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by robby_redford
Thu May 29, 2025 11:50 pm
Forum: National and Regional Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: 2024-2025 Player Shill/Appreciation/Shout-out Thread
Replies: 23
Views: 4018

2024-2025 Player Shill/Appreciation/Shout-out Thread

Hey yall! Quizbowl season is wrapping up (to my pace-and-nasat-going friends, good luck!), so I figured it was about time to put together the traditional shill thread. You all know the drill; shout out anyone you think deserves a shout-out, whether it be because of their diabolical staline or lovely ...
by robby_redford
Sat Mar 22, 2025 10:20 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: MARMAD XII (Livingston, NJ | March 22, 2025)
Replies: 4
Views: 3950

Re: MARMAD XII (Livingston, NJ | March 22, 2025)

Thank you all for bearing with us for the twelfth time at March Madness! Congratulations to "This Vexes Me" A for winning the tournament - full stats can be found here for your perusal. Friends, it's been a wild ride, but I still can't believe this is the last time I post the wrap-up for a March ...
by robby_redford
Mon Mar 10, 2025 3:52 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: MARMAD XII (Livingston, NJ | March 22, 2025)
Replies: 4
Views: 3950

Re: MARMAD XII (Livingston, NJ | March 22, 2025)

Final Update: We broke the field cap again! With the extra buzzers and staffers we got, we can officially expand to our hard field cap of 74 teams! Help us run the biggest tournament Livingston has ever seen, and sign up today! 9 days remain until our deadline!
by robby_redford
Tue Feb 25, 2025 8:40 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: MARMAD XII (Livingston, NJ | March 22, 2025)
Replies: 4
Views: 3950

Re: MARMAD XII (Livingston, NJ | March 22, 2025)

We somehow managed to hit our expanded field cap in less than 48 hours, so we are expanding yet again to 54 teams! Sign up before we hit the cap again!
by robby_redford
Mon Feb 24, 2025 5:26 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: MARMAD XII (Livingston, NJ | March 22, 2025)
Replies: 4
Views: 3950

Re: MARMAD XII (Livingston, NJ | March 22, 2025)

We are expanding our field cap to 48 teams! Sign up today!
by robby_redford
Sat Feb 22, 2025 11:15 pm
Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
Topic: HMS Academic Tournament II (Livingston, NJ | 2/22)
Replies: 2
Views: 2767

Re: HMS Academic Tournament II (Livingston, NJ | 2/22)

Thank you to all of the teams that turned out for HMSAT II! Full stats can be found here:
https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/9 ... /combined/
by robby_redford
Mon Feb 03, 2025 12:46 pm
Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
Topic: HMS Academic Tournament II (Livingston, NJ | 2/22)
Replies: 2
Views: 2767

Re: HMS Academic Tournament II (Livingston, NJ | 2/22)

The field is now full! Any further teams that sign up will be put on a waitlist until we get enough buzzers and staff to expand the field.
by robby_redford
Sun Feb 02, 2025 11:17 pm
Forum: South Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Alabama Quiz Bowl 2024-25
Replies: 17
Views: 9087

Re: Alabama Quiz Bowl 2024-25

Hey everyone! For those interested, Livingston's CARD II housewrite is still available for mirrors! We are a non-NAQT medium-difficulty set with mirrors in many regions in the US. If you are still looking to host a tournament, please reach out to me at [email protected]. More information ...
by robby_redford
Tue Jan 07, 2025 11:31 pm
Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
Topic: HMS Academic Tournament II (Livingston, NJ | 2/22)
Replies: 2
Views: 2767

HMS Academic Tournament II (Livingston, NJ | 2/22)

Heritage Quizbowl is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the second Heritage Middle School Academic Tournament, to be held at Heritage Middle School, 20 Foxcroft Drive, Livingston, NJ on February 22, 2025 ! SET: Our tournament will be held on the NAQT MS-53 set, a regular middle school set ...
by robby_redford
Mon Nov 11, 2024 1:01 am
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: MARMAD XII (Livingston, NJ | March 22, 2025)
Replies: 4
Views: 3950

MARMAD XII (Livingston, NJ | March 22, 2025)

