The Quizbowl Resource Center

This is a preliminary announcement of the University of Minnesota's mirror of the Weekend of Quizbowl set. We will host just one tournament, on Saturday, using the PACE-formatted question set produced under Trygve Meade of the University of Illinois.

This tournament will take place in Blegen Hall on the U of M West Bank.

The cost will be $70 per team, with a $5 discount available for buzzers, a $10 discount for providing readers, and a $10 out-of-state discount (once per school).

More info will be added shortly. Please send RSVPs to me at [email protected].

Thanks! And I hope to see a bunch of teams there.

Any plans at this time to mirror, however informally, Ike Jose's lit singles as well?

Cheynem wrote:Any plans at this time to mirror, however informally, Ike Jose's lit singles as well?

We can probably put something together, if there are enough players.

EP will probably be there with at least 1 team, and at least 2 or 3 people will play the lit tournament if it happens.

Gaurav

South should be there with one team, and at least me and maybe Molly to play Lit.

Costs have been added. Sorry for not having those on there yesterday.

Andrew -- Would you mind sending Lenius an email about this? I mentioned it to him and he said we could probably go, he just hadn't heard about it yet. Thanks.

sam.peterson wrote:Andrew -- Would you mind sending Lenius an email about this? I mentioned it to him and he said we could probably go, he just hadn't heard about it yet. Thanks.

Sent.

theMoMA wrote:

sam.peterson wrote:Andrew -- Would you mind sending Lenius an email about this? I mentioned it to him and he said we could probably go, he just hadn't heard about it yet. Thanks.

Sent.

Thanks. I'll play the lit tournament.

Last year there was a moratorium on discussion about WoQ lit singles until a Minnesota mirror was finished. Unfortunately a discussion thread never materialized due to the delay. This year would it be possible to start the lit singles discussion now with a disclaimer that people playing the Minn mirror shouldn't read the thread?

Magister Ludi wrote:Last year there was a moratorium on discussion about WoQ lit singles until a Minnesota mirror was finished. Unfortunately a discussion thread never materialized due to the delay. This year would it be possible to start the lit singles discussion now with a disclaimer that people playing the Minn mirror shouldn't read the thread?

Yes. Our mirror will be informal.

First field update:

South: 1 team
Chaska: 1-3 teams
EP players: 2 teams
GSFHSA: 1 team

Please email me if you're interested in playing! I'll be sending out personal invites to coaches later this week, so I expect the field to expand soon.

theMoMA wrote: EP players: 1 team

It looks like EP may be able to field two (2!) teams for this.

Gaurav

theMoMA wrote:First field update:

South: 1 team
Chaska: 1-3 teams
EP players: 2 teams
GSFHSA: 1 team

Is this the final field?

Also, at what time does registration begin?

I'm excited to play the questions!

Gaurav

Unless I get a late registration, the final field is that.

Hey, just to update teams, please be at Blegen by 8:30 for registration. There will be a team meeting to explain the format at 8:30, and games will start at nine.

Are we still playing the lit packets after the playoffs end?

sam.peterson wrote:Are we still playing the lit packets after the playoffs end?

Yep. Everyone is invited to stay for a free free-for-all.

Sadly, no questions on Jonathan Livingston Seagull, though.

Live Stats:

Prelims:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~kand0028/quiz_bo ... dings.html

Top Playoff bracket:
1. Chaska A
2. "Four Quarks for Muster Mark"
3. Chaska B
4. GSFHSA

There was a tiebreaker for determining the fourth seed for the playoff bracket between GSFHSA and South, with GSFHSA won.

Lower Bracket:
1. South
2. "Watson Krik? Krak! Rulesssssssssss"

Chaska A won the tournament, and "Four Quarks for Muster Mark" came in second.

Final Standings are here:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~kand0028/quiz_bo ... dings.html

Two packets are "VCU," but Chris mentioned something that came from a packet of mine. Which was mine?

I'll fix it.

GK

So, does anyone know if these questions ever get posted online?

SIGNS POINT TO YES

Everything should be fixed in the stats.

Hey, my packet produced the highest points per game per team. Neato.

I'd just like to take an opportunity to thank all of the teams who came out for this tournament. I saw a ton of great games and promising teams, and I hope that you all do Minnesota proud at HSNCT and PACE.

Gautam -- do you still have the lit stats?