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CPiGuy

I am pleased to announce that I will be directing the Dwarf Planet Bowls, a series of short Wednesday evening online tournaments in February and March 2022. It will use the CERES set (head-edited by myself), a middle school / high school novice set. Eligibility These tournaments are open to all midd...

CPiGuy

I am looking for teammates for this event. I can offer buzzes on assorted things: in particular some religion, history that is not about specific people, geography and things that can be frauded from such, and math. I would like to have a good time playing quizbowl; winning lots of matches is secon...

CPiGuy

You are literally trying to have me run out of Quizbowl because A) I cut a loaded tossup from a set and B) you don't like my politics. A) The amount of stupidity required to think that tossup was loaded is truly mind-melting. B) If your "politics" include being so mind-meltingly stupid yo...

CPiGuy

Show me one instance of me "running people out of quizbowl servers" for things other than misconduct and enabling misconduct. I would just like to state for the record that Joe responded to this on Discord last night by bringing up an incident in which I (admittedly rather aggressively) a...

CPiGuy

It was apparently decided that cutting a tossup and being opposed to the idea of mask mandates was a valid reason to submit to the misconduct form. I find it worrying that those reasons are, in certain minds, sufficient to, in essence, ask for a ban from Quizbowl through a form originally meant to ...

CPiGuy

For what it's worth, Joe is obviously vocally anti-mask and anti-obeying-public-health-guidelines but multiple people have told me he is, at the very least, personally vaccinated. I would avoid calling him anti-vax -- while that may or may not be true, there's no specific evidence to that effect, so...

CPiGuy

The following are all observations made by a staffer at this tournament, who would prefer their name not to be associated with these comments and has asked me to post on their behalf. -- In an email sent before the tournament, Joe noted that "unfortunately", the governor had imposed mask m...

CPiGuy

I am looking for teammates for this event. I can offer buzzes on assorted things: in particular some religion, history that is not about specific people, geography and things that can be frauded from such, and math. I would like to have a good time playing quizbowl; winning lots of matches is second...

CPiGuy

22/22

1/1 Other Academic/Mixed/Etc.

I look forward to playing this set and am excited that the trend of 22/22 sets with lots of creative other academic content is continuing.

CPiGuy

Y'all are like, two years late to the "making fun of JR's inability to difficulty control" party. In all seriousness, I trust that you didn't mean any harm, but now that the community has expressed its distate for this gag, please come up with a different name. Not only is it potentially c...

CPiGuy

I would like to make a brief petition to join a team as a fifth member (substitute or otherwise) or as a replacement for someone who is not here. Should this not pan out, I would be interested in reading/score keeping for this. If no one in the field objects we have no problem with a few 5 person t...

CPiGuy

I am here to shill some players. Something Arthur didn't mention: Tasis Gemmill-Nexon put up in excess of 90PPG on SMH, a nontrivially hard college set, at the ONCT. You should vote for them -- it's apparent from this performance that their lower scoring at most tournaments this season is largely be...

CPiGuy

There were 7 voters in the prognostication poll. Thanks to our voters. 1. Greenhill (28 points, 2 first place votes, lowest 3) 2. Burleigh Manor A (27 points, 3 first place votes, ranked on 6 ballots) 3. Longfellow (15 points, 1 first place vote, ranked on 6 ballots) 4. Harvest Park (11 points, 1 fi...

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There were 11 voters in the team poll. Thanks to our voters. 1. Churchill A (273 points, 10 first place votes, lowest 3) 2. Longfellow A (261 points, highest 2, lowest 3) 3. Stanford Online (253 points, 1 first place vote, lowest 5) 4. Burleigh Manor A (240 points, highest 2, lowest 7) 5. Wisconsin ...

CPiGuy

There were nine ballots in the player poll. Thanks to our voters. 1. Arin Parsa (225 points, 9 first place votes, lowest 1) 2. Aatreyo Bhattacharyya (216 points, highest 2, lowest 2) 3. Deven Hagen (203 points, highest 3, lowest 7) 4. Charles Heydt (190 points, highest 4, lowest 6) 4. Tanay Bodduche...

