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I believe Penn's performance can be attributed to our combined total of 6 hours of sleep. For ICT, we will certainly be working to improve that number to zero for a wild night in Rosemont, IL, so voters should take this into account. #GoQuakers

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Hi everyone, GSAC XXV has been uploaded to the archives! Thank you to all of our mirror sites for hosting us and to all of the people who played it for helping make GSAC XXV ( Quarter Quell/Silver Jubilee ) one of the most, if not the most, successful high-school-written housewrites this year. GSAC ...

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This was good fun on good questions for a good cause and people should play it if they can! Thanks for running it, Will

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Maggie Walker would like to claim Dec 8 for GSAC

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RM Spring

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I think RM and TJ both have a very solid shot at winning either nationals, but Anson's right, Fred is underranking his own team: TJ will definitely go at least 9-1 at HSNCT. Not even a question. RM finally played their full team at TJIAT and they killed it. The four of them fit together really well ...

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Would the HSNCT event be Friday, Saturday, or Sunday night?

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Unfortunately the Houston mirror has been cancelled, but we would still like for a Texas mirror to happen so TX teams can play the set; if you think you might be interested, contact me ASAP! Looking at our hsqbrank adjustment, this set would probably be fine for pre-nationals prep. I'm also willing ...

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To clarify, is the -$20 discount per team or per state?

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Hey y'all this is pretty last minute and sorry if this is in the wrong place, but I didn't really know where to put it. I'm going to be at IPNCT this year and am looking for a roommate for the night of either Saturday April 14th or Sunday April 15th! Since it's all in the same hotel, I don't mind ro...

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Jacob593 wrote:Other than that, Tejas Santanam (Guilford) and Anson Berns (Blair) come to mind as some probable candidates who weren't mentioned above.

Also, imo: you

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(or attempted to play solo against a generalist à la IPNCT) It's funny this is brought up because I was just thinking about it the other day. Generalists that don't have enough deep knowledge or don't also have a specialized category to get them past the elimination heats and into the top 16 are sc...

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Manheim Township will be using GSAC XXV for their tournament on April 7th! (Link updated in original post) With it being March already, I’m guessing most tournaments are already finalized BUT if your circuit hasn’t had a mirror and would like a set for a pre-nats tournament or something like that, d...

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I don't remember the last time VA did tryouts like some other states do. Would it be worth doing those this year like @ NAQT states or something?

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Is there any interest for NASAT? Discuss.

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It comes down to the player in the context of their team. The best player on a weak team, assuming they're decent, probably has a high PPG and a respectably, but low power ratio. What Ricky's saying could be true, but it's also possible the high power percentage player you're comparing them to is on...

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I wrote a musicals tossup on NYC last year, too. Because LA, Chicago, Paris, etc. are also possibilities, I think it plays out fine since most people won't buzz until they recognize a clue so I don't see any issue with the TU you just posted.

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Thanks to Kevin and Georgetown for hosting the tournament!

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I'm very guilty of of telling a teammate "oh that's what I thought it was" or "I should have gotten that earlier" after they answer a tossup. I've been trying to get myself to say "good buzz" or "nice buzz" when I want to say those things. Just want to say I really like this idea because it's 1) al...

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The Michigan mirror of GSAC has been rescheduled for March 10th due to snow. GSAC is still available for mirror requests in a number of regions!

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Small thing: the 'whether your team has qualified' hyperlink on that page links to http://www.pace-nsc.org/2018-nsc-qualified-teams/, which doesn't exist, instead of http://www.pace-nsc.org/2018-nsc-qualifying-teams/.

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Could we get a field update for this?

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Congrats on a successful tournament! If anyone would like to give any feedback on the question set or see specific questions, join the private forum by going to User Control Panel > Usergroups > 2017 GSAC Discussion > Submit. Thanks!

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Is UVa not hosting the Virginia State Championship this year? Presumably not given VHSL's use of the relevant NAQT set, as well as it being unlikely that many teams would be willing to play a college set. You're probably right, which would be disappointing since I think(?) that means VA teams only ...

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Yes, stats were uploaded today (I sent the link in the email follow up) and can be accessed here.

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I'd also be interested in a field update. Since chimera teams are allowed, what would the deal be with nats qualification, or will this tournament not be a qualifier?

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Thank you to all the teams that came today, especially those driving from out of state! Robinson and Early College @ Guilford were both 6-1 in the championship bracket and played a one game final, while Richard Montgomery and Montgomery Blair played a tiebreaker for 3rd. The final standings are: 1. ...

