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by Halinaxus
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:09 am
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Boilermaker Spring Challenge (4/13/24)
Replies: 1
Views: 460

Re: Boilermaker Spring Challenge (4/13/24)

After further consideration, we've decided to use 10-tossup halves (20/20) instead of 11-tossup halves (22/22) in order to make statkeeping easier and have built-in replacement and tiebreaker questions in each packet. The original announcement has been updated to reflect this.
by Halinaxus
Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:04 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Boilermaker Spring Challenge (4/13/24)
Replies: 1
Views: 460

Boilermaker Spring Challenge (4/13/24)

The Purdue University Quiz Bowl Team is excited to announce the inaugural Boilermaker Spring Challenge, a "nats-prep" quiz bowl tournament for teams in the state of Indiana and beyond. This tournament will be held in person on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus on Saturday, April, 1...
by Halinaxus
Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 ACF Regionals at Purdue (01/27/2024)
Replies: 4
Views: 1348

Re: 2024 ACF Regionals at Purdue (01/27/2024)

I'm disappointed that this site did not use MODAQ when many other sites did so. I was also disappointed that this was true of Penn Bowl when Purdue hosted that in the fall. In the future, it'd be good if set logistics directors who want advanced stats get more direct with hosts that MODAQ or simila...
by Halinaxus
Thu Jan 18, 2024 8:52 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Anyone have more than 8 buzzers?
Replies: 1
Views: 326

Anyone have more than 8 buzzers?

Through a series of adventures, Purdue Quiz Bowl has accumulated 8 buzzer systems. I'm mildly curious if any team out there can top us?

(I imagine national organizations like NAQT might have more, but I'm particularly curious about college and high school teams).
by Halinaxus
Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Packet submission thoughts
Replies: 16
Views: 3369

Re: Packet submission thoughts

What if schools submitted packets, rather than teams - instead of Chicago A and Chicago B submitting separately, there would be "Chicago 1" and "Chicago 2" packets. The benefit here is that teams can start writing their packets before setting their rosters and more experienced m...
by Halinaxus
Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:31 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Packet submission thoughts
Replies: 16
Views: 3369

Re: Packet submission thoughts

I have a few similar thoughts about the way ACF's packet sub tournaments are currently run as well. Most notably, it is really hard for large teams like Purdue to write early packet subs, particularly for Winter and Regs. This is because we have a large pool of players who might play the tournament,...
by Halinaxus
Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Purdue Boilermaker Buzzathon VIII (1/13/24)
Replies: 4
Views: 1772

Re: Purdue Boilermaker Buzzathon VIII (1/13/24)

Thank you all so much for braving the snow and wind to come out to Purdue today. I said this at the opening meeting, but I'm going to say it again here because it's just an incredible fact: despite losing thirteen (!!) teams to cancellation, including nine within the 24 hours preceding the tournamen...
by Halinaxus
Sat Jan 06, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Purdue Boilermaker Buzzathon VIII (1/13/24)
Replies: 4
Views: 1772

Re: Purdue Boilermaker Buzzathon VIII (1/13/24)

The varsity field has been expanded to 20 teams.
by Halinaxus
Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:24 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Purdue Boilermaker Buzzathon VIII (1/13/24)
Replies: 4
Views: 1772

Re: Purdue Boilermaker Buzzathon VIII (1/13/24)

The varsity field is now full at 18. There are three spots left in the JV field. Further field expansions remain possible if there is interest and we can obtain more staffers.
by Halinaxus
Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:45 pm
Forum: New Collegiate Teams
Topic: Community College Tournaments
Replies: 2
Views: 596

Re: Community College Tournaments

You could also consider making the trek up to Louisville for Jefferson CC's KCQRL tournaments, I know UT-Knoxville does that from time to time. UTK also occasionally hosts events.
by Halinaxus
Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:35 pm
Forum: New Collegiate Teams
Topic: Starting a Community College Team
Replies: 10
Views: 4268

Re: Starting a Community College Team

We are in East Tennessee. Thanks for the advice. Do you know where I can find IS sets? Also, what do you mean by ce/trash? Again, thank you. You can view sample questions from one of NAQT's IS sets here . "CE" stands for current events, and "trash" is the quiz bowl community's s...
by Halinaxus
Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:12 pm
Forum: New Collegiate Teams
Topic: Starting a Community College Team
Replies: 10
Views: 4268

Re: Starting a Community College Team

I do not want to scare them away by telling them that they have to study for tournaments, but I know that we will not perform well without studying. I wouldn't immediately jump to the assumption that it's not possible to perform well without studying, especially at the community college level. See ...
by Halinaxus
Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:40 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Purdue Boilermaker Buzzathon VIII (1/13/24)
Replies: 4
Views: 1772

