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by High Dependency Unit
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:13 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: 2023: The most common schools from the last four NAQT Entering Freshmen Lists
Replies: 4
Views: 3743

Re: 2023: The most common schools from the last four NAQT Entering Freshmen Lists

Oklahoma State - 38 freshmen Texas A&M - 30 Carnegie Mellon - 21 Michigan Tech - 20 Georgetown - 18 Northeastern - 18 SUNY-Geneseo - 18 An update on these schools: Oklahoma State - played ACF Fall & Collegiate Novice, but nothing since October Texas A&M - played ACF Fall, an online Plan...
by High Dependency Unit
Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:31 am
Forum: National Tournaments
Topic: 2024 David Riley Conference Panelist Application
Replies: 0
Views: 402

2024 David Riley Conference Panelist Application

The 2024 David Riley Conference will be held Saturday night of the 2024 PACE NSC in Reston, VA. You can apply to be a panelist using this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... sp=sf_link.
by High Dependency Unit
Sun May 14, 2023 3:28 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: So You Want To Write A Tournament
Replies: 10
Views: 7483

Re: So You Want To Write A Tournament

I would recommend against one person writing a set and selling it without somebody editing, proofreading, or playtesting. I would also recommend against 2-3 people with very little to no combined experience deciding that they want to produce a set. That being said, one of the few pieces of Eric's a...
by High Dependency Unit
Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:03 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Why College Recruiting Fails (2 of 3)
Replies: 8
Views: 4969

Re: Why College Recruiting Fails (2 of 3)

I want to add my two cents coming from a club at a small college that had a lot of challenges with recruiting. I agree with most of what Kevin has said here -- a defining part of the club at Bowdoin was that other team members had greater priorities, and it was difficult to get the same team members...
by High Dependency Unit
Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:53 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2022)
Replies: 25
Views: 13528

Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2022)

I will be moving to New York next month. Not sure how much I will play opens or staff, but my apartment is within walking distance of NYU.
by High Dependency Unit
Wed Jun 08, 2022 5:04 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Introducing the UQC
Replies: 23
Views: 7307

Re: Introducing the UQC

Owen, it's exciting that you're trying to do outreach, but it's unclear whether there's any planning behind this or if you have any help at all. Is anyone else working on this? What question sets do you plan on licensing (especially for a national!) or would you produce your own? How is UQC planning...
by High Dependency Unit
Fri Nov 26, 2021 11:59 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)
Replies: 51
Views: 49019

Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)

I just took a job in New York, so I'll be moving about 30 miles southwest sometime this winter. Not sure how much I'll be available to play opens or staff stuff, but I'll try to when I can.
by High Dependency Unit
Sun Apr 11, 2021 9:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite 2 @ Northeast, 04/18/2021
Replies: 7
Views: 3090

Re: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite 2 @ Northeast, 04/18/2021

Can we get a field update? I hope this isn't current.
by High Dependency Unit
Mon Feb 08, 2021 11:48 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Geography Front - Gauging Interest
Replies: 36
Views: 11719

Re: The Geography Front - Gauging Interest

I will absolutely play this.
by High Dependency Unit
Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Rescheduled 2020 IAC Nationals - 12/3-6 & 12/27-30
Replies: 2
Views: 3827

Re: Rescheduled 2020 IAC Nationals - 12/3-6 & 12/27-30

Are the NHBB High School 2020 Nationals still being held (online) in December? There is a schedule up on the History Bowl website but I don't think there has been an official announcement. Yes, that is the plan. Don't know much about the schedule but I assume the one on the website would be accurate.
by High Dependency Unit
Sat Oct 24, 2020 10:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IKEA Northeast Announcement (10/24)
Replies: 8
Views: 5189

Re: IKEA Northeast Announcement (10/24)

This was a very well-run tournament, and it ended just after 6 for most teams (which is great for 10 rounds of online play!). Want to thank Will and the rest of the staff for keeping things moving throughout.
by High Dependency Unit
Thu Oct 22, 2020 12:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Packet Submission discussion
Replies: 28
Views: 10336

Re: Packet Submission discussion

Packet-sub was a really good way to get some of our younger players to start writing questions -- and is certainly a potential step towards something like the writing mentorship program, WORKSHOP, etc. However, it is a little absurd that Winter is the most expensive tournament we'll play this fall A...
by High Dependency Unit
Mon Oct 05, 2020 11:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IKEA Northeast Announcement (10/24)
Replies: 8
Views: 5189

