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by The Blind Prophet
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Ancient/Medieval History balance
Replies: 6
Views: 1040

Re: Ancient/Medieval History balance

I haven't worked on enough sets to know to what degree this is standard practice, but for the ARCADIAs the history editors have always sub-distributed by time period, and certainly the early medieval period is one of those time periods. It seems not at all unreasonable or difficult to mandate 1 or 2...
by The Blind Prophet
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:43 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 DMA @ UNC 3/2/2024
Replies: 1
Views: 416

Re: 2024 DMA @ UNC 3/2/2024

Current Field:

UNC A
UNC B
UNC C
UNC D
Duke
by The Blind Prophet
Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 DMA @ UNC 3/2/2024
Replies: 1
Views: 416

2024 DMA @ UNC 3/2/2024

I’m delighted to announce that UNC will be hosting a mirror of DMA on March 2nd, 2024. DMA is a 1.5 dot set, meaning it is about halfway in between the difficulties of ACF Fall and ACF Winter, and so should be a great set for teams newer to the college quizbowl scene. More information about the set ...
by The Blind Prophet
Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:07 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ARCADIA Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 13
Views: 852

2023 ARCADIA Specific Question Discussion

This thread is for discussing specific questions in ARCADIIIA.
by The Blind Prophet
Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:02 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ARCADIA General Discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 1670

2023 ARCADIA General Discussion

This thread is for general discussion of ARCADIIIA (i.e. anything not involving analysis of a single question).
by The Blind Prophet
Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2023 NAQT SCT @ UNC
Replies: 1
Views: 581

2023 NAQT SCT @ UNC

I'm delighted to announce that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be hosting the Lower Mid-Atlantic site of the 2023 NAQT SCT on Sunday, February 5th. The opening meeting will be at 8:45 AM and gameplay will begin at 9 AM. I, Jonathan Shauf, will be the Tournament Director. Eligibi...
by The Blind Prophet
Wed Nov 09, 2022 4:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 Tar Heel Cup (11/12/2022)
Replies: 1
Views: 1323

Re: 2022 Tar Heel Cup (11/12/2022)

I'll close the field tomorrow, so if you want to sign up please do so over the next day.
by The Blind Prophet
Wed Oct 05, 2022 2:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 Tar Heel Cup (11/12/2022)
Replies: 1
Views: 1323

2022 Tar Heel Cup (11/12/2022)

I am pleased to announce the 2022 Tarheel Cup will take place on November 12, 2022. This tournament will use the Show-Me set, Information about which can be found here: https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25949. The tournament will take place at Dey Hall at UNC. The opening meeting will be...
by The Blind Prophet
Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:55 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Winter Closed @ UNC 10/1
Replies: 4
Views: 1120

2022 Winter Closed @ UNC 10/1

I am pleased to announce that UNC will host the lower mid-Atlantic site of Winter Closed. More information on the set can be found here . The tournament will be hosted in Dey Hall, and the tournament director will be Jacob Egol of Duke. The Opening Meeting will begin at 8:45 AM and gameplay will beg...
by The Blind Prophet
Thu May 19, 2022 1:58 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll
Replies: 37
Views: 17949

Re: 2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll

RESULTS: 16 ballots received: Jonathan Shauf, Vincent Du, Henry Goff, Nathan Zhang, Amogh Kulkarni, Tracy Mirkin, Matthew Lehmann, Caleb Kendrick, Connor Mayers, Max Gedajlovic, Jacob Augelli, Michal Germaisiuk, Ben Miller, Lia Rathburn, Will Alston, Tim Morrison 1. Matt Bollinger 350 (consensus 1) ...
by The Blind Prophet
Sat Apr 16, 2022 2:08 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll
Replies: 37
Views: 17949

Re: 2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll

I second everything Henry said about Vincent; he is a wonderful quizbowl player and human being. You should definitely consider ranking him in your top 10. Also definitely rank him subject wise for science, afa, and thought, he is top 5 in all of these categories for sure. You should also be ranking...
by The Blind Prophet
Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:53 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll
Replies: 37
Views: 17949

