Prison Bowl mirror @ Northwestern (4/16/11)
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:37 pm
Northwestern University's annual Wildcat high school tournament will be played on April 16, 2011 using questions from Hunter College High School's Prison Bowl set. I will be directing the tournament. Though any high school teams will be allowed to enter the tournament, our goal is primarily to provide teams who will be attending PACE's National Scholastic Championship a chance to warm up for the NSC by playing each other at the very university at which the NSC will be held.
Please note that this tournament conflicts with the IHSSBCA Banquet. We cannot guarantee that the tournament will finish in enough time for anyone to attend the banquet. If you are planning on attending the banquet, do not attend Wildcat. Also, do not register if you plan to leave the tournament early to attend the banquet. Only register if you intend to play the whole tournament.
LOCATION
The fourth floor of Kresge Hall on our main Evanston campus. Kresge Hall is located 1880 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208. Please park in the Lakeside Parking Structure, which is located at 1 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, IL 60208. An interactive map can be found here.
FEES & REGISTRATION
To register, fill out this Google form.
$80 for first team
$70 for each subsequent team
-$5 for each working buzzer system (maximum 2)
-$10 for each experienced moderator (maximum 1)
Minimum fee: $60
Other discounts, for shorthanded teams, teams travelling a great distance, teams in financial need, or other miscellaneous reasons, can be negotiated privately on a case-by-case basis by emailing me ([email protected]).
QUESTION SET
The questions will be standard mACF format (20 pyramidal tossups, 30-point 3-part bonuses, no computational math), similar to last year's, written by the Hunter team. They're aiming for regular difficulty (similar to HSAPQ). The distribution will look something like this:
4/4 Literature
4/4 History
4/4 Science
2.5/2.5 Religion, Mythology, and Philosophy
2.5/2.5 Fine Arts
1/1 Social Science
1/1 Geography
1/1 Pop Culture, Current Events
Last year's set can be found at quizbowlpackets.com. More information about this year's set can be found here.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The tournament will consist of round-robin pool play. Our goal is for everyone to play 10 rounds followed by an advantaged final. Matches will be played 4 vs. 4 with no more than 6 players being allowed on a single team. If you intend to bring 7-12 players, you must enter a B team, and if you intend to bring 12-18 players, a C teams, and so on. We will be following all collegiate ACF rules.
REGISTERED FIELD
Auburn x 1
Carbondale x 1
Chicago Christian x 1
Latin x 1
Loyola x 2
Stevenson (or Malice) x 1
EXPRESSING INTEREST
Lisle sans Greg and Michael
MODERATORS
Mike Perovanovic
Those interesting in moderating this event should post here or email me. You will receive a free lunch.
TRASH
We're mirroring a few packets (the entire set won't be done) of Jeremy White's FOGHAT trash set immediately after the end of the tournament. Details can be found here.
If you have any questions, I can be reached by emailing [email protected].
Please note that this tournament conflicts with the IHSSBCA Banquet. We cannot guarantee that the tournament will finish in enough time for anyone to attend the banquet. If you are planning on attending the banquet, do not attend Wildcat. Also, do not register if you plan to leave the tournament early to attend the banquet. Only register if you intend to play the whole tournament.
LOCATION
The fourth floor of Kresge Hall on our main Evanston campus. Kresge Hall is located 1880 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208. Please park in the Lakeside Parking Structure, which is located at 1 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, IL 60208. An interactive map can be found here.
FEES & REGISTRATION
To register, fill out this Google form.
$80 for first team
$70 for each subsequent team
-$5 for each working buzzer system (maximum 2)
-$10 for each experienced moderator (maximum 1)
Minimum fee: $60
Other discounts, for shorthanded teams, teams travelling a great distance, teams in financial need, or other miscellaneous reasons, can be negotiated privately on a case-by-case basis by emailing me ([email protected]).
QUESTION SET
The questions will be standard mACF format (20 pyramidal tossups, 30-point 3-part bonuses, no computational math), similar to last year's, written by the Hunter team. They're aiming for regular difficulty (similar to HSAPQ). The distribution will look something like this:
4/4 Literature
4/4 History
4/4 Science
2.5/2.5 Religion, Mythology, and Philosophy
2.5/2.5 Fine Arts
1/1 Social Science
1/1 Geography
1/1 Pop Culture, Current Events
Last year's set can be found at quizbowlpackets.com. More information about this year's set can be found here.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The tournament will consist of round-robin pool play. Our goal is for everyone to play 10 rounds followed by an advantaged final. Matches will be played 4 vs. 4 with no more than 6 players being allowed on a single team. If you intend to bring 7-12 players, you must enter a B team, and if you intend to bring 12-18 players, a C teams, and so on. We will be following all collegiate ACF rules.
REGISTERED FIELD
Auburn x 1
Carbondale x 1
Chicago Christian x 1
Latin x 1
Loyola x 2
Stevenson (or Malice) x 1
EXPRESSING INTEREST
Lisle sans Greg and Michael
MODERATORS
Mike Perovanovic
Those interesting in moderating this event should post here or email me. You will receive a free lunch.
TRASH
We're mirroring a few packets (the entire set won't be done) of Jeremy White's FOGHAT trash set immediately after the end of the tournament. Details can be found here.
If you have any questions, I can be reached by emailing [email protected].
