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by amundhe
Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ARCADIA General Discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 1720

Re: 2023 ARCADIA General Discussion

Thanks to everyone for producing this set! Had a lot of fun and thought this set was clearly written by players with a lot of joy and real engagement with their various categories -- I'm anticipating this set providing a lot of reading recommendations for me. What makes music questions most worthwhi...
by amundhe
Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals
Replies: 30
Views: 4171

Re: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals

They can play quiz bowl while watching beautiful mountains in the distance, or surrounded by birds and squirrels and other wildlife. Some years ago, being with a quizbowl party in the mountains, I returned from a solitary ramble to find everyone engaged in a ferocious metaphysical dispute. The corp...
by amundhe
Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:09 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ACF Winter Discussion
Replies: 23
Views: 7116

Re: 2023 ACF Winter Discussion

Just wanted to say that I really liked the visual/other art and thought it did a good job of rewarding lots of different ways of engagement -- one of my teammates had a great buzz on Dior from a random Instagram post and one of my opponents had a fantastic firstline on the visual art tossup on docto...
by amundhe
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:16 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022-2023 Player Appreciation Thread
Replies: 17
Views: 8765

Re: 2022-2023 Player Appreciation Thread

I would like to extend a shout-out to all the members of what has been probably the deepest Rutgers club in years. Playing and getting to know everyone has been amazing, and I'm beyond proud to have played with everyone on a Rutgers team this year. Winning is great, but winning with your friends is ...
by amundhe
Tue Jan 31, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ACF Regionals Discussion
Replies: 27
Views: 8127

Re: 2023 ACF Regionals Discussion

I thought that the Painting/Sculpture content was incredibly cool and did a great job of portraying ancient art as both interesting in its own right and influential on later art, something that the Antonio Canova bonus (with parts Venus/Borghese/Apollo Belvedere) and the Constantine tossup in partic...
by amundhe
Mon Jun 20, 2022 12:22 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2021-22 High School Postseason Poll/Player Poll/Player Appreciation Thread - Results posted?
Replies: 41
Views: 24034

Re: 2021-22 High School Postseason Poll/Player Poll/Player Appreciation Thread

Now that NASAT is over, I'd like to make a case for many of the members of New Jersey to make your polls. Aiden Dartley led the team in scoring. He's an incredible history player who has performed time and again at tournaments at the Northeast--his most exemplary performance is at Darien Spring, whe...
by amundhe
Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 10522

Re: 2022 HSNCT discussion

May I see the Gauguin tossup?
by amundhe
Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl Mainsite (PBXIV) - March 19th - Hunter College HS
Replies: 5
Views: 2874

Re: Prison Bowl Mainsite (PBXIV) - March 19th - Hunter College HS

Just wanted to leave a quick note about how well-run this tournament was; it was very easy for me as a staffer to do my job. In Andrew's unfortunate absence, all of the other Hunter members really stepped up to run a fun tournament. In particular, Amanda and Jacob did a good job running stats, openi...
by amundhe
Fri Dec 24, 2021 3:12 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: How much "world" should there be in art?
Replies: 12
Views: 7530

Re: How much "world" should there be in art?

In regards to point #3, I'm not sure that this is necessarily the case, or at least as black-and-white as I'm interpreting the question to be. The player base is pretty diverse and as such many people may have differing knowledge bases. Obviously I'm one person, but as an Indian person who hasn't st...
by amundhe
Sat Nov 06, 2021 1:22 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Northeast Fall Novice Tournament - ONLINE (SCOP Novice 11 on 11/13/21)
Replies: 5
Views: 2916

Re: Northeast Fall Novice Tournament - ONLINE (SCOP Novice 11 on 11/13/21)

Just a reminder that the deadline for registration for this tournament is today (November 6), after which we will start letting C teams off the waitlist. Additionally, the field has expanded again to 36 teams due to a large number of staff, so registering by the end of today will get you a spot in t...
by amundhe
Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:19 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Northeast Fall Novice Tournament - ONLINE (SCOP Novice 11 on 11/13/21)
Replies: 5
Views: 2916

Re: Northeast Fall Novice Tournament - ONLINE (SCOP Novice 11 on 11/13/21)