Re: 2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll

Note: The initial post has been adjusted to account for some suggested changes in the discord.
by The Blind Prophet
Thu Apr 14, 2022 2:07 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll
Replies: 37
Views: 17949

2021-22 Collegiate Player Poll

Here is the player poll for this year. Vote for your top 25 active players who played at least one tournament this season. By popular request, it is also required that ranked players must have either played ICT or ACF Nationals (or was planning to until a cancelled flight or something like that) to ...
by The Blind Prophet
Tue Apr 12, 2022 9:53 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: ACF Nationals 2022 Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 30
Views: 11975

Re: ACF Nationals 2022 Thanks and General Discussion

I thought this set was really fun to play. As someone playing nats for the first time, it was far more enjoyable than I had anticipated. The philosophy in this set in particular was overall a blast- the tossups on Gorgias, Tarski, and al-Farabi were some of my favorites and the SEP and Kyoto School ...
by The Blind Prophet
Tue Apr 12, 2022 12:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: *CANCELLED* 2022 Tarheel Cup (04/16/2022)
Replies: 4
Views: 1774

Re: *CANCELLED* 2022 Tarheel Cup (04/16/2022)

Due to a lack of registrations, we have decided to cancel the tournament.
by The Blind Prophet
Sun Mar 06, 2022 5:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: *CANCELLED* 2022 Tarheel Cup (04/16/2022)
Replies: 4
Views: 1774

Re: *Date Change* 2022 Tarheel Cup (04/16/2022)

Hi all, due to a lack of registrations and some issues with reserving buildings at UNC, we have decided to postpone this tournament to 4/16. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
by The Blind Prophet
Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: *CANCELLED* 2022 Tarheel Cup (04/16/2022)
Replies: 4
Views: 1774

Re: *Date Change* 2022 Tarheel Cup (03/19/2022)

Given responses we have had from teams, we have decided to postpone this tournament to March 19.
by The Blind Prophet
Fri Feb 11, 2022 1:15 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: *CANCELLED* 2022 Tarheel Cup (04/16/2022)
Replies: 4
Views: 1774

Re: 2022 Tarheel Cup (04/16/2022)

[this post reserved for field updates]
by The Blind Prophet
Fri Feb 11, 2022 1:11 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: *CANCELLED* 2022 Tarheel Cup (04/16/2022)
Replies: 4
Views: 1774

*CANCELLED* 2022 Tarheel Cup (04/16/2022)

I am delighted to announce that the UNC Academic Team will host the Tar Heel Cup on March 19th, 2022. This tournament will use the Dart II question set, a hard high school set. I, Jonathan Shauf, will be the tournament director. Please direct any questions about this tournament to me at jonajo@email...
by The Blind Prophet
Fri Oct 29, 2021 2:56 pm
Forum: South Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: North Carolina 2021-22
Replies: 4
Views: 4968

Re: North Carolina 2021-22

I don't know a ton about most high school teams in NC these days, but East Chapel Hill definitely comes out of the gate best team in the state, with BMB being one of the best players in the country. Enloe returns Chinmay if I recall correctly, so them and TJ Classical, who return everyone from their...
by The Blind Prophet
Fri Aug 27, 2021 11:20 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020–21 Player Poll
Replies: 6
Views: 7269

Re: 2020–21 Player Poll

Vincent Du and Annabelle Yang both deserve heavy consideration for this poll. Vincent is among the top 10-15 in the country in sci (especially chem and physics), FA, and PSS and gets good buzzes across the distribution. He outscored some very good players at the NASAT UMD mirror and scales incredib...
by The Blind Prophet
Thu May 13, 2021 11:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Supervision of High Schools Teams at Tournaments
Replies: 7
Views: 2526

Re: Supervision of High Schools Teams at Tournaments

I am curious as to who counts as an "adult" here- is it just anyone over 18?
by The Blind Prophet
Wed Apr 07, 2021 1:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2020-2021 NC Discussion
Replies: 8
Views: 4768

