ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
McMaster will be hosting a mirror of the Moon Pie tournament on Saturday August 6th 2011, followed by a mirror of COLT on Sunday
Details
The tournament will likely be located in the Michael G. DeGroote Center for Learning and Discovery (MDCL), pending the results of our room bookings. This is the same building where we've hosted most of our tournaments in the past year.
MDCL is south of the student center, and is the modern building attached to the hospital by 2 bridges.
http://www.mcmaster.ca/welcome/campusmap.cfm
The Student Center is #51 on this map, and MDCL is #52.
As per usual, arrive at around 9:00 am so we can get play started by 9:30 am.
Registration
Reply in this thread, or by email to [email protected]
Fees
The base fee will be $100 dollars a team.
Discounts
-$5 per working buzzer set
-$5 per moderator/staffer
-$10 if team has traveled over 200 miles on Google Maps.
If your team is planning to play both Moon Pie and COLT, we can work out a good discount for each tournament's fees so that it is financially feasible to play both.
Details
The tournament will likely be located in the Michael G. DeGroote Center for Learning and Discovery (MDCL), pending the results of our room bookings. This is the same building where we've hosted most of our tournaments in the past year.
MDCL is south of the student center, and is the modern building attached to the hospital by 2 bridges.
http://www.mcmaster.ca/welcome/campusmap.cfm
The Student Center is #51 on this map, and MDCL is #52.
As per usual, arrive at around 9:00 am so we can get play started by 9:30 am.
Registration
Reply in this thread, or by email to [email protected]
Fees
The base fee will be $100 dollars a team.
Discounts
-$5 per working buzzer set
-$5 per moderator/staffer
-$10 if team has traveled over 200 miles on Google Maps.
If your team is planning to play both Moon Pie and COLT, we can work out a good discount for each tournament's fees so that it is financially feasible to play both.
Sameer Rawal
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
I plan on playing this with Sinan. Any non-science players interested in joining us?
Will Nediger
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Yes, I would like to join this team.women, fire and dangerous things wrote:I plan on playing this with Sinan. Any non-science players interested in joining us?
Jordan Palmer, Nick Penner's Hero.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Will, Sinan, and Jordan will now be playing Moon Pie on a team with Mario Chalmers.
Ottawa will bring you one or two teams.
Ottawa will bring you one or two teams.
Brendan McKendy
University of Ottawa 2011
University of Ottawa 2011
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
I'd very much like to attend this. Going to see if I can round up some others from CCVI, but they may be put off by this being a collegiate tournament. I'll post again with an update later. I'd participate as a free agent if I can't find anyone?
There will almost certainly be a team from CCVI attending the COLT mirror as well.
There will almost certainly be a team from CCVI attending the COLT mirror as well.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Meraj and I will be playing this and would like some teammates.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Lisgar (or at least myself) will probably be down for this, unless something comes up. We might also go to COLT.
Patrick Liao
Lisgar Collegiate Institute 2011, University of Pennsylvania 2015, University of Toronto Faculty of Law 2019
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
I am looking to play this and COLT and am in search of teammates for both.
Aaron Dos Remedios
Formerly of the Waterloo School of Abstruse Canadian Inside Jokes (University of Waterloo)
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
I won't know until very late if I'm available (I will attend if I can, even if only as staff). If I do come, it would be part of a longer vacation in the area, so Ottawa-area people should not depend on me for transportation or lodging.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Okay cool we have four now.minusfive wrote:Yes, I would like to join this team.women, fire and dangerous things wrote:I plan on playing this with Sinan. Any non-science players interested in joining us?
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
This team will probably win, because most American teams will go to VCU at DCC. Too OP.fourplustwo wrote:Okay cool we have four now.minusfive wrote:Yes, I would like to join this team.women, fire and dangerous things wrote:I plan on playing this with Sinan. Any non-science players interested in joining us?
Patrick Liao
Lisgar Collegiate Institute 2011, University of Pennsylvania 2015, University of Toronto Faculty of Law 2019
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
I've e-mailed some Canadians about it, but would there be any interest in a Canadian mirror of VCUO? Or would this feature an already too cluttered Canadian calendar?