CPiGuy

Updates on this tournament: It is, in fact, still happening. I will be reaching out to interested/registered parties directly to confirm their participation and give them a link to the back end Discord server. I will be doing the same for staffers. Additional information about logistics will follow....

CPiGuy

nicole. wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 9:02 am Is this tournament still happening?

Yes. You can expect more information from me in the next couple days.

CPiGuy

Mobutu Sese Seko wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 12:05 pm Pending any further mirror requests (e.g. for the summer), the set will be posted two weeks from today, on Friday, June 11.

I am mirroring this tournament on June 12th...

CPiGuy

As promised, time to shill some people and teams. I don't really think I need to say much about the top teams. They're good. They showed they're good at MSNCT. I will note that Burleigh Manor B and Longfellow B are both extremely legit teams and you should vote for them highly despite being B teams....

CPiGuy

I am extending the deadline to submit votes to this poll by one week.

CPiGuy

MSNCT has happened! I am therefore going to open this year's MS postseason poll. The poll is intended to be a ranking for the 2020-2021 season. To vote, please send your ballots to me at conorjt@iastate.edu by 11:59pm on Friday, May 28th . You may vote for players, teams, or both. General guidelines...

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Not necessarily related to HSNCT directly, but coaches and players better make sure their internet doesn't drop out in the middle of a tossup, especially on Sunday playoffs! NAQT will not be flexible with their online rules (https://www.naqt.com/online/technical-problems.jsp) and will allow a phant...

CPiGuy

This is an announcement for CERES (Collective Early Release Entry-level Set) , a middle school / novice high school tournament set to be available for mirrors starting September 2021 through the end of the 2021-22 school year. The set is head-edited by me, Conor Thompson, with several deputy editors...

CPiGuy

This is an announcement for CERES (Collective Early Release Entry-level Set) , a middle school / novice high school tournament set to be available for mirrors starting September 2021 through the end of the 2021-22 school year. The set is head-edited by me, Conor Thompson, with several deputy editors...

CPiGuy

Registration is still open for TEST and will close at 4:30 Central time today. I will hold, parallel to day 2 on the 22nd, a second mini-tournament ("TEST/2") for teams who did not play the first day. It will go 3-5 rounds, depending on the field size. The cost for this tournament will be ...

CPiGuy

I am pleased to announce that I will be directing the Thursday Evening Spring Tournament [TEST] on the ERIS set (which I edited). It will take place over two Thursday afternoons/evenings, on April 15 and 22, 2021. Eligibility This set is open to all middle schools (defined as 8th grade and below) th...

CPiGuy

I am pleased to announce that I will be directing the Thursday Evening Spring Tournament [TEST] on the ERIS set (which I edited). It will take place over two Thursday afternoons/evenings, on April 15 and 22, 2021. A shorter tournament, TEST/2, will take place on only the evening of April 22nd. See b...

CPiGuy

i look forward to your tossup on the planet venus that uses the indicator "this star"

but more seriously that's a reasonable point i just think indicators should be accurate to modern understandings of things because it is important that players know what is being asked for

CPiGuy

Fire is a phenomenon, or an entity, or a thing. Fire is not a substance. "This thing" is a perfectly fine indicator that you should not be ashamed to use in your questions if, say, "phenomenon" would be too transparent. It is a good indicator for questions about fire with such a ...

CPiGuy

ericlgame wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:10 am I have finalized the teams. I will send a logistics email tomorrow.

Has this gone out? I haven't gotten it yet.

Also, can you add Jordan Davidsen to our roster?

CPiGuy

I'm not going to bother responding to everything in this post but a lot of it strikes me as kind of hopelessly naive. In general, HSNCT's format is incredibly outdated. Very few other tournaments use double elimination. Most, including the two other national tournaments set to run this year, use a r...

