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kearnm7

I received some excellent submissions overall in Ancient & Other history, including Nick Jensen's archaeology tossup on "Tunisia," but my particular favorite was Purdue A's bonus on "Theodora/Byzantine/ The Buildings ." This is partly due to the bonus itself, which was intere...

kearnm7

I'm pleased to be working with Jade and Stony Brook to host their first ACF Fall. My role will be to provide an experienced eye on matters of scheduling and policy, especially as online quizbowl is concerned. I'll be co-TDing on the day and you may feel free to "cc" me ([email protected]...

kearnm7

Field:
Acton Boxborough: 1/0/0
Barrington: 1/0/0
Belmont: 1/1/0
Darien: 2/0/0
Lexington: 2/1/0
North Babylon: 2/3/2
Trinity: 3/0/0
Woodland: 2/1/0

Total: 14/6/2

Please note that the field cap is currently being moved to 24 teams. There is possibility for expansion if we hit that cap, though.

kearnm7

Full stats are available in the post above! Harvard B cleared the field with an 11-1 record, while Harvard A (9-3) eked out second place over Harvard C (9-3) on PPG. Yale A won the UG and DII titles, while Brown came second in both. Thanks to everyone for coming to New Haven today, and safe travels ...

kearnm7 · Re: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020) Full stats are here.

Full stats are here.

kearnm7

Here's a revised schedule for 10 teams, keeping in mind the late drop and the two non-blind packets. Some teams in Round 8 will play on Brown's packet (Brown will not, of course) and some teams will play on Harvard B's packet (Harvard B will not, of course).

kearnm7

A very late drop from Amherst has necessitated changes to the schedule. I'll get those up ASAP.

kearnm7

I just sent out a logistics email to the teams. Let me know if you did not receive it.

kearnm7

The field above is up to date. As it stands, we will play a 11-team round robin, with finals as necessary. More information will follow tomorrow or Wednesday in a logistics email.

kearnm7

Yale would like to tentatively claim Saturday, February 29 for the main site of BHSAT. We understand that there is a slight conflict with AMSA's middle school tournament but believe the fields are effectively distinct. Furthermore, the collegiate quiz bowl calendar necessitates this date from our p...

kearnm7

It has occurred to me that it's been a really long time since I've seen "The Knot". It was a 16-player buzzer system, obstinately for four teams of four, but with all 16 cables coming out of a central console. The cables naturally became tangled up in a way that seemed to defy 3-dimension...

kearnm7

Yale would like to tentatively claim Saturday, February 29 for the main site of BHSAT. We understand that there is a slight conflict with AMSA's middle school tournament but believe the fields are effectively distinct. Furthermore, the collegiate quiz bowl calendar necessitates this date from our po...

kearnm7

This post is reserved for field updates (which can also be found in the link above):

School (teams/buzzers/staffers):
Amherst: 2/1/0
Brown: 1/0/0
Harvard: 3/3/0
MIT: 2/1/0
Wesleyan: 1/0/0
Yale: 2/0/0

kearnm7

I am pleased to announce that the Northeast site of 2020 ACF Regionals will be held at Yale University on Saturday, January 25, 2020. The tournament will take place in either William Harkness Hall (WLH) or Linsly-Chittenden Hall (LC), with team check-in beginning at 8:00 A.M. The opening meeting wil...

kearnm7

Thanks to everyone who came to New Haven yesterday—sorry I couldn't be there myself. MIT A won the site, with Wesleyan in second. Stats are available here.

kearnm7

Excerpted from the logistics email I just sent to teams' contacts. I (Michael) will not be at the tournament, so James Wedgwood will be TD'ing. He is reachable at james.[email protected].edu or via phone (in the email). With 24 teams, we will split into three brackets of eight. These will play a limited...

kearnm7

Following a number of drops and adds, the waitlist is now clear and the field is at 28. I hope to send out a logistics email tomorrow afternoon if nothing changes in the field.

kearnm7

We have now hit our field cap and will be accepting teams onto a waitlist. Those interested should email me as described above but should not fill out the central ACF registration form.

kearnm7

Slight room-booking complications require that I reduce the field cap from 30 to 28. This will likely be a final cap.

kearnm7

In addition to the above link, I will endeavor to keep the field updated here for convenience. Team: # of Teams/Buzzers/Staffers Amherst: 2/0/1 Bowdoin: 1/1/1 Brandeis: 2/2/0 Columbia: 4/3/1 Harvard: 2/2/2 MIT: 3/1/0 NYU: 4/2/0 Rutgers: 3/1/1 Wesleyan: 1/0/0 Williams: 2/1/0 Total: 24/13/6 Waitlist:

kearnm7

I am pleased to announce that the Northeast site of 2019 ACF Fall will be held at Yale on Saturday, November 2, 2019. The tournament will take place at a to-be-determined building (our room reservations are pending), with team check-in beginning at 8 A.M. The opening meeting will then commence promp...

kearnm7

CPiGuy wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:41 pm What time will this be occurring?

