ANNOUNCEMENT: TERP 2 (Maryland Trash) 1/15/12

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ANNOUNCEMENT: TERP 2 (Maryland Trash) 1/15/12

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ANNOUNCEMENT:

This is an announcement for the second incarnation of TERP (Trash Everyone Really Prefers,) a trash tournament written by members of the Maryland Academic Quiz Team and edited by myself, Logan Anbinder. TERP 2 will be held at the University of Maryland on Sunday, January 15, 2012, the day after Chris Ray's academic open tournament BARGE, the announcement for which can be found here. As with last year's set, TERP 2 will be easy-to-regular difficulty, and targeted at younger collegiate players, though everyone is welcome to participate.

TERP will use ACF-style rules, and questions will be powermarked. There will not be lames at this tournament.

REGISTRATION

To register for TERP, please email me at [email protected]. Registration fees are as follows:

$100 base fee per team
-$10 per designated staffer
-$10 per 100 miles traveled
-$5 per buzzer system (with at least eight working ports)
-$5 per laptop (max. of 1)

DISTRIBUTION

As stated above, this tournament will be geared towards younger collegiate players. With that in mind, the distribution will be as follows:

4/4 TV (~25% pre-1990, ~75% post-1990)
4/4 Movies (~25% pre-1990, ~75% post-1990)
4/4 Music (~50% each pre- and post-1990)
4/4 Sports (~25% each of football, baseball, basketball, and other)
1/1 Videogames
1/1 Comics
2/2 Other (cross-distributional subjects, Internet, current events, etc.)

MIRRORS:

We are looking for schools that would be interested in mirroring TERP 2. If your team is interested, please contact me at [email protected].

Mirror Sites

Northeast: Tufts, contact Marc Finder
Midwest:UIUC, contact Charles Martin
Southeast: Tulane, contact Ryan McLaren
Southwest: Texas A&M, contact Bryce Durgin
West Coast: University of Washington, contact Mike Bentley
Canada: University of Waterloo, contact Arjun Sondhi

Further information, including field updates, start times and building locations, will be available as the tournament date approaches. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at the address provided above.

Thanks, and we hope to see you in January!

Logan Anbinder, MAQT
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The field thus far:

Delaware x3
Grant Colvin's team
Jerry et al.
Silver Screen Test All-Stars
Tejas Raje & Ian Lenhoff + 2
UVA
VCU/Matt Weiner

Free agents:
Dave Porter
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The Canadian mirror has moved from McMaster to Waterloo; we're also still looking for mirror sites for the following regions:

Midwest
Southeast
Southwest
West Coast

Again, if anyone from these areas is interesting in mirroring TERP 2, please get in touch with me at the above address. Thanks!
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The Schopenhauer Power Hour wrote:
Again, if anyone from these areas is interesting in mirroring TERP 2, please get in touch with me at the above address. Thanks!
I emailed the address listed above about a week and a half ago and haven't heard back. Tulane would like to host a mirror of this tournament for the Lower South/East Texas.
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TulaneKQB wrote:
The Schopenhauer Power Hour wrote:
Again, if anyone from these areas is interesting in mirroring TERP 2, please get in touch with me at the above address. Thanks!
I emailed the address listed above about a week and a half ago and haven't heard back. Tulane would like to host a mirror of this tournament for the Lower South/East Texas.
Oh wait, I didn't notice that A&M has been added as a site. That would be possible for us, but we would prefer something closer; if no one else in the South offers, we would like to do the mirror for the region.
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The Schopenhauer Power Hour wrote:January 15, 2010
Will there be a DeLorean available upon arrival?

Some number of teams composed of current and former Delaware players are planning on attendance. We will probably not be able to firm up the number of teams until the week of the tournament, but let's say 2 for now.
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Date error and field additions duly noted and changed accordingly! Thanks!
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TulaneKQB wrote:
TulaneKQB wrote:
The Schopenhauer Power Hour wrote:
Again, if anyone from these areas is interesting in mirroring TERP 2, please get in touch with me at the above address. Thanks!
I emailed the address listed above about a week and a half ago and haven't heard back. Tulane would like to host a mirror of this tournament for the Lower South/East Texas.
Oh wait, I didn't notice that A&M has been added as a site. That would be possible for us, but we would prefer something closer; if no one else in the South offers, we would like to do the mirror for the region.
What date are you guys thinking about doing this? Auburn would love to come play TERP. Also, would you guys do a mirror of BARGE along with it?
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jmannor2 wrote: What date are you guys thinking about doing this? Auburn would love to come play TERP. Also, would you guys do a mirror of BARGE along with it?
We don't start classes again until Tuesday Jan. 17th, so it's going to have to be that weekend (1/21-22) at least. I'll see about BARGE (I would really like to start off the semester with an academic set as well), but right now it's just TERP.
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I am looking for two free agents for the tournament. Please contact me at [email protected] if you are interested.
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We're looking for one person that can complement a team of oldsters who are useless at video games and recent music. Email me at brick at silverscreentest dot com.
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VCU + Matt Weiner will be here.
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SirT wrote:VCU + Matt Weiner will be here.
Duly noted!
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I'm looking to team up with a couple of people who know 80s music, TV, video games/comics, and don't mind losing.
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I'm available to quasi-competently fill a seat for any incomplete team that needs help in video games, '90s music, or obscure sports.
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We are still looking for free agents, are either of you available to join a team? Let me know if you are free.
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Registration info: The tournament will be in Jimenez Hall; registration will be in the basement (room 0105) from 8:30-8:45, and rounds will start at 9.

Parking should be free on campus on Sunday in Lot 1, which is next to the tennis courts and a short walk from Jimenez.
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Team Susan Sarandon is a Baby-Eating Witch (Patrick, Grant, Tim and Eric) defeated UVA (David, Tommy, Evan A. and Evan N.) in a one-game final to win the tournament.

Stats for all games can be found here

I want to extend a massive thanks to everyone who came out to play, and especially to everyone who helped staff and write the tournament. Please refrain from discussing specific questions in this thread-- I'll post here if we're able to get a private thread set up, at which time I definitely encourage everyone to give feedback. In the meantime, general comments about the tournament are much appreciated.
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A private forum has been set up! Please feel free to request to join, though obviously only do so if you have already played or will not be playing the tournament. I look forward to hearing everyone's feedback!
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