Re: Purdue Boilermaker Buzzathon VIII (1/13/24)

The field for the varsity division has been expanded to 18 teams. The junior varsity cap remains at 12 for the moment. We are currently at 11/7 registrations, so secure your spot soon if you intend to play!
by Halinaxus
Thu Nov 02, 2023 4:41 pm
Forum: Great Lakes Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Indiana 2023-24
Replies: 13
Views: 13062

Re: Indiana 2023-24

The 8th annual Purdue Boilermaker Buzzathon has been confirmed for January 13th, 2024. Full details here. We hope to see you there!
by Halinaxus
Thu Nov 02, 2023 3:28 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Purdue Boilermaker Buzzathon VIII (1/13/24)
Replies: 4
Views: 1772

Purdue Boilermaker Buzzathon VIII (1/13/24)

The Purdue University Quiz Bowl Team is excited to announce the 8th annual Boilermaker Buzzathon, a quiz bowl tournament for middle and high school teams in the state of Indiana. This tournament will be held in person on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus on January 13th, 2024. New This Year!...
by Halinaxus
Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:38 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)
Replies: 7
Views: 3814

Re: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)

Thanks for coming out to West Lafayette for Penn Bowl, everyone! Chicago A was our undefeated champion, defeating Illinois A in the first game of an advantaged final. Indiana A placed third, with WUSTL, Purdue A, and Michigan A all tied for fourth. Full stats have been uploaded, and detailed categor...
by Halinaxus
Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:54 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)
Replies: 7
Views: 3814

Re: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)

The field is now full once again at 15. A logistics email was sent out to team contacts earlier this week; please let me know if you did not receive it! I'll send out an update tomorrow or Friday with the revised 15-team schedule.
by Halinaxus
Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:58 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)
Replies: 7
Views: 3814

Re: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)

A team has dropped, leaving us with one spot left again. We could also potentially accommodate a 15th team if needed using byes.
by Halinaxus
Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:37 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)
Replies: 7
Views: 3814

Re: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)

The field has been expanded to 15 teams and will not expand further. There is only one spot left, so act quickly if you want it!
by Halinaxus
Sat Oct 14, 2023 11:57 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: TJ Sheets Bug
Replies: 0
Views: 2729

TJ Sheets Bug

I discovered a rather amusing bug in TJ Sheets today. So, basically, it appears the formula that computes the number of in-progress games in the "Tournament" tab does this by searching the "Rooms" tab for cells beginning with "TU," since that's what is displayed in the ...
by Halinaxus
Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:26 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)
Replies: 7
Views: 3814

Re: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)

We have reached the initial field cap of 12 teams. Any future registrations will be placed on a waitlist until we secure enough staff, buzzers, and rooms to expand the field.
by Halinaxus
Sat Oct 07, 2023 11:37 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Indiana Kickoff Tournament (10/7/23)
Replies: 3
Views: 2721

Re: Indiana Kickoff Tournament (10/7/23)

Congratulations are in order for Carmel A, which won the 2023 Indiana Kickoff Tournament by going undefeated and outlasting Sycamore in the first game of an advantaged final. Park Tudor placed third and Carmel B rounded out the top bracket in fourth. Full stats are available here and should be on NA...
by Halinaxus
Tue Sep 26, 2023 10:55 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Indiana Kickoff Tournament (10/7/23)
Replies: 3
Views: 2721

Re: Indiana Kickoff Tournament (10/7/23)

The field cap has been raised to 22 teams and will not expand further. We are currently at 20, so act quickly if you want one of those spots!
by Halinaxus
Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:39 pm
Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
Topic: 2024 MSNCT Predictions
Replies: 26
Views: 9986

Re: 2024 MSNCT Predictions

IV. Sycamore I know that they performed (technically) better than C.S.P, but I think the appreciably higher power total on a difficulty not unlike that of MSNCT playoffs for the latter means that I think that they'll do slightly better and beat out Sycamore for third place. For the record, Sycamore...
by Halinaxus
Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:37 pm
Forum: Western Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Hypothetical New Mexico 2021-2022 Mini-Season?
Replies: 5
Views: 5559

Re: Hypothetical New Mexico 2021-2022 Mini-Season?

