QuBIT X @ High Tech [Planetfall Mirror] - Feb. 24, 2023

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High Technology High School is delighted to announce the decennial edition of the Quiz Bowl Invitational Tournament (QuBIT X), which will take place on Saturday, February 24th, 2024. We'll be mirroring Planetfall, a HS regular difficulty housewrite. I, Indus Boddu, will be the Tournament Director of QuBIT X.

QuBIT X will be held at High Technology High School, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ 07738. Free parking will be available in our lot, as well as in Brookdale Community College, parking lot #4. There are multiple high schools in New Jersey called “High Tech High School”; please ensure that you are heading to the correct school before departing.

On the day of the tournament, teams must sign in between 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM. After the opening meeting, games will begin at 9 AM.

Registration
Registration for this tournament will only be accepted through this form, which will be kept open until 11:59 PM on February 16th.

Question Set
We will be mirroring Planetfall, a HS regular difficulty housewrite. More information can be found here.

Format
The field has a soft cap of 24 teams, which may expand if there is sufficient interest.

All teams will be guaranteed a minimum of ten games, five being preliminary rounds.

This tournament will use the ACF ruleset with the optional powermark addendum.

Fee Structure
$90 for each team. (No more than six players per team; maximum of four players playing at a time.)
-$5 per working buzzer system, no limit.
-$10 per experienced moderator, no limit. (Moderators do not need to bring their own laptops.)
There is a minimum fee of $60 per team.

Payment
Make all checks out to “High Tech Student Activities Account.” Invoices are available upon request. We request that you pay on the day of the tournament. If this is against your school’s policy, please contact us so we can give you further instructions. We prefer paying by check, but cash is also allowed. No other forms of payment will be accepted.

Any team canceling after 11:59 PM on Friday, February 16th will be expected to pay full tournament dues.

Food
For lunch, we would prefer if teams stayed on-site in order to prevent delays, but we will also distribute a list of local eateries. We will be offering pizza for sale at lunch at $20 a pie. Water bottles will be sold for $1 each. If you would like to order, please indicate the number of pies on the registration Google form.

Misconduct
We are committed to keeping quizbowl a safe place for all participants. Cheating, harassment, and other forms of misconduct will not be tolerated and we reserve the right to remove any player or team. Players will be expected to abide by the PACE Code of Conduct.

If you have any additional questions about this tournament, please email us at [email protected] or reply to this thread.

We look forward to seeing you in February!

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Field
The field for QuBIT X can be found here.

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QuBIT X has been designated as a PACE qualifier! The top 20% of teams will qualify for the PACE NSC.

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Thank you for those who attended our tournament, we hope you all had a great time!

Congratulations to Livingston A for winning the tournament! Great Valley came in second, and Mather finished in third.
Full stats can be found here: https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8549.
Category stats can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing.

We hope you all come back to High Tech next year for QuBIT XI!