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- Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:44 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: Bonus Eventus - Summer 2024
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2107
Re: Bonus Eventus - Summer 2024
After experiencing some burnout from writing and editing, along with adjusting to adult life post-graduation (and a fantastic Athenian vacation), I am revitalizing this set. Details have been updated in the OP. I'm pretty disconnected from the larger quizbowl scene these days, but I do hope this can...
- Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:22 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 11/13 - Illinois Open main site
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6696
Re: 11/13 - Illinois Open main site
Seeking teammates for this event.
- Mon Sep 20, 2021 10:58 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: How do you write and edit quizbowl creatively?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4316
Re: How do you write and edit quizbowl creatively?
Ganon's post does a fantastic job describing what (and where) to draw upon when writing questions. I think he makes several points that also apply to editing a category as a whole. I'm speaking mostly from my experience as a belief editor. 3. You can mix "quirky" clues with really importan...
- Sun Sep 19, 2021 3:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2021 Penn Bowl: Playtest Discussion
- Replies: 4
- Views: 405
Re: Playtest Discussion
I missed this during the initial look-through of questions, but I think the original sin TU mentions near FTP that baptism gets rids of original sin. This is to my knowledge primarily a Catholic doctrine not universally shared by other streams of Christianity. I would suggest 1) caveating the clue ...
- Tue May 25, 2021 4:48 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2021 Team Formation Thread
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3474
Re: Chicago Open 2021 Team Formation Thread
Provided that this tournament isn't on the last weekend of August, I'm interested in attending. I'm currently a free agent; if anyone needs a beliefs and/or classics player, PM me or message me on FB.
- Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:18 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 49072
Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)
I'll be in the Dayton area for the foreseeable future; I'll try to play opens in the Midwest. I'm also available to kick in some belief questions.
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 11:08 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: Bonus Eventus - Summer 2024
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2107
Re: Bonus Eventus - Summer 2021
A few updates on this: Rahul Rao-Pothuraju has joined the writing team. The distribution has been finalized and will feature 22 tossups per packet. I can't promise that there will be 9-10 packets, though I'd like to produce a minimum of 7, plus a tiebreaker. The pandemic is still very much up in the...
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:38 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: Bonus Eventus - Summer 2024
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2107
Bonus Eventus - Summer 2024
I am pleased to announce what looks like my last side event*, an all tossups classics side event, Bonus Eventus , written by myself. This set will feature 7 packets of 22 tossups at what would be described as Nats+ difficulty. My main goal with this set is to introduce a few overlooked and underappr...
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 Penn Bowl - Specific Question Discussion Thread
- Replies: 60
- Views: 10281
Re: Specific Question Discussion Thread
This seems to be pretty problematic, as the current scholarship pretty much outright dismisses the idea that Allah was a moon god. Furthermore, the only people who seem to espouse this claim are Christian anti-Islamic propagandists like Jack Chick and Robert Morey. I would highly advise that this b...
- Thu Oct 24, 2019 5:28 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 Penn Bowl - Specific Question Discussion Thread
- Replies: 60
- Views: 10281
Re: Specific Question Discussion Thread
In packet 1, question 8 (Marian apparitions), the August 5 feast day referenced in the second clue celebrates the dedication of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, not a Marian apparition. Although a (legendary) Marian apparition was indeed associated with that basilica and feast day for some tim...
- Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: META - Summer 2019
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7504
Re: META - Summer 2019
We're planning on posting this set to the archives soon, so if you're interested in any last minute mirrors, please email us soon. Thanks to everyone who has played so far!
- Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
- Replies: 91
- Views: 36955
Re: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
It looks like I'll be in town for this, so I'd love to run META on Friday if people would like that. I'm also looking for 1-2 teammates for Cambridge Open and Super Acronym, particularly someone I haven't played with before.
- Mon May 13, 2019 6:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 5/18 Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament at WSU
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2203
Re: 5/18 Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament at WSU
Unfortunately, this tournament has been cancelled due to a lack of interest.
- Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 5/18 Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament at WSU
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2203
Re: 5/18 Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament at WSU
Field as of 4/20:
(Teams/Buzzers/Readers)
Northmont(1/1/1)
Sidney(1/1/1)
As we're just under a month away, remember to get those registrations in!
(Teams/Buzzers/Readers)
Northmont(1/1/1)
Sidney(1/1/1)
As we're just under a month away, remember to get those registrations in!
- Sat Mar 30, 2019 6:46 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Spartan Housewrite at Wright State (3/30/19)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2629
Re: Spartan Housewrite at Wright State (3/30/19)
At the conclusion of Round 9 of a triple round robin, Purdue had clear the field by going 8-1. Congratulations to Purdue for winning Wright State's first ever college tournament!
Stats are available here. Thank you to all teams that came out today, we hope everyone enjoyed themselves!
Stats are available here. Thank you to all teams that came out today, we hope everyone enjoyed themselves!
