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by women, fire and dangerous things
Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:16 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)
Replies: 8
Views: 2854

Re: On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)

Congratulations to Gerwig and the Angry Inch (Cliff Galiher, Hans von Walter, Adam Waldowski, Neil Davis) who cleared the field with an undefeated record to win the tournament! Uncle Boomer Who Can't Recall His Past Lives (Mike Cheyne, Vivian Malouf, Evan Suttell, Victor Pavao) took second by winnin...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:47 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)
Replies: 8
Views: 2854

Re: On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)

The logistics email has been sent to team contacts. There are still several teams with open slots, so it's not too late for any last-minute free agents!
by women, fire and dangerous things
Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)
Replies: 8
Views: 2854

Re: On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)

We now have enough staff and interest for a 12-team tournament! I'll assign free agents to teams on Wednesday, so if you've got teammate preferences, try to solidify your lineups by then.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Wed Sep 06, 2023 10:07 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)
Replies: 8
Views: 2854

Re: On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)

I'm still looking for more staffers, who will earn $20 and my eternal gratitude. In particular, there's demand for more than the current field cap of 8 teams, so more staffers might let me expand that. (On that note - it looks like there are a few fully-formed teams that haven't registered yet - if ...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Tue Aug 15, 2023 1:29 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)
Replies: 8
Views: 2854

Re: On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)

Some more details: this will start at 12:30 PM Eastern on Saturday, September 16 , and should run 3 or 4 hours. The unofficial team formation sheet is linked above, but teams should email wnediger@umich.edu to officially register; it will cost $10 a player. I'll set a field cap of 8 teams for now. S...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:39 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer (side event, summer 2023)
Replies: 6
Views: 2789

Re: On Cinema at the Buzzer (side event, summer 2023)

A private discussion forum for this set is now available!
by women, fire and dangerous things
Sun Aug 06, 2023 10:49 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer @ Chicago Open (August 6, Northwestern)
Replies: 5
Views: 2390

Re: On Cinema at the Buzzer @ Chicago Open (August 6, Northwestern)

Thanks to everyone who played! Congratulations to Kristen Roupenian's Cat People (William Golden, Connor Mayers, Ani Perumalla, Anderson Wang) for defeating De Sica Buzz, Dude! (Henry Atkins, Matt Lafer, John Lawrence, Stephen Liu) in the second game of an advantaged final.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Sun Aug 06, 2023 7:06 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Chicago Open 2023 (August 5 at Northwestern)
Replies: 44
Views: 25810

Re: Chicago Open 2023 (August 5 at Northwestern)

Thank you to the editors, TDs, and staffers for all their work in providing us so much Quizbowl in one day! I had a great time at my first CO in years.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:57 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)
Replies: 8
Views: 2854

Re: On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)

Based on the poll results, I'll be hosting this tournament on September 16. Details to come, but for now, here's an unofficial team formation spreadsheet.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Wed Aug 02, 2023 8:19 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer @ Chicago Open (August 6, Northwestern)
Replies: 5
Views: 2390

Re: On Cinema at the Buzzer @ Chicago Open (August 6, Northwestern)

I've assigned the remaining free agents to teams, and sent out a logistics email to the team contacts.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Sat Jul 29, 2023 10:25 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer @ Chicago Open (August 6, Northwestern)
Replies: 5
Views: 2390

Re: On Cinema at the Buzzer @ Chicago Open (August 6, Northwestern)

With the teams signed up + free agents, there are almost exactly enough people for a convenient 8 teams, so I'll be capping the field at 8. In a few days, I'll start matching the remaining free agents up with teams.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Thu Jul 27, 2023 1:00 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)
Replies: 8
Views: 2854

On Cinema at the Buzzer online (September 2023)

I'd like to run an online mirror of my film side event On Cinema at the Buzzer in September. If you'd be interested in playing, please vote in the poll for which dates would work for you!
by women, fire and dangerous things
Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:50 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer @ Chicago Open (August 6, Northwestern)
Replies: 5
Views: 2390