Hello everyone, and welcome back to the mines! We are pleased to announce that Livingston High School will be hosting our twelfth iteration of MARCH MADNESS on March 22, 2025! SET: We are going to be using IS-237, a medium-difficulty NAQT set. TEAMS: We can physically host up to 72 teams. Since we ...
by robby_redford
Thu Sep 05, 2024 7:28 am
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: ACE II (Livingston, NJ | November 2, 2024)
Replies: 0
Views: 2783

ACE II (Livingston, NJ | November 2, 2024)

Hello everyone! We hope your first days of school have been peaceful, because that's about to end. The quizbowlers desire the mines! We are pleased to announce that Livingston HS, in Livingston, NJ, will be hosting our second Academic Competitive Extravaganza (ACE) on November 2, 2024 ! SET: We are ...
by robby_redford
Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:10 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: ONG Invitational (QUAOAR, September 14, 2024)
Replies: 1
Views: 4006

Re: ONG Invitational (QUAOAR, September 14, 2024)

Unfortunately, due to lack of interest, and due to most teams already having heard QUAOAR, ONG Invitational is canceled. We apologize to all teams who signed up, and we hope to host a novice tournament next year. If you're in the Northeast area, consider signing up for Livingston ACE or MARMAD, to ...
by robby_redford
Tue Aug 27, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: CARD II (HS Regs, 2024-2025)
Replies: 2
Views: 4837

CARD II (HS Regs, 2024-2025)

Hello, hsquizbowl! I am pleased to announce on behalf of livi qb that the second edition of CARD ( C ompiled A cademically R igorous D ocuments) will be ready for mirrors starting October 1, 2024. CARD is written and edited by a team of active Livingston students and alumni. CARD II will have 14 ...
by robby_redford
Sun Jun 16, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: ONG Invitational (QUAOAR, September 14, 2024)
Replies: 1
Views: 4006

ONG Invitational (QUAOAR, September 14, 2024)

I am excited to announce the Online Novice Grand Invitational, to be held on Discord on September 14, 2024! The tournament will be directed by myself and Jessica Shen. ELIGIBILITY The tournament is primarily targeted towards novices; as such, players should follow the eligibility guidelines below ...
by robby_redford
Sun Jun 16, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: MAXX (CARD National Mirror, Sunday, August 4, 2024)
Replies: 1
Views: 4269

MAXX (CARD National Mirror, Sunday, August 4, 2024)

Hello, Quizbowl! Myself and my co-TD, Sky Hong, are happy to announce the Massive Academically eXcellent eXtravaganza (MAXX), to be held online on Sunday, August 4, 2024! The tournament will be a national mirror of CARD I , a regular difficulty high school set. RULES AND SIGNUPS MAXX is not region ...
by robby_redford
Fri Jun 14, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: Northeast Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Northeast Calendar and Date Claims (2024-2025)
Replies: 9
Views: 7207

Re: Northeast Calendar and Date Claims (2024-2025)

starting things off; Livingston High School is going to be hosting ACE II, our main site of CARD II, on November 2, 2024, and MARMAD XII on March 22, 2025. More information will come in forums posts to be made sometime in the near future. Ten thousand years for Livi QB!
by robby_redford
Fri Jun 14, 2024 9:07 am
Forum: Northeast Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Northeast Calendar and Date Claims (2024-2025)
Replies: 9
Views: 7207

Northeast Calendar and Date Claims (2024-2025)

Hey all! Here is the new master calendar for the 2024-2025 quizbowl season! If you're running any tournament in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, or New England, reply to this post with your tournament's name, date, set, and location and I'll put it on the calendar. Here is the link. Happy date ...
by robby_redford
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: MARMAD XI (Livingston, NJ; 3/16/2024)
Replies: 4
Views: 5573

Re: MARMAD XI (Livingston, NJ; 3/16/2024)

Thank you all for attending this year's March Madness! Congratulations to Hastings for winning the day - full standings can be found here for your perusal.