Mike Cheyne
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
23 July is VETO @ U of T. 6-7 Aug. is McMaster's Moon Pie and COLT mirrors. Maybe a delayed Canadian mirror in mid-late August could work.Cheynem wrote:I've e-mailed some Canadians about it, but would there be any interest in a Canadian mirror of VCUO? Or would this feature an already too cluttered Canadian calendar?
EDIT: If it's on a good day for me, I would be interested in going.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Masked Canadian History Bandit wrote:This team will probably win, because most American teams will go to VCU at DCC. Too OP.fourplustwo wrote:Okay cool we have four now.minusfive wrote:Yes, I would like to join this team.women, fire and dangerous things wrote:I plan on playing this with Sinan. Any non-science players interested in joining us?
This also means the top scorer prize is pretty much wide open.
I would totally be down for this if it isn't teh last weekend of August (as I'm no longer in Toronto by then)Cheynem wrote: I've e-mailed some Canadians about it, but would there be any interest in a Canadian mirror of VCUO? Or would this feature an already too cluttered Canadian calendar?
Don't know who would host though.
Sinan U.
U of Toronto 2010
U of Alberta 2015
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
I also would be tentatively interested, if this was the 20th/21st. (A VCU Open Mirror, that is to say; unfortunately I'll be out of town for Moon Pie/COLT)fourplustwo wrote:Masked Canadian History Bandit wrote:This team will probably win, because most American teams will go to VCU at DCC. Too OP.fourplustwo wrote:Okay cool we have four now.minusfive wrote:Yes, I would like to join this team.women, fire and dangerous things wrote:I plan on playing this with Sinan. Any non-science players interested in joining us?
This also means the top scorer prize is pretty much wide open.
Cheynem wrote: I've e-mailed some Canadians about it, but would there be any interest in a Canadian mirror of VCUO? Or would this feature an already too cluttered Canadian calendar?
I would totally be down for this if it isn't teh last weekend of August (as I'm no longer in Toronto by then)
Don't know who would host though.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
I am pretty late on this, but I would like to come if I'm not working--unfortunately I won't know until last minute. If I can come, I am down to play with pretty much whoever needs a teammate, preferably a team with at least one science player.
aaron kozak, university of ottawa 2011
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Have mentioned this to some other people, but Ottawa teams are pretty amorphous. If anyone shows up to this thing without a team, we can probably set something up.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Woburn will most likely sending only one team, if at all. We are also interested in decreasing the costs for entering both tournaments, as some members are taking the GO train to get there.
Sunanthan Sivakumar
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
I am a "science" player who is in need of teammates. I have already talked to Brendan about joining with Ottawa people.dessert1111 wrote:I am pretty late on this, but I would like to come if I'm not working--unfortunately I won't know until last minute. If I can come, I am down to play with pretty much whoever needs a teammate, preferably a team with at least one science player.
Aaron Dos Remedios
Formerly of the Waterloo School of Abstruse Canadian Inside Jokes (University of Waterloo)
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Just a heads up, we are happy to provide a 150 combined base fee for any teams/schools who are planning to play both COLT and Moon Pie on the 6th and 7th, and you are free to shuffle your rosters around and still qualify for the discount.
Here is a Facebook event for the two tournaments: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208526649198926. If any teams that are on the fence about attending could let us know either way in the coming week we would definitely appreciate it.
Here is a Facebook event for the two tournaments: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208526649198926. If any teams that are on the fence about attending could let us know either way in the coming week we would definitely appreciate it.
Alexander Poon
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
So far for our field I have:
Nediger et al.
Ottawal x 1-2
Huma et al.
Woburn?
Aaron dos Remedios et al.?
Lisgar?
CCVI?
John F. Ross HS?
Teams with question marks, please know either by this thread, facebook, or by email to quizbowl-at-mcmaster-dot-ca if you will be attending or not, and how many moderators/buzzers you will be bringing.
Thanks.
Nediger et al.
Ottawal x 1-2
Huma et al.
Woburn?
Aaron dos Remedios et al.?
Lisgar?
