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by **Christ, I Know** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:46 pm

Hello everyone,

This is an announcement for YMIR (Your Mythology Invitational, Revised), an 8-packet, all-mythology, all-tossup (side) tournament to be head-edited by Seth Teitler and written by me (Ben Zhang), Joe Brosch, Ankit Aggarwal, and several other people. Any contributions are welcome; if you would like to help with writing this set, please email ben.zhng1@gmail.com.

Tournament specifics:

This will happen on June 9th at the official PACE hotel, after the Saturday rounds of PACE. The format will consist of a round robin with teams of one, two, or three people, followed by a one-game final between the top 2 teams after the round robin.

Questions:

The vast majority of the questions at this tournament will be intended to be largely around ACF Regionals difficulty, although there will be harder answerlines that may be closer to ACF Nationals difficulty. We intend for answerline selection to be the only reason tossups would be more difficult. The average tossup should be around 5-6 lines, with none exceeding 7 and none below 5. We are aiming for this to be played by college-level players and knowledgeable high school players, although we obviously won’t be turning anyone away because of ability.

The current breakdown of the distribution looks like this:

Total: 21 tossups per packet

8 Greco-Roman
3 Norse
2.5 European (Celtic, Arthurian, Slavic, Finnish)
2 Egyptian
1.5 American (Native American, Mesoamerican, South American, Polynesian)
1 Hindu
1 Asian
.5 Middle Eastern/Babylonian
.5 African
1 Other (mythologies that don't fit into the above categories, multi-system common-link tossups, and trash myth)

---Teams (8)---

Matt Jackson / Max Schindler / Richard Yu
Charles Hang
Nolan Winkler / Morgan Venkus / Sohan Vartak
Itamar Naveh-Benjamin / Avery Wagner / Adam Sperber
Matt Messana
David Madden
Zihan Zheng / Kisan Thakkar / Dan Kim
Daniel Brach-Neufeld / Raynor Kuang

---Interested People (free agents) (1+1)----

Mike Hundley

Trevor Davis?

Readers:

Jacob O'Rourke
Stephen Eltinge
Connor Teevens
Nikhil Desai

Buzzers:

Jacob O'Rourke: 2
Ladue: 1
Nolan/Morgan (from Matt Laird): 1

Rooms:

Matt Jackson
Nikhil Desai
David Madden
Connor Teevens?

by **Ukonvasara** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:11 am

Your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

by **Cheynem** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:52 am

I hope to see some folklore questions.

by **deserto** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:58 am

Why is Polynesian part of the "American" part of the distribution? Doesn't Polynesian/Aboriginal mythology warrant its own, albeit a small, part of the distribution?

by **List of Fighting Spirit characters** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:04 am

Cheynem wrote:I hope to see some folklore questions.

Like local legends and somesuch? We did originally have some, but they were too hard for this level, and we're having trouble representing all world peoples as it is. There will be some curveballs, however.

by **Grams's Go-Go Boots** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:08 am

John Bunyan?!

by **Cheynem** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:19 am

John Bunyip?!

by **Fond du lac operon** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:25 am

deserto wrote:Why is Polynesian part of the "American" part of the distribution? Doesn't Polynesian/Aboriginal mythology warrant its own, albeit a small, part of the distribution?

Presumably because of our imperialism leading to control of Hawaii. Maybe it should be separate, but I'm not really sure it matters much (if you pulled it out and put it in "other," for instance.)

by **Skepticism and Animal Feed** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:55 am

I am suddenly interested in moderating NSC.

by **Mike Bentley** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:50 am

Skepticism and Animal Feed wrote:I am suddenly interested in moderating NSC.

For anyone else who has developed this sudden interest, please contact Matt Bollinger as soon as possible. See viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12606 for full details.

by **Christ, I Know** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:58 pm

We've had a couple of new writers for this set, but more are always welcome- email me at ben.zhng1@gmail.com if you want to help with this!

by **The Quest for the Historical Mukherjesus** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:27 pm

I'm so in.

by **Golden-bellied Starfrontlet** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:36 pm

If I'm at NSC as planned I might be willing to play this, either riding the coattails of college players or on a high schooler team.

EDIT: So will this be at WUSTL like NSC, or the official hotel?

by **Standard-winged Nightjar** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:55 pm

I'll play this, assuming it's open to me which it should be, or else you're all excluded from playing Sports/Entertainment History Bee at NHBB. So there.

by **Standard-winged Nightjar** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:59 pm

Also, what on earth is other then? New Guinea myth?

by **Christ, I Know** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:04 pm

Yeah, anyone can play this. Also, whether this is a single/double/team event will probably depend on the number of registered people.

"Other Myth" is any myth that doesn't fit the above categories (so that would include New Guinea myth) and common link tossups. Stuff like that.

by **Grams's Go-Go Boots** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:39 pm

Where my tall tales at, from the front to back?