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David, will each team get a copy of all of the questions, either in paper or electronic format, after the tournament is over, or after other mirroring tournaments are complete? I emailed Maggie Walker and they said that the set will be posted after all mirrors are complete. They did ask us not to d...

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Boston Latin School will be mirroring GSAC at State Prep Invitational Tournament (SPIT I) on March 24th and TQBA will host a mirror at Rice University on April 7 Although the number will probably change as more mirrors happen, our current adjustment is 0.68, meaning it is very close to our target di...

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Just want to say I completely overlooked Katy Taylor's performance on IS-170, so I under-ranked them by quite a bit. Still, I'd probably only have put them around top 10 because of the P/T ratio. They had a really impressive PPB at Penn Bowl (about the same at Virginia A!) and good but not as impre...

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Today is the last day to register, we would really like one more team to even the field at 20! Registered teams should expect an email from me tonight regarding the tournament.

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I wasn't going to say anything since I thought it might be possible NAQT only sent it to some teams to try and balance the fields, but if it was sent to everyone couldn't it just have the opposite effect (i.e. all the strong teams moving to the afternoon session)?

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Disclaimer: I'm not a science player. But if you're at a loss for where to start with science, the answer is the same as with any other category - read packets. Usually when I read through packets I skip science questions but our science player this year has some narrow weaknesses, so I've been forc...

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troyharris wrote:Assuming that one tournament you are talking about was HFT?

Yep, that one.

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Just want to say I completely overlooked Katy Taylor's performance on IS-170, so I under-ranked them by quite a bit. Still, I'd probably only have put them around top 10 because of the P/T ratio. Edited: They had a really impressive PPB at Penn Bowl (about the same at Virginia A!) but I agree with D...

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If you'd like to give any feedback on the question set or see specific questions, join the private forum by going to User Control Panel > Usergroups > 2017 GSAC Discussion > Submit. Thanks!

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With the tournament less than two weeks away, I'm going to set the deadline to register as one week from now - Wed, Jan 10th. We look forward to seeing the above teams and more at GSAC!

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This might be a dumb question/one that's been answered already but given VHSL's use of converted IS packets (including IS-174), does that mean that there just won't be a NAQT states in VA this year?

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Thanks to Davis Senior HS for hosting the first mirror of GSAC XXV! A private forum has been created titled "2017 GSAC Discussion" for those who have played the set and wish to discuss it. Go to User Control Panel > Usergroups > 2017 GSAC Discussion > Submit. The set isn't clear until it is uploaded...

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The original date for GSAC XXV was snowed out, but it's been rescheduled for January 13, 2018. We hope some North Carolina teams can make it! viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20748

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The University of Michigan will be mirroring GSAC at Michigan Winter Invitational on February 10, 2018.

We're still looking for more mirrors, so if your state/region doesn't have one yet and you'd like to host a tournament using GSAC please don't hesitate to contact me!

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Current Field (teams / buzzers / staffers) NKA Homeschool Collective (1/0/0) Guilford Early College (1/0/0) Langley (1/1/0) Richard Montgomery (1/4/0) Robinson (1/0/0) Cosby (2/1/0) Midlothian (1/1/0) Collegiate (1/2/0) Montgomery Blair (1/1/0) Norfolk Academic Guild (2/1/0) New Kent (2/0/0) Cave S...

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After our December date was cancelled due to snow, this is an announcement for the rescheduled date, January 13, 2018. Should it snow AGAIN, the new date will be March 31st The Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies is pleased to announce Governor's School Acade...

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Due to some paranoia by our school administration about the snow, all Saturday activities for us and some of our surrounding school districts have been cancelled, so GSAC will be rescheduled. The new tournament announcement will be posted separately, sorry for the inconvenience y'all.

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We expanded our field to 30! The last day to register will be December 5th.

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Our field is now full! Thanks to everyone who's registered. Teams may still send in registrations but will be placed on a waitlist in order of date registered. As we have done in past years, we would love to be able to expand the field if possible, so waitlist teams that are able to provide a modera...

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With just under a month to go before the tournament, I encourage teams to register soon! Our field is currently 11/24 full and it looks like we have teams from 5 states and DC already registered, so this should be a great opportunity for teams to play new competition.

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The link for GSAC info actually directs to last year's iteration, here is the link for XXV! viewtopic.php?f=109&t=20214&p=334078#p334078

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We also have mirrors lined up in Union County, Tennessee (see updated link in original post) and near Lexington, Kentucky (details forthcoming)! If your school is interested in hosting a tournament using GSAC, please let me know! We're especially hoping to have mirrors in the following regions: -Nor...

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I’m pleased to announce Rutgers-New Brunswick will be mirroring GSAC at Scarlet Knight Winter on Jan 27th!

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