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by Scone
Tue Nov 07, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: CREEK+ at Georgia Tech (12/2/23)
Replies: 1
Views: 1207

Re: CREEK+ at Georgia Tech (12/2/23)

Field: (teams/buzzers/staffers)
Georgia Tech (3/2/3?)
Tennesee (2/2/0)
South Carolina (1/1/0?)
by Scone
Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:26 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: CREEK+ at Georgia Tech (12/2/23)
Replies: 1
Views: 1207

CREEK+ at Georgia Tech (12/2/23)

Hello everyone, I am pleased to announce that Georgia Tech will be hosting the Southeast mirror of CREEK+ on December 2, 2023. Set information can be found at the following link: https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26952 The current field cap for this tournament will be set at 12, with the...
by Scone
Tue Oct 03, 2023 3:28 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: [CANCELLED] 2023 Penn Bowl at Georgia Tech (11/4)
Replies: 0
Views: 609

[CANCELLED] 2023 Penn Bowl at Georgia Tech (11/4)

I'm pleased to announce that Georgia Tech will be hosting the Southeast mirror of 2023 Penn Bowl on Saturday, November 4th, 2023. Location: TBA. The opening meeting will begin at 9:00 AM and gameplay will begin at 9:15 AM. Questions: Details about the set can be found here: https://hsquizbowl.org/fo...
by Scone
Tue Sep 19, 2023 2:56 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2023 ACF Winter at Georgia Tech (11/11/2023)
Replies: 1
Views: 892

2023 ACF Winter at Georgia Tech (11/11/2023)

I am pleased to announce that the Southeast site of 2023 ACF Winter will be held at Georgia Tech on Saturday, November 11, 2023.. The tournament will take place at the Skiles Classroom building at 686 Cherry St NW, Atlanta, GA 30332. The opening meeting will begin at 9:00 and gameplay will begin at ...
by Scone
Sat Feb 11, 2023 5:10 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ACF Regionals Discussion
Replies: 27
Views: 8131

Re: 2023 ACF Regionals Discussion

A poet of this ethnicity wrote, “I am a refugee. You are too” in Afterland and titled a collection for this ethnicity’s exposure to toxic “yellow rain.” In Tossup 18 of Packet H, this line should say "I am refugee. You are too." The "a" should not be there. I don't have a copy o...
by Scone
Mon Nov 07, 2022 1:24 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 ACF Winter – Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 12
Views: 3259

Re: 2022 ACF Winter – Thanks and General Discussion

I played this set, and I quite enjoyed it. I'm not very skilled at giving feedback on sets overall, but I cannot think of any aspects I heavily disliked about this set! The proofreader corps was also exceptional – I think this is by far the tightest set in terms of grammar and formatting I’ve ever h...
by Scone
Mon May 02, 2022 12:56 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: What is quizbowl in Canada and the UK like?
Replies: 2
Views: 1406

Re: What is quizbowl in Canada and the UK like?

Thanks for your detailed response, Henry!
by Scone
Sun May 01, 2022 9:30 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: What is quizbowl in Canada and the UK like?
Replies: 2
Views: 1406

What is quizbowl in Canada and the UK like?

Hello, This is just a thread I am making out of my own curiosity. I've been curious about what the quizbowl scene in Canada and the UK is like when I found out that several college teams travelled to America for ICT and ACF Nationals this year. The QBWiki has a page about Canada but not one about th...
by Scone
Wed Apr 13, 2022 1:33 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: ACF Nationals 2022 Livestream A/V Discussion
Replies: 5
Views: 1632

Re: ACF Nationals 2022 Livestream A/V Discussion

What was the rationale for Twitch chat not being allowed for people who hadn't followed acf for less than 6 months? I think that an active and vibrant chat would be good for engagement. We didn't have the man power to moderate a twitch chat so I did the closest you can to turning it off. That makes...
by Scone
Wed Apr 13, 2022 10:43 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: ACF Nationals 2022 Livestream A/V Discussion
Replies: 5
Views: 1632

Re: ACF Nationals 2022 Livestream A/V Discussion

What was the rationale for Twitch chat not being allowed for people who hadn't followed acf for less than 6 months? I think that an active and vibrant chat would be good for engagement.
by Scone
Wed Apr 06, 2022 7:11 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Where are you Going to College Next Year? (Class of 2022)
Replies: 11
Views: 4995

Re: Where are you Going to College Next Year? (Class of 2022)

I'm going to Georgia Tech this fall, and I'm planning on doing quizbowl.
by Scone
Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:01 pm
Forum: Great Lakes Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Minnesota 2021-22
Replies: 15
Views: 10005

Re: Minnesota 2021-22

Playoffs happened!

