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by Limonana
Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:44 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Bonus Eventus - Summer 2024
Replies: 3
Views: 2107

Re: Bonus Eventus - Summer 2024

After experiencing some burnout from writing and editing, along with adjusting to adult life post-graduation (and a fantastic Athenian vacation), I am revitalizing this set. Details have been updated in the OP. I'm pretty disconnected from the larger quizbowl scene these days, but I do hope this can...
by Limonana
Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 11/13 - Illinois Open main site
Replies: 17
Views: 6693

Re: 11/13 - Illinois Open main site

Seeking teammates for this event.
by Limonana
Mon Sep 20, 2021 10:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: How do you write and edit quizbowl creatively?
Replies: 7
Views: 4311

Re: How do you write and edit quizbowl creatively?

Ganon's post does a fantastic job describing what (and where) to draw upon when writing questions. I think he makes several points that also apply to editing a category as a whole. I'm speaking mostly from my experience as a belief editor. 3. You can mix "quirky" clues with really importan...
by Limonana
Sun Sep 19, 2021 3:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 Penn Bowl: Playtest Discussion
Replies: 4
Views: 405

Re: Playtest Discussion

I missed this during the initial look-through of questions, but I think the original sin TU mentions near FTP that baptism gets rids of original sin. This is to my knowledge primarily a Catholic doctrine not universally shared by other streams of Christianity. I would suggest 1) caveating the clue ...
by Limonana
Tue May 25, 2021 4:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Chicago Open 2021 Team Formation Thread
Replies: 6
Views: 3474

Re: Chicago Open 2021 Team Formation Thread

Provided that this tournament isn't on the last weekend of August, I'm interested in attending. I'm currently a free agent; if anyone needs a beliefs and/or classics player, PM me or message me on FB.
by Limonana
Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:18 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)
Replies: 51
Views: 49069

Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)

I'll be in the Dayton area for the foreseeable future; I'll try to play opens in the Midwest. I'm also available to kick in some belief questions.
by Limonana
Mon Jan 11, 2021 11:08 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Bonus Eventus - Summer 2024
Replies: 3
Views: 2107

Re: Bonus Eventus - Summer 2021

A few updates on this: Rahul Rao-Pothuraju has joined the writing team. The distribution has been finalized and will feature 22 tossups per packet. I can't promise that there will be 9-10 packets, though I'd like to produce a minimum of 7, plus a tiebreaker. The pandemic is still very much up in the...
by Limonana
Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:38 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Bonus Eventus - Summer 2024
Replies: 3
Views: 2107

Bonus Eventus - Summer 2024

I am pleased to announce what looks like my last side event*, an all tossups classics side event, Bonus Eventus , written by myself. This set will feature 7 packets of 22 tossups at what would be described as Nats+ difficulty. My main goal with this set is to introduce a few overlooked and underappr...
by Limonana
Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Penn Bowl - Specific Question Discussion Thread
Replies: 60
Views: 10281

Re: Specific Question Discussion Thread

This seems to be pretty problematic, as the current scholarship pretty much outright dismisses the idea that Allah was a moon god. Furthermore, the only people who seem to espouse this claim are Christian anti-Islamic propagandists like Jack Chick and Robert Morey. I would highly advise that this b...
by Limonana
Thu Oct 24, 2019 5:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Penn Bowl - Specific Question Discussion Thread
Replies: 60
Views: 10281

Re: Specific Question Discussion Thread

In packet 1, question 8 (Marian apparitions), the August 5 feast day referenced in the second clue celebrates the dedication of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, not a Marian apparition. Although a (legendary) Marian apparition was indeed associated with that basilica and feast day for some tim...
by Limonana
Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: META - Summer 2019
Replies: 8
Views: 7503

Re: META - Summer 2019

We're planning on posting this set to the archives soon, so if you're interested in any last minute mirrors, please email us soon. Thanks to everyone who has played so far!
by Limonana
Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
Replies: 91
Views: 36951

Re: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19

It looks like I'll be in town for this, so I'd love to run META on Friday if people would like that. I'm also looking for 1-2 teammates for Cambridge Open and Super Acronym, particularly someone I haven't played with before.
by Limonana
Mon May 13, 2019 6:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 5/18 Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament at WSU
Replies: 2
Views: 2203

Re: 5/18 Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament at WSU

Unfortunately, this tournament has been cancelled due to a lack of interest.
by Limonana
Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 5/18 Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament at WSU
Replies: 2
Views: 2203

Re: 5/18 Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament at WSU

Field as of 4/20:

(Teams/Buzzers/Readers)
Northmont(1/1/1)
Sidney(1/1/1)

As we're just under a month away, remember to get those registrations in!
by Limonana
Sat Mar 30, 2019 6:46 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Spartan Housewrite at Wright State (3/30/19)
Replies: 2
Views: 2629

Re: Spartan Housewrite at Wright State (3/30/19)

At the conclusion of Round 9 of a triple round robin, Purdue had clear the field by going 8-1. Congratulations to Purdue for winning Wright State's first ever college tournament!