Stained Diviner wrote: Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:15 pm I think it would be good to have some tournaments before May 2022, though the logistics could be challenging.
For the record, a tournament did in fact happen before May 2022. And what's more, it appears to have spawned a fledgling Southern New Mexico circuit.
by Halinaxus
Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Indiana Kickoff Tournament (10/7/23)
Replies: 3
Views: 2721

Re: Indiana Kickoff Tournament (10/7/23)

We have reached our initial field cap of 18 teams (although it temporarily shows as 15 while we wait for one school to regain access to their NAQT account). Teams may continue to register, but will be placed on a waitlist. Waitlisted teams will enter the field if (a) a registered team drops or (b) w...
by Halinaxus
Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:13 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)
Replies: 7
Views: 3814

Re: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)

Field (15/15)
Chicago A
Chicago B
Chicago C
Illinois A
Illinois B
Indiana A
Indiana B
Michigan A
Michigan B
Michigan State
Notre Dame A
Notre Dame B
Purdue A
Purdue B
WUSTL
by Halinaxus
Fri Sep 01, 2023 4:33 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)
Replies: 7
Views: 3814

Midwest Penn Bowl at Purdue (10/28/23)

The Purdue University Quiz Bowl Team is excited to announce that we will be hosting the Midwest Mirror of 2023 Penn Bowl . This tournament will be held in person on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus on October 28th, 2023. The field is capped at 12 teams, but can be expanded given interest an...
by Halinaxus
Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:40 pm
Forum: Great Lakes Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Indiana 2023-24
Replies: 13
Views: 13062

Re: Indiana 2023-24

As Sarah noted, Purdue will indeed be running Kickoff on October 7th. Full details here.
by Halinaxus
Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:38 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Indiana Kickoff Tournament (10/7/23)
Replies: 3
Views: 2721

Indiana Kickoff Tournament (10/7/23)

The Purdue University Quiz Bowl Team is excited to announce the Indiana Kickoff Tournament, a quiz bowl tournament for middle and high school teams in the state of Indiana. This tournament will be held in person on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus on October 7th, 2023. The field is initiall...
by Halinaxus
Sun Aug 20, 2023 10:46 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Questions concerning improving at history
Replies: 3
Views: 3006

Re: Questions concerning improving at history

One way to learn history in this way is to use wikipedia by looking at a page for a subject you're familiar with, and then following the links when you see something that exercises your curiosity. +1 Seriously, I got so many buzzes off of this in high school that it became a meme amongst my teammat...
by Halinaxus
Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:45 pm
Forum: Great Lakes Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Minnesota 2023-3024
Replies: 36
Views: 9963

Re: Minnesota 2023-3024

Here's my preseason top 10. This is probably going to be significantly less verbose than my posts from past years, since I haven't seen a lot of these teams play and have to go mostly off of stats. 1. Wayzata A *Stifles yawn* I will note that this is the first time since 2018 that Wayzata h as to re...
by Halinaxus
Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Regarding BBB and Community Norms
Replies: 11
Views: 7034

Re: Regarding BBB and Community Norms

Regarding the former, that there actually was a very low amount of effort that went into this tournament. But my personal takeaway is honestly that BBB was a bad tournament, that we should expect much, much more of tournaments than how BBB played and ran, and that out of a few options, some sort of...
by Halinaxus
Sun Jun 11, 2023 7:06 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Yoda-Style Questions
Replies: 15
Views: 6868

Re: Yoda-Style Questions

I ended up writing 10 Yoda tossups for my entry in this spring's Purdue Housewrite Catastrophe.
by Halinaxus
Sat May 06, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
Topic: 2023 MSNCT Predictions
Replies: 22
Views: 7202

Re: 2023 MSNCT Predictions

Just wanted to drop by and note that Sycamore has yet to play their top three players (Evan Ting, Gavin Sigua, and Sameer Zaidi) on the same team this year; they've always been split up between A and B (usually by grade). This has manifested itself in Sycamore B probably being overranked in statisti...
by Halinaxus
Tue May 02, 2023 12:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SANDS National Online Mirror (05/06/2023)
Replies: 12
Views: 6206

Re: SANDS National Online Mirror (05/06/2023)

Our team's last possibility for an in-person tournament fell through. I don't really follow all that 50 ppg limit stuff, but can a team that has just formed this semester, played in three tournament, and won only about 3 total games across all those tournaments participate? Do all players need to b...
by Halinaxus
Mon Apr 10, 2023 3:05 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Best Debut Performances?
Replies: 18
Views: 8162

Re: Best Debut Performances?

