Livingston Duos MAKEMAKE Tournament (10/22/22)

[robby_redford]

I'm very pleased to announce that we will be hosting Livingston Duos MAKEMAKE Tournament on October 22, 2022!

Date and Time

The tournament will be held on October 22, 2022 on Zoom from 9 AM to 6 PM. Players will get a 1 hour lunch break in between 1 and 2 PM.

Eligibility

The tournament is open only to novice players, so here are the eligibility rules.
- Anyone who made it to HSNCT or MSNCT playoffs is not allowed to compete.
- Anyone who has netted 25 ppg or higher in a regular season HS tournament is not allowed to compete.
- Anyone who has averaged more than 2 powers per game at any regular season HS tournament is not allowed to compete.
[note: Livingston Summer Duos, held July of this year, does not count as a regular season HS tournament.]

If you're not eligible, we encourage you to spread the word to friends who are - who knows, maybe you'll be able to get them to become players! If this is their first tournament, even better!

Format
Teams will be placed into preliminary brackets before being re-seeded for playoffs. Teams are guaranteed 10 rounds.

Games will be run on MAKEMAKE, a novice-level set. Each game will follow 20/20 format with no clock. We will be using 5/5/5 rules for timing, meaning 5 seconds will be allotted after each tossup is read to buzz, 5 seconds are allotted after each buzz to begin answering, and 5 seconds are allotted for teams to confer on each bonus part.

To prevent cheating, cameras must be on during gameplay, with both the face and at least 1 hand visible at all times. Exceptions will be granted on a case by case basis.

Teams

Teams can either be solo or duo, and do not need to be school affiliated. All teams must choose a (family friendly i beg of you) pseudonym to compete under. Only people 13 and older are allowed to solo - 12 and younger students must find a partner.

The field is capped at 18 teams, though it can be expanded if enough people are interested in playing and enough people are willing to staff.

Awards

The top individual scorer as well as each member of the winning team will receive 20 dollar Amazon gift cards.

Fees

Fees will be 30 dollars per team to cover the cost of the packet set, paying staffers, and paying for prizes. A 15 dollar discount will be provided to teams who can also bring a competent staffer willing to read or scorekeep for the length of the tournament.

Registration

Fill out this form to register for the tournament. The registration deadline is October 15, 2022. If the tournament does not have 6 teams registered by then it will be rescheduled.

Field (6/18)
oui oui (solo)
Bee-lieve It! (duo)
Andrzej Bukowski (solo)
Bye! (duo)
Quizders (duo)
Hannibal based :) (solo)

STAFFERS

Staffers not affiliated with any teams will be paid 15 dollars. If you want to staff, sign up using this form.


That's all! If you have further questions contact me through my email or discord or post your questions in this thread!