Wayzata is good at quizbowl. However, St. Louis Park and St. Paul Academy revealed that they, too, are good at quizbowl.
by Scone
Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Eagle's Nest (01/22/2022, MN - SCOP Novice 11)
Replies: 2
Views: 1480

Re: Eagle's Nest (01/22/2022, MN - SCOP Novice 11)

Wayzata A defeated Hopkins in a one-game final to take first place! Wayzata B placed third. Full stats are here.
by Scone
Thu Dec 16, 2021 11:54 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Eagle's Nest (01/22/2022, MN - SCOP Novice 11)
Replies: 2
Views: 1480

Re: Eagle's Nest (01/22/2022, MN - SCOP Novice 11)

Field (teams/buzzers/staff):
Wayzata (6/3/0)
North St. Paul (1/1/0)
Prior Lake (1/1/0)
Irondale (1/1/0)
Hopkins (1/1/0)
by Scone
Wed Dec 15, 2021 10:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Eagle's Nest (01/22/2022, MN - SCOP Novice 11)
Replies: 2
Views: 1480

Eagle's Nest (01/22/2022, MN - SCOP Novice 11)

The Eden Prairie High School Quiz Bowl Team is pleased to announce Eagle's Nest , a high school novice tournament taking place on January 22nd, 2022 at Eden Prairie High School, located at 17185 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie, MN. Questions: The tournament will use SCOP Novice 11 , a set that is tar...
by Scone
Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:46 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota 2020-21
Replies: 14
Views: 8055

Re: Minnesota 2020-21

The Gopher Spring Tournament happened on March 13th. Wayzata A won very convincingly, with Mounds View second, Carmel A third, and EP A fourth. There's also a postseason poll that Maxwell is running that closes on March 27th here: https://forms.gle/n5yUZXEpdey4FcjcA. But you all know the real reason...
by Scone
Tue Feb 16, 2021 2:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota 2020-21
Replies: 14
Views: 8055

Re: Minnesota 2020-21

Run for the Roses happened. Burnsville A defeated Eden Prairie A to take first place, and Eden Prairie only managed to qualify 2 of our 4 intended teams for nationals. So since my school isn't doing well in high school quiz bowl, I'm not going to talk about that and am instead going to talk about mi...
by Scone
Tue Nov 24, 2020 9:43 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota 2020-21
Replies: 14
Views: 8055

Re: Minnesota 2020-21

Last Saturday on the 21st, the middle school circuit finally kicked off with the NAMESAKE tournament. I had the honor of coaching Eden Prairie Central Middle School's first quiz bowl team in five years. We went 2-3. The team that won it all, with a 7-0 record and 21PPB, was Spectrum A. We lost to th...
by Scone
Mon Nov 09, 2020 5:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Winter - General Discussion and Thanks
Replies: 38
Views: 11748

Re: 2020 ACF Winter - General Discussion and Thanks

https://i.imgur.com/48bCgxt.png For some reason, I decided to make a density chart of three tournaments' PPBs that all should roughly have been similar in difficulty -- this tournament, LIT, and EFT 2019. From the looks of it, it's clear to me that this tournament's bonuses were slightly easier tha...
by Scone
Wed Oct 28, 2020 4:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 Festivus [20 December 2020]
Replies: 19
Views: 9948

Re: 2020 Festivus [Date TBD, please answer the poll]

What is Festivus?
by Scone
Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: UMN Fall Tournament [LONE STAR] (POSTPONED)
Replies: 5
Views: 1898

Re: UMN Fall Tournament [LONE STAR] (10/24)

What platform will be used to run this tournament?
by Scone
Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro Date Claim for 2020-2021
Replies: 36
Views: 11023

Re: DC Metro Date Claim for 2020-2021

Oh, I didn't know that.
by Scone
Fri Jun 19, 2020 1:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC Metro Date Claim for 2020-2021
Replies: 36
Views: 11023

Re: Tentative Date Claim for 2020-2021

It appears that November 20th is already reserved for the TJIAT.
by Scone
Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Trash Questions in College Sets
Replies: 19
Views: 6154

