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- Mon Feb 01, 2021 9:23 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: 2021 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4696
Re: 2021 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion
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...
- Mon Oct 05, 2020 11:26 am
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2020 ACF Fall at Stony Brook University (10/17/2020)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2072
Re: 2020 ACF Fall at Stony Brook University (10/17/2020)
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]...
- Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:23 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: BHSAT XXIX at Yale (02/15/2020)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1515
Re: BHSAT XXIX at Yale (02/15/2020)
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.
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.
- Sat Jan 25, 2020 9:51 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1828
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
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 ...
- Sat Jan 25, 2020 12:11 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1828
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
Full stats are here.
- Sat Jan 25, 2020 2:27 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1828
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
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).
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 11:47 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1828
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
A very late drop from Amherst has necessitated changes to the schedule. I'll get those up ASAP.
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:37 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1828
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
I just sent out a logistics email to the teams. Let me know if you did not receive it.
- Mon Jan 20, 2020 6:34 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1828
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
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.
- Fri Jan 10, 2020 1:36 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Date Claims 19-20
- Replies: 37
- Views: 10714
Re: New England Date Claims 19-20
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...
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:22 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Notable Buzzers
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3836
Re: Notable Buzzers
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...
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Date Claims 19-20
- Replies: 37
- Views: 10714
Re: New England Date Claims 19-20
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...
- Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:51 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1828
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
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
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
- Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:50 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1828
2020 ACF Regionals at Yale (01/25/2020)
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...
- Sun Nov 03, 2019 11:32 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4980
Re: 2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
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.
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4980
Re: 2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
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...
- Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:18 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4980
Re: 2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
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.
- Tue Oct 15, 2019 12:40 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4980
Re: 2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
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.
- Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:05 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4980
Re: 2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
Slight room-booking complications require that I reduce the field cap from 30 to 28. This will likely be a final cap.
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:26 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4980
Re: 2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
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:
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4980
2019 ACF Fall at Yale (11/02/2019)
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...
- Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Age of Empires Online (8/18)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3334
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:33 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Yale's BHSAT XVIII available for hosting in Spring 2019
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12110
Re: Yale's BHSAT XVIII available for hosting in Spring 2019
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.
- Tue May 07, 2019 6:40 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Player Poll 2019
- Replies: 92
- Views: 39950
Re: Player Poll 2019
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.
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:10 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: ICT format and seeding discussion
- Replies: 74
- Views: 30513
Re: The ICT format is awful and unfair (or: why I now play for the "Ann Arbor Campus, University of Michigan")
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...
- Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5956
Re: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
See here for stats. Sorry for the delay!Santa Claus wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:25 pmExcited to see my negative ppgryanrosenberg 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.
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:24 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Roommate for ICT 2019 [Female]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4074
Re: Roommate for ICT 2019 [Female]
Yes she did, and my apologies for failing to update the post.
- Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:09 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5956
Re: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
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.
- Sat Mar 30, 2019 10:10 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5956
Re: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
Stats are (reasonably) live here.
- Wed Mar 27, 2019 11:20 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5956
Re: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
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...
- Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:32 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5956
Re: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
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...
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 7:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5956
Re: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
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...
- Sun Mar 03, 2019 4:11 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5956
Re: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
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...
- Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:54 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Roommate for ICT 2019 [Female]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4074
Roommate for ICT 2019 [Female]
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...
- Wed Feb 20, 2019 6:02 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5956
Re: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
Poll for side events (Saturday 3/30).ryanrosenberg wrote: ↑Wed Feb 20, 2019 4:26 pmI'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).
- Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5956
Re: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
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
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
- Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:12 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5956
PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Yale (3/30/19)
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...
- Sun Feb 17, 2019 4:34 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: BHSAT XXVIII at Yale (2/16/19)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3366
Re: BHSAT XXVIII at Yale (2/16/19)
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.
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.
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: BHSAT XXVIII at Yale (2/16/19)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3366
Re: BHSAT XXVIII at Yale (2/16/19)
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.
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 5:52 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: BHSAT XXVIII at Yale (2/16/19)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3366
Re: BHSAT XXVIII at Yale (2/16/19)
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 ...
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 12:02 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: 2019 ACF Regionals Thanks and General Discussion
- Replies: 43
- Views: 15776
Re: 2019 ACF Regionals Thanks and General Discussion
Two small errata, both on giveaways. I believe calling "Ezekiel" a "minor prophet" to be wrong, and "Ouranos" is not the husband of Rhea.
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 3:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: BHSAT XXVIII at Yale (2/16/19)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3366
Re: BHSAT XXVIII at Yale (2/16/19)
The tournament is now more than halfway full, so I would advise interested teams to sign up as soon as possible!
- Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DC Metro 2018-2019 Date Claim Thread
- Replies: 49
- Views: 27436
Re: DC Metro 2018-2019 Date Claim Thread
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...
- Sun Dec 23, 2018 11:56 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: New England Date Claims '18-'19
- Replies: 35
- Views: 17397
Re: New England Date Claims '18-'19
Brief reminder that the main site of BHSAT XXVIII will take place at Yale on February 16! More information is available here.
- Sun Dec 23, 2018 11:55 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NY Date Claims 2018-19
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9485
Re: NY Date Claims 2018-19
Would you mind adding BHSAT XXVIII @ Yale for February 16? More information is available here.
- Sun Dec 23, 2018 1:02 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: BHSAT XXVIII at Yale (2/16/19)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3366
Re: BHSAT XXVIII at Yale (2/16/19)
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)...
- Sat Dec 22, 2018 6:27 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: BHSAT XXVIII at Yale (2/16/19)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3366
BHSAT XXVIII at Yale (2/16/19)
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...
- Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:59 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Sun God New England at Brown
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7434
Re: Sun God New England at Brown
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...
- Sat Oct 27, 2018 11:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Re: Penn Bowl Mirror at Harvard (10/27/18)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3716
Re: Penn Bowl Mirror at Harvard (10/27/18)
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.
- Sat Mar 31, 2018 8:46 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: OCTAVIAN - A Classics Tournament
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16314
Re: OCTAVIAN - A Classics Tournament
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.