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- Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:52 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite @ Mid-Atlantic, 3/6/21
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2224
Re: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite @ Mid-Atlantic, 3/6/21
You bring up price, but seeing as the normal price to attend a regular season collegiate qb tournament is often in the $120-$140 range, so its not true that this is the same you'd pay for a full in-person event. Other events have also dropped their prices for online qb, but I still often see someth...
- Wed Mar 03, 2021 3:28 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite @ Mid-Atlantic, 3/6/21
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2224
Re: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite @ Mid-Atlantic, 3/6/21
I don't mean to be overly confrontational, but I suppose I'll reraise the unaddressed issue of no advantaged final here. The email indicated there will be no advantaged final here. I still think is a quizbowl norm, and any set being presented (and charged for) as a full quizbowl tournament should co...
- Sat Feb 27, 2021 6:54 am
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite @ Northeast, 02/27/2021
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1868
Re: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite @ Northeast, 02/27/2021
At the risk of making a bigger deal of this than need be, the issue seems less "advantaged final vs. no advantaged final" and more "should quizbowl sets adhere to important norms." One such norm is that a set be complete, i.e. a full and good tournament can be run on it, includin...
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:02 am
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: 2021 NAQT ICT: online, April 10
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2105
Re: 2021 NAQT ICT: online, April 10
I'm sorry if any of this has been addressed elsewhere (discord, etc.) since I'm not plugged in, but what is the rationale behind barring people who qualified for DII ICT last year and who are still at those schools to play DII ICT this year? I get the rationale normally (can't have a year with two w...
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:07 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Winter at Rutgers (11/7/2020)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 687
Re: 2020 ACF Winter at Rutgers (11/7/2020)
This tournament concluded with the following winners: Overall: Columbia A defeated Columbia in an advantaged final to win the site. UG: Columbia B , finishing second overall, was the highest finishing UG team. DII: Lehigh (i.e. Will Yaeger playing solo), was the highest finishing DII team. Our top f...
- Wed Oct 14, 2020 10:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Winter at Rutgers (11/7/2020)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 687
2020 ACF Winter at Rutgers (11/7/2020)
I am pleased to announce that the Upper Mid-Atlantic site of 2020 ACF Winter will be held at Rutgers, New Brunswick on Saturday, November 7, 2020. The tournament will take place virtually on Discord. The opening meeting will begin at 8:45 AM and gameplay will begin at 9 AM. I, Emmett Laurie, will be...
- Sun Oct 04, 2020 11:01 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: IKEA Mid-Atlantic Mirror @ Discord (10/3/20)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4536
Re: IKEA Mid-Atlantic Mirror @ Discord (10/3/20)
I'm sorry if any of this gets any facts about the tournament wrong. But: this tournament seemed to me a pretty good reason to make sure hosts of tournaments are schools, not individuals. Having a group of people you can guarantee will staff the tournament seems like it can go a long way toward avoid...
- Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:09 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: IKEA Mid-Atlantic Mirror @ Discord (10/3/20)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4536
Re: IKEA Mid-Atlantic Mirror @ Discord (10/3/20)
Any chance we could get a field update?
Thanks!
Thanks!
- Wed Aug 05, 2020 1:21 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: INTRODUCING THE AMERICAN QUIZBOWL LEAGUE
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5787
Re: INTRODUCING THE AMERICAN QUIZBOWL LEAGUE
We are fully Pyramidal. We have an excellent team of editors and writers; the samples will be coming very soon, and I will post a link to them when they do; I would encourage lots of suggestions. They did not want to reveal themselves, not because they lack confidence in their work, but primarily s...
- Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:09 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: This Time, A Stern Warning
- Replies: 179
- Views: 38652
Re: This Time, A Stern Warning
I’m all for discouraging cheating, but writing a few bad questions to catch potential cheaters seems unproductive. Actually, this has worked in the past (although inadvertently). A question clued an artist who doesn't exist except as metadata on an obscure image on wikipedia, and a middle schooler ...
- Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:51 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: This Time, A Stern Warning
- Replies: 179
- Views: 38652
Re: This Time, A Stern Warning
I’m all for discouraging cheating, but writing a few bad questions to catch potential cheaters seems unproductive. Screen tracking is also probably not worthwhile; I can’t speak for others but I can’t imagine I’m the only person that does other things during tournaments, not to mention google things...