Re: IKEA Northeast Announcement (10/24)

Can we see the field?
by High Dependency Unit
Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:16 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: LIT Northeast Online Mirror Hosted by Stony Brook (Sept. 26)
Replies: 13
Views: 6298

Re: LIT Northeast Online Mirror Hosted by Stony Brook (Sept. 26)

To account for bonuses, we have changed the start time to 9 am ET. Anyone interested in staffing can sign up with this form. https://forms.gle/ALmJRjuqNgbXvvmg6 This form is for outside staffers not affiliated with a team competing at this tournament. Outside staffers will be paid $20 USD. (We have...
by High Dependency Unit
Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Practicing with Covid restrictions
Replies: 3
Views: 1730

Re: Practicing with Covid restrictions

Hey everyone, first I apologize if this is in the wrong location. I am not on here very much. I am looking for suggestions for team practice. I trust my team is studying as individuals but it is hard to duplicate good ol' fashioned buzzing. What are your teams doing within these restrictions to get...
by High Dependency Unit
Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Fall: Global Announcement (October 17)
Replies: 5
Views: 7730

Re: 2020 ACF Fall: Global Announcement (October 17)

Is ACF planning on being stringent with what site teams can sign up for? I understand that hosts in New England are hard to come by, but it's a little odd that the Upper Mid-Atlantic host (NYU) would, under in-person circumstances, be a shorter trip for us than the New England host (Stony Brook).
by High Dependency Unit
Thu Aug 20, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: LIT Northeast Online Mirror Hosted by Stony Brook (Sept. 26)
Replies: 13
Views: 6298

Re: LIT Northeast Online Mirror Hosted by Stony Brook (Sept. 26)

Can it be clarified as to whether or not students who have chosen to take a gap year (but were enrolled in 2019-20) can play this tournament?
by High Dependency Unit
Mon Aug 03, 2020 4:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: INTRODUCING THE AMERICAN QUIZBOWL LEAGUE
Replies: 23
Views: 10764

Re: INTRODUCING THE AMERICAN QUIZBOWL LEAGUE

For what it's worth, I am writing (most of)/editing AQBL's October set, and while there are a lot of questions left to write, it should be a very good set. I'm also penciled in to do a Feb. or March set. This is independent of writing/editing positions Joe may have been advertising, so I can't reall...
by High Dependency Unit
Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Quizbowl Monopolization and its Problems
Replies: 9
Views: 5720

Re: Quizbowl Monopolization and its Problems

Dude, set producers can do whatever they want with their questions; we're not giving NEAT to LIQBA for a variety of reasons that are irrelevant to this discussion, but I'm going to be working on a separate, tossups-only set for him because if Joe gets even 100 teams to play the set, the mirror fees ...
by High Dependency Unit
Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Looking for Science Writer
Replies: 0
Views: 1260

Looking for Science Writer

Hi all,

I'm looking to collaborate with a science writer (experience required in biology and chemistry, physics is a plus) on a tossups-only HS set for the fall. Please email me at michael AT historybowl.com for more details if you're interested.
by High Dependency Unit
Fri May 01, 2020 12:07 am
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)

A_Failure wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:56 pm In an unexpected twist of events, I intend to go to Bowdoin in the fall and will be quizbowlling there.
:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:
by High Dependency Unit
Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice Online [NEW FIELD EXPANSION]
Replies: 19
Views: 5727

Re: SCOP Novice Online [NEW FIELD EXPANSION]

Snoopy wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2020 3:29 pm Thanks to everyone who played yesterday! It was an excellent event, the largest online Quizbowl tournament ever!
Largest single-division online tournament ever.
by High Dependency Unit
Mon Apr 20, 2020 12:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019 RAFT General Discussion
Replies: 2
Views: 398

Re: 2019 RAFT General Discussion

There were a couple notable Feng Shui issues, not all of them which I remember, but one of them was that there was a tossup on Frédéric Chopin only a few tossups after a bonus centering on Kate Chopin. Yes -- Katherine Lei did a very good job of pointing out and listing feng shui issues, typos, etc...
by High Dependency Unit
Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Fall and Winter Editor Applications
Replies: 19
Views: 9379

