Neptune? Sorry...

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Dallas, any word if last year's HFT will be posted?

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I am pleased to announce that the BDAT will be mirrored at UVA this upcoming October 29th.

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I am pleased to announce that the BDAT will be mirrored at the University of Virginia on October 29th, 2011.

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We now have a mirror at the University of Minnesota

EDIT: Due to difficulty issues, the mirror at Minnesota is no more.

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A Barehanded Telethon Mirth Gun wrote:
Carangoides ciliarius wrote:
BlueDevil95 wrote:with no negs.
What? Are you telling mirrors who host this that they can't use neg 5's?
I think he's saying that there won't be negs at the main site.

Harry White Is correct; we won't use negs at the main site, but mirror are free to.

BlueDevil95

Forgot to mention: the set is powermarked as well, with no negs.

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The tossup on Die Flaudermaus seemed out there for an IS set. Could I see it and its conversion stats please? I think it was IS-96.

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All, The Norcross Academic Team is writing a set to be used this upcoming school year. We will have 12 rounds in total, 10 standard rounds and 2 finals packets. The difficulty will stay uniform throughout the entire set. The mirroring fee is $10 per team in attendance. If you are interested, please ...

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Coach Grant said he'd prefer a January 28th mirror.

The University of Illinois-Chicago also contacted me a few days ago about a possible mirror.

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I'm glad you took our advice to heart and reconsidered. It really will make your tournament better off in the long run. I'm genuinely interested in seeing these questions sometime later next year. I'm sure they'll be great! Good luck with your tournament. Thank you. Coach Chrzanowski, you and your ...

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Uh, the GSAC finals from last year were probably the most difficult good high school quizbowl packets ever written. I never said quality (although I hope we have a high quality set). I just thought it was a good set to compare our desired jump to. And Auroni's saying that you should not jump so hig...

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every time i refresh i have a new name wrote:Uh, the GSAC finals from last year were probably the most difficult good high school quizbowl packets ever written.

I never said quality (although I hope we have a high quality set). I just thought it was a good set to compare our desired jump to.

BlueDevil95

I think the difficulty jump of the first 10 rounds and the finals packets of GSAC XVIII is a good comparison of what we're shooting for. It's not much of an increase, but still challenging.

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Looking at the tossups/bonuses I've written now, the difficulty jump isn't that devastating. Teams MIGHT see a 1 or 2 point drop in PPB, but the tossup answer lines are pretty consistent throughout, I think. The 2 finals packets will be harder because, well, only the top 2 teams will be playing thos...

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The proposed bracket format that I had put last post has the benefit of not eliminating teams with 1 loss at any time, quickly grouping teams of similar skill, while it has the drawback of eliminating half the field from championship contention (potentially at 2-1 in prelims and losing a half-game)...

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Any word on when the set will be posted?

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You won't be guaranteed a 5-0, 4-1, 3-2 etc. in each bracket. Instead, I would do 4 brackets of 6 (5 rounds), then 3 brackets of 8 (2-2-2 from each prelim) with the carryover game from the original RR (6 more rounds), followed by finals if necessary (13 rounds total). You also don't want to elimina...

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I was going through some formats in my head for our tournament and I thought of one that I really liked. If I could have any external input, I'd appreciate it: Say we get to 24 teams (or any other multiple of 6): I'd break the field into 4 brackets of 6 and everyone would play a round-robin. That wo...

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I guess I'll add in: With the graduation of William (Alpharetta), Abubakar (Walton) , and all of Chattahoochee A, second best in state looks pretty open right now. I say second because Centennial's got that first spot set in stone right now. 1. Centennial Adam. He was a junior and he was the best in...

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I can't seem to access this from any mobile device. Any clue on what's going on?

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Norcross is writing a varsity-level tournament for this Fall and we will make sure it's a high quality set. We'd love to have mirrors!

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I expect to hear back from my coach for a confirmation of this date pretty soon. In the meantime, I've edited the first post with more information and I plan on attaching a registration form soon. Here's a list of teams that have expressed interest. If I left anyone off, let me know. Central Gwinnet...

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mr_basque wrote:Any thoughts on mirroring your tournament?

Thanks,

I was going to post something about schools interesting mirroring our tournament. We would be delighted to have mirrors! Please contact me at [email protected] if you would like to further discuss this!

Thanks!

BlueDevil95

Did Alpharetta almost beat LASA 440-450? I wish I could've watched that game.

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Thanks so much!

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Stats are up on the NAQT website, if anyone's wondering. That was some quick work, by the way!

It's not that important, but is it possible to change my name to "Mostafa Bhuiyan" (Norcross)? I've seen it messed up as Mustafa or Mastafa a lot.

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I remember that Norcross played Woodward Academy, both teams from Georgia.

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North Carolina teams should DEFINITELY come to the Blue Devil Academic Tournament to be held at Norcross High School (Norcross, GA) on December 3rd, 2011!

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-Can someone post the tossup on salat ( I think this was round 2)?

- Also, can the tossup on Cat's Cradle be posted? I think Honniker was in power, which is strange. Isn't he the one that discovered Ice-9 in the book? I also think power on Ikemefuna on the Achebe tossup was generous.

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Good luck to all teams tomorrow. I look forward to competing against new teams.

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In addition to what Ankit recommended, Mythology by Edith Hamilton is a very good resource, too, especially 3 days till the HSNCT. Good choice! I have it already packed in my carry-on to read when we leave for Atlanta tomorrow. Excellent read, I'm reading it as I type this message (well, not REALLY...

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In addition to what Ankit recommended, Mythology by Edith Hamilton is a very good resource, too, especially 3 days till the HSNCT.

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I am pleased to announce that Norcross High School (Norcross, GA) will be hosting the B lue D evil A cademic T ournament, a varsity-level tournament, on December 3rd, 2011. The set will be a collaborative house-write by current and former members of the Norcross Academic Team and alumni from Chattah...

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Well, I have to say I really enjoyed this tournament: the questions were challenging, time management was great, and we got to hear 11 rounds before 5:30. Thanks for hosting; we'll come again if it sees a second Iteration! One thing, would it be possible to merge the "playoffs" and the pre...

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dtaylor4 wrote:I've heard that Fall Novice will see a third iteration.

Sorry for reviving an old thread, but when does writing for this begin? I'd be willing to write 20/20 each for literature and fine arts.

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Mr. Morlan, not that it's important, but I thought I should let you know that at our mirror of the Prison Bowl, Alpharetta was yet again without William, their best player. Just wanted to point this out in case you don't know of this when you put up a new set of rankings.

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Here's the link to the Norcross mirror of the Prison Bowl. Congratulations to Centennial:
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I'm excited about DAR coming to Norcross's mirror of the Prison Bowl. I think this is one of the few times this year that schools from Alabama have come to Georgia tournaments (all I remember is Hoover going to Brookwood)! Should be fun!

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For kicks, my teammates and I sometimes institute a *push-up* rule. Every neg that they get is 10 push-ups, powers canceling negs. Of course, this is just for fun and I wouldn't suggest doing this as a serious policy.

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