Stay tuned for ACE II, Garden Cup IV, and MARMAD XII, hopefully all coming to a Livingston High School near you!
by robby_redford
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: MARMAD XI (Livingston, NJ; 3/16/2024)
Replies: 4
Views: 5573

Re: MARMAD XI (Livingston, NJ; 3/16/2024)

We are pleased to announce that we are (absurdly) expanding our field to 60 teams! Sign up! Sign up! Sign up!
by robby_redford
Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:42 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: MARMAD XI (Livingston, NJ; 3/16/2024)
Replies: 4
Views: 5573

Re: MARMAD XI (Livingston, NJ; 3/16/2024)

UPDATE: MARMAD is increasing its field cap to 54 teams, and will increase further if we get more staff and buzzers! SIGN UP!!
by robby_redford
Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:22 am
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: MARMAD XI (Livingston, NJ; 3/16/2024)
Replies: 4
Views: 5573

Re: MARMAD XI (Livingston, NJ; 3/16/2024)

Due to a massive increase in our buzzer supply and interest for the tournament, MARMAD has expanded its field cap to 48 teams! Our hard cap for the field is 72 teams.

Sign up today!
by robby_redford
Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:42 am
Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
Topic: (2/10/2024) HMS Academic Tournament
Replies: 2
Views: 4687

Re: (2/10/2024) HMS Academic Tournament

We will be expanding our field cap to 24 teams!
by robby_redford
Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
Topic: (2/10/2024) HMS Academic Tournament
Replies: 2
Views: 4687

Re: (2/10/2024) HMS Academic Tournament

Due to sufficient interest, we will be expanding our field to 16 teams! Stay tuned - if we get more buzzers, we will expand further.
by robby_redford
Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:38 pm
Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
Topic: (2/10/2024) HMS Academic Tournament
Replies: 2
Views: 4687

(2/10/2024) HMS Academic Tournament

Livi QB and Heritage QB are pleased to announce that we will be hosting the Heritage Middle School Academic Tournament , co-directed by myself (Robert Wang), Nicole MacAdam, and Breanna Willard! The tournament will be held at Heritage Middle School, 20 Foxcroft Drive, Livingston, NJ on February 10 ...
by robby_redford
Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: Northeast Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Northeast Discussion '23/'24
Replies: 8
Views: 8873

Re: Northeast Discussion '23/'24

I'm probably going to do way too much research and stat analysis for my actual poll, but in this shillpost I'd like to highlight the strengths of all of the Northeast teams which I actually have had experience playing or watching this year, and who I believe have it in them to pull the Super Seven ...
by robby_redford
Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:50 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: MARMAD XI (Livingston, NJ; 3/16/2024)
Replies: 4
Views: 5573

MARMAD XI (Livingston, NJ; 3/16/2024)

Hello everyone! Happy December, and ten thousand years for Livi QB! I am pleased to announce that Livingston High School, in Livingston, NJ, will be hosting its eleventh (!) annual March Madness tournament on Saturday, March 16, 2024. SET : We are going to be using NAQT set IS-228. TEAMS : Our field ...
by robby_redford
Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:12 am
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Livingston Academic Competitive Extravaganza (11/4/2023)
Replies: 5
Views: 7026

Re: Livingston Academic Competitive Extravaganza (11/4/2023)

Livingston would like to thank everyone who pulled up to Livingston's inaugural ACE yesterday! The housewrite and running a tournament was a great experience for the entire team, and we're glad to have shared it with all of you! Congratulations to Belmont for crowning themselves as the first-ever ...
by robby_redford
Mon Oct 30, 2023 10:18 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Livingston Academic Competitive Extravaganza (11/4/2023)
Replies: 5
Views: 7026

Re: Livingston Academic Competitive Extravaganza (11/4/2023)

YET ANOTHER UPDATE: ACE is now offering IAC's National Qualifying Exams during the lunch break! Tests are 15 dollars apiece and are 50 MCQs long. We are offering qualifying exams for the US History Bee, National Geography Bee, National Political Science Bee, and National Science Bee. The top 50% of ...
by robby_redford
Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:56 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Livingston Academic Competitive Extravaganza (11/4/2023)
Replies: 5
Views: 7026

Re: Livingston Academic Competitive Extravaganza (11/4/2023)

UPDATE: We have enough staffers and buzzers to run the tournament, so staff and buzzer discounts will not be applied to any teams registering after today. Thank you to all teams who volunteered to bring staffers and buzzers! We can't run this without you. With that being said, ACE still has 7 free ...
by robby_redford
Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:38 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Livingston Academic Competitive Extravaganza (11/4/2023)
Replies: 5
Views: 7026