Re: 2020-2021 NC Discussion

I will step in to plug my alma mater for a minute. Thomas Jefferson Classical consists of geography-based humanities generalist Dominik Mystkowski, Science Player Camden Sloan, History/Geo/CE Player Aidan O'Reilly, and Lit/CE/some general humanities player Jack Parker. The team is almost assuredly b...
by The Blind Prophet
Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where are you going to college next year? (2020)
Replies: 37
Views: 13277

Re: Where are you going to college next year? (2020)

I'm going to UNC Chapel Hill next year, and will definitely play as much quizbowl as possible.
by The Blind Prophet
Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HFT XIV Online Mirror (May 23rd, Closed)
Replies: 8
Views: 3834

Re: HFT XIV Online Mirror (May 23rd, Closed)

TJ Classical would like to register a team.
by The Blind Prophet
Wed Mar 25, 2020 11:50 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Grapes of Smath IV at NCSSM (Durham, NC) - 4/4/2020
Replies: 1
Views: 1392

Re: Grapes of Smath IV at NCSSM (Durham, NC) - 4/4/2020

Presumably, this tournament is no longer happening?
by The Blind Prophet
Tue Mar 24, 2020 12:03 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Nationals Alternatives?
Replies: 10
Views: 6508

Re: Nationals Alternatives?

As a person not very familiar with the work involved in running any kind of tournament, what is the feasibility of running any sort of nationals replacement tournament online? A small tournament involving just the top few teams would not involve my team and hundreds of other teams, but could perhaps...
by The Blind Prophet
Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Understanding Literature as a Category
Replies: 11
Views: 7019

Re: Understanding Literature as a Category

I am also a literature player, but for a long time lit was my weakest category. I have actually had the opposite experience you describe; I have learned more about lit than any other category through quiz bowl, as I have gone from not caring for the subject at all to potentially considering it for a...
by The Blind Prophet
Sat Dec 28, 2019 1:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: North Carolina 2019 - 2020
Replies: 13
Views: 8921

Re: North Carolina 2019 - 2020

did this tournament happen already?
by The Blind Prophet
Sun Aug 04, 2019 11:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019-20 NC Discussion
Replies: 11
Views: 6698

Re: 2019-20 NC Discussion

I agree, although it seems the Charlotte circuit is taking some slow steps forward. Myers Park has been active in recent years, South Iredell is becoming serious, and at least one player at Providence (Samanyu) is interested in taking quizbowl more seriously. Good luck in that Aadit, that sounds lik...
by The Blind Prophet
Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019-20 NC Discussion
Replies: 11
Views: 6698

Re: 2019-20 NC Discussion

I would second everything Aadit said. I would also like to add South Iredell into the mix. They were a young team and return all of their major scorers. They beat us at regionals, and if they cover up some of their weaknesses, they could be a real contender at states. Enloe is another team well wort...
by The Blind Prophet
Fri May 31, 2019 9:43 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 144
Views: 56834

Re: 2019 HSNCT discussion

Could I see the religion tossup on fools?
by The Blind Prophet
Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: [North Carolina] 2019 Tarheel Cup
Replies: 6
Views: 3729

Re: [North Carolina] 2019 Tarheel Cup

Is this tournament happening?
by The Blind Prophet
Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:20 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Groger Ranks Middle School Edition!
Replies: 3
Views: 3211

Re: Groger Ranks Middle School Edition!

Will high school sets played on by middle schoolers be taken into account in these rankings?
by The Blind Prophet
Tue Jan 01, 2019 3:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Growing Young Players
Replies: 5
Views: 6440

Growing Young Players

We have a number of young/inexperienced players on our team. Is it best to try to have easier practices to try to slowly bring them up to A-team level, or are more intense practices and harder questions a better way to accomplish this?
by The Blind Prophet
Mon Dec 24, 2018 12:24 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Generalist/Geography Specialist Desiring to Branch Out
Replies: 15
Views: 9038

