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- Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:54 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 17 Online Mirrors: May 19 and June 1
- Replies: 0
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ACRONYM 17 Online Mirrors: May 19 and June 1
Play Quiz Bowl will be running online mirrors of ACRONYM 17 on Sunday, May 19 and Saturday, June 1 . Games will be played on Zoom. Registration for both events is $100 per team. In both cases, games will begin around 9am central time, with ~5 prelim rounds in the morning and some sort of playoff for...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:42 am
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 17: Global Announcement
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6807
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:14 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 17: Global Announcement
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6807
Re: ACRONYM 17: Global Announcement
I'm kind of curious about the Web/Other, and wonder if you can share the thought process. This is not the only place I've seen this, a seeming trend among pop culture trivia to want to de-emphasize TV to make more room for Youtubers or Twitch streamers, etc. While I get that both are watched on a &...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 4 - The Last Online Mirror: Sunday, March 10
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1216
Re: Super ACRONYM 4 - The Last Online Mirror: Sunday, March 10
Hey all - if you're planning to sign up for this, please do so in the next day or so, so I can finalize the schedule and get logistics sent out. Thanks!
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:17 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 17: Global Announcement
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6807
Re: ACRONYM 17: Global Announcement
Absolutely, yes.
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:31 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 17: Global Announcement
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6807
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:26 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 4 - The Last Online Mirror: Sunday, March 10
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1216
Re: Super ACRONYM 4 - The Last Online Mirror: Sunday, March 10
Barring something unexpected, I am planning on a 9am central start.
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:26 am
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 4 - The Last Online Mirror: Sunday, March 10
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1216
Super ACRONYM 4 - The Last Online Mirror: Sunday, March 10
Per the results of the recent poll, we are running one more mirror of Super ACRONYM 4 via Zoom on Sunday, March 10.
Registration will be $100 per team. You can sign up as a team, as a free agent, or as a staffer here.
Registration will be $100 per team. You can sign up as a team, as a free agent, or as a staffer here.
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 17 @ CCCT (February 24)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 546
ACRONYM 17 @ CCCT (February 24)
After the conclusion of the CCCT, we will be running a mirror of ACRONYM 17 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. This is expected to run from about 4:30pm to around 10pm. You can sign up for this event here . If you're looking for teammates, we have set up a free agent spreadsheet here . Please note that th...
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:15 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: One Last Super ACRONYM 4 Mirror - Interest / Date Poll
- Replies: 0
- Views: 474
One Last Super ACRONYM 4 Mirror - Interest / Date Poll
We'd like to run another mirror of Super ACRONYM 4, and are hoping some others feel the same. We're looking at a few different dates, and want to know which one(s) work for you. We'll keep this poll open for a week and then pick a date.
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:32 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 17 Premiere: February 18 @ Macalester
- Replies: 2
- Views: 837
Re: ACRONYM 17 Premiere: February 18 @ Macalester
UPDATE - this will be at Macalester College! We're pleased to be bringing MACRONYM back for another year.
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 5:38 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 17 Premiere: February 18 @ Macalester
- Replies: 2
- Views: 837
ACRONYM 17 Premiere: February 18 @ Macalester
MACRONYM is back! Play Quiz Bowl will be running the premiere of ACRONYM 17 on Sunday, February 18 at Macalester College in St. Paul. You can expect a 9am start and ~10 rounds worth of games. Registration is $100 per team. You can sign up for the premiere, or register as a staffer or free agent, her...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:21 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 17: Global Announcement
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6807
Re: ACRONYM 17: Global Announcement
It'll be on Sunday, February 18. Location TBD, hopefully within the next day or so.
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:12 am
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 4 Online - September 30 and October 15
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4615
Re: Super ACRONYM 4 Online - September 30 and October 15
Logistics have been sent out for Saturday's tournament - if you haven't gotten these (or, perhaps, you signed up without providing a contact email), please reach out to me ASAP.
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:36 am
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 17: Global Announcement
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6807
ACRONYM 17: Global Announcement
Play Quiz Bowl LLC is happy to be at it again with the upcoming set ACRONYM 17. As with previous sets, this is a low-difficulty pop culture set intended for a wide audience, with its primary focus being enjoyable for high school teams. Whose fault is this? Our writing team features myself, Danny Vop...
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 10:06 am
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 4 Online - September 30 and October 15
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4615
Super ACRONYM 4 Online - September 30 and October 15
Play Quiz Bowl will be running two online mirrors of Super ACRONYM 4, which are scheduled for on Saturday, September 30 , and Sunday, October 15 . Games will be played on Zoom. Registration for both events is $100 per team. In both cases, games will begin around 9am central time, with ~5 prelim roun...
- Thu May 25, 2023 11:26 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 16 Online: April 16 and June 3
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6183
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:21 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 16 Online: April 16 and June 3
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6183
Re: ACRONYM 16 Online: April 16 and June 3
Teams of 5 are fine. A team dropped out earlier this week, so there is currently one open spot available for Sunday - if you'd like to take it, I recommend signing up ASAP. We could also use either an additional moderator or a dedicated stats person. If you're interested in either of those, hit me up.
- Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:18 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 16 Online: April 16 and June 3
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6183
ACRONYM 16 Online: April 16 and June 3
Play Quiz Bowl will be running two online mirrors of ACRONYM 16, which are scheduled for on Sunday, April 16 , and Saturday, June 3 . Games will be played on Zoom. Registration for both events is $100 per team. In both cases, games will begin around 9am central time, with ~5 prelim rounds in the mor...
- Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:20 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10388
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
A private forum has been set up for discussing this set. Feel free to request access once you've played it!
- Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:44 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 16 @ CCCT - February 25
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3033
Re: ACRONYM 16 @ CCCT - February 25
Registration for this is closing in a couple of days - please sign up soon if you haven't already! We're also gonna need a small handful of moderators, so if you're interested in doing that you can sign up using the spreadsheet in the OP.
- Sun Feb 12, 2023 10:42 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10388
- Sat Feb 11, 2023 2:02 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10388
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
There is still one upcoming mirror of A15, after which this will be posted. I will get SA3 taken care of as well (once A16 is done being edited).
- Sat Feb 11, 2023 12:24 am
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10388
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
There will not be a mirror at HSNCT. We plan to have a couple of online mirrors like we've done the last couple of years - very tentatively, I'm hoping to do one of these in late March and another sometime in June. I'd also encourage any local circuit where there's a good amount of interest in an ea...
- Fri Feb 03, 2023 7:18 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 16 @ CCCT - February 25
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3033
ACRONYM 16 @ CCCT - February 25
PQB will be running a mirror of ACRONYM 16 on the evening of Saturday, February 25, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, following the conclusion of the 2023 CCCT. Registration is $100 per team. You can sign up for the event here . We have a team formation spreadsheet (which is NOT a registration form) here...
- Thu Dec 29, 2022 5:34 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10388
Re: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
Any chance that at least one Minnesota/Upper Midwest mirror of this could be on a Saturday this year, not a Sunday? Yes. Will there be any online events prior to HSNCT? There will definitely be an online mirror or two again, but the timing will depend on what other mirrors develop (including HSNCT,...
- Thu Dec 29, 2022 5:32 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 16 Premiere: Minnesota, 2/18/23
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4185
ACRONYM 16 Premiere: Minnesota, 2/18/23
PQB will be hosting the open-level premiere of ACRONYM 16 on Saturday, February 18 at the University of Minnesota. Again, this is on a Saturday, unlike previous years. Note that this is separate from the local high school event, which is the following Saturday. If you're in high school, you should p...
- Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:13 am
- Forum: Great Lakes Comparisons and Discussion
- Topic: Minnesota 2022-23
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6362
Re: Minnesota 2022-23
More info will be going out to teachers next week, but to answer these questions now that the changeover is official:PunaEkka64 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 5:50 pm Does anyone know if Hentzel retired from running the MN quizbowl circuit as well? If he did, who's replacing him?
- Yes.
- I am!
I'm excited to get this season underway.
- Tue Sep 27, 2022 3:48 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 4: Global Announcement
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2519
Super ACRONYM 4: Global Announcement
The 'hard summer trash tournament' arrangement continues to work well, so next year PQB will be producing Super ACRONYM 4 . This will be written by myself, Danny, Ben Weiner, and probably other members of the PQB writing crew (exact details TBA). WHEN? This should be all set by mid July or early Aug...
- Tue Sep 27, 2022 3:35 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10388
ACRONYM 16: Global Announcement
Play Quiz Bowl LLC is thrilled to announce the inevitable existence ACRONYM 16. As ever, this is a low-difficulty pop culture set for a wide audience, with a focus on accessibility for high school circuits. Who is responsible for this? A16 is bringing back the same writing team as last year (myself,...
- Fri Aug 19, 2022 1:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Thanks and general discussion
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3343
Re: Thanks and general discussion
I'm curious to know more about the decision to include a couple of "meta" questions (The Judge, Chad Kubicek). It's been ages since I've heard a tournament have questions like this and have generally found them to be polarizing - I'm not a fan personally, though both of the ones mentioned ...
- Mon Jun 13, 2022 6:32 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 15 Online: May 1 and June 26
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8069
Re: ACRONYM 15 Online: May 1 and June 26
Will the final stats be posted? Yes, here they are . Apologies for how long this took. When will staff info be sent for June 26 tourney? Should be around a week before the tournament. Speaking of which - if you played this in May and are available to read for it on the 26th, please let me know! We ...
- Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:23 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 15 Online: May 1 and June 26
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8069
- Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:49 am
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 15 Online: May 1 and June 26
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8069
Re: ACRONYM 15 Online: May 1 and June 26
That May 1st field is huge--is there enough staff and logistics for such a field? Do we need to do anything else (besides pay) to complete registration? Nothing else needed at this point. I'll be reaching out about payment and logistics as soon as possible after SSNCT editing is done. I'm also gonn...
- Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:15 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 15 Online: May 1 and June 26
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8069
Re: ACRONYM 15 Online: May 1 and June 26
For those in the midwest - I understand there will indeed be a Chicago mirror in mid-May. Stay tuned for the announcement on this shortly.