CCVI?
John F. Ross HS?
Teams with question marks, please know either by this thread, facebook, or by email to quizbowl-at-mcmaster-dot-ca if you will be attending or not, and how many moderators/buzzers you will be bringing.
Thanks.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
At least two people will be coming, maybe three to Moon PIe. We need a science player. We might have several sets of buzzers. I'll get to you soon about COLT.MacSR wrote: Lisgar?
Should this high school team be playing a near-Regular difficulty collegiate tournament? I don't think they've ever played quizbowl nor made Reach for the Top provincials in the last couple of years, but I'm not familiar with them.MacSR wrote: John F. Ross HS
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Sorry, we've had a change of plans and regretfully won't be coming out to Moon Pie this weekend.MacSR wrote: Huma et al.
Huma Zafar
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CCVI will be in attendance at this in some way shape or form, we may also be bringing some Ross people to add on to us...they won't have a team of their own, I think.
Daniel Carter
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
They only haven't made Reach provincials because they've consistently been up against Centennial every single year...Monocle wrote:Should this high school team be playing a near-Regular difficulty collegiate tournament? I don't think they've ever played quizbowl nor made Reach for the Top provincials in the last couple of years, but I'm not familiar with them.MacSR wrote: John F. Ross HS
Additionally, forgot to say it in the last post, but CCVI cannot bring buzzers, but we will have one tentative moderator for Moon Pie, and I will definitely moderate for COLT.
Daniel Carter
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Field Update for Moon Pie, please let me know if these numbers are accurate.
Also, let us know if you can bring a buzzer set or not. Thanks.
Moon Pie:
Nediger et al.
Ottawa x 2 (incl. Aaron Dos Remedios)
Woburn
Lisgar
CCVI +John F. Ross HS
Also, let us know if you can bring a buzzer set or not. Thanks.
Moon Pie:
Nediger et al.
Ottawa x 2 (incl. Aaron Dos Remedios)
Woburn
Lisgar
CCVI +John F. Ross HS
Sameer Rawal
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
I've got no buzzers, but I can't speak for my teammates.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Lisgar can bring two buzzbox buzzers + laptops.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
I could also bring a laptop, if needed. Woburn can't bring any buzzers, since they are locked up (I don't know why) in a room in the school.
Sunanthan Sivakumar
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University of Toronto
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Congratulations to Will et al. for clearing the field. Brendan McKendy of Ottawa was top scorer.
Stats are here:
http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org= ... =standings
Stats are here:
http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org= ... =standings
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
The set was good, but not perfect, as evidenced by the frequently painful phrasing/sentence structure, especially in the 2nd to last pack. The difficulty of the bonuses also seemed to vary considerably. One answer came up in both a tossup and a bonus today. Some answer underlining was sub-optimal, requiring the first and last names of figures with pretty much unique names in their fields.
There was also a fair bit of useless biography bowl and other non-clues.
I also contend that the winning team was overpowered and needs to be nerfed.
Thanks to Sameer and McMaster for hosting an enjoyable tournament, and I look forward to COLT.
EDIT: Is this set cleared for discussion?
There was also a fair bit of useless biography bowl and other non-clues.
I also contend that the winning team was overpowered and needs to be nerfed.
Thanks to Sameer and McMaster for hosting an enjoyable tournament, and I look forward to COLT.
EDIT: Is this set cleared for discussion?
Patrick Liao
Lisgar Collegiate Institute 2011, University of Pennsylvania 2015, University of Toronto Faculty of Law 2019
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
It isn't yet, actually; it will be played again on the 20th. Thanks for checking, and for holding off.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
Are there are any other mirrors, or is the set now clear for discussion?Scipio wrote:It isn't yet, actually; it will be played again on the 20th. Thanks for checking, and for holding off.
Nicholas C
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
As far as I know, no other mirros of this will be played.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Moon Pie Mirror @McMaster August 6th 2011
I'll let you start the discussion thread, but I do have a few points (some good things, some bad things) to make about the set once discussion gets rolling, and I presume others do as well.Scipio wrote:As far as I know, no other mirros of this will be played.
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