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by c*t
Mon Feb 25, 2019 12:38 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DII Midseason Poll
Replies: 14
Views: 9740

Re: DII Midseason Poll

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
by c*t
Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)
Replies: 12
Views: 12560

Re: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)

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 ...
by c*t
Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:26 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Historature at PACE NSC (Saturday evening)
Replies: 16
Views: 11887

Re: Historature at PACE NSC (Saturday evening)

This was good fun on good questions for a good cause and people should play it if they can! Thanks for running it, Will
by c*t
Mon May 21, 2018 12:55 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2018-2019 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 49
Views: 32551

Re: DC Metro 2018-2019 Date Claim Thread

Maggie Walker would like to claim Dec 8 for GSAC
by c*t
Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Nationals Discussion
Replies: 5
Views: 3817

Re: Nationals Discussion

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 ...
by c*t
Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Gauging Interest for Historature at HSNCT and/or PACE
Replies: 6
Views: 5528

Re: Gauging Interest for Historature at HSNCT and/or PACE

Would the HSNCT event be Friday, Saturday, or Sunday night?
by c*t
Thu Apr 05, 2018 3:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)
Replies: 12
Views: 12560

Re: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)

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 ...
by c*t
Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 NASAT - Congratulations Illinois A!
Replies: 57
Views: 43611

Re: 2018 NASAT - 6/16-6/17 at the University of Kentucky

To clarify, is the -$20 discount per team or per state?
by c*t
Tue Apr 03, 2018 11:13 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IPNCT/ICT 2018 - I need a roommate!
Replies: 0
Views: 2838

IPNCT/ICT 2018 - I need a roommate!

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...
by c*t
Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: General Discussion GSAC XXV
Replies: 21
Views: 1501

Re: General Discussion GSAC XXV

Hey y'all, sorry for the late response! I had some time today to go through and fix things I thought needed fixing, so thanks if you noted things (esp. Conor and Joelle!). I didn't take every suggestion, nor did I replace any tossups, but I made efforts to make some of the harder tossups more access...
by c*t
Sat Mar 03, 2018 11:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: All-World Predictions
Replies: 15
Views: 12669

Re: All-World Predictions

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
by c*t
Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What is the Best Way to Tell How Good a Player Actually Is?
Replies: 15
Views: 9009

Re: What is the Best Way to Tell How Good a Player Actually

(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...
by c*t
Thu Mar 01, 2018 4:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)
Replies: 12
Views: 12560

Re: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)

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...
by c*t
Thu Mar 01, 2018 10:18 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Virginia NASAT 2018?
Replies: 27
Views: 10452

Re: Virginia NASAT 2018?

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?
by c*t
Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Virginia NASAT 2018?
Replies: 27
Views: 10452

Virginia NASAT 2018?

Is there any interest for NASAT? Discuss.
by c*t
Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What is the Best Way to Tell How Good a Player Actually Is?
Replies: 15
Views: 9009

Re: What is the Best Way to Tell How Good a Player Actually

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...
by c*t
Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:32 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SMT 2018 Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 81
Views: 22902

Re: SMT 2018 Specific Question Discussion

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.
by c*t
Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:11 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: General Discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 487

Re: General Discussion

This is really late but we just got to play the set yesterday. I might be biased, but I'm of the general opinion that people find too many things to complain about in non-IS sets, this set was great and a few difficulty outliers (that were much better than the ones that sometimes show up in IS sets)...
by c*t
Sun Feb 18, 2018 11:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Specific question discussion
Replies: 41
Views: 2005

Re: Specific question discussion

I don't think the von Wallenstein thing got fixed in the version of the set that was read to us, but it's not a big deal. I also really enjoyed the jury selection tossup. Could I see the Appalachians TU please? I'm wondering why Great Smoky Mtns couldn't have been prompted at the Mt. Mitchell clue b...
by c*t
Sun Feb 18, 2018 12:58 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: JACK (HFT) @ Georgetown: 2/17/18
Replies: 3
Views: 4833

Re: JACK (HFT) @ Georgetown: 2/17/18

Thanks to Kevin and Georgetown for hosting the tournament!
by c*t
Sun Feb 11, 2018 10:55 pm
Forum: Best of the Best
Topic: How Can We Make Quizbowl More Approachable and Inclusive
Replies: 64
Views: 54278

Re: How Can We Make Quizbowl More Approachable and Inclusive

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 ...
by c*t
Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)
Replies: 12
Views: 12560

Re: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)

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!
by c*t
Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 PACE NSC: Congratulations to Thomas Jefferson HSST!
Replies: 51
Views: 32264

Re: 2018 PACE NSC: June 2-3, Reston

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/.
by c*t
Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: James Blair Bowl II @ William and Mary Feb. 10 2018
Replies: 6
Views: 5798

Re: James Blair Bowl II @ William and Mary Feb. 10 2018

Could we get a field update for this?
by c*t
Mon Jan 29, 2018 11:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: General Discussion GSAC XXV
Replies: 21
Views: 1501