- Tue Apr 05, 2022 2:29 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 15 Online: May 1 and June 26
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8069
- Fri Mar 18, 2022 4:06 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: ACRONYM 15 Online: May 1 and June 26
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8069
ACRONYM 15 Online: May 1 and June 26
Play Quiz Bowl will be running online mirrors of ACRONYM 15 on Sunday, May 1 and Sunday, June 26 . Registration for both events is $90 per team. In both cases, games will begin around 9am central time, with ~5 prelim rounds in the morning and some sort of playoff in the afternoon. When registering, ...
- Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACRONYM 15: Global Announcement
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4409
Re: ACRONYM 15: Global Announcement
Hey everyone! Thanks for your patience as we sorted out a plan for our official mirrors. First, the bad news - there is not going to be an ACRONYM at HSNCT this year. We're bummed about this, but fully understand that the need for extra time to ensure staff readiness and attendee safety takes preced...
- Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:04 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACRONYM 15: Global Announcement
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4409
ACRONYM 15: Global Announcement
Play Quiz Bowl LLC is excited to announce ACRONYM 15, the latest in ACRONYM's unending march of fun. This is a low-difficulty pop culture set, primarily for high schools, but with content accessible to college/open types. It will be very fun and you should play it. The A-15 Team ACRONYM 15 is being ...
- Fri Dec 03, 2021 6:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 3 Online: Sunday, December 5
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5585
Re: Super ACRONYM 3 Online: Sunday, December 5
Friday update!
We're still a few staffers short, and due to a late drop out have a spot for one more team. If you can fill any of these spots, please do so ASAP!
We're still a few staffers short, and due to a late drop out have a spot for one more team. If you can fill any of these spots, please do so ASAP!
- Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:53 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 3 Online: Sunday, December 5
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5585
Re: Super ACRONYM 3 Online: Sunday, December 5
Logistics info is out! Schedule will be available later this week.
On another note, we're still looking for a handful of additional (paid!) moderators - if you've already played this set or otherwise feel up for reading on Sunday, please sign up on the sheet in the OP.
On another note, we're still looking for a handful of additional (paid!) moderators - if you've already played this set or otherwise feel up for reading on Sunday, please sign up on the sheet in the OP.
- Mon Nov 29, 2021 6:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 3 Online: Sunday, December 5
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5585
Re: Super ACRONYM 3 Online: Sunday, December 5
9am central start. Not positive on an exact end-time yet, but I expect it'll be mid-afternoon.Votre Kickstarter Est Nul wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:08 am Do you know yet what time this is running and when you’d assume it would end?
I will be sending out logistics info tomorrow.
- Thu Nov 11, 2021 8:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 3 Online: Sunday, December 5
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5585
Re: Super ACRONYM 3 Online: Sunday, December 5
Quick update - we'll be capping the field for this at 24 teams. If you haven't registered yet, please do so before it fills! We also need a handful of additional moderators, so please consider doing that if you've already played the set.
- Tue Oct 19, 2021 1:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 3 Online: Sunday, December 5
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5585
Super ACRONYM 3 Online: Sunday, December 5
Play Quiz Bowl will be running an online mirror Super ACRONYM 3 on Sunday, December 5! Games will be run over Zoom (if you've played one of our online events before, it should be more or less the same). Registration is $20 per player and is open now - you can sign up as a team, as a staffer, or as a...
- Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:24 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 3 @ Macalester - Sunday, October 17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3004
Re: Super ACRONYM 3 @ Macalester - Sunday, October 17
Hey all - we really need a few more folks for this. If you're interested, even as just a free agent, please sign up ASAP. We're also lowering the price a bit. Hope to see you there!
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:07 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 3 @ Macalester - Sunday, October 17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3004
Re: Super ACRONYM 3 @ Macalester - Sunday, October 17
This event has been moved to Macalester College in St. Paul. All other info is the same - we hope to see you there!
- Fri Oct 08, 2021 6:09 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 3 @ Macalester - Sunday, October 17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3004
Re: Super ACRONYM 3 @ Minnesota - Sunday, October 17
UPDATE - I believe we have a new venue, and am awaiting confirmation. For now, the plan is still to run this, in person, on the 17th. If you're planning on sending a team but haven't signed up yet, please do so ASAP.
- Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:40 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 3 @ Macalester - Sunday, October 17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3004
Re: Super ACRONYM 3 @ Minnesota - Sunday, October 17
Unfortunate update on this event - due to a facilities issue, we are not able to hold this at UMN as we'd hoped. We are currently looking into alternative venues, and plan to make a determination quickly on whether this will be held elsewhere locally or moved to an online format. One way or another,...
- Thu Sep 30, 2021 4:23 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 3: Global Announcement (Early Fall 2021)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6206
- Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Super ACRONYM 3 @ Macalester - Sunday, October 17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3004
Super ACRONYM 3 @ Macalester - Sunday, October 17
Play Quiz Bowl will be running a mirror of Super ACRONYM 3 on Sunday, October 17 (the day after ACF Fall) at the University of Minnesota Macalester College. We're hoping to make this the "main site" of the tournament and hope to have a good, competitive turnout, as well as a safe environme...