Re: Livingston Academic Competitive Extravaganza (11/4/2023)

UPDATE: Livingston ACE is now a PACE NSC qualifier! The top 20% of teams will qualify for the National Scholastic Champions, held in Reston, VA on June 8-9.
The registration deadline is this saturday (10/28), so sign up today!
by robby_redford
Wed Oct 04, 2023 6:01 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Livingston Academic Competitive Extravaganza (11/4/2023)
Replies: 5
Views: 7026

Re: Livingston Academic Competitive Extravaganza (11/4/2023)

UPDATE: ACE will be offering the Long Island Quizbowl Alliance (LIQBA)'s subject tests during its lunch break! The subject tests cost 20 dollars per exam and are composed of 30 multiple choice questions to be completed in 15 minutes. High-scorers may qualify for LIQBA's Northeast Subject ...
by robby_redford
Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:18 pm
Forum: Northeast Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: All-Northeast Master Calendar 2023-24
Replies: 11
Views: 11859

Re: All-Northeast Master Calendar 2023-24

Oh, and for good measure, let's throw in some March Madness sprinkles for March 16. We'll post once the set is finalized, but the date is finalized.
by robby_redford
Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:06 pm
Forum: Northeast Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: All-Northeast Master Calendar 2023-24
Replies: 11
Views: 11859

Re: All-Northeast Master Calendar 2023-24

Livingston High School will be hosting ACE, its mainsite of CARD, on November 4, 2023. https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27223
by robby_redford
Mon Aug 21, 2023 6:00 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Livingston Academic Competitive Extravaganza (11/4/2023)
Replies: 5
Views: 7026

Livingston Academic Competitive Extravaganza (11/4/2023)

Hello everyone! We hope you've had a wonderful summer, and more importantly, we hope that you're ready for some more QUIZBOWL! We are pleased to announce that Livingston HS, in Livingston, NJ, will be hosting our first ever Academic Competitive Extravaganza (ACE) on November 4, 2023 ! SET : We are ...
by robby_redford
Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:59 pm
Forum: National and Regional Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: 2022/23 Post-Season Shoutout Thread
Replies: 17
Views: 27487

Re: 2022/23 Post-Season Shoutout Thread

(i'm never escaping this thread lmao) sophia doesn't have a forums account and wanted me to post this for her, so here we are: arav kaushik despite his constant talk about how he isn't, he always proves himself to be an incredibly hardworking, dedicated, and amazing teammate. he has incredibly deep ...
by robby_redford
Mon Jun 12, 2023 7:37 pm
Forum: National and Regional Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: 2022/23 Post-Season Shoutout Thread
Replies: 17
Views: 27487

Re: 2022/23 Post-Season Shoutout Thread

oh man, i'm choosing to do this instead of studying for nasat or doing anything productive eshan i'm so sorry lmao anyway! time for the mythical third section: the livi shill! i don't think we need much introduction, but i'll write some up anyway just because i'm feeling that kind of mood right now ...
by robby_redford
Mon Jun 12, 2023 2:11 pm
Forum: National and Regional Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: 2022/23 Post-Season Shoutout Thread
Replies: 17
Views: 27487

Re: 2022/23 Post-Season Shoutout Thread

this incomprehensible textwall is gonna be split into three categories: insanely cracked seniors who i'll miss and who the community should too, insanely cracked non-seniors to watch out for, and members of my own team who i feel deserve special amounts of praise. i'll probably be talking about ...
by robby_redford
Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:49 am
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: CARD (HS Regs, 2023-2024)
Replies: 0
Views: 8162

CARD (HS Regs, 2023-2024)

Hello, hsquizbowl! I am pleased to announce on behalf of Livingston High School's quizbowl team that our first-ever housewrite, CARD ( C ompiled A cademically R igorous D ocuments), will be ready for mirrors starting October 1, 2023. CARD is written and edited by a team of active livilegionnaires ...
by robby_redford
Fri Dec 16, 2022 4:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Livingston (NJ) March Madness Tournament (3/18/2023)
Replies: 2
Views: 5350

Re: Livingston (NJ) March Madness Tournament (3/18/2023)

