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Also related to this tournament - at this moment, there is ONE spot left in the open division. This may or may not be expanded, so if you want to play please sign up now!

Additionally, if you want to staff this, please let me know in the spreadsheet from the OP. We need a bunch of you still.

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I'd imagine we could also use the rooms in that area like we did for ACFNATIONALS a few years back. Looking forward to it!

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Seems like there's pretty good interest for this. With only 6 packets, we're a little limited in format, but it would be really easy to draw up a schedule for a 6-team round robin, and we can do either quads or teams of 5 depending on interest. In any case, I'm planning on playing this with Rob, Te...

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Quick update on this tournament - the writing for this has started, and it will definitely be ready for the "Side Event Weekend" or whatever that ends up being. If you want to run this around that time or in the fall, hit me up. I am finalizing the full writing staff and will edit the OP w...

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I wasn't a fan of the bonus in which you had to identify resource types in Settlers of Catan. As a thread instigated by Matt Bruce recently revealed, names vary widely. I guess it's defensible to require the exact names used in the rules (though I'm not sure that those are unique across editions), ...

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If you want to see a specific question or have comments/questions about a particular tossup or bonus, post about it here.

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Post general thoughts and comments on the ACRONYM X question set here.

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I can't make it to ICT but will absolutely write a packet for this.

Edit: Class of 2001, good luck you weird kids

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Congratulations to Northern Michigan A, who defeated TTM (a form of Tia and the Trashmen) in the finals to win the CCCT ACRONYM event. Macalester A defeated "Coaches and Company," a team composed mostly of local high school coaches, to earn 3rd place. This was a ton of fun; thanks to every...

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e: quote != edit; rob said he would delete this

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Stats!

Minnesota A and Minnesota C ran the tables in DI and DII, respectively. Congrats to both of them, and thanks to today's teams and staffers for being part of a very fun and successful day.

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Play Quiz Bowl LLC is pleased to announce that a mirror of ACRONYM X will be held as a part of the 2017 HSNCT weekend. The tournament will take place on Sunday, May 28th, after the main tournament has concluded. This will be somewhat similar to the event that was held last year, with a couple of exc...

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Play Quiz Bowl LLC pleased to be hosting National Academic Quiz Tournaments' 2017 Sectional Championship Tournament at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, February 4th. This tournament will determine eligibility for the 2017 ICT, and I hope to see many of your teams there. Logistics for the tou...

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There will be a bunch of other mirrors - stay tuned for announcements on at least one big one soon.

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Good call - updated.

Also note that like the HSNCT mirror from last year, you can (and should, if you're not on a real team currently) create a team on NAQT's website for the purposes of registering.

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Yep - it is pending on the archives now. Should be up soon!

edit: It's up: http://trash.quizbowlpackets.com/1814/

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http://i.imgur.com/8ev6DGs.png Play Quiz Bowl LLC is excited to announce the production of Super ACRONYM Turbo Championship Edition , a hard trash tournament. It will include both tossups and bonuses and be ready for mirrors at some point in the summer of 2017. My intention is to have this ready to...

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This was a lot of fun! Some stats for the mirror of NATT, for which we each read a couple of rounds: Erik Nelson - 19/43/2 - 705 pts Carsten Gehring - 12/32/17(!) - 415 pts Sam Bailey - 9/24/8 - 335 pts Andrew Hart - 11/16/9 - 280 pts Mike Kioski - 7/11/4 - 195 pts Jason Asher - 7/9/12 - 135 pts We ...

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I assume this is restricted to actual CC players (i.e., I don't get to go baby seal clubbing). What might constitute "other local teams" if high schools aren't included? Minnesota CCs that didn't play in the CCCT? Any team that isn't from a local high school is eligible - it's definitely ...

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NAQT and Play Quiz Bowl are partnering to provide a mirror of ACRONYM X , which will follow the conclusion of CCCT at the Minneapolis Hilton (near the airport and Mall of America) on Saturday, February 25, 2017. This tournament will be open to both CCCT teams and other teams from the local community...

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Play Quiz Bowl LLC is excited to announce the inevitable existence of ACRONYM X , an all pop-culture tournament for high school students that will be available beginning in late February of next year. While the production will again be headed by me, this year will not be co-produced by Robbinsdale ...

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First off - thanks to everyone who helped out with the first t-shirt campaign. If you haven't gotten your shirt(s) yet, let me know! If you missed out on the first run of shirts or want a more elaborate design, we have a new campaign up that features the Play Quiz Bowl logo. You can check out that c...

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After discussing it with potential collaborators, I'd like to add that we're looking to produce the following sets within the next couple of years: - ACRONYM X (first events in February 2017) - A second, harder ACRONYM, hopefully an annual occurrence (summer 2017) - TOEJAM 2 (all video games, TBA) -...

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Play Quiz Bowl , the company now in charge of ACRONYM, is hiring writers for the next iteration of that tournament, as well as for some additional pop-culture projects that haven't been announced yet. If you'd like to make a little cash by contributing to a great and popular question set, you can f...

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To add to the pile - I love working for NAQT, both as a writer and as a staffer. Related to this, I've also had the tremendous privilege of working the Minnesota circuit, which is also handled by R. Hentzel. Those events are always very well-run and worth doing. To summarize - NAQT is a great compan...

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This was really outstanding. Thanks to Rob, Andrew and Carsten for putting together such a fun and challenging set, and to the staffers who made the tournament run smoothly.