Stats are available here. Thank you to all teams that came out today, we hope everyone enjoyed themselves!
by Limonana
Tue Mar 19, 2019 5:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 5/18 Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament at WSU
Replies: 2
Views: 2203

5/18 Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament at WSU

Now that we have the rooms officially confirmed by the university, the Wright State Quizbowl team would like to announcement the Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament, which will be run on May 18th using the Prison Bowl set. The tournament will be held with NAQT rules with 15 point powers and -5 point neg...
by Limonana
Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Spartan Housewrite at Wright State (3/30/19)
Replies: 2
Views: 2629

Re: Spartan Housewrite at Wright State (3/30/19)

Now that this tournament is just over a month away, I want to remind teams to formally register for the tournament by emailing me!
by Limonana
Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Spartan Housewrite at Wright State (3/30/19)
Replies: 2
Views: 2629

Spartan Housewrite at Wright State (3/30/19)

Wright State University is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a mirror of Spartan Housewrite on March 30, 2019. Information about the set can be found here . I'll be the TD for this tournament; to register, please email me at hijazi DOT 4 AT wright DOT edu with information regarding the num...
by Limonana
Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XII Mirrors
Replies: 14
Views: 12236

Re: Prison Bowl XII Mirrors

Hello Daniel,

Wright State in interested in running Prison Bowl for a Pre-Nationals tournament in late May (probably the 18th). Thanks!
by Limonana
Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:24 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: META - Summer 2019
Replies: 8
Views: 7503

Re: META - Summer 2019

We will incorporate ethnography into our questions by ensuring that we encompass different rituals, practices, and philosophies from other cultures into our questions.
by Limonana
Wed Jun 20, 2018 9:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: META - Summer 2019
Replies: 8
Views: 7503

META - Summer 2019

For those of you that enjoyed XENOPHON , Hari Parameswaran, Jakob Myers, and I present META (Monstrosity of Ethnographic and Theological Academia). This set is intended to be a side event of 8 tossup only packets for the summer of 2019. The difficulty is similar to XENOPHON with a few experimental t...
by Limonana
Sat May 12, 2018 6:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament
Replies: 3
Views: 3019

Re: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament

Congratulations to Beavercreek, who won this tournament outright by clearing the field by 2 games! Stats can be found here . We used a double round robin with a group of coaches from Sidney and Tippecanoe as well as a Tippecanoe player for the "Coaches" exhibition team. This seemed like th...
by Limonana
Sat May 05, 2018 6:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament
Replies: 3
Views: 3019

Re: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament

The Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament has received Platinum Certification from PACE, meaning that the top 25% of the field will qualify for the PACE NSC in June!
by Limonana
Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament
Replies: 3
Views: 3019

Re: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament

Field as of 5/5:
(# of teams/readers/buzzers)

Sidney 1/1/1
Beavercreek 1/1/1
Miami Valley School 1/1/1
Dublin Scioto 1/0/1
Tippecanoe 1/1/1
by Limonana
Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament
Replies: 3
Views: 3019

Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament

The Wright State Quizbowl team would like to announcement the Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament, which will be run on May 12th using the IMSANITY set. The tournament will be held with NAQT rules with 15 point powers and -5 point negs. Rosters can include up to 6 people per team, with only 4 playing at...
by Limonana
Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: XENOPHON
Replies: 28
Views: 16654

Re: XENOPHON

I'd like to start by thanking everyone for playing this set as well as Young and Emily for helping with the Skype tournament. Hari, Jakob, and I are currently discussing the idea of a sequel to this set (albeit with a different distribution and a greater number of packets to prevent weird schedules ...
by Limonana
Sun Aug 27, 2017 10:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: XENOPHON
Replies: 28
Views: 16654

Re: XENOPHON

For those of you interested in a Skype mirror of this, please fill out this survey to specify when you would like it to be held: https://doodle.com/poll/c2fnuv6gu5fiecmi

If you would prefer some other date, specify below. You can pay Jakob the $10/player entry fee via Venmo. Thanks!
by Limonana
Fri Jun 16, 2017 3:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: XENOPHON
Replies: 28
Views: 16654

Re: XENOPHON

In order to have a sufficient of time to review and implement playtesters' comments, Hari and I would like to playtest the first two packets tomorrow night as packet 3 is 50% complete. Anyone else interested in participating should send me their skype name no later than 6:00 PM EST. Edit: different ...
by Limonana
Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: XENOPHON
Replies: 28
Views: 16654

Re: XENOPHON

Studying for PACE NSC and NASAT has pushed our estimated time of completion date to approximately July 14 as to give us enough time to finish and playtest the set. As of right now, the people who have approached me to playtest it are Jacob Reed, Aaron Jensen, and Ben Anthony. Anyone who thinks they ...
by Limonana
Sat May 06, 2017 7:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: XENOPHON
Replies: 28
Views: 16654

XENOPHON

Hari Parameswaran and I are pleased to announce XENOPHON (eXtensive Edification Nebulously Over Particularly Historiography On Nations), a tournament similar to Kurtis Droge's "Listory" tournament. It will have about 5-6 packets of 24 tossups each. The difficulty is approximately Regs+ (si...