10 A.M. EST Sunday, per above.

kearnm7

BHSAT 2019 has been posted to the archive and is now available here. We hope that all the teams who played the set enjoyed it, and we intend to bring an even higher quality product next year.

kearnm7

I know it’s late, but Adam Fine should be in your top 25. Not only does he bench 195, but he also put up 48 playoffs PPG at ICT (2nd scoring to Jacob) and outscored Stephen during Nats prelims.

kearnm7

I guess I'll also mention that it's worth putting into perspective how much quizbowl already puts into fairness. I'd be curious to learn if there are other team-based competitive activities out there that don't use single-elimination playoffs, guarantee all teams pretty much the same number of game...

kearnm7

Santa Claus wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:25 pm
ryanrosenberg wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2019 5:52 pm Do stats exist for ACRONYM? Excited to see my team's 9/2/6 game immortalized on the DB.
Excited to see my negative ppg

See here for stats. Sorry for the delay!

kearnm7

Yes she did, and my apologies for failing to update the post.

kearnm7

Final stats are available here. Thank you to all the teams for coming—Rutgers cleared the field with an 8-2 record to win the tournament.

kearnm7 · Re: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19) Stats are (reasonably) live here.

Stats are (reasonably) live here.

kearnm7

Since we currently have 10 teams signed up (leaving us with a single round-robin format), we are closing the field. Other teams will only be added if we can ensure that the field reaches an even number. Make sure, however, to register as teams or as free agents for ACRONYM, which we've reduced in p...

kearnm7

Since we currently have 10 teams signed up (leaving us with a single round-robin format), we are closing the field. Other teams will only be added if we can ensure that the field reaches an even number. Make sure, however, to register as teams or as free agents for ACRONYM, which we've reduced in pr...

kearnm7

Two updates: First, the field currently stands at 7 teams - if there are other interested teams, I'd encourage them to sign up by this weekend so we can sort out the tournament's format. If the field holds at 7, Yale will field a house team. Second, based on the results of the side-event poll posted...

kearnm7

We are currently planning to run a side event following a conclusion of the tournament, though this is dependent on interest, as well as staffer/room constraints. I'd encourage everyone who's registered and would be interested in playing particular side events to indicate such in the poll. I'll upda...

kearnm7

Of the two teams Yale is sending to ICT this year, only one of our players is female. We are therefore wondering if anyone would be interested in splitting the cost of a double room at ICT with that player for the nights of Friday April 5 and Saturday April 6. Feel free to PM me your contact informa...

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ryanrosenberg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 20, 2019 4:26 pm
The Billiards Fool wrote: ↑Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:25 pm Are there plans for side events?
I'd also like to know about this. Interested in playing ACRONYM and Guerrilla History, potentially other things (although I'm not sure what exactly is available).

Poll for side events (Saturday 3/30).

kearnm7

Current Field—Teams/Buzzers/Staffers
MIT—1/1/0
"Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Rahul"—1/2/0
Rutgers—2/0/0
NYU "Alumni"—2/0/0
"That d---ed Aremihc"—1/0/0
Karmacoma Chameleon—1/0/0
Harvard—2/2/0

Total—10/4/0

kearnm7

Yale Student Academic Competitions is pleased to announce that our mirror of the “Pre-ICT and Nats Open” (PIANO) will be held on Yale's campus on Saturday, March 30, 2019. The PIANO question set is being head-edited by Jacob Reed, a YSAC club member, and other YSACers are on the writing team. More i...

kearnm7

Full stats are available here.

Congratulations to Barrington, who defeated High Tech A in the second game of the advantaged final to win the tournament! We enjoyed hosting you in New Haven and hope to see you again at Yale in the future.

kearnm7

All teams who indicated (via the registration form) that they required an invoice prior to February 16 should have received one last night through e-mail. Please inform us if you did not receive the requested invoice or now require one; we will send one as soon as possible.

kearnm7

We are pleased to announce that the tournament has been designated as a "Platinum Qualifier" for PACE NSC. This means that the top 25% of teams at BHSAT (rounded up to the nearest integer) will qualify for that national championship tournament. More details about the PACE NSC may be found ...

kearnm7

Two small errata, both on giveaways. I believe calling "Ezekiel" a "minor prophet" to be wrong, and "Ouranos" is not the husband of Rhea.

kearnm7

The tournament is now more than halfway full, so I would advise interested teams to sign up as soon as possible!

kearnm7

I'd just like to encourage all teams planning to host spring tournaments to consider Yale's BHSAT XXVIII set (more information available here ). There's currently no DC Metro area of the set and we think it would be excellent preparation for tournaments like PACE NSC! Feel free to shoot me a PM or e...

kearnm7

Brief reminder that the main site of BHSAT XXVIII will take place at Yale on February 16! More information is available here.

kearnm7

Would you mind adding BHSAT XXVIII @ Yale for February 16? More information is available here.

kearnm7

Current Field: (Teams/Buzzers/Staffers) Updated 2/5 at 4:50 P.M. Barrington (1/0/0) Belmont (1/2/0) Dalton (1/0/0) Darien (2/0/0) Greens Farms (1/1/1) High Tech (2/4/0) Housatonic Valley (1/0/0) Lexington (3/0/0) Newtown (1/0/0) North Babylon (3/3/0) Norwich (1/0/0) Trinity (3/0/0) West Egg (1/0/0)...

kearnm7

Yale Student Academic Competitions is pleased to announce that our twenty-eighth annual Bulldog High School Academic Tournament (BHSAT) will be held on Yale's campus on Saturday, February 16, 2019 (please ignore any dates previously announced) . The tournament will use untimed rounds of 20 tossups a...

kearnm7

I completely understand the desire to have a house team, especially for a regular difficulty tournament, but I'm just curious as to whether thought has been given to the bracketing? Nine teams seems a less ideal structure than eight, which avoids byes entirely, including in playoffs. My apologies if...

kearnm7

Just wanted to thank Ricky, Jon, and the Harvard team for a great tournament - probably the best run I've attended, despite our best efforts to make life difficult for them.

kearnm7

Hate to nag, but is there any idea of when/if this will be done and where it will be played? Would love to give it a go.

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