I assume in the American distro.

by **Christ, I Know** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:09 pm

Anybody interested in playing this tournament should either email ben.zhng1@gmail.com or post here as soon as possible. I'm going to go ahead and say that it will be in ~~shootout format~~, unless there is something else that would work better. It should be happening the Saturday evening of PACE at ~~WUStL~~.

Anybody willing to staff this, please email me too.

Edit: see my latest post.

by **Papa's in the House** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:14 pm

I am interested in this

by **RyuAqua** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:18 pm

I'm in.

Out of curiosity, who are the "several other people" mentioned up top?

by **Christ, I Know** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:29 pm

Sam Donow, Andrew Wang, William Dou, Jessica Li, Esther Sun, and Sameer Rai. I think Donald Taylor has been roped into this somehow, but I'm not sure yet.

by **The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:09 pm

I can staff this, if need be.

by **The Laughing Cavalier** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:04 pm

I am very much interested in playing this, unless I'm needed for mid-NSC logistics stuff while this is being run.

by **t-bar** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:07 pm

I'd be interested in staffing this.

by **Ukonvasara** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:24 pm

I play quizbowl

by **Flutist Wren** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:18 pm

I'll play

by **SunWukong** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:59 pm

I like myth and this sounds fun. I'd love to play this set.

by **dtaylor4** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 12:30 am

Tommy Tutone 2 wrote:Sam Donow, Andrew Wang, William Dou, Jessica Li, Esther Sun, and Sameer Rai. I think Donald Taylor has been roped into this somehow, but I'm not sure yet.

I told Joe I'd help pitch in should people continue to fuck out, as I will be near O'Hare during the event.

by **Boeing X-20, Please!** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 12:56 am

I'd be interested in playing this.

by **Charbroil** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:33 pm

I can staff or play, as needed.

by **Ras superfamily** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 1:13 am

I'd like to read for this

by **MorganV** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:02 pm

I would play this as well.

by **Cubfan125** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:45 am

I'll play it.

by **Yeah, that's a thing** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:01 am

Matt Messana (who doesn't post) of Notre Dame is interested in playing this. I can staff.

by **Christ, I Know** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:25 am

Instead of shootouts, I am now thinking of doing something along the lines of a RR between 6 teams of 3 or 4. For now, I will be freezing the field/list of interested people until I get more feedback on this.

by **fett0001** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:39 pm

Put me down as interested/waitlisted, anyways. If I can't play, I'd like to staff

by **svartak** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:39 pm

I'd be interested in this if the field were to open up.

by **Christ, I Know** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:58 pm

This is being expanded to 8 packets, which means that the field is now open again since there are more logistical options. There have been some slight distribution changes (to 21/0 per packet), and tossups will now be 5-6 lines long, but the difficulty should remain the same.

by **Pilgrim** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:11 pm

I want to play this.

by **Madagascar Serpent Eagle** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:44 pm

Chances are I'll end up staffing.

by **Christ, I Know** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:24 pm

Would anyone be particularly opposed to a ~$5-7 per-person entry fee? Once this even gets nearer, I'll have all interested people email me regarding teams and stuff, since an 8-team round robin appears to be most suitable.

by **Twelve Doors of Mali** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:18 am

Hi, I'd like to play in this as well!

EDIT: I would not personally be opposed to paying.

by **theMoMA** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:45 am

Now that I'll be at PACE, I'd like to play. I'd prefer a doubles or triples event just so my glaring lack of knowledge appears slightly less glaring.

by **The Quest for the Historical Mukherjesus** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:46 am

I would be happy to pay some small amount of money to play this tournament.

by **merv1618** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:22 pm

Definitely interested in playing.

by **Christ, I Know** » Mon May 14, 2012 3:52 pm

If anyone wants to form teams of (up to) 3 now, please email ben.zhng1@gmail.com with some names (don't just post here).

by **Christ, I Know** » Mon May 28, 2012 2:58 pm

I just got word that the WUSTL rooms will be locked after the Saturday rounds are over, so this will no longer be held in the game rooms there. Current options include hotel rooms / hallways -- I'll update this later when I make a decision (and suggestions are welcome).

by **Charbroil** » Mon May 28, 2012 7:08 pm

Christ, I Know wrote:I just got word that the WUSTL rooms will be locked after the Saturday rounds are over, so this will no longer be held in the game rooms there. Current options include hotel rooms / hallways -- I'll update this later when I make a decision (and suggestions are welcome).

The Danforth University Center (which is a short walk from where the tournament will be held) is open until 9 on Saturdays and has a series of conference rooms that are perfect for Quiz Bowl (we hold our practices there).

by **nadph** » Wed May 30, 2012 3:52 pm

Having playtested some of these questions, I would be glad to read for this or staff in any helpful way.

by **Ras superfamily** » Wed May 30, 2012 9:14 pm

Having heard the sad news that fellow Bengali quizbowler Eric Mukherjee will not be playing this tournament, I have no prospect for vicarious glory and thus will unfortunately not be attending

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