At the present moment, the field has reached its initial cap of 24 teams. We do still have four teams on the waitlist, and with multiple weeks before the tournament, I'd be shocked if the waitlist didn't grow. If you're available to staff on the day of the tournament, we'd love to have you! If we re...
by amundhe
Tue Oct 26, 2021 12:22 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Northeast Fall Novice Tournament - ONLINE (SCOP Novice 11 on 11/13/21)
Replies: 5
Views: 2916

Re: Northeast Fall Novice Tournament - ONLINE (SCOP Novice 11 on 11/13/21)

1. By "2 powers per game," I do mean an AVERAGE of two powers per game over the course of an entire tournament, not a specific game. Thanks so much for pointing this out; the original post has been corrected to reflect this wording. 2. We'd love to have Ithaca (and any other Northeastern t...
by amundhe
Sun Oct 24, 2021 9:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Northeast Fall Novice Tournament - ONLINE (SCOP Novice 11 on 11/13/21)
Replies: 5
Views: 2916

Re: Northeast Fall Novice Tournament - ONLINE (SCOP Novice 11 on 11/13/21)

Current Field (36/36): (teams/readers) Bergen County Academies (1/0) Bloomfield (1/0) Bronx Science (1/1) Conwell-Egan (1/0) Donovan Catholic High School (2/0) East Brunswick (3/1) Edison (1/1) Heritage MS (1/0) High Tech (1/0) Hopkins (1/0) Hunter (3/0) Ithaca (1/1) John P Stevens (3/0) King Schoo...
by amundhe
Sun Oct 24, 2021 11:15 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Northeast Fall Novice Tournament - ONLINE (SCOP Novice 11 on 11/13/21)
Replies: 5
Views: 2916

Northeast Fall Novice Tournament - ONLINE (SCOP Novice 11 on 11/13/21)

The New Jersey Quiz Bowl Alliance is proud to announce that it is co-hosting the Northeast Fall Novice Tournament (NFNT) on the SCOP Novice 11 set with Yash Mandavia and Aalok Bhattacharya. The tournament will take place on Saturday, November 13th, 2021 on Discord . Tournament Directors: Aum Mundhe,...
by amundhe
Sun Oct 24, 2021 12:40 am
Forum: Northeast Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: NJ/NY/PA Date Claims Thread 2021-2022
Replies: 9
Views: 8863

Re: NJ/NY/PA Date Claims Thread 2021-2022

The New Jersey Quizbowl Alliance would like to claim Saturday, November 13 for our online mirror of SCOP Novice. A tournament announcement is forthcoming.
by amundhe
Sun Aug 22, 2021 8:13 am
Forum: Northeast Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '21-22
Replies: 15
Views: 8908

Re: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '21-22

I'd like to start by shilling my HS Team, Ridgewood . While I'm unsure as to what exact team composition will be, I would be shocked if the vast majority (around 90%) of the scoring was Aiden Dartley . His level of improvement over his junior year has been tremendous, culminating in an impressive so...
by amundhe
Tue May 25, 2021 1:06 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '20-21
Replies: 26
Views: 13925

Re: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '20-21

Poll Results!! Thank you to everyone who voted. I think having 15 teams instead of the usual 10 allowed for a lot of good discussion of teams ranked past 11, as well as those written about as "honorable mentions." Results: 1. Hunter A (150 points, unanimous #1) 2. High Tech A (137 points) ...
by amundhe
Thu May 06, 2021 1:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '20-21
Replies: 26
Views: 13925

Re: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '20-21

Hey y'all! With nationals season coming up, I thought it would be appropriate and fun to create a pre-nationals poll in the hope of creating engaging discussion as to how various teams in this region (defined as New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, as per this discussion th...
by amundhe
Sat Dec 26, 2020 1:32 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '20-21
Replies: 26
Views: 13925

Re: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '20-21

Results of the Northeast (NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE) Midseason Poll: 1. Hunter A (100 points, unanimous #1) 2. Hunter B (86 points) 3. High Tech A (80 points) 4. East Brunswick A (62 points) 5. Hotchkiss A (60 points) 6. Great Valley A (51 points) 7. Ridgewood A (40 points) 8. Livingston A (36 points) 9. Manhe...
by amundhe
Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '20-21
Replies: 26
Views: 13925

Re: NY/NJ/CT/PA/DE Discussion '20-21

Okay, so I don't know much about Quiz Bowl in PA or DE, and my experiences with NY and CT are pretty limited. With that being said, I would like to highlight certain teams (and players) who I think will really make a name for themselves next year. I don't intend for this to be ordered as a rankings,...