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I really like the idea behind this Haydn tossup's clues, reflecting him being a towering figure among contemporaries, including the other leading Germanic composers of the era. That being said, I think there are a couple of issues: 1) Evasiveness. Ophir's guide on this topic is instructive here. Is...

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4. In terms of the player pool, I think that anecdotes about people's interactions with particular cultures of world music, while certainly relevant, miss the point. Do they interact with multiple cultures in that way? Do they have close to the same amount of knowledge of the entire body of reasona...

Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War

As someone who's both made strides in increasing inclusion in the HS sets and dislikes how this is done in many sets, I'll offer my input: 1. Quiz bowl is played in a western society, and that is okay. Sets that are written for audiences in other regions should 100% cater to the local histories, cul...

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On a similar note, I believe we, as a community, should create a more general "types of answerline" list linked to appropriate "pronoun phrases." This would help with world art, where, instead of the standard "groups of instruments" questions, we could ask about: piece...

Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War

Amusingly, I buzzed on the "stratified lakes" tossup with "meromictic" right before the tossup said "which are called meromictic" and was negged for that. This was at least partly my fault for ever thinking that that would be a primary answerline, but that should proba...

Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War

I really enjoyed the world history in this set; I thought it was done creatively and in a way that emphasized topics from older world history that often don't get asked about in as much detail as they should. I also really loved the questions that were about the intersections of myth and culture, es...

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A few specific notes on prompts/accepts (these are all things I was negged on): The "charter schools" question should have some sort of prompt for if someone answers "K-12 schools" or "primary and secondary schools" (or even just "secondary schools" if that is...

Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War

What are the details for the start/end times of the main site event?

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The writers of this set have no reason to believe that there will not be a high school BHSAT 2023 set. I am led to understand that nobody involved with this project contacted the current Yale team to discuss this potentially confusing conflict of set names, which seems like an oversight. Just to co...

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I have absolutely no stake in this, but the high school nationals eligibility rules seem to have the effect of letting many top specialists/players with substantial shadow effects play while being very harsh on top players of lower-placing teams. Just for an example, half of PACE-finalist Hunter A w...

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After being played by 323 teams around the country over the past season (near-record levels for a housewrite), LONE STAR is now open to discussion.

Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War

Noted! The "non-colonial" was meant to distinguish it from Hong Kong, which was a true colony, but I certainly get your point. I'll change it if I find a better way of saying that.

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Absolutely amazing

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Congratulations to University Lab A for winning the tournament in a highly contested 415-325 final with Great Valley! As we were a platinum qualifier, the top 9 teams in the field qualified for PACE NSC. Those were, in order of finish, University Lab A, Great Valley, DCDS A, Solon A, Barrington A, L...

Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War · Re: (1/23/2021) LONE STAR Midwest Field is full!

Field is full!

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Not yet!

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We wish to increase the field cap to 36 for better bracketing and for more teams to experience our set. Please continue to register to play and staff!

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Field closed for now. All ensuing registrations will go onto the waitlist.
We are still in need of staffers; all staffers will be paid at least 35 dollars!

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A reminder to register soon! The field is fast filling up

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We will be expanding the field cap for Midwest to 32.

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FIELD (36/36) Rockford Auburn (2) Detroit Catholic Central (5) Macomb High School (2) University Lab (3) DeWitt High School (2) Great Valley (1) “Scalene Triangle” (1) Carl Sandburg High School (2) Granite City Senior High School (1) Ladue Horton Watkins High School (2) Detroit Country Day (2) &quo...

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Just an announcement that LONE STAR will be having its Midwest online mirror on 1/23/2021! Forums post/signup form here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24726

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Midwest mirror for 1/23/2021 here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24726

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Hello all, LONE STAR is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our Midwest Regionals on Saturday, 1/23/2021! All teams from the the following states may play: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota. All teams whose regional mirrors have already happened (NE, SE, C...