Re: Generalist/Geography Specialist Desiring to Branch Out

You can definitely have two history specialists on the same team. On my team, our lead two scorers are primarily history players (one of which is me). It does work well, though, if you can subdivide the History cannon, as I'm mainly US and our other lead scorer does mostly world. However, if there i...
by The Blind Prophet
Fri Dec 21, 2018 11:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 57
Views: 3239

Re: Specific Question Discussion

Could I see the "Holy Spirit" tossup?
by The Blind Prophet
Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018-19 NC discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 8866

Re: 2018-19 NC discussion

Mid-Season Analysis 1. East Chapel Hill A (Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Nick Parker, William Ke, Sophie Cronin, Andy Badea) Groger Rank: 66 Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford has now burst onto the scene, and if anything, he's even better than I anticipated. He's already one of the 3 best players in the state, ...
by The Blind Prophet
Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: University of South Carolina Fall Tournament (November 10th)
Replies: 3
Views: 3864

Re: University of South Carolina Fall Tournament (November 10th)

Thank you to the TDs for running this tournament. It was a great experience for me and my team.
by The Blind Prophet
Tue Oct 23, 2018 6:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Studying specific parts of the Lit Cannon
Replies: 3
Views: 6513

Studying specific parts of the Lit Cannon

I recently decided to take on British literature. Are there study guides or lists of topics somewhere that would help me hone my studies?
by The Blind Prophet
Thu Oct 11, 2018 5:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Keeping Motivation
Replies: 5
Views: 6975

Re: Keeping Motivation

Do you have a studying routine? I always force myself to go through my quizlet cards as a routine, even when I have no motivation. Then, when I get sudden bursts of motivation, I do a bunch of extra studying, too.
by The Blind Prophet
Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:53 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Groger Ranks 2018-19
Replies: 45
Views: 33381

Re: Groger Ranks 2018-19

Well, we're not quite in last.
by The Blind Prophet
Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:11 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: PHSAT XXVI at Princeton University (9/29/18)
Replies: 15
Views: 10237

Re: PHSAT XXVI at Princeton University (9/29/18)

Will the stats for this be put on NAQT?
by The Blind Prophet
Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018-19 NC discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 8866

Re: 2018-19 NC discussion

Here's my top 5: 1. Early College at Guilford A possible A-team: Derek Chen, Ridge Ren, Ben Johnson, Kiran Soma I think Derek and Ridge are good enough to keep them atop the state, and might be able to make a run at HSNCT. My prediction is T-32 at HSNCT. 2. East Chapel Hill A possible A-team: Nick P...
by The Blind Prophet
Tue Sep 04, 2018 1:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Past Bee Nationals results
Replies: 2
Views: 8020

Past Bee Nationals results

I noticed that the links for bee nationals results prior to 2017 on the history bowl website don't work. Are the results available somewhere, or have they been lost to the sands of time?
by The Blind Prophet
Sat Aug 18, 2018 8:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Expa
Replies: 10
Views: 6930

Re: Expa

I think it depends on what you enjoy learning about. If you enjoy learning about history or science, go ahead and study it. If, however, you don't enjoy learning about it and find it boring, then stick to lit. You'll retain information much better if you learn things you're interested in.
by The Blind Prophet
Wed Aug 08, 2018 3:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Turning a small, mediocre team into a good one
Replies: 6
Views: 4984

Re: Turning a small, mediocre team into a good one

Thank you all for the tips. Hopefully you'll hear from us again soon.
by The Blind Prophet
Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018-19 NC discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 8866

Re: 2018-19 NC discussion

I guess I'll post my analysis first. Early College look like they take a huge hit, losing Tejas and Sylvia. They return Derek and Ridge, but don't seem to retain much other significant scoring. I don't know what freshmen they bring in, but it's highly possible they gain some serious talent there, wi...
by The Blind Prophet
Tue Jul 31, 2018 6:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Turning a small, mediocre team into a good one
Replies: 6
Views: 4984

Re: Turning a small, mediocre team into a good one

There are tons of historical threads on the forums about getting your team from mediocre to contender. Obviously none of them offer quick-fixes, but the collective wisdom of those threads can be mined pretty quickly by going into either this section, the New High School Teams section, or the Best o...