Sycamore's performance at MSNCT last year was pretty darn good for a team at its second tournament of its first year (and it's not like their first tournament went poorly, either). Oh, and then there's Evan Ting, who opened his quiz bowl career by beating Sreekar Vajjha and Padraig Finan , two of t...
by Halinaxus
Fri Feb 24, 2023 4:56 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Why College Recruiting Fails (2 of 3)
Replies: 8
Views: 4991

Re: Why College Recruiting Fails (2 of 3)

Just to get a sense of the scale of our club’s Discord activity, we have sent over 74k messages just in the #chat channel since December 2020. We have 23 users in the 1k messages club. And the activity of the server is only growing. 56k of those messages were sent just this school year . This makes...
by Halinaxus
Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:24 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Top 100 Player Ranking
Replies: 25
Views: 11253

Re: Top 100 Player Ranking

I'm guessing he was excluded because he hasn't played any tournaments yet this year, but Alex Pijanowski probably belongs on this list.
by Halinaxus
Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:13 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ACF Regionals Discussion
Replies: 27
Views: 8131

Re: 2023 ACF Regionals Discussion

Unfortunately, there was one question that stood out to me as being extremely misleading (which had major consequences for me and my team): Tossup 11 in packet D, with the answerline of "Billie Jean King." The question reads "This athlete names...a stadium in Flushing Meadows." ...
by Halinaxus
Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:26 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: NAQT "Power Percentage" Stat Quirk
Replies: 6
Views: 4546

Re: NAQT "Power Percentage" Stat Quirk

Has anyone else noticed this? Just wondering. I've known about this for a while. In Minnesota we have an annual speedcheck tournament (RAT-RACE) with 40-tossup games and no powers or negs. Because of this, it is common for the best players at Minnesota schools to have depressed power percentages du...
by Halinaxus
Thu Nov 10, 2022 11:02 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Can we cool it a bit with the "note-spelling"?
Replies: 27
Views: 7865

Re: Can we cool it a bit with the "note-spelling"?

3) utility of the clues is highly dependent on how the moderator reads them, more so than normal quizbowl clues At my Winter site last weekend, one moderator was "singing" the score clues as he read them, something I don't think I've ever had a mod do before. I know basically zero afa so ...
by Halinaxus
Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:13 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: We Need to Make Up Our Minds About Trash
Replies: 27
Views: 8934

Re: We Need to Make Up Our Minds About Trash

I completely agree with Mike and Connor. In addition, I would like to note the effect including trash in the "other" distribution has on the other subjects often present in it; namely, geography and current events. Every trash question submitted under the "other" umbrella pushes ...
by Halinaxus
Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:44 pm
Forum: Great Lakes Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Minnesota 2022-23
Replies: 10
Views: 6286

Re: Minnesota 2022-23

I may be taking my forum-posting talents to South Beach (of the Wabash River) this weekend, but I'm still a Minnesotan for a few more days, so here's my preseason top ten. 1. Wayzata A The Trojans were human last year, suffering shocking losses to Hudson and St. Louis Park at Gopher Fall and league ...
by Halinaxus
Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:12 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Midwest Summer Tournaments?
Replies: 2
Views: 1571

Re: Midwest Summer Tournaments?

Going to bump this...is there nobody interested (or able) to run any sort of side event open or whatever? I can certainly understand if hosting is a pain in the butt, but it kind of sucks that there was/will be an east coast and a west coast summer open but not a midwestern one so far. The Universi...
by Halinaxus
Sat Jun 04, 2022 5:18 pm
Forum: Great Lakes Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Minnesota 2021-22
Replies: 15
Views: 10007

Re: Minnesota 2021-22

One would think that the Minnesota Knowledge Bowl coordinators would simply go with NAQT speedcheck, TV, and/or IS-A sets, which would entirely eliminate the need for "a lot of stipulations" from a vendor that has known issues and would almost certainly provide a better experience for all...
by Halinaxus
Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 10526

Re: 2022 HSNCT discussion

So, in the past, the phrase "thermodynamically favorable" would be a reasonable description of what's going on here, but not the formally correct term, and thus that answer would be at best promptable. However, some research indicates to me that there is a very recent trend in chemistry e...
by Halinaxus
Tue May 31, 2022 12:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 10526

Re: 2022 HSNCT discussion

Could I please see the tossups on centrifuging and Oscar Wao? I confused centrifuging with diffusion on the clue about uranium enrichment, and my AP Lit teacher is curious about what was clued for Oscar Wao. Also, there was a chem bonus about thermodynamics, the third part of which asked for the ter...
by Halinaxus
Wed May 18, 2022 6:29 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Yoda-Style Questions
Replies: 15
Views: 6868

Re: Yoda-Style Questions

Nobody ever has or ever will. Do or do not. There is no try. OK, just for that: Known as "the Knot," one of these items is for its large number of wires. Delays at airport security, another brand of these devices is known to cause. However, extremely durable, that product is, so use it ov...
by Halinaxus
Wed May 18, 2022 5:27 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Yoda-Style Questions
Replies: 15
Views: 6868

Yoda-Style Questions

Today at practice, I jokingly decided who would read after me by judging my teammates' Yoda impressions. Lucas Igl, who won, sat down and attempted to read the first tossup in Yoda-speak, but quickly realized that wasn't going to work. That got us thinking, has anyone out there written quiz bowl que...