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Add LONE STAR DMV Regional EDIT: Date TBD upon review

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Florida mirror announced! viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24643

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Our preliminary field cap is going to be set at 16 teams.

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FIELD (14)

TAG A
TAG B
TAG C
TAG D
Russellville A
Russellville B
Strake Jesuit A
Strake Jesuit B
Kinkaid
Karl's Nursery for Smol Brains
K.J. Henry Science and Math Academy A
K.J. Henry Science and Math Academy B
Boulder
Lambert

Staff: 10

Last updated 11/10/2020 at 2340 EST

Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War

LONE STAR has been Platinum Certified by PACE, meaning that the top 25% of the field, or 8 finishers, have qualified for the PACE NSC.

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Our Main Site mirror is on 11/14 and is announced here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24597
We are also planning to run a Florida mirror on 1/9. Details to come.

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Hello all, LONE STAR is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our “Main Site” mirror on Saturday, 11/14/2020! All teams from the the following states may play: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. We are also accepting teams from the Southeastern US who were not able ...

Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War

After hearing about another night of delays and cancelled events, I would suggest running future events with an individual Zoom link for each room/game rather than using a single large Zoom room with breakout rooms. This would both speed up rounds starting and substantially decrease burden on the TD...

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Thank you so much for playing the 2020 Northeast Regional Kickoff tournament, hosted by LONE STAR! We hope all teams had an enjoyable experience with both the questions and the tournament itself. Congratulations to Hunter A for winning the tournament after winning a thrilling final 435-295 against P...

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California mirror has been given to USCD

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Yes. Four players at once, and each player should have their own Discord account. I'll detail this and some other online-specific logistical things in an email soon

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Expanded to 30. This is likely to be the final cap.

Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War · Re: (10/10/2020) LONE STAR Northeast Kickoff Field expansion to 28

Field expansion to 28

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In accordance with PACE regulations, all players will be required to have cameras on.

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Field full! Future registrations will be placed on the waitlist and will be added to the tournament as we get more staffers.

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Only a few spots left! The field cap is not rising until we get more mods, so get those registrations in soon!

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Information is forthcoming on a Great Lakes Mirror. We're still looking at local hosts and seeing whether a house-run mirror is feasible. Apologies for any delay.

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EDIT: LONE STAR will be on a later date

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Ah yes. Sorry for my oversight; the rest of New York is welcome to play as well. Eastern Pennsylvania may play as well. On the other hand, western Pennsylvania will be included in the Great Lakes mirror.

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FIELD (30 of 30) Ridgewood (2) Belmont (2) Phillips Andover (2) Livingston (3) Ithaca (2) Staples Lexington 2) "Democritus" (2) Northview* Choate (2) Hunter (4) Manheim Wilton Phillips Exeter Hotchkiss Darien East Brunswick (2) STAFF: 26 of 30 Field expansion possible given sufficient sta...

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Hello all, LONE STAR is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our Northeast mirror on Saturday, 10/10/2020 as the first regular high school difficulty tournament in the area! All teams from the NYC region and further northeast, as well as western New York, may play. If you are unsure of whethe...

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The additional (currently unstated) geographic restriction is that teams from the DC area circuit and further north should play the DC area mirror that we will announce soon.

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LONE STAR will be mirroring in the NE on 10/10. Details to come.

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Provisionally, we will be running our own regional online mirrors for the Northeast, DC Area, Illinois, Texas, California, and perhaps the eastern Midwest (Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/Indiana/Michigan etc). Dates are being determined.

Subotai the Valiant, Final Dog of War

Ah of course, I did not intend to imply that you were unappreciative or anything; apologies if it came off that way. I know that other people had also been surprised by the length of the tournament, so I wished to explain publicly before getting more questions. Indeed, 9 hours online does feel longe...

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Wrap-up post: Congratulations to Churchill A for winning the tournament with a perfect 10-0 record! Middlesex got 2nd place after an impressive series of victories, winning their final game over Churchill B to qualify for the 2nd place tiebreaker as the 4th seed and then winning both stages of it. C...

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