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by **Oak's Grandson** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:40 pm

This is an announcement for the UMD Mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open that will take place the weekend of August 4th, 2012.
The mirror will take place in our usual location of the Jimenez Building and teams should please arrive by 9:00

To register, you can post in this thread or email me at gweiser@umd.edu. The fee will be $80/team (as per the main site) with discounts for buzzers and staff.

That night as well as Sunday, we will be running several side events after the main tournament. If you would like a particular side event to be added to this list, let me know though a more formal announcement of our hosting of those events is likely in the works.

Field can be viewed here.

Schedule can be viewed here.

by **setht** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:09 am

I'm registering.

I'm also requesting that Ike's myth tournament ANFORTAS be added to the list of side events.

-Seth

by **RyuAqua** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:11 am

Gary, can we use this to keep track of teams?

by **Oak's Grandson** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:40 am

RyuAqua wrote:Gary, can we use this to keep track of teams?

Sure, I can do that to keep track of registered teams. Thanks Matt.

by **magin** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:40 pm

Since there doesn't seem to be many people signing up for this tournament, would it make any sense to just have a draft of the people that show up if the number of teams stays really small?

by **DumbJaques** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:03 pm

magin wrote:Since there doesn't seem to be many people signing up for this tournament, would it make any sense to just have a draft of the people that show up if the number of teams stays really small?

I'm always intrigued by draft ideas, though in fact we discovered at Sack that a very small group actually takes much of the interesting element out of it. You need at least a medium-sized field decently stocked with talent to make it worthwhile.

That said, I don't expect the field of this event to stay this small - the announcement just went up, it's the summer and people aren't around checking the forum that often, and these events traditionally draw a decent crowd to Maryland. So I'm hopeful we can get a
large enough group to put it to a vote (I'd be down).

setht wrote:I'm registering.

I'm also requesting that Ike's myth tournament ANFORTAS be added to the list of side events.

-Seth

Yeah, there's no way we're not playing that; everyone should have a chance to be mythxterminated by Seth Teitler at least once in their quizbowl career. For reference, I'm aware of the following side event candidates:

-ANFORTAS
-Technology Tournament
-Mike Cheyne's Movie Tournament (Un Cheyne Andalou?)
-CAHLFS (that tossup-only trash tournament that was allegedly not smash-your-own-face-in-with-a-hammer terrible)

I'm also anticipating plenty of time Sunday afternoon for quizbowl basketball, which I hope will be well-attended by the many athletic luminaries of the game.

by **Matt Weiner** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:05 pm

magin wrote:Since there doesn't seem to be many people signing up for this tournament, would it make any sense to just have a draft of the people that show up if the number of teams stays really small?

No and never.

by **magin** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:51 pm

Matt Weiner wrote:
magin wrote:Since there doesn't seem to be many people signing up for this tournament, would it make any sense to just have a draft of the people that show up if the number of teams stays really small?

No and never.

Is there a reason you're opposed to a draft for a small, informal field at a summer event? I don't think it's an unreasonable idea.

by **in on these shenanigans** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:54 pm

DumbJaques wrote:-CAHLFS (that tossup-only trash tournament that was allegedly not smash-your-own-face-in-with-a-hammer terrible)

I'll vouch for this - it had many inspired ideas for answer lines and executed them well. It's a solid set and is well worth your time if you want trash.

by **Matt Weiner** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:56 pm

DumbJaques wrote:-ANFORTAS
-Technology Tournament
-Mike Cheyne's Movie Tournament (Un Cheyne Andalou?)
-CAHLFS (that tossup-only trash tournament that was allegedly not smash-your-own-face-in-with-a-hammer terrible)

CAHLFS was played at NASAT and talked about afterwards.

The technology tournament must happen.

by **DumbJaques** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:04 pm

CAHLFS was played at NASAT and talked about afterwards.

