Excelsior (smack) wrote:To the best of my knowledge, no practitioners have explored n-headed generalizations of this format. There's some low-hanging fruit for you, enterprising quizbowlologists!
Matthew J wrote:Excelsior (smack) wrote:To the best of my knowledge, no practitioners have explored n-headed generalizations of this format. There's some low-hanging fruit for you, enterprising quizbowlologists!
From what I hear the UChicago team (and possibly many others) has a long tradition of playing "Designate Bowl," where effectively both teams are n-headed monsters.
Excelsior (smack) wrote:communicate normally on bonuses
Spheal With It wrote:We played Two-Headed Monster at practice tonight, and it was definitely a blast, especially when one of us buzzed near the giveaway of a tossup that talked about "she," "slain," and "Tigris and Euphrates," only to have his teammate confusedly answer "Isis."
Childeric III wrote:Excelsior (smack) wrote:communicate normally on bonuses
between this and "lede-in," it's going to take a while to get used to this newfangled quizbowl lexicon
Childeric III wrote:Excelsior (smack) wrote:communicate normally on bon.era
between this and "lede-in," it's going to take a while to get used to this newfangled quizbowl lexicon
This composer's Konzertstuck in F minor depicts a woman awaiting the return of her crusading husband. For 10 points each:
Skepticism and Animal Feed wrote:Harvard for a time in the mid to late 2000's played "Speed Rounds", which would be where tossup 1 is worth 1 point, tossup 2 is worth 2 points, etc. Negs are worth as much as the tossup value. This would traditionally be played on an NAQT IS set.
This is a pure gimmick format, generally played at the end of practice, and has no redeeming pedagogical value. However, it's a good feeling when you make up for your -23 neg with a 24 point first-line buzz.
Excelsior (smack) wrote:Two-Headed Monster!
jonpin wrote:These might fall more under the "ridiculous quiz bowl-like substance" category from the Mike Bentley Challenge, but here are some things we've done:
Mike Bentley wrote:What the hell is the Mike Bentley Challenge?
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