Re: Trash Questions in College Sets

So I don't particularly have a strong stake in this conversation, but this bit right here made me think of something: plenty of college classes discuss pop culture that touches on societally relevant themes that may not be so relevant in a few years. The canon of quizbowl is supposed to reflect topi...
by Scone
Thu May 28, 2020 4:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '19-'20
Replies: 30
Views: 12552

Re: Minnesota '19-'20

The real question is, will there be a Minnesota High School Quizbowl TWO podcast?
by Scone
Sun May 17, 2020 3:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NAQT Category/Subject Distribution
Replies: 6
Views: 3359

Re: NAQT Category/Subject Distribution

This information is out of date. You can find the current subject distribution for Invitational Series sets here: https://www.naqt.com/hs/distribution.jsp.

Edit: scooped
by Scone
Sun Mar 15, 2020 12:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Joint Quizbowl Project
Replies: 26
Views: 8972

Re: Joint Quizbowl Project

Perhaps we could start working on another newsletter to expand on ways for prospective programs to get involved and start playing?
by Scone
Tue Mar 03, 2020 3:18 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Keeping Score During Practices
Replies: 5
Views: 9101

Re: Keeping Score During Practices

I would say that it depends on how your kids feel about it. One potential danger with keeping detailed stats is that players will become too fixated on their own individual performance. This can mean either becoming too reluctant to buzz (which is what you said), vulching, or comparing their score t...
by Scone
Fri Feb 21, 2020 3:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '19-'20
Replies: 30
Views: 12552

Re: Minnesota '19-'20

BenWeiner27 wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:56 am I look forward to seeing what happens at NAQT State even though I cannot personally attend the tournament.
Unfortunately, due to Ben's absence and many others due to SciOly, I think Saturday State will be a bit more disappointing in terms of field.
by Scone
Thu Feb 06, 2020 9:38 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: Quiz Bowl Podcast- For 10 Points
Replies: 40
Views: 30706

Re: Quiz Bowl Podcast- For 10 Points

Bloomington wrote: Sat Feb 01, 2020 9:39 am I just want to say I love your podcast's and they have been very helpful! Keep up the good work!
Seconded.
by Scone
Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:04 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: How to build "stamina"
Replies: 21
Views: 15388

Re: How to build "stamina"

I'm a freshman currently and I've found it very beneficial to just be constantly thinking between matches, before and after matches and at lunches. I usually talk to my teammates about our performances and comments about it. This is interesting to me, since my intuition would tell me that I should ...
by Scone
Thu Jan 02, 2020 4:33 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '19-'20
Replies: 30
Views: 12552

Re: Minnesota '19-'20

The podcast team (Shardul Rao, Brian Lin, Ben Weiner) has concluded their midseason poll, and the results are now in: 1. Wayzata A: 147 points (High: 1, Low: 2) 2. Mounds View A: 138 points (High: 1, Low: 2) 3. Wayzata B: 119 points (High: 3, Low: 4) 4. Eden Prairie A: 106 points (High: 3, Low: 4) 5...
by Scone
Wed Nov 06, 2019 12:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: How to build "stamina"
Replies: 21
Views: 15388

Re: How to build "stamina"

I'm going to post to this thread once again because on November 2nd at the Mounds View Invitational, instead of ordering pizza, I brought black bean chili and an apple for lunch. Having that meal, combined with toast and cottage cheese for breakfast, meant that I felt great during playoffs—better th...
by Scone
Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '19-'20
Replies: 30
Views: 12552

Re: Minnesota '19-'20

The RAFT mirror at Mounds View happened! Eden Prairie B won in a final against Wayzata A/C, with EP A in 3rd and Irondale A in 4th. I think the Mounds View team did a very brave thing by hosting an mACF tournament in an NAQT-dominated area, and though the tournament had some hiccups, I'd still say t...
by Scone
Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '19-'20
Replies: 30
Views: 12552

Re: Minnesota '19-'20

A while ago, I did outreach work for PACE collecting contact info from Quiz Bowl and Knowledge Bowl coaches around the state. Out of my own curiosity, I decided to plot the schools that did QB vs KB on a map: https://imgur.com/a/ru1RWtR The yellow is Knowledge Bowl, the blue is Quiz Bowl. The only s...
by Scone
Tue Oct 29, 2019 8:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '19-'20
Replies: 30
Views: 12552

