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I would be very in favor of that!

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Play Quiz Bowl will be running the premiere of Super ACRONYM 5 on Saturday, July 19 at the University of Minnesota.

The cost will be $100 per team. Registration is open now, and you can sign up a team or as a free agent or staffer here.

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OctagonJoe wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 12:34 pm Is there an idea of when Super will premiere that's more specific than "in July"?

We're planning for the weekend of July 19! More details coming ASAP.

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Play Quiz Bowl will be running two online mirrors of ACRONYM 18, to be held on April 12 and May 3 . Registration for both events is $100 per team. In both cases, games (played via Zoom) will begin around 9am central time, with ~5 prelim rounds in the morning and some sort of rebrackted playoff for ...

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Alkres wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:06 pm Will this be run as a side event at any of the other NCT's?

There are not plans for any others at this time.

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Updated! This is definitely not happening next week.

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As with the last couple of years, we'll be running a mirror of ACRONYM 18 on Saturday, March 1, after the conclusion of the 2025 CCCT at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. You can register for the tournament here . We also have a signup sheet for staffing the event, if you'd rather do that (and get paid to ...

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PQB will be running the premiere of ACRONYM 18 at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, February 15.

Registration is $100 per team. You can sign up as a team or free agent (or staffer, if you'd rather do that) here.

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In a move described by many as "inevitable," Play Quiz Bowl is excited to announce two sets for next year: ACRONYM 18 and Super ACRONYM 5 , our easy and hard-level pop culture sets, respectively. Distribution ACRONYM 18 will be about the same as last year, with a slight change to how the music is ...

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We've got 10 days left until this mirror, and would love to get at least a couple more teams! Don't forget to sign up if you've been meaning to do so.

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October 26 it is! A signup sheet is in the OP.

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Zane Vatter wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2024 3:32 pm If there is a high school division, would it be open as well?

Assuming this means allowing chimera teams, yes, we're fine with that (as long as all members are currently high school students).

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Hello! We're running one more Zoom-based mirror of ACRONYM 17 on October 26 . Registration is $100 per team. You can sign up to play (or staff, if you've already played it) here . We're very interested in having a high school-only division for this mirror - if you're in high school and want to not ...

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We are still a couple of staffers short for Sunday! If you’ve already played this set and would like to help out, please reach out to me ASAP.

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Capping the field for this Sunday at 18 for now - please don't hesitate to register if you're wanting to play this one. I'll be sending out logistics teams later this week, so if you're signed up but didn't include an email address, please add this ASAP as well!

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Play Quiz Bowl will be running online mirrors of ACRONYM 17 on Sunday, May 19 and Saturday, June 1 . Games will be played on Zoom. Registration for both events is $100 per team. In both cases, games will begin around 9am central time, with ~5 prelim rounds in the morning and some sort of playoff for ...

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Krazy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:29 pm Is there any word on when the summer online mirror(s) will be this year?

We're aiming for Sunday, May 19 and Saturday, June 1. Announcement and signups will be up ASAP.

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I'm kind of curious about the Web/Other, and wonder if you can share the thought process. This is not the only place I've seen this, a seeming trend among pop culture trivia to want to de-emphasize TV to make more room for Youtubers or Twitch streamers, etc. While I get that both are watched on a ...

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Hey all - if you're planning to sign up for this, please do so in the next day or so, so I can finalize the schedule and get logistics sent out. Thanks!

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Absolutely, yes.

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Alkres wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:24 pm Will this be run at MSNCT or HSNCT?

Not this year, no.

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Barring something unexpected, I am planning on a 9am central start.

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Per the results of the recent poll, we are running one more mirror of Super ACRONYM 4 via Zoom on Sunday, March 10.

Registration will be $100 per team. You can sign up as a team, as a free agent, or as a staffer here.

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After the conclusion of the CCCT, we will be running a mirror of ACRONYM 17 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. This is expected to run from about 4:30pm to around 10pm. You can sign up for this event here . If you're looking for teammates, we have set up a free agent spreadsheet here . Please note that ...

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We'd like to run another mirror of Super ACRONYM 4, and are hoping some others feel the same. We're looking at a few different dates, and want to know which one(s) work for you. We'll keep this poll open for a week and then pick a date.

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UPDATE - this will be at Macalester College! We're pleased to be bringing MACRONYM back for another year.

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MACRONYM is back! Play Quiz Bowl will be running the premiere of ACRONYM 17 on Sunday, February 18 at Macalester College in St. Paul. You can expect a 9am start and ~10 rounds worth of games. Registration is $100 per team. You can sign up for the premiere, or register as a staffer or free agent ...

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It'll be on Sunday, February 18. Location TBD, hopefully within the next day or so.

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Logistics have been sent out for Saturday's tournament - if you haven't gotten these (or, perhaps, you signed up without providing a contact email), please reach out to me ASAP.