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:28 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CamO 2020 available for mirrors
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1833
Re: CamO 2020 available for mirrors
I'm chiming in to express interest in an online mirror of this set. I'm especially interested in hearing tossups and bonuses. Depending upon what readers are available, I would love to play another two-day tournament like TO online. Maybe something in mid- or late-May can be arranged? I second this
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 1:53 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: From Tony Taylorism to Pre-Lew Fordism: Baseball in the Second Half of the 20th Century
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1481
Re: From Tony Taylorism to Pre-Lew Fordism: Baseball in the Second Half of the 20th Century
1992 in spaceflight wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:21 am I've never been more excited for a packet in my life.
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 9:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Online Mirror (Signup + Poll About Format)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4094
Re: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Online Mirror (Signup + Poll About Format)
I staffed, and didn't play, so maybe others have different thoughts, but I thought a 2 day tournament with bonuses was enjoyable and given the relative lack of things to do nowadays a nice time
EDIT: I should be clear TO Online is what I'm referring to
EDIT: I should be clear TO Online is what I'm referring to
- Mon Mar 23, 2020 7:24 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Which Online School are you Going to Next Year? (Collegiate 2020)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8512
Re: Which Online School are you Going to Next Year? (Collegiate 2020)
I'll be doing a fifth year at Rutgers, so I'll be around for a bit longer it appears
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 9:17 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: [CANCELED] New Jersey State Championships
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1077
Re: New Jersey State Championships
Rutgers has closed for the semester. As such, the state championship is now canceled.
- Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:21 pm
- Forum: Practices, Scrimmages, Online Packets, and Playtesting
- Topic: Degen Packet
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1537
Re: Degen Packet
this is great
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 2:53 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: [CANCELED] New Jersey State Championships
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1077
Re: New Jersey State Championships
We are monitoring the COVID-19 situation. I am not entirely sure what is going to happen. The school has closed most things until ~April 15. We'll keep y'all posted.
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 6:29 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: [CANCELED] New Jersey State Championships
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1077
Re: New Jersey State Championships
This post is reserved for field updates.
Field (Teams/Buzzers/Staff)
Field (Teams/Buzzers/Staff)
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 6:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: [CANCELED] New Jersey State Championships
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1077
[CANCELED] New Jersey State Championships
Rutgers University-New Brunswick will be hosting the New Jersey State Championships on May 2, 2020. It will be run on NAQT SCT-20DII. I, Emmett Laurie, will be serving as Tournament Director. Any questions you have can be addressed to me in forums PMs or at [email protected].com Field Size: ...
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 5:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NJ/NY/PA Date Claims Thread 2019-2020
- Replies: 30
- Views: 12328
Re: NJ/NY/PA Date Claims Thread 2019-2020
Is there going to be a state championship this year? April 18 at Rutgers has been on the calendar here and at NAQT.com since early in the year, but that's ACF Nationals weekend, so I don't know how likely that is. Hey Jon, Sorry about the delay with announcing states. It is going to be moved to May...
- Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:25 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Cross-Post: NAQT Timing Discussion
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4852
Re: Cross-Post: NAQT Timing Discussion
My memory of playing in high school (mostly in NYC+New Jersey and Boston-area events) is that being given five seconds to answer tossups was typical, even on IS-sets. I played at this time in this region (and host tournaments there now) and this is also my experience. Also, with respect to the &quo...
- Wed Feb 05, 2020 1:01 am
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: FRENCH II
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2609
Re: FRENCH II
Coincidentally, I was thinking about this set earlier today. Im very excited for this Im glad to hear its happening!
- Sun Jan 26, 2020 1:48 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals: Specific Questions and Errata
- Replies: 66
- Views: 8132
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals: Specific Questions and Errata
I don't have much to say—I did stats all day and haven't read through a ton of the set yet—but a few questions I remember thinking were very cool (of the maybe two packets I saw or internalized at all): the makeup/drag bonus, the India fashion TU, and the Chicago Tribune TU all had very cool clues.
- Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Rutgers University (01/25/2020)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1690
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals at Rutgers University (01/25/2020)
Congratulations to Columbia A (Will Alston, Rafael Krichevsky, Harrison Whittaker, and Noah Chen) for clearing the field, going 11-0, and taking the overall title. Maryland and Columbia B tied for second place, the trophy for which went to Columbia B. Princeton A took the second game of an advantage...
- Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:03 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Rutgers University (01/25/2020)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1690
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals at Rutgers University (01/25/2020)
This post is reserved for field updates (which can also be found in the link above): School (teams/buzzers/staffer): Columbia (3/3/0) Cornell (1/1/1) Delaware (1/2/0) JHU (1/3/0) Maryland (1/1/1) Millersville (1/4/0) NYU (2/2/0) Princeton (2/1/0) Penn (4/3/1) Rutgers (1/1/n/a) SHU (1/0/0) Total: 18/...
- Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Rutgers University (01/25/2020)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1690
2020 ACF Regionals at Rutgers University (01/25/2020)
I am pleased to announce that the Upper Mid-Atlantic site of 2020 ACF Regionals will be held at Rutgers University on Saturday, January 25, 2020. The tournament will take place at Scott Hall, with team check-in beginning at 8:15 AM in a tbd room in Scott Hall and gameplay beginning at 9 AM. I, Emmet...
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 3:02 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Abolish packet submission for ACF Fall
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5252
Re: Abolish packet submission for ACF Fall
Before I say anything, I'll note my experience with packet submission has always been positive and I've always enjoyed it, even when it is a bit cumbersome at times. I also know nothing about the ACF Fall writing process besides what is public knowledge. That said, if there any reason the entire ACF...
- Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:14 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: EFT @ Columbia (10/5)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5967
Re: EFT @ Columbia (10/5)
Thanks Will and the Columbia team for running this tournament! We had a great time. One thing I will say: I would generally not recommend having the field size be staffers * 2, which is what it seemed like yesterday, since it means all rooms run with one staffer. There were a handful of games yester...
- Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Guerilla NASAT @ Columbia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4456
Re: Guerilla NASAT @ Columbia
Staff is still a big need, so if you’re in the area and want to staff that’d be huge!
- Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:37 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Guerilla NASAT @ Columbia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4456
Re: Guerilla NASAT @ Rutgers
This tournament will be played at columbia. Everything else (the set, etc) will stay the same. Please keep this in mind when signing up. The thread above will be edited to reflect this.
- Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:20 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Guerilla NASAT @ Columbia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4456
Re: Guerilla NASAT @ Rutgers
I'd be cool with this as well if it's more convenient for people.Periplus of the Erythraean Sea wrote: ↑Mon Aug 12, 2019 2:51 pm Alternatively, we can squat rooms at Columbia, which I'd be all in favor of. If the listed free agents, the NYU regulars, Columbia team, and at least one other open team come we would have a solid 9-round RR right there.
- Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Guerilla NASAT @ Columbia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4456
Re: Guerilla NASAT @ Rutgers
Honestly, and I don't mean to be rude regarding what seems like a very large amount of logistical effort (I can sympathize), but there is very, very low chance I'd come play, even though I'm in NYC. CONVERSELY, there is a very, very high chance I'd play if this if it were an online mirror. Is there...
- Sat Aug 10, 2019 5:56 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Guerilla NASAT @ Columbia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4456
Re: Guerilla NASAT @ Rutgers
This tournament will be a single day tournament, run on NASAT Packets 11-20. As there is currently only one team signed up, I'm going to make Wednesday night the deadline for determining whether or not this tournament runs, which will be contingent upon having enough interest. Therefore, if you're i...
- Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:28 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Guerilla NASAT @ Columbia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4456
Re: Guerilla NASAT @ Rutgers
Also, as an option, we can run packets 11-20 as a one day event to accommodate people who played the first ten at other sites like Jimenez.
EDIT: to be clear, this is what we will do automatically as long as like, one single person signed up has played packets 1-10. Seems dumb not to accommodate.
EDIT: to be clear, this is what we will do automatically as long as like, one single person signed up has played packets 1-10. Seems dumb not to accommodate.
- Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Guerilla NASAT @ Columbia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4456
Guerilla NASAT @ Columbia
I am pleased to announce that “Columbia” will be hosting a mirror of NASAT on August 17. DISCLAIMER Just like the NYC Open, this tournament will not be taking place in reserved rooms. We cannot reserve rooms in the summer, but the buildings and classrooms are open and air conditioned, and our intent...
- Tue Aug 06, 2019 6:42 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: ACF Fall "Gentlemen's Agreements"
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4592
Re: ACF Fall "Gentlemen's Agreements"
I don't really know about that. 1) I think that if your circuit wants to have a "gentleman's agreement" rule and the Midwest wants to knock each others' brains out on easy questions, why do you care what they do? That might sound a little bit snarky, but I mean it as a genuine question. I...