Re: General Discussion GSAC XXV

I agree - high schoolers should know Cu Chulainn - but that tossup didn't make the awesomeness of that guy show up, and it was totally missing the salmon of knowledge thing that would have given an extra 15-25% of players a shot at getting it. Cu Chulainn has nothing to do with the Salmon of Knowle...
by c*t
Sun Jan 28, 2018 3:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: General Discussion GSAC XXV
Replies: 21
Views: 1501

Re: General Discussion GSAC XXV

I remember the TU on "Parasites" cluing artemisinin and then asking for an organism that caused the associated disease - this seemed to point a lot more to mosquitos than parasites imo. Artemisinin and praziquantel treat conditions caused by these organisms. The mafia hypothesis describes...
by c*t
Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:44 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: TWAIN 2018 - Hannibal (Mo.) HS, 27th January 2018
Replies: 11
Views: 7336

Re: TWAIN 2018 - Hannibal (Mo.) HS, 27th January 2018

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!
by c*t
Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 33846

Re: DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread

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 ...
by c*t
Fri Jan 19, 2018 9:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (1/13/18)
Replies: 6
Views: 6108

Re: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (1/13/18)

Yes, stats were uploaded today (I sent the link in the email follow up) and can be accessed here.
by c*t
Fri Jan 19, 2018 12:53 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: MVGS Open II in Warrenton, Va 1-27-18
Replies: 4
Views: 4496

Re: MVGS Open II in Warrenton, Va 1-27-18

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?
by c*t
Sat Jan 13, 2018 9:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (1/13/18)
Replies: 6
Views: 6108

Re: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (1/13/18)

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. ...
by c*t
Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Scarlet Knight Winter @ Rutgers (01/27/18)
Replies: 13
Views: 8116

Re: Scarlet Knight Winter @ Rutgers (01/27/18)

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...
by c*t
Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:20 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)
Replies: 12
Views: 12560

Re: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)

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...
by c*t
Thu Jan 11, 2018 1:41 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Midseason Poll, 2017-18
Replies: 15
Views: 13463

Re: Midseason Poll, 2017-18

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...
by c*t
Wed Jan 10, 2018 3:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (1/13/18)
Replies: 6
Views: 6108

Re: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (1/13/18)

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.
by c*t
Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:26 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 NAQT HSNCT: Congratulations Plano West!
Replies: 47
Views: 27355

Re: 2018 NAQT HSNCT: Registration open!

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)?
by c*t
Mon Jan 08, 2018 5:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: General Discussion GSAC XXV
Replies: 21
Views: 1501

Re: General Discussion GSAC XXV

I'm really sorry about those errors--I had fixed the the Huntington's, Stendhal, and Patna parts after the Davis mirror but it looks like the pre-fixing word version got used instead of the fixed pdf versions I followed up with. That's my fault because I should have clarified with the TD. I hope tho...
by c*t
Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:14 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Studying Science as a Humanities Player
Replies: 1
Views: 3278

Re: Studying Science as a Humanities Player

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...
by c*t
Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Midseason Poll, 2017-18
Replies: 15
Views: 13463

Re: Midseason Poll, 2017-18

troyharris wrote:Assuming that one tournament you are talking about was HFT?
Yep, that one.
by c*t
Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Midseason Poll, 2017-18
Replies: 15
Views: 13463

Re: Midseason Poll, 2017-18

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...
by c*t
Sun Jan 07, 2018 2:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Shateyahronya III 2018 @ Powell, OH 1/6/18 (GSAC) OQBA
Replies: 8
Views: 4152

Re: Shateyahronya III 2018 @ Powell, OH 1/6/18 (GSAC) OQBA

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!
by c*t
Sun Jan 07, 2018 2:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: General Discussion GSAC XXV
Replies: 21
Views: 1501

General Discussion GSAC XXV

Welcome to the private discussion forum for GSAC XXV. Feel free to give any feedback or request to see specific questions!
by c*t
Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (1/13/18)
Replies: 6
Views: 6108

Re: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (1/13/18)

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!
by c*t
Tue Dec 26, 2017 8:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread
Replies: 53
Views: 33846

Re: DC Metro 2017-2018 Date Claim Thread

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?
by c*t
Mon Dec 18, 2017 5:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)
Replies: 12
Views: 12560

Re: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)

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 i...
by c*t
Sun Dec 17, 2017 12:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: North Carolina 2017-2018
Replies: 20
Views: 12157

Re: North Carolina 2017-2018

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
by c*t
Wed Dec 13, 2017 1:26 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)
Replies: 12
Views: 12560

Re: GSAC XXV Mirror Requests (2017-2018)

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!
by c*t
Mon Dec 11, 2017 3:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (1/13/18)
Replies: 6
Views: 6108

Re: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (1/13/18)

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...
by c*t
Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (1/13/18)
Replies: 6
Views: 6108

GSAC XXV Main Site - Richmond, VA (1/13/18)

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...