CPiGuy

This tournament will be using BHSAT, a "regular-plus" high school housewrite.

The tournament has also been moved to June 12th (the Saturday after PACE NSC) because that set does not represent scheduling conflicts with the AQBL ONCT.

CPiGuy

Who will be directing this tournament?

CPiGuy

Based on community feedback and results from the first mirrors of SMH, I will reconsider the choice of question set for this tournament. I will have a final decision on the set by March 1. I may also change the date of the tournament to a date in June if this occurs (potentially the same weekend as ...

CPiGuy

If our region does not have a mirror, can we play in a different region?

CPiGuy

Would it be possible to post a couple of sample questions? Absolutely. I will post them Sunday night, one from each difficulty level. I will also likely be in a position to do a scrimmage round or something like it by mid-March. I am editing continent-by-continent / sea-by-sea, work full overtime a...

CPiGuy

There is now 1 spot open in the field. I will not be region-restricting this spot. Please email me or message me on the forums or on Discord if you would like to claim it.

CPiGuy

I am excited to announce the Middle School Interstate National Tournament (MINT), to be held June 12, 2021. I will be directing. Eligibility This tournament will be open to all-star teams representing all states, the District of Columbia, and all US territories. Non-American countries may enter as a...

CPiGuy

Since players still have to congregate with each other in person for district events that's kind of a concern, even though they wouldn't have to play their competitors in person. If schools are meeting in person (which if I recall correctly, yours is one of like, two schools in Alabama not to be in...

CPiGuy

The tournament will be about 600 tossups

Holy shit what. I will go to great lengths to play this tournament.

CPiGuy

The field cap has no longer been reached; there is a spot open in the field.

CPiGuy

This tournament will have a final field cap of 30 to account for scheduling and staff limitations. (This field cap has not yet been reached.) Also, we need staffers! If you can staff, please fill out the form linked in the first post! This has been changed to 32, because I have devised a 32-team sc...

CPiGuy

Hi Conor, Wondering how many students will be allowed per team and if we can have five teams instead? Also, could you please send me an Invoice (for five teams), so we can send you the check for registration? Radha Vishwanath Four students per team can play at a time; you can have any number on the...

CPiGuy

This post will be updated as teams register. Field Alcuin (Dallas, TX; 1 team) Columbia Independent School (Columbia, MO; 4 teams) Franklin (Springfield, IL; 1 team) Greenhill (Dallas, TX; 3 teams) Monrovia (Huntsville, AL; 1 team) North Gwinnett (Sugar Hill, GA; 1 team) Oak Valley (San Diego, CA; 3...

CPiGuy

I am pleased to announce that I will be directing a national league-style mirror of ERIS this winter. Games will begin the week of January 25th and occur through February and March. Eligibility This is a closed middle school tournament. It is open to all middle schools (defined as 8th grade and belo...

CPiGuy

This tournament will have a final field cap of 30 to account for scheduling and staff limitations. (This field cap has not yet been reached.)

Also, we need staffers! If you can staff, please fill out the form linked in the first post!

CPiGuy

I've updated the initial post to change the staff stipend from $20 to $30; I forgot how math worked and thought that double-staffing every room (which may not happen but would be ideal) would require two staffers per team, not one staffer per team.

CPiGuy

I am pleased to announce that I will be directing the Midwest mirror of Prison Bowl XIII on Saturday, February 13th . Eligibility This is a closed high school tournament. It is open to all high school (and middle school) teams from the Midwest, which for the purposes of this tournament includes Illi...

CPiGuy

As a result of "almost everyone in the previous server not being in middle school any more", I have created a new middle school quizbowl Discord server. The link is here. If you are in some way connected to MS quizbowl, you are invited to join! Please note that, like most online quizbowl s...

CPiGuy

I've updated the original post with an interest form, and will be contacting interested teams shortly to ask that they fill it out so we can arrive on a date or dates soon.

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