Re: Minnesota '19-'20

I figured it might be reasonably helpful to figure out which of the top teams (Wayzata A + B, Eden Prairie, Mounds View) as well as teams that may surprise us (Irondale, Burnsville, Mounds Park) are playing when. So, I've put together an extremely speculative list of who's gonna be attending the maj...
by Scone
Sun Sep 29, 2019 1:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: On the proper method to stop negging so much, 2019 edition
Replies: 3
Views: 5089

On the proper method to stop negging so much, 2019 edition

A few days ago, I was at a practice, and a tossup mentioning a material and a bunch of sculptures come up. I'm paraphrasing here, but the tossup ended like "...for 10 points, what metal has chromium added to it to make it-" When I heard that, I positively knew that the answer was steel bec...
by Scone
Tue Sep 03, 2019 1:40 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Quiz Bowl Podcast- For 10 Points
Replies: 40
Views: 30706

Re: Quiz Bowl Podcast- For 10 Points

Is this going to be continued for the 2019-20 season? I greatly enjoyed the installments that are out.
by Scone
Sat Aug 10, 2019 3:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '19-'20
Replies: 30
Views: 12552

Re: Minnesota '19-'20

Mounds View: The team that will most likely challenge Wayzata's reign as the team to beat in MN is Mounds View. Shardul Rao will likely be the best generalist in the state, but he will need help from Max and Aryan if Mounds View is to win more than a couple tournaments this year. Do not be surprise...
by Scone
Sun Aug 04, 2019 8:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Minnesota '19-'20
Replies: 30
Views: 12552

Minnesota '19-'20

I don't think that there'll be enough non-NAQT events to warrant a "Schedule" thread, but I figured a "things happening" might be good. This is a thread where I hope that us Minnesotans can post about major events that happen throughout the season, mostly tournaments. This is als...
by Scone
Wed May 29, 2019 6:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: My school finished 31st at HSNCT and I don't know how to feel
Replies: 7
Views: 6827

Re: My school finished 31st at HSNCT and I don't know how to feel

Monstruos de Bolsillo wrote: That's definitely not true. I think anyone with a reasonable interest in high school quizbowl has heard of your school. Not that that should even matter though. etchdulac wrote: To add on: As someone from across the country who has staffed about a dozen HSNCTs, Eden Pra...
by Scone
Tue May 28, 2019 8:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: My school finished 31st at HSNCT and I don't know how to feel
Replies: 7
Views: 6827

My school finished 31st at HSNCT and I don't know how to feel

I am on Eden Prairie High School's C team. Eden Prairie High School is in Minnesota and sent 4 teams to HSNCT. Its A team finished 31st. As far as I know, that's pretty good for a random school that isn't talked about often. Groger Ranks put us at 73rd for pre-HSNCT and HSQBRank put us at 145th for ...
by Scone
Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:49 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: How to build "stamina"
Replies: 21
Views: 15388

Re: How to build "stamina"

As usual, I have methods opposite to everyone else...but I might as well post about them. I usually consume an insane amount of sugar through candy and sweet coffee drinks, and I rarely run out of gas unless I'm recovering from a concussion, don't get enough sleep to begin with, or am playing the f...
by Scone
Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: How to build "stamina"
Replies: 21
Views: 15388

Re: How to build "stamina"

What would be a good thing to bring for lunch that's high in protein and fiber? I'm not that skilled in preparation nor nutrition.
by Scone
Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: How to build "stamina"
Replies: 21
Views: 15388

How to build "stamina"

I recently had the opportunity to play in MN state (congrats Wayzata A), which was a 12 team round robin with 6 games in the morning and 5 games in the afternoon. While that might not seem out of the ordinary, I'm used to only playing stretches of about 3-4 games and having a break afterward. So, I ...
by Scone
Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Getting involved with the online quiz bowl community
Replies: 3
Views: 2883

Re: Getting involved with the online quiz bowl community

Thank both of you for your replies; I'll try to keep what you said in mind as I slowly dip my toes into the online world, then.
by Scone
Fri Dec 14, 2018 11:48 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Getting involved with the online quiz bowl community
Replies: 3
Views: 2883

Getting involved with the online quiz bowl community

I discovered this forum about two months ago, and I have been a semi-regular visitor of topics relating to high school quiz bowl. To me, it seems like everyone that has things to say is some sort of alumn, organization member, or college student that seems to know everything about the state of quiz ...