Considering it's a tossup-only summer trash tournament to be attended by many people who didn't play CAHLFS, I don't think that rules it out at all. It might make it a possible candidate to run concurrently with another event, but I think the weekend can accommodate all of these events given their limited lengths.

by **mhayes** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:47 pm

DumbJaques wrote:I'm also anticipating plenty of time Sunday afternoon for quizbowl basketball

I'm suddenly interested in the UMD mirror of KABO.

by **Cheynem** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:57 pm

Thanks for the title for the side event, Chris.

by **Ethnic history of the Vilnius region** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:49 pm

Bryn Reinecke and myself will likely play in this. Feel free to contact me if you want to join us. Also, I sure hope the Mike Cheyne movie tournament is mirrored that weekend. And I'd be happy to read for the technology tournament.

by **Frauny Von Smiley** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:34 am

I would like to play this, so you can add me to the free agent list.

by **ThisIsMyUsername** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:02 am

Still seeking teammates for this.

by **Kouign Amann** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:34 pm

I just added myself to the free-agent list because both of my presumed teammates turned out to be otherwise engaged. If anyone is interested in teaming up, let me know.

by **Demonic Leftovers** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:20 pm

Could we maybe play the Bayou a Drink packets at some point?

by **Cheynem** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:23 pm

Bayou a DRANK, you oaf.

by **dyetman89** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:31 am

The Peripheral College Hangers-On (Rafael Krischevsky, Mirza Ahmed, and myself) would like to register for this and are seeking a fourth.

EDIT: It seems that Yogesh Raut, than whom there is none more peripheral, will be joining us.

by **Ethnic history of the Vilnius region** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:33 am

I'm also interested in Bayou a Drank.

by **DumbJaques** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:11 pm

As anticipated, like a dozen people told me at CO that they were planning on coming to this tournament, but were waiting for like one or two more quality squads to join the field. I will leave it to You the Reader to conclude the inevitable result of this approach, but it would be great if everyone intending to come would sign up (a hard verbal given at CO to me, noted person not running this tournament, does not count). Based on talking to everyone this weekend, though, I anticipate at least 3-4 solid teams' worth of people adding to the field in the next few days.

Could we maybe play the Bayou a Drink packets at some point?

Is there a more recent, not-publicly-available set of this tournament? If the Bayou-a-Drank tournament you're referencing is the same one that's been available on Waste Bin/foolishly sampled without mitigating alcohol at Maryland summer practices, well. . . let's call that "Plan B."

In all seriousness, it seems like the following events have a major demand and are almost certain to happen:
-Technology
-Myth
-Cheyne Andalou
-Basketball (after activities conclude Sunday, in all likelihood, but potentially also Friday evening if there's no room/depending on preference).

Of course, that's somewhat contingent (again) on the people who voiced their opinions to me last weekend actually signing up for the tournament. Since none of the above events involve bonuses and KABO isn't expected to be a super-long tournament, I imagine we can run one event Saturday evening and the other two Sunday and still wrap up by the early afternoon. Those two trash tournaments remain possibilities, but it seems like their are concerns over quality/some people have heard them/both.

EDIT: Just FYI, if a "UMD KABO Scheduling Compromise" thread appears on this board, I will ask Matt Weiner to reassign the usernames of all participants in the ensuing debate to major figures from the Wikipedia Dogopoly Wars. You have been warned.

by **fett0001** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:25 pm

If I understood correctly, Chris, this is a new edition of Bayou a Drank.

by **Cheynem** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:34 pm

This is a new edition of Bayou a Drank. The link is available in the Trash forum; I'm too lazy to post it here.

by **Mike Bentley** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:57 pm

I am attending and would be interested in playing the following side events:

Technology
Bayou a Drank
Movies

by **jonpin** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:10 pm

I am almost surely attending, and am essentially a free agent for the Main Event, though I may be driving a friend who I might team up with in such a case. Also interested in tech, movies, and Bayou; not so much in the myth, but I can read it I suppose.

by **Mike Bentley** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:04 pm

Also, in the need that more side events are necessary, I have a decent trove of CO questions that weren't heard that I can read.

by **CWSYuen** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:36 pm

Putting myself out there as a free agent. *holds up cardboard sign that says "In need of team"

The Technology tournament sounds pretty awesome.

by **UlyssesInvictus** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:48 pm

I supposed I've already added myself to the free agents on the spreadsheet, but, yeah, I'm also a needy free agent looking to play at this tournament.

by **Magister Ludi** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:28 am

I am playing this tournament with Matt Weiner and Cody Voight. We are looking for a fourth, so if you're interested shoot us an email.

by **Emily Krok** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:16 pm

If I'm not staffing [come on Gary let me play I'm your roommate!] I will declare free agency for both this and basketball. I made a lay-up the last time the quizbowl team played!

by **setht** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:03 pm

Is anyone going to be driving from UMD to Newark, Delaware (or close enough that they'd be willing to drop me off there) after the tournament?