FIELD (42/42): (Teams/Staffers/Buzzers) Hunter College High School (2/0/0) Wilton High School (1/0/0) Ithaca High School (2/0/3) Edison High School (3/0/1) Whitehall High School (2/0/0) Bronx High School of Science (1/0/1) Verona High School (2/0/0) Mountain Lakes High School (3/1/0) High ...
by robby_redford
Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 Livingston Novice Tournament (12/3/2022)
Replies: 3
Views: 2268

Re: 2022 Livingston Novice Tournament (12/3/2022)

The registration deadline is approaching! Sign up now - our minimum field to run this tournament is 18 teams. If the minimum is not reached, we will have to cancel.
by robby_redford
Tue Oct 04, 2022 1:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 Livingston Novice Tournament (12/3/2022)
Replies: 3
Views: 2268

2022 Livingston Novice Tournament (12/3/2022)

Hello everyone! I am pleased to announce that Livingston High School will be hosting our inaugural Novice Tournament in person on December 3, 2022 at Livingston High School, 30 Robert H Harp Drive, Livingston, NJ. Eligibility The tournament will only be open to novice-level players. Here are our ...
by robby_redford
Mon Aug 29, 2022 1:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Calendar 2022-2023
Replies: 35
Views: 21566

Re: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Calendar 2022-2023

Livingston will be moving our November Novice Tournament to December 3.
by robby_redford
Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Calendar 2022-2023
Replies: 35
Views: 21566

Re: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Calendar 2022-2023

Livingston would like to claim October 22 for our Duos MAKEMAKE Tournament, as well as November 12 for our Novice Tournament and March 18 for March Madness!
by robby_redford
Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Livingston Duos MAKEMAKE Tournament (10/22/22)
Replies: 0
Views: 1790

Livingston Duos MAKEMAKE Tournament (10/22/22)

I'm very pleased to announce that we will be hosting Livingston Duos MAKEMAKE Tournament on October 22, 2022! Date and Time The tournament will be held on October 22, 2022 on Zoom from 9 AM to 6 PM. Players will get a 1 hour lunch break in between 1 and 2 PM. Eligibility The tournament is open only ...
by robby_redford
Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:35 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Livingston Summer Duos Novice Tournament (7/9/22)
Replies: 2
Views: 2295

Re: Livingston Summer Duos Novice Tournament (7/9/22)

Congratulations to Humongous L Club, led by Fred Xu and Aaron Yang, for winning the first LSD Novice Tournament!

Congratulations to Jason Wang for being the top individual scorer!

Stats can be found here for your perusal.
by robby_redford
Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Livingston Summer Duos Novice Tournament (7/9/22)
Replies: 2
Views: 2295

Re: Livingston Summer Duos Novice Tournament (7/9/22)

UPDATE:

Eligibility rules have changed. Upperclassmen (11th and 12 grade) can compete as long as they fulfill the other requirements (low ppg and little experience)
by robby_redford
Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:54 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: What is the ceiling of QuizDB's usefulness?
Replies: 9
Views: 11932

Re: What is the ceiling of QuizDB's usefulness?

in my experience, QuizDB is a good tool to become a better player through memorizing stock and getting acclimated to the format, but it's not enough to solely base studying strategies off of - if you want to really get good you'll have to use outside sources you find interesting and accessible. it's ...
by robby_redford
Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Livingston Summer Duos Novice Tournament (7/9/22)
Replies: 2
Views: 2295

Livingston Summer Duos Novice Tournament (7/9/22)

I'm very pleased to announce the first ever Livingston Duos Novice Tournament, co-directed by myself and Sophia Wu! Date and Time The tournament will be held on July 9, 2022 on Zoom from 9 AM to 6 PM. Players will get a 1 hour lunch break in between 1 and 2 PM. Eligibility The tournament is open ...
by robby_redford
Wed Jun 15, 2022 11:47 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '21-22
Replies: 15
Views: 12423

Re: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '21-22

8. Wilton A I would say Wilton is pretty underranked - Lukas is an extremely strong generalist who's also put up 3-figure PPG's in almost every regular season tournament his team has been to. In addition, Wilton loses no one on their team next year, so they'll have nowhere to go but up. Definitely ...