Re: ACF Fall and Winter Editor Applications

Because of the addition of ACF Winter, the target difficulty for this year's ACF Fall will be lower than in years past. We are intending for the set to be a hyper-accessible introduction to college quizbowl for people with little to no previous playing experience, comprable to the Early Autumn Coll...
by High Dependency Unit
Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)
Replies: 6
Views: 4372

Re: RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)

TJ S&T "C" beat Strake Jesuit in a single-game final to win the tournament. Thank you to everyone who played and everyone who staffed!
by High Dependency Unit
Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RAFT (Global) Open Discord Mirror
Replies: 3
Views: 2030

Re: RAFT (Global) Open Discord Mirror

This happened; Del Norte A went 9-1 to clear the field; You, the reader, have ligma went 7-3 to finish second. Thank you to everyone who played!
by High Dependency Unit
Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '20-21
Replies: 26
Views: 13884

Re: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '20-21

Curious: how many years in a row has Hunter been the undisputed #1 now? 6? 7? 4-5 -- Hunter may not have been the undisputed #1 even in 2015-16, considering they didn't even expect do be playing post-lunch at HSNCT that year (back when Sunday was playoffs-only). High Tech was #1 when I started high...
by High Dependency Unit
Wed Apr 08, 2020 8:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuizDroid Open (Designate Bowl) [HS Open, PSACA]
Replies: 7
Views: 4187

Re: QuizDroid Open (Designate Bowl) [HS Open, PSACA]

How can you ensure that players don't have a way of communicating with one another about when to buzz in?
by High Dependency Unit
Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RAFT (Global) Open Discord Mirror
Replies: 3
Views: 2030

RAFT (Global) Open Discord Mirror

I'm pleased to announce a global (not region-specific) open Discord mirror of RAFT for high school-eligible players on 4/18. The tournament will run from approximately 10 am to 7 pm EDT. The registration fee is $60/team, and an initial field cap of 6 teams is being set (we also will not run the tour...
by High Dependency Unit
Fri Mar 27, 2020 2:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)
Replies: 6
Views: 4372

Re: RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)

The field has filled; all further registrations will be put on a waitlist. We hope to expand the field, and I encourage interested staffers to reach out to me! The field has been expanded to 16 (EDIT: 20) teams. I'm expanding to a final field cap of 24 teams. EDIT: The field is now full and we have...
by High Dependency Unit
Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Expanding the Collegiate Circuit
Replies: 2
Views: 1648

Expanding the Collegiate Circuit

I want to spin off some of Chris Chiego’s and others’ points in the Nationals thread into its own discussion. The Issue: Building Up More Competitive College Teams Karthik's post really hits at the key underlying issue here, which is what happens to people who don't go to schools with strong, well-e...
by High Dependency Unit
Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)
Replies: 6
Views: 4372

Re: RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)

High Dependency Unit wrote: Tue Mar 17, 2020 2:14 pm The field has filled; all further registrations will be put on a waitlist. We hope to expand the field, and I encourage interested staffers to reach out to me!
The field has been expanded to 16 (EDIT: 20) teams.
by High Dependency Unit
Tue Mar 17, 2020 2:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)
Replies: 6
Views: 4372

Re: RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)

The field has filled; all further registrations will be put on a waitlist. We hope to expand the field, and I encourage interested staffers to reach out to me!
by High Dependency Unit
Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:21 pm
Forum: National and Regional Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Calendar of Online Events
Replies: 22
Views: 39610

Re: Calendar of Online Events

Justine, with regards to the RAFT mirror, I mostly priced it off of the other online mirrors, but I think that trying to get as close as possible to a real tournament experience, on a good question set, can justify the expense. If RAFT ends up being 10 rounds, a team of 4 is paying $15 per person to...
by High Dependency Unit
Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:13 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)
Replies: 6
Views: 4372

Re: RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)

Editing the main post to note the entry fee is $60.
by High Dependency Unit
Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT Online
Replies: 10
Views: 4570

Re: BHSAT Online

Snoopy wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:32 pm
High Dependency Unit wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:13 pm I think you're severely underestimating the time it requires to run 12 rounds on Discord.
Probably, which is why we did TUs-only.
Didn't catch that, my bad!