Thanks,
-Seth

by **RyuAqua** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:20 pm

setht wrote:Is anyone going to be driving from UMD to Newark, Delaware (or close enough that they'd be willing to drop me off there) after the tournament?

Thanks,
-Seth

Presumably this would be after the mythxtermination, not before?

by **mhayes** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:43 am

Okay, so for various reasons, I'm considering attending this mirror of KABO instead of the one at Ann Arbor. Would someone be willing to split the costs of a hotel Saturday night?

by **Cheynem** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:51 am

Let me know who to send the film packets to, by the way.

by **Ike** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:58 pm

Cheynem wrote:Let me know who to send the film packets to, by the way.

Ditto for ANFORTAS.

by **mhayes** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:42 pm

On second thought, it will be considerably more expensive for me to attend this mirror, so I think I'll stick with Ann Arbor. I'm sad that I'll miss basketball and the technology tournament, however.

by **Cheynem** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:50 pm

I sincerely hope the tech tournament will be run in Ann Arbor! (Dunno about basketball though)

by **Mike Bentley** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:53 pm

Can someone post a firm schedule of events? I'd like to try to coordinate some other stuff this weekend and knowing when tournaments are taking place would be super helpful.

by **RyuAqua** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:41 pm

If Seth is only here for Saturday, as he seems to imply, we should run ANFORTAS directly after the main event.

by **Mike Bentley** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:45 pm

My personal preference would be for KABO, then ANFORTAS, then movies on Saturday. Sunday would be Tech then Bayou a Drank.

by **Demonic Leftovers** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:59 pm

If Mike's proposed schedule is feasible I think we should do it.

by **setht** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:41 pm

Mike's proposed schedule sounds good here.

I suspect I'll be leaving some time in the early/mid-afternoon on Sunday, so if there's a call for changing the order, my only request is to keep KABO and ANFORTAS on Saturday and/or Sunday morning.

-Seth

by **Mike Bentley** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:23 pm

By the way, Jonathan Magin and I are looking for some teammates. Shoot me an e-mail at bentley.michael.j@gmail.com.

by **DumbJaques** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:44 am

I have no strong objections to that schedule, though it may be more prudent to run Bayou before technology.

by **Demonic Leftovers** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:44 pm

It might be useful to get a count of who is going to play or staff what side events (if the schedule allows it). I'll play Bayou a Drank and Un Cheyne Andalou, and I'll staff ANFORTAS and tech if needed (or possibly play them if no staff is needed).

by **Mike Bentley** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:47 pm

Cultural Infidel wrote:It might be useful to get a count of who is going to play or staff what side events (if the schedule allows it). I'll play Bayou a Drank and Un Cheyne Andalou, and I'll staff ANFORTAS and tech if needed (or possibly play them if no staff is needed).

I updated the Google Doc at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... 2T1E#gid=5 to include fields for the side tournaments.

by **The Laughing Cavalier** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:48 pm

Daniel Hothem is my transportation to where I'm spending Saturday night, but if he's staying for myth and film I would like to play both.

by **Mike Bentley** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:51 pm

Mike Bentley wrote:
Cultural Infidel wrote:It might be useful to get a count of who is going to play or staff what side events (if the schedule allows it). I'll play Bayou a Drank and Un Cheyne Andalou, and I'll staff ANFORTAS and tech if needed (or possibly play them if no staff is needed).

I updated the Google Doc at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... 2T1E#gid=5 to include fields for the side tournaments.

By the way, I'm assuming that myth and tech are doubles. I put movies down as a shootout, but if people want to make that a team event, I won't stop you.

by **Cheynem** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:18 pm

I don't want to seem like a Scrooge, so if you play movies as shootout $5 or so seems like a reasonable price.

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