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Play Quiz Bowl LLC is happy to be at it again with the upcoming set ACRONYM 17. As with previous sets, this is a low-difficulty pop culture set intended for a wide audience, with its primary focus being enjoyable for high school teams. Whose fault is this? Our writing team features myself, Danny ...

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Play Quiz Bowl will be running two online mirrors of Super ACRONYM 4, which are scheduled for on Saturday, September 30 , and Sunday, October 15 . Games will be played on Zoom. Registration for both events is $100 per team. In both cases, games will begin around 9am central time, with ~5 prelim ...

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tiwonge wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2023 11:03 pm What's the cap for the June 3 tournament?

I see 22 teams signed up right now.

Good question - I'll cap this at 24 (so if you haven't signed up, please do so ASAP!)

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Teams of 5 are fine. A team dropped out earlier this week, so there is currently one open spot available for Sunday - if you'd like to take it, I recommend signing up ASAP. We could also use either an additional moderator or a dedicated stats person. If you're interested in either of those, hit me ...

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Play Quiz Bowl will be running two online mirrors of ACRONYM 16, which are scheduled for on Sunday, April 16 , and Saturday, June 3 . Games will be played on Zoom. Registration for both events is $100 per team. In both cases, games will begin around 9am central time, with ~5 prelim rounds in the ...

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A private forum has been set up for discussing this set. Feel free to request access once you've played it!

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Registration for this is closing in a couple of days - please sign up soon if you haven't already! We're also gonna need a small handful of moderators, so if you're interested in doing that you can sign up using the spreadsheet in the OP.

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Mygs22 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 12, 2023 3:50 pm If would like to host ACRONYM 16, how would we do that?

Thank you,
Andrew Amygdalos
GW Quiz Bowl President

PM me here or send me an email (erikhasemail AT gmail).

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There is still one upcoming mirror of A15, after which this will be posted. I will get SA3 taken care of as well (once A16 is done being edited).

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There will not be a mirror at HSNCT. We plan to have a couple of online mirrors like we've done the last couple of years - very tentatively, I'm hoping to do one of these in late March and another sometime in June. I'd also encourage any local circuit where there's a good amount of interest in an ...

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PQB will be running a mirror of ACRONYM 16 on the evening of Saturday, February 25, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, following the conclusion of the 2023 CCCT. Registration is $100 per team. You can sign up for the event here . We have a team formation spreadsheet (which is NOT a registration form) here ...

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Any chance that at least one Minnesota/Upper Midwest mirror of this could be on a Saturday this year, not a Sunday? Yes. Will there be any online events prior to HSNCT? There will definitely be an online mirror or two again, but the timing will depend on what other mirrors develop (including HSNCT ...

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PQB will be hosting the open-level premiere of ACRONYM 16 on Saturday, February 18 at the University of Minnesota. Again, this is on a Saturday, unlike previous years. Note that this is separate from the local high school event, which is the following Saturday. If you're in high school, you should ...

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PunaEkka64 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 5:50 pm Does anyone know if Hentzel retired from running the MN quizbowl circuit as well? If he did, who's replacing him?

More info will be going out to teachers next week, but to answer these questions now that the changeover is official:

- Yes.
- I am!

I'm excited to get this season underway.

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The 'hard summer trash tournament' arrangement continues to work well, so next year PQB will be producing Super ACRONYM 4 . This will be written by myself, Danny, Ben Weiner, and probably other members of the PQB writing crew (exact details TBA). WHEN? This should be all set by mid July or early ...

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Play Quiz Bowl LLC is thrilled to announce the inevitable existence ACRONYM 16. As ever, this is a low-difficulty pop culture set for a wide audience, with a focus on accessibility for high school circuits. Who is responsible for this? A16 is bringing back the same writing team as last year (myself ...

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I'm curious to know more about the decision to include a couple of "meta" questions (The Judge, Chad Kubicek). It's been ages since I've heard a tournament have questions like this and have generally found them to be polarizing - I'm not a fan personally, though both of the ones mentioned above ...

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Will the final stats be posted? Yes, here they are . Apologies for how long this took. When will staff info be sent for June 26 tourney? Should be around a week before the tournament. Speaking of which - if you played this in May and are available to read for it on the 26th, please let me know! We ...

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Alkres wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:27 pm when will the logistics info be sent for May 1?

Emails are on their way now!

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That May 1st field is huge--is there enough staff and logistics for such a field? Do we need to do anything else (besides pay) to complete registration? Nothing else needed at this point. I'll be reaching out about payment and logistics as soon as possible after SSNCT editing is done. I'm also ...

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For those in the midwest - I understand there will indeed be a Chicago mirror in mid-May. Stay tuned for the announcement on this shortly.

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