Re: On Cinema at the Buzzer @ Chicago Open (August 6, Northwestern)

With less than two weeks left until this event, I'd love for people to get teams firmed up soon if possible!
by women, fire and dangerous things
Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ACF Nationals Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 53
Views: 50702

Re: 2023 ACF Nationals Specific Question Discussion

- To commit the cardinal sin of quizbowl discussion, fixating on a single question: the tossup on Christianity (from Nietzsche clues) was a bit frustrating to play. Nietzsche makes very similar criticisms of other "systems," such as socialism, morality, democracy, Judaism (sometimes), etc...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:05 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer @ Chicago Open (August 6, Northwestern)
Replies: 5
Views: 2390

On Cinema at the Buzzer @ Chicago Open (August 6, Northwestern)

My film side event On Cinema at the Buzzer will be mirrored on CO Sunday. I'm planning on running it with teams of four, and it will cost $10 per player. To officially register a team, email me at wnediger@umich.edu, but there's an unofficial team formation spreadsheet here . I hope to see many of y...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:29 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: On Cinema at the Buzzer (side event, summer 2023)
Replies: 6
Views: 2789

On Cinema at the Buzzer (side event, summer 2023)

I'm writing a tossups-only (academic) film side event which will be ready some time this summer. If there's interest and space, I could have it ready for CO. It will be an open-level tournament with tossups that are quite hard, but hard-capped at 7 lines. There will be 10 packets with the following ...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Logomachy (side event, late 2022)
Replies: 13
Views: 4980

Re: Logomachy (side event, late 2022)

This set is now clear, and the packets should appear on the archive shortly. Thanks to everyone who played!
by women, fire and dangerous things
Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Logomachy online (September 24, 2022)
Replies: 5
Views: 1922

Re: Logomachy online (September 24, 2022)

Stats are here: https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7 ... all_games/. Also, reminder that there is a discussion subforum that you can join!
by women, fire and dangerous things
Sat Sep 24, 2022 5:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Logomachy online (September 24, 2022)
Replies: 5
Views: 1922

Re: Logomachy online (September 24, 2022)

Congrats to "diaphanous" (John Lawrence, Joey Goldman, Camilla Chen, Sam Bailey), who defeated "imbroglio" (Stephen Eltinge, Grace Liu, Olivia Murton, James Bradbury) in a one-game final to win the tournament! Stats to come when I'm less sick.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Sat Sep 17, 2022 8:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Logomachy online (September 24, 2022)
Replies: 5
Views: 1922

Re: Logomachy online (September 24, 2022)

I'm closing the field now that there are 8 teams, though it's possible that there's still one open player slot. I have exactly enough staff for that, but I'd like to have a couple backups in case of late staff drops or technical issues. If you'd like to earn $10 to do nothing except be available on ...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Thu Sep 08, 2022 9:47 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Logomachy online (September 24, 2022)
Replies: 5
Views: 1922

Re: Logomachy online (September 24, 2022)

This is in a little over two weeks, and I'm still in need of a few staffers (who will earn both $20 and my eternal gratitude!). It would also be helpful if free agents could organize themselves into teams fairly soon, so I have a sense of exactly how much staff is needed.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:27 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Logomachy online (September 24, 2022)
Replies: 5
Views: 1922

Logomachy online (September 24, 2022)

I'll be hosted an online mirror of Logomachy on September 24 starting at 11:00 AM Eastern. The tournament will have teams of 4, and will cost $15 per player; staffers will be paid $20. There will be an initial field cap of 12 teams, which will expand contingent on staff availability. An unofficial t...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:49 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Logomachy online date poll
Replies: 0
Views: 1032

Logomachy online date poll

I'll be running an online mirror of Logomachy (with teams of 4). If you're interesting in playing, please vote in the poll for what days would work for you!
by women, fire and dangerous things
Mon Jul 25, 2022 3:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Logomachy (side event, late 2022)
Replies: 13
Views: 4980

Re: Logomachy (side event, late 2022)