- Mon Jul 29, 2019 1:16 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Age of Empires (Side Event)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9695
Re: Age of Empires (Side Event)
I can only speak to the ~10% of the questions that I have any semblance of knowledge of, but this set was very hard, very real, and very fun. And, based on the reactions of others who played it/whom I read for, the other 90% is just as good. I’m very bad at this stuff and it’s not particularly inte...
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 8:28 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: GUERILLA NYC Summer Open Main Thread
- Replies: 59
- Views: 12763
Re: GUERILLA NYC Summer Open Main Thread
After a protest we (Shibeposting) defeated Dogeville East so we should be 9-2 and they should be 8-3.
- Fri Jul 26, 2019 10:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: GUERILLA NYC Summer Open Main Thread
- Replies: 59
- Views: 12763
Re: GUERILLA NYC Summer Open Main Thread
If anyone would last minute like to join Ophir, Sam, and I for the main event lmk asap!
EDIT: jk
EDIT: jk
- Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:04 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Harvard Fall Tournament XIV at New York University (Feb. 29, 2020)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3659
Re: Harvard Fall Tournament XIV at New York University (Nov. 9, 2019)
Kellenberg has claimed this date for LIFT. Oof, that's my fault for only checking the opening post of that thread. I'll talk to our club and figure out what to do. Thanks for bringing that to my attention! Nah that's on me; it's been updated now and I'll make sure it always it. Sorry about that!
- Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NJ/NY/PA Date Claims Thread 2019-2020
- Replies: 30
- Views: 12328
Re: NJ Date Claims Thread 2019-2020
East Brunswick HS will be hosting EB Pre Nats on April 18th, 2020. Obviously in the end, you are free to do what you want, but I'd say that scheduling a tournament the same day as NJ States seems unwise and bad for the circuit. I'd recommend hosting it one weekend earlier, when we have Open House. ...
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:44 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: GUERILLA NYC Summer Open Main Thread
- Replies: 59
- Views: 12763
Re: GUERILLA NYC Summer Open Main Thread
Put me down as saying we should honor the hard work of those who provide the events for us by, yknow, playing them as written. Agreed. If it's too prohibitive to play MUSES I'd prefer another event (no idea which event I could be referring to) than a shortened version of MUSES. That way I can still...
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:08 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: 2018-19 Players Choice Awards
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11401
Re: 2018-19 Players Choice Awards
ACF Nationals: NYU 160 - Stanford 145 NYU (finished t-38) going 10/0 with a 6 PPB (!!) to defeat Stanford (finished 12) is a pretty big one, though the weird circle of OSU, UVA, and Stanford all losing in semi-unpredictable ways still allowed Stanford to make top bracket so this didn't end up that ...
- Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:41 am
- Forum: Practices, Scrimmages, Online Packets, and Playtesting
- Topic: NJ Summer Practices (at Rutgers University, New Brunswick)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3461
Re: NJ Summer Practices (at Rutgers University, New Brunswick)
Beginning next week (the week of June 24th) practices will be on Wednesday nights at 8 PM. Street parking is available and free at 8 on Seminary Place.
This week practice will be tomorrow, Monday, June 17th.
This week practice will be tomorrow, Monday, June 17th.
- Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:00 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: GUERILLA NYC Summer Open Main Thread
- Replies: 59
- Views: 12763
Re: GUERILLA NYC Summer Open Main Thread
Perhaps this is because I'm not super interested in a ton of the side events, but is there a reason side events are prioritized over a full main event? (I don't remember the poll, so maybe it was a question on the poll?). I'd personally prefer not to abbreviate the main event, but obviously whateve...
- Sat Jun 15, 2019 9:12 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: GUERILLA NYC Summer Open Main Thread
- Replies: 59
- Views: 12763
Re: GUERILLA NYC Summer Open Main Thread
Perhaps this is because I'm not super interested in a ton of the side events, but is there a reason side events are prioritized over a full main event? (I don't remember the poll, so maybe it was a question on the poll?). I'd personally prefer not to abbreviate the main event, but obviously whatever...
- Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:31 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NYC Summer Open date poll
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10875
Re: NYC Summer Open date poll
People should all change their votes to scattergories pls :/
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:52 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Age of Empires @ Chicago Open (8/4)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6147
- Fri Jun 07, 2019 8:37 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NYC Summer Open date poll
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10875
Re: NYC Summer Open date poll
Again, if you're part of an NYC-based institution (and I know there are a lot of you!), and you think you could potentially help provide rooms for this event, pleeeeease let me know. What about an NYC-adjacent institution? I know NYC proper would be preferable but surely a tournament in New Jersey ...