(mods can probably remove these three posts with some FZ title like "I can't read")
by High Dependency Unit
Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)
Replies: 6
Views: 4372

Re: RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)

Field (24/24): Ladue Mira Loma "Church Santa Clara" Detroit Country Day A Thomas Jefferson C Staples TAG Magnet St. Mark's (TX) TJ Classical "Water Gas High School" Stanton College Prep B Georgetown Day School Detroit Country Day B Hwa Chong (Singapore) Ladue B State College Coll...
by High Dependency Unit
Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)
Replies: 6
Views: 4372

RAFT Discord (online) Mirror (April 18)

I am pleased to announce an online mirror of RAFT, the Regular Academic Fall Tournament,. All matches will be run using Discord. This is a closed tournament, meaning teams may only have players from one school. Eligibility: Teams with nearby mirrors of RAFT scheduled for after April 18 will be asked...
by High Dependency Unit
Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT Online
Replies: 10
Views: 4570

Re: BHSAT Online

I think you're severely underestimating the time it requires to run 12 rounds on Discord.
by High Dependency Unit
Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:41 pm
Forum: National and Regional Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Calendar of Online Events
Replies: 22
Views: 39610

Re: Calendar of Online Events

RAFT expects to run a closed online event on April 18.
by High Dependency Unit
Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: College Nationals and Its Problems
Replies: 132
Views: 54058

Re: College Nationals and Its Problems

I don't think it's a problem for teams to just aspire to make ACF nationals; that's basically what I'm setting as our team goal for next year. However, Nationals is still too hard, and still incredibly inaccessible for a number of teams. As a student from a liberal arts college, I also feel like it'...
by High Dependency Unit
Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 9: LIT
Replies: 2
Views: 506

Re: Fantasy Quizbowl Week 9: LIT

Borecki/Simons

Max Shatan
Julia Tong
Taylor Harvey
NYU A
Alternate: Jack Lewis
by High Dependency Unit
Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl
Replies: 73
Views: 7182

Re: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl

ADD NYU A
DROP Neil Gurram
by High Dependency Unit
Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RAFT Available for 2019-2020 Mirrors (HS Regular)
Replies: 7
Views: 9904

Re: RAFT Available for 2019-2020 Mirrors (HS Regular)

We have a few mirrors scheduled for April, but if they fall through due to COVID-19 we are prepared to offer a discord mirror for interested teams.
by High Dependency Unit
Wed Mar 11, 2020 2:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2020 NEAT Call for Writers
Replies: 2
Views: 2537

Re: 2020 NEAT Call for Writers

AKKOLADE wrote: Wed Mar 04, 2020 12:36 am Any word on this?
Yes, sorry we're all very busy and now is an even worse time, but we have an editing team and I hope to have everything set in the next week.
by High Dependency Unit
Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Call for Editors - MAGIC (2020 HS Set) [Suspended Indefinitely]
Replies: 10
Views: 3480

Re: Call for Editors - MAGIC (2020 HS Set)

I hate to be that guy, but I would encourage you to branch out and see if you can collaborate with some more experienced writers, or a set that already has an editing team in place, in more of a secondary writing role than a primary writing role. The worst thing that can possibly happen here is you ...
by High Dependency Unit
Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:03 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '19-20
Replies: 17
Views: 10865

Re: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '19-20

Hi everyone, Some of us who go to college or went to high school in the northeast are collaborating to edit a HS set for Fall 2020 that we hope will be written primary by high school players from the region. All experience levels are welcome, and more information is on the call for writers here: htt...
by High Dependency Unit
Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:02 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New England Discussion '19-'20
Replies: 13
Views: 4347

Re: New England Discussion '19-'20

Hi everyone, Some of us who go to college or went to high school in the northeast are collaborating to edit a HS set for Fall 2020 that we hope will be written primary by high school players from the region. All experience levels are welcome, and more information is on the call for writers here: htt...
by High Dependency Unit
Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:58 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2020 NEAT Call for Writers
Replies: 2
Views: 2537

2020 NEAT Call for Writers

Hi everyone, I’m very happy to announce the NorthEast Academic Tournament (NEAT), a fall 2020 high-quality high school regular-difficulty set that we hope will be written primarily by high-school-age writers from the northeast U.S. Writers should expect to receive detailed feedback on all submitted ...
by High Dependency Unit
Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NHBB Junior Varsity Age Restrictions
Replies: 1
Views: 3249

Re: NHBB Junior Varsity Age Restrictions

How strict is National History Bowl about age restrictions for Junior Varsity tournaments? I ask because our team's most active members are no-experience 11th graders. Thus, I worry about us entering the Varsity bracket. They are strict age limits (so they will have to play varsity). There are gene...