There's now a private discussion forum set up for Logomachy, which people who played the set at Maryland can apply to join.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Mon Jul 18, 2022 3:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Logomachy (side event, late 2022)
Replies: 13
Views: 4980

Re: Logomachy (side event, late 2022)

This set is now ready for mirroring, so if you're interested in running it as a side event somewhere, please get in touch! I'll also plan an online mirror at some point in the near future.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Tue May 10, 2022 3:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Logomachy (side event, late 2022)
Replies: 13
Views: 4980

Re: Logomachy (side event, late 2022)

I'm looking to get started on playtesting for this set starting soon, and would love to have a diverse set of testers, especially since this set includes categories that I don't typically write for. If you'd be willing to playtest, please get in touch!
by women, fire and dangerous things
Wed Feb 02, 2022 4:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Logomachy (side event, late 2022)
Replies: 13
Views: 4980

Logomachy (side event, late 2022)

This is a preliminary announcement for my next side event, Logomachy, a tournament all about words. As I'm a noted word lover and professional word guy, this is, in one sense, my most vanity side tournament yet. But in an equally important sense it's much less vanity than Scattergories, because it's...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:07 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: How Do We Expand and Improve Our Writing Community?
Replies: 7
Views: 7433

Re: How Do We Expand and Improve Our Writing Community?

The crossword constructing community has long had a similar problem with lack of diversity. The constructors of crosswords in mainstream venues are overwhelmingly white and male, and while there's still a long way to go, the community has made great strides in the last few years. And there are a lot...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Sat Sep 18, 2021 4:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 5 online (Saturday, September 18, 2021)
Replies: 5
Views: 2005

Re: Scattergories 5 online (Saturday, September 18, 2021)

A team of Joey Goldman, Shan Kothari, Kenji Shimizu, and Jaimie Carlson won this tournament by winning all their games and clearing the field. I'll try my best to have stats up by tomorrow.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Thu Sep 16, 2021 11:04 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 5 online (Saturday, September 18, 2021)
Replies: 5
Views: 2005

Re: Scattergories 5 online (Saturday, September 18, 2021)

Logistics emails have been sent out to teams and staffers. See everyone on Saturday!
by women, fire and dangerous things
Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:25 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 5 online (Saturday, September 18, 2021)
Replies: 5
Views: 2005

Re: Scattergories 5 online (Saturday, September 18, 2021)

Given the number of free agents signed up, we'll need a couple more staffers. If you want $20 and my gratitude, please sign up!
by women, fire and dangerous things
Mon Aug 30, 2021 1:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 5 online (Saturday, September 18, 2021)
Replies: 5
Views: 2005

Scattergories 5 online (Saturday, September 18, 2021)

September 18 was the most popular option on the date poll, so I'll be running an online mirror of Scattergories 5 on that date, starting at 11 AM Eastern time. Camera will be required (but if you have a good reason why you can't use one, please contact me). The cost will be 10 USD per player. I'm pl...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Date poll: Scattergories 5 online mirror
Replies: 0
Views: 639

Date poll: Scattergories 5 online mirror

Several people have asked if there will be an online mirror of Scattergories 5, and indeed, I plan to run one if there's enough interest. If you're interested in playing, please fill out this date poll so I can decade on a date.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Mon Aug 23, 2021 8:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 Scattergories 5: General discussion
Replies: 2
Views: 208

Re: 2021 Scattergories 5: General discussion

Here are the packets as read at the CO mirror, which of course should not be shared with anyone who hasn't played.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 5 (Chicago Open Sunday, August 22, 2021)
Replies: 10
Views: 3263

Re: Scattergories 5 (Chicago Open Sunday, August 22, 2021)

For people who played this mirror, there's now a private discussion forum for Scattergories 5, which you can join from the User Control Panel.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 Scattergories 5: Specific question discussion
Replies: 0
Views: 119

2021 Scattergories 5: Specific question discussion

This thread is for discussion of specific questions from Scattergories. Since I'm planning to hold an online mirror, comments on any errata that you noticed are especially welcome. Based on a few protests that I heard about at the CO mirror, I've already made changes to a few answerlines/instruction...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Mon Aug 23, 2021 1:52 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 Scattergories 5: General discussion
Replies: 2
Views: 208