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Curious about the bonus no one heard on "mama say, mama sah..." - would someone mind posting this? My team was talking about the uses of that phrase right after we left the tournament.

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Could I see the question on Super Metroid? I was thrown by the earliness of the use of "Wrecked Ship" and am curious how it went after that.

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I'm incredibly excited to announce the formation of Play Quiz Bowl LLC , a company dedicated to growing quiz bowl through outreach, fundraising, and tournament direction. Play Quiz Bowl will be consistently seeking out opportunities to grow the game both locally (in Minnesota) and nationwide, by bri...

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Stats haven't been posted yet, so here they are.

Also - for those who played in this event (or another mirror), I put together a short survey that asks few things about logistics, the questions and so forth. If you have a few minutes, I encourage you to fill out that survey here.

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Congratulations to Colby's Team, who ultimately ran the table to win the HSNCT mirror. Congratulations are also in order for Lexington, who won the high school playoff bracket by defeating St. Mark's School of Texas in the finals. They are now the proud owners of some "great" vinyl trophie...

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Dallas Buzzers Club and Hiii Powers are currently playing for the right to play the extremely cleverly-named "Colby's Team", who will have an advantage in the finals.

edit: Looks like it's gonna be Hiiii Powers, I think

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Hey, this is happening today! Check-in is still going to be outside the Monet Ballroom at the mezzanine level. Team check-in will start around 5. If you have a buzzer and can bring it/check in early, that'd be awesome. Staffers should swing by sometime before 5 to help set stuff up. Can't wait to se...

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In the interest of simplifying logistics and our desire to use a card system, the maximum field size for this event is being reduced to 48 teams . As of the writing of this post, there are just 5 spots left , and a little over 72 hours before signups close. If you're on the fence about registering, ...

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Hey folks! A couple of important updates on this tournament: - In the interest of ensuring that a proper schedule and other logistics can be handled with appropriate care, the tournament field will be locked at 11:00pm central time on Thursday, May 26th . This means that contrary to initial plans, y...

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The field for this is now over 50% full. Thanks to everyone who signed up so far!

Per a request, I've also set up a spreadsheet for free agents who want to assemble teams or be assigned to a team or similar. If you're one of those people, you can go here and do that.

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I SEE YOU REGIONAL #1 Miracle On Ice vs. #5 MAY DAY MAY DAY #2 Go Crazy, Folks vs. #3 I Don't Believe What I Just Saw STOP IT, MIGGY REGIONAL #1 The Giants Win the Pennant vs. #4 New Home Run Champion #2 Havlicek Stole the Ball vs. #11 The Double COUNTRY STRONG REGIONAL #1 We'll See You Tomorrow Nig...

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Oh man, I missed the first round of this. In any case: I SEE YOU REGIONAL #1 Miracle On Ice vs. #9 Holy Roller #2 Go Crazy, Folks vs. #10 Johnny the Jet Rodgers #3 I Don't Believe What I Just Saw vs. #6 Yes, Sir #4 Spectacular Move by Michael Jordan vs. #5 MAY DAY MAY DAY STOP IT, MIGGY REGIONAL #1 ...

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The field for this tournament currently sits at 28 teams (nearly half-full!) and is regularly adding new teams. Thanks to everyone that has signed up so far! If you're interested in playing in this, I recommend signing up soon - there's a good chance this will fill up well before HSNCT weekend. Addi...

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Stats are all up in here.

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Congrats to The Bus That Could Not Slow Down (aka the comically stacked team of Rob Carson, Andrew Hart, Carsten Gehring and Mike Cheyne) who ran the table to win today's tournament. Thanks to everyone came out and to Mac for hosting - this was a really great day.

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As the Erik Nelson who approved this Erik Nelson-approved mirror, I approve of it being open!

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I've been meaning to get around to writing a second Forbidden Packet, so I'll put one together for this.

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eliza.grames wrote:there are less than five Radiohead, Run the Jewels, and Neutral Milk Hotel references in the set.

Each, or total?

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Registration for this tournament is now open here . Additionally, you can view the current field here . If you're interested in playing, please note that registration will close at midnight the night before the tournament at 11:00pm central time on Thursday, May 26th . The field is also expected to ...

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UlyssesInvictus wrote:Are there plans to mirror this at NSC again? Apologies if there are and I've negligently not looked hard enough yet.

I am not currently planning on this.

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IMPORTANT LINKS Register to Play | Staff Signup | Free Agent Shenanigans I'm incredibly excited to announce an official mirror of ACRONYM IX , to be held as a part of the 2016 HSNCT weekend. The tournament will take place on Sunday, May 29th , starting approximately two hours after the end of the H...

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I'm pleased to announce that Armstrong's Conceivably Regular or Nearly Yearly Meet , a high school pop culture tournament, will have its ninth iteration in 2016. Like last year, the set will be house-written, primarily by Erik Nelson (that's me), Matt Quinn, members of the Robbinsdale Armstrong quiz...

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Final scores from the online mirror:

Jason 465
Eric 315
Mik 240
Pat 155
Tejas 130
Matt Lafer 125
Dylan 95
Billy 45
Victor 45
Anderson (?) 35
Chris M 25
Andrew W 5
Wynaut (?) 5
Ike -5
Matt B -5

I'll post the full set to the usual place sometime soon.

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The TOEJAM online mirror was won by Jason Thompson, who finished handily ahead of Eric Mukherjee and a bunch of other people. I'll post the full stats in the morning. There were some absolutely ridiculous buzzes tonight from several players. Thanks to everyone who played!

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