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 5:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 5/18 Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament at WSU
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2203
5/18 Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament at WSU
Now that we have the rooms officially confirmed by the university, the Wright State Quizbowl team would like to announcement the Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament, which will be run on May 18th using the Prison Bowl set. The tournament will be held with NAQT rules with 15 point powers and -5 point neg...
- Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Spartan Housewrite at Wright State (3/30/19)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2629
Re: Spartan Housewrite at Wright State (3/30/19)
Now that this tournament is just over a month away, I want to remind teams to formally register for the tournament by emailing me!
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:26 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Spartan Housewrite at Wright State (3/30/19)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2629
Spartan Housewrite at Wright State (3/30/19)
Wright State University is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a mirror of Spartan Housewrite on March 30, 2019. Information about the set can be found here . I'll be the TD for this tournament; to register, please email me at hijazi DOT 4 AT wright DOT edu with information regarding the num...
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Prison Bowl XII Mirrors
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12237
Re: Prison Bowl XII Mirrors
Hello Daniel,
Wright State in interested in running Prison Bowl for a Pre-Nationals tournament in late May (probably the 18th). Thanks!
Wright State in interested in running Prison Bowl for a Pre-Nationals tournament in late May (probably the 18th). Thanks!
- Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:24 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: META - Summer 2019
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7504
Re: META - Summer 2019
We will incorporate ethnography into our questions by ensuring that we encompass different rituals, practices, and philosophies from other cultures into our questions.
- Wed Jun 20, 2018 9:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: META - Summer 2019
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7504
META - Summer 2019
For those of you that enjoyed XENOPHON , Hari Parameswaran, Jakob Myers, and I present META (Monstrosity of Ethnographic and Theological Academia). This set is intended to be a side event of 8 tossup only packets for the summer of 2019. The difficulty is similar to XENOPHON with a few experimental t...
- Sat May 12, 2018 6:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3019
Re: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament
Congratulations to Beavercreek, who won this tournament outright by clearing the field by 2 games! Stats can be found here . We used a double round robin with a group of coaches from Sidney and Tippecanoe as well as a Tippecanoe player for the "Coaches" exhibition team. This seemed like th...
- Sat May 05, 2018 6:04 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3019
Re: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament
The Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament has received Platinum Certification from PACE, meaning that the top 25% of the field will qualify for the PACE NSC in June!
- Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:51 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3019
Re: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament
Field as of 5/5:
(# of teams/readers/buzzers)
Sidney 1/1/1
Beavercreek 1/1/1
Miami Valley School 1/1/1
Dublin Scioto 1/0/1
Tippecanoe 1/1/1
(# of teams/readers/buzzers)
Sidney 1/1/1
Beavercreek 1/1/1
Miami Valley School 1/1/1
Dublin Scioto 1/0/1
Tippecanoe 1/1/1
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3019
Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament
The Wright State Quizbowl team would like to announcement the Raider Pre-Nationals Tournament, which will be run on May 12th using the IMSANITY set. The tournament will be held with NAQT rules with 15 point powers and -5 point negs. Rosters can include up to 6 people per team, with only 4 playing at...
- Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:36 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: XENOPHON
- Replies: 28
- Views: 16659
Re: XENOPHON
I'd like to start by thanking everyone for playing this set as well as Young and Emily for helping with the Skype tournament. Hari, Jakob, and I are currently discussing the idea of a sequel to this set (albeit with a different distribution and a greater number of packets to prevent weird schedules ...
- Sun Aug 27, 2017 10:47 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: XENOPHON
- Replies: 28
- Views: 16659
Re: XENOPHON
For those of you interested in a Skype mirror of this, please fill out this survey to specify when you would like it to be held: https://doodle.com/poll/c2fnuv6gu5fiecmi
If you would prefer some other date, specify below. You can pay Jakob the $10/player entry fee via Venmo. Thanks!
If you would prefer some other date, specify below. You can pay Jakob the $10/player entry fee via Venmo. Thanks!
- Fri Jun 16, 2017 3:10 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: XENOPHON
- Replies: 28
- Views: 16659
Re: XENOPHON
In order to have a sufficient of time to review and implement playtesters' comments, Hari and I would like to playtest the first two packets tomorrow night as packet 3 is 50% complete. Anyone else interested in participating should send me their skype name no later than 6:00 PM EST. Edit: different ...
- Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:10 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: XENOPHON
- Replies: 28
- Views: 16659
Re: XENOPHON
Studying for PACE NSC and NASAT has pushed our estimated time of completion date to approximately July 14 as to give us enough time to finish and playtest the set. As of right now, the people who have approached me to playtest it are Jacob Reed, Aaron Jensen, and Ben Anthony. Anyone who thinks they ...
- Sat May 06, 2017 7:56 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: XENOPHON
- Replies: 28
- Views: 16659
XENOPHON
Hari Parameswaran and I are pleased to announce XENOPHON (eXtensive Edification Nebulously Over Particularly Historiography On Nations), a tournament similar to Kurtis Droge's "Listory" tournament. It will have about 5-6 packets of 24 tossups each. The difficulty is approximately Regs+ (si...