2021 Scattergories 5: General discussion

This thread is for general discussion of this year's Scattergories set. Thanks are due to Mike Bentley, JinAh Kim, and Jon Suh for their contributions to the set - I wouldn't have been able to get it done without them - and thanks especially to Mike for running the tournament after CO.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Fri Aug 20, 2021 11:25 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 5 (Chicago Open Sunday, August 22, 2021)
Replies: 10
Views: 3263

Re: Scattergories 5 (Chicago Open Sunday, August 22, 2021)

Given recent drops, I'll instead consolidate the field to 10 teams. There are currently 42 people signed up, which means that if there are no more drops, there will be two 5-person teams. If anyone objects to having a couple of teams with 5 people playing the whole time, please let me know.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:51 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 5 (Chicago Open Sunday, August 22, 2021)
Replies: 10
Views: 3263

Re: Scattergories 5 (Chicago Open Sunday, August 22, 2021)

I'm now closing the field at 12 teams, but if you're interested in joining at the last minute, you can post in this thread and we might still be able to accommodate you. In fact, there are three open spots on the Wesley Mathews team, and one on the 12th team! Anyone who wants to join to round out t...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Thu Aug 19, 2021 7:48 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 5 (Chicago Open Sunday, August 22, 2021)
Replies: 10
Views: 3263

Re: Scattergories 5 (Chicago Open Sunday, August 22, 2021)

I'm now closing the field at 12 teams, but if you're interested in joining at the last minute, you can post in this thread and we might still be able to accommodate you.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Fri Aug 13, 2021 1:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 5 (Chicago Open Sunday, August 22, 2021)
Replies: 10
Views: 3263

Re: Scattergories 5 (Chicago Open Sunday, August 22, 2021)

Just a reminder that this is happening in a little over a week - on Wednesday, I'll start organizing any remaining free agents into teams.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Fri Jun 11, 2021 1:42 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 5 (Chicago Open Sunday, August 22, 2021)
Replies: 10
Views: 3263

Scattergories 5 (Chicago Open Sunday, August 22, 2021)

Will Alston has given me the okay, so I'm planning to have Scattergories 5 run on CO Sunday this year. (I most likely won't be there, so Mike Bentley will be TDing.) We'll have teams of four, and it will cost 10 USD per person to play. Staffers will be paid $20 per person. I've created a spreadsheet...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 5 (Summer 2021)
Replies: 6
Views: 2402

Re: Scattergories 5 (Summer 2021)

I'd hope for it to be played in person, if possible (perhaps in the fall), but of course we'll see how things go - I imagine we'll run an online mirror either way.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 5 (Summer 2021)
Replies: 6
Views: 2402

Scattergories 5 (Summer 2021)

I'm happy to announce that the fifth iteration of Scattergories will be available for mirrors starting in summer 2021. I'll be joined again by the esteemed JinAh Kim, and this time we'll also be joined by the equally esteemed Mike Bentley. As usual, it will be a very difficult, whimsical vanity tour...
by women, fire and dangerous things
Thu Sep 10, 2020 8:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 4 (Summer 2020)
Replies: 6
Views: 3465

Re: Scattergories 4 (Summer 2020)

This set has now been posted to the archives.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:11 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 4 packet readings on Discord
Replies: 4
Views: 2552

Re: Scattergories 4 packet readings on Discord

I'll read the last two packets tonight at 8:30 Eastern.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:24 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 4 packet readings on Discord
Replies: 4
Views: 2552

Re: Scattergories 4 packet readings on Discord

I'll do two more packets tomorrow (Wednesday) at 8:30 Eastern.
by women, fire and dangerous things
Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 4 packet readings on Discord
Replies: 4
Views: 2552

Re: Scattergories 4 packet readings on Discord

I read the first three packets tonight, and I'll do some more tomorrow, Tuesday, at 8:30 Eastern (not 8:00 this time).