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LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Fri May 29, 2020 11:30 pm
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
LONE STAR (Look Out, a New and Exciting Set of Texan Academic Rigor) will be ready for mirrors from the start of the entire 2020-21 season!

I, Daniel Ma, am head editing this set; besides Dr. Mukherjee and Michael Yue, all other set members, as of now, are Texans, hence the name. The set team is currently composed of Aayush Goodapaty, Akshay Shyam, Daniel Ma, Eric Mukherjee, Jisoo Yoo, Johnny Vasilyev, Josh Rubel, Ketan Pamurthy, Michael Artlip, Michael Patison, Michael Yue, Ned Tagtmeier, Nikita Nair, Robert Condron, Roman Madoerin, and Thomas Gioia.

The set will consist of thirteen 20/20 packets (20 pyramidal, powermarked tossups, 20 three-part bonuses). Each tossup will be 450-550 characters long and each full bonus totaling at most 8 lines in 10 point Times New Roman font.

This set will be High School Regular Difficulty, approximately equal in difficulty to NAQT's Invitational Series sets, and we aim for questions that will both be accessible to newer teams and still be interesting and engaging for more experienced veterans.

Distribution

There will be no computational math.

4/4 Literature
> 1.5/1.5 Long Fiction
> 1/1 Poetry (non-epic)
> 0.75/0.75 Drama
> 0.75/0.75 Other
4/4 History
> 1.25/1.25 American
> 1.25/1.25 European
> 1.5/1.5 World (roughly 1/3 each of Asian, Ancient, and other, including cross-region within history)
4/4 Science
> 1/1 Biology
> 1/1 Chemistry
> 1/1 Physics
> 0.5/0.5 Mathematics (non-computational) and Computer Science
> 0.5/0.5 Astronomy/Cosmology and Earth Science
3/3 Fine Arts
> 1/1 Painting and Sculpture
> 0.5/0.5 Other Visual (including Architecture, Photography, Film, Dance, Performance, Decorative, Design)
> 1/1 Classical Music
> 0.5/0.5 Other Auditory (including Opera, Jazz, Musicals, World Music)
2.5/2.5 RMPSS
> 0.75/0.75 Religion
> 0.75/0.75 Mythology
> 0.5/0.5 Philosophy
> 0.5/0.5 Social Science
1/1 Geography
0.75/0.75 Current Events
0.75/0.75 Pop Culture and Sports

Editorial Staff

Head Editor: Daniel Ma
Literature Editors: Thomas Gioia and Michael Yue
History Editor: Daniel Ma
Science Editor: Roman Madoerin and Dr. Eric Mukherjee
Arts Editor: Daniel Ma
RMPSS Editor: Robert Condron
Geography Editor: Daniel Ma
Current Events Editor: Michael Patison
Pop Culture/Sports Editor: Michael Patison

Fees
The mirror fee is $10 per attending team. All we ask is that hosts not alter question content in any way, nor release any information about questions to the public before it is EXPLICITLY ALLOWED ON THIS FORUM.

Please email me to request a mirror, or If you have any questions, at [email protected].

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:02 am
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
Nikita Nair and Eric Mukherjee have joined the set team, and the original post has been updated to reflect this. Eric will be editing science.

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:48 pm
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
We have been writing at a remarkably efficient rate and have done 40% of the set in 20 days. As such, we are taking mirror requests for tournaments occurring at any point in the season.

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 2:34 pm
by eygotem
4/4 Science
> 1/1 Biology
> 1/1 Chemistry
> 1/1 Physics
> 0.5/0.5 Mathematics (non-computational)
> 0.5/0.5 Astronomy/Cosmology and Earth Sciences
Does this mean there won't be any questions on computer science?
(Not that I'm complaining... :razz: )

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:25 pm
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
There will be computer science as a small part of the math distribution; I forgot to mention this. Thanks for the catch!

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:42 pm
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
MIRRORS
8/22: National Middle School Mirror, Online
10/10: Northeast Regional Kickoff (online regional mirror)
10/31: Vanderbilt University (online regional mirror)
11/14: UCSD (online regional mirror)
11/14: Main Site (online regional mirror, Texas/SW)
11/21: Sullivan, Missouri (online regional mirror)
12/19: Cal Cup 2 (online regional mirror)
12/19: Waukee, Iowa (online regional mirror)
1/9: North Carolina School of Science and Math and Panther Creek High School (online regional mirror)
1/16: LONE STAR Florida Mirror (online)
1/23: LONE STAR Midwest and Delaware/Maryland/Virginia Mirrors (online)
3/15: University of Minnesota (online regional mirror)
5/1: VCU
5/27: Jackson County Academic Tournament
Fulton County League
Southwest Missouri Challenge Games

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:02 pm
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
We're over 2/3 done and have started rapidly editing. We expect to have playtesting sessions in the near future for people not eligible to play the set (i.e. people older than HS) and perhaps a middle school online mirror in late August, specifics TBD.

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 5:55 pm
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
Two announcements:
1. Michael Yue is joining us as a literature editor and general advisor for the set!
2. Our first mirror (to be announced soon in more detail) will be a national online middle school mirror held on 8/22. Get excited to be playing the first tournament of the new season!

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:29 pm
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
viewtopic.php?f=46&t=24302 Forums link for our first mirror!

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 1:56 am
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
Provisionally, we will be running our own regional online mirrors for the Northeast, DC Area, Illinois, Texas, California, and perhaps the eastern Midwest (Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/Indiana/Michigan etc). Dates are being determined.

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:40 pm
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
California mirror has been given to USCD

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2020 4:00 pm
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
Our Main Site mirror is on 11/14 and is announced here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24597
We are also planning to run a Florida mirror on 1/9. Details to come.

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 12:59 am
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
Florida mirror announced! viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24643

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:20 pm
by adhvaithr7
What packets are similar to LONE STAR? Just wanted to know how to study for my next upcoming tournament on 12/19.

Thanks!

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 2:43 pm
by rdc20
adhvaithr7 wrote: Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:20 pm What packets are similar to LONE STAR? Just wanted to know how to study for my next upcoming tournament on 12/19.
Of the sets from the 2019-2020 season that can be found on quizbowlpackets.com, LONE STAR is most similar to CALISTO, LOGIC, WAIT, and RAFT. It is also similar to NAQT's Invitational Series sets.

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 6:12 pm
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
Midwest mirror for 1/23/2021 here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24726

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 5:52 pm
by max_imum
The team I coach played this set a couple of months ago, and it seems like all the mirrors are over. Will this set be made public anytime soon?

Re: LONE STAR ready for mirrors, 2020-21, HS Regular Difficulty

Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:01 pm
by Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War
After being played by 323 teams around the country over the past season (near-record levels for a housewrite), LONE STAR is now open to discussion.