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- Sat Aug 13, 2022 2:59 am
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: JAVA 2022: JAVASCRIPT
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4925
Re: JAVA 2022: JAVASCRIPT
Any movement on announcing the online mirror? Last year's JAVA was my favorite event of the season! I'm very much looking forward to playing its sequel.
- Fri Aug 12, 2022 1:51 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL
- Replies: 98
- Views: 48666
Re: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL
Just chiming to to say that I had a great time at CO this year. Big thanks to the editors for creating a fun and stimulating set, and to all the staff who went above and beyond to get through the long schedule.
- Tue Jun 28, 2022 2:01 am
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: JAVA 2022: JAVASCRIPT
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4925
Re: JAVA 2022: JAVASCRIPT
Do you still anticipate hosting one large online mirror like with JAVA or do you plan on having numerous, smaller, in-person mirrors?
- Sat Nov 13, 2021 11:28 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MRNA VACCINE Playtest Mirror [15 January 2022]
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4281
Re: MRNA VACCINE Playtest Mirror [15 January 2022]
When will the free agent sign up sheet be posted?
- Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020–21 Postseason Poll
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4643
Re: 2020–21 Postseason Poll
When can we expect results to be posted?
- Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:48 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: BHSAT (Spring 2023) [old thread]
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4546
Re: BHSAT (Spring 2023)
How will this set's difficulty and philosophy compare to previous iterations of BHSAT?
- Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:46 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020–21 Postseason Poll
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4643
Re: 2020–21 Postseason Poll
I also attempted to vote in the player poll.
- Sun Aug 15, 2021 2:08 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020–21 Player Poll
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7308
Re: 2020–21 Player Poll
I have no teammates to heap praise upon, so instead I will take this as an opportunity to shout out the many West Coast players who deserve top 25 consideration this year. I have roughly binned players based upon their team's strength and the role that they played on their team this year. Top 10 Tea...
- Fri Aug 13, 2021 2:04 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2021 Chicago Open (August 21st @ Northwestern)
- Replies: 84
- Views: 33407
Re: 2021 Chicago Open (August 21st @ Northwestern)
I'd strongly prefer to lead off with Scattergories so that fewer people risk missing the end due to flights.
- Sun Jul 18, 2021 3:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: A Semi-Serious Charity Tournament (7/31/2021)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7968
Re: A Semi-Serious Charity Tournament (7/31/2021)
Just throwing my support behind a Zoom tournament.
- Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:51 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NASAT 2021 DMV Mirror (7/10 - Likely UMD)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4438
Re: NASAT 2021 DMV Mirror (7/10 - Likely UMD)
BIG if true... #2015UVARideOrDie
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: JAVA 2021
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5863
Re: JAVA 2021
In case other doofuses like me missed this, Jaimie added a signup sheet to the main announcement!jaimiec wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 10:49 pm EDIT 5/29: You can sign up to play or staff here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
- Tue May 25, 2021 4:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Date Poll
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2695
Re: Chicago Open Date Poll
By when do you expect to finalize the tournament date?
- Sun May 16, 2021 11:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: JAVA 2021
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5863
Re: JAVA 2021
YES! Very excited for this.
Would this be a doubles, triples, or quad event?
Would this be a doubles, triples, or quad event?
- Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:50 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 49434
Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)
I have accepted a post-doc position in the East Bay area beginning in July. I look forward to staffing local tournaments, playing open events in person again, and no longer being allowed to work for NAQT!
- Fri Apr 09, 2021 1:33 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite 2 @ West, 05/01/2021
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1676
Re: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite 2 @ West, 05/01/2021
Could we get a field update to confirm teams' registrations?
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2021 WORKSHOP: Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 43
- Views: 5156
Re: 2021 WORKSHOP: Specific Question Discussion
Maybe I'm the only one dumb enough to be affected by this, but I was disappointed when my answer of "chorus" wasn't prompted on the Furies bonus part. I knew the question was about the chorus/the Furies in The Eumenides, but wasn't sure if they wanted Furies or chorus. I picked poorly. EDI...
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:51 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2021 WORKSHOP: Thanks and General Discussion
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1995
Re: 2021 WORKSHOP: Thanks and General Discussion
Thank you WORKSHOP writers, editors, and logistics people for putting together a solid set! It was an enjoyable experience. Overall I thought that the technical execution of the visual art in this set was done well. The tossups were well-written, well-constructed, and interesting. Nonetheless I wish...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite @ West, 2/20/21
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4721
Re: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite @ West, 2/20/21
What's the field look like for this event?
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:12 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2021 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 39
- Views: 15946
Re: 2021 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion
I really enjoyed the math in this set. Not only was it topical, but it did a very good job drawing early clues from beginning graduate and advanced undergraduate coursework. I was a little perplexed by the answer lines on two questions. I am far from an expert, but was confused by the lack of a prom...
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:02 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2021 ACF Regionals - General Discussion & Thanks
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4294
Re: 2021 ACF Regionals - General Discussion & Thanks
This was a very well done set. I largely agree with Will's assessment that the TU difficulty felt in-line with the other "nats qualifier" Regionals, while the bonus middle parts felt much easier than last year's. If the data exists, I'd be willing to look into verifying this. More generall...
- Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 FLopen - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 55
- Views: 19463
Re: Specific Question Discussion
I misparsed the "as well" as referring to "this element" and not "kawazulite." This led a, admittedly risky, buzz with "carbon" (well graphene) because it, I think, also has a Dirac cone near its gamma-point. I'm not sure if it is worth breaking up this compo...
- Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:30 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 FLopen - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 55
- Views: 19463
Re: Specific Question Discussion
I'd like to see the tossup on bismuth from round 11? The clue about Dirac points (?) tripped me up. This element is the heaviest of the elements in the mineral kawazulite, which exhibits 2D weak anti-localization, as well as possessing a Dirac cone near the gamma-point. Russia’s SVBR-100 and China’...
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 6:22 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 FLopen - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 55
- Views: 19463
Re: Specific Question Discussion
I'd like to see the tossup on bismuth from round 11? The clue about Dirac points (?) tripped me up.
- Tue Dec 01, 2020 6:29 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 FLopen - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 55
- Views: 19463
Re: Specific Question Discussion
Can I see the Lagrange's Thm / Primes / OST bonus? I might have misheard the Cauchy's theorem clue (not that it matters much given the Euclid clue right after it) but I thought it was stated oddly. Sylow’s first theorem is the strongest partial converse to this theorem. For 10 points each: [m] Name...
- Mon Nov 02, 2020 4:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: (Format Poll Added) FLopen 2020 Open Main Site @ Discord (11/21/2020)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9370
Re: (Format Poll Added) FLopen 2020 Open Main Site @ Discord (11/21/2020)
Has a final format been chosen?
EDIT: And if a final format hasn't been picked, when might it be picked by? I imagine people would prefer to know sooner rather than later if they can schedule anything else on the 22nd. Thanks!
EDIT: And if a final format hasn't been picked, when might it be picked by? I imagine people would prefer to know sooner rather than later if they can schedule anything else on the 22nd. Thanks!
- Sun Oct 11, 2020 6:03 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: (Format Poll Added) FLopen 2020 Open Main Site @ Discord (11/21/2020)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9370
Re: (Format Poll Added) FLopen 2020 Open Main Site @ Discord (11/21/2020)
I'll also speak in favor of bouncebacks, they really do help with engagement, and the field will be very good so I don't think we should worry about it taking too long. Each packet is already 22/22. Adding bouncebacks to what will already be abnormally long rounds seems like a bad idea. I say this ...
- Sun Sep 27, 2020 3:51 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Collegiate Preseason Poll 2020-1
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7938
Re: Collegiate Preseason Poll 2020-1
Presumably Tim Morrison A combination of Tim and (in my opinion) Stanford being underranked in last year's postseason poll. Gotcha. There’s only so much i can ascertain through stats (I usually check on NAQT’s site because I don’t know any convenient alternatives This is a good time to plug Harry W...
- Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:51 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: FLopen 2020
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18777
Re: FLopen 2020
Is there a fixed date yet for the "main site" of FLOpen? I know things are still very much up in the air, but regions are starting to come together to plan their fall schedules. It be nice to have some additional information here so that regions don't schedule non-novice events against wha...
- Fri Jul 17, 2020 3:14 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: How to prepare for College Nationals
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3573
Re: How to prepare for College Nationals
Complementing Ryan, Andrew, and Tejas' excellent "high level" posts on studying for Nats-level quizbowl, I'd like to share my own approach to studying Visual Arts. When I'm actively studying, I like to take a "textbook+" approach to studying visual arts. Each "week", I ...
- Sat Jul 11, 2020 5:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Mindset in Quiz Bowl
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3534
Re: Mindset in Quiz Bowl
The theory section is a great place for this post, WIll. A lot of the frustrations that you lay out are frustrations that I myself have dealt with, moreso over the later half of my career as I have played more events solo. I haven't found any "magic bullets" for eliminating these frustrati...
- Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:38 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Cross-Post: NAQT Timing Discussion
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9604
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:04 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: DECAMERON Packet
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2984
Re: DECAMERON Packet
Here are the top 10 scores:
Mike Sorice
65
ankit
55
tracy
45
Pinyan
40
arthur [gds]
30
mazin [harvard]
20
r_hi
15
DMA [HCHS --> Y]
15
Natan Holtzman (Stanford)
15
Alexis J.
15
There were many negs.
Mike Sorice
65
ankit
55
tracy
45
Pinyan
40
arthur [gds]
30
mazin [harvard]
20
r_hi
15
DMA [HCHS --> Y]
15
Natan Holtzman (Stanford)
15
Alexis J.
15
There were many negs.
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: DECAMERON Packet
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2984
Re: DECAMERON Packet
Piggybacking on this thread to announce that I am going to read my team's DECAMERON packet online tomorrow at 6pm PT.
- Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:27 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The Online Quizbowl in the West
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4665
Re: The Online Quizbowl in the West
Because of The Situation, almost all if not all quizbowl tournaments that will happen this fall will probably be online. Although online tournaments are worse than in-person ones in many respects, one upside they do have is that online closed tournaments that have more than one mirror don't need to...
- Sun May 31, 2020 7:32 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4302
Re: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
Scores from the second reading:
Jordan B: 2/11/3 125pts
Will N: 1/2/0 35pts
Kenji S: 0/2/1 15pts
Packet will be upload soon.
Jordan B: 2/11/3 125pts
Will N: 1/2/0 35pts
Kenji S: 0/2/1 15pts
Packet will be upload soon.
- Sun May 31, 2020 2:47 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4302
Re: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
I will do a second reading tonight at 7pm ET / 4pm PT. It will take place in the packet2 channel on the main Discord.
- Wed May 27, 2020 8:40 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4302
Re: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
Packet was read in Discord. Here are the scores from people who buzzed in. Aseem: 2/1/2 30 Doug: 1/1/2 15 Eric: 0/0/1 -5 Ethan Seal: 1/0/2 5 Halle: 1/1/0 25 Jake Boonin: 0/0/2 -10 Mike Bentley: 0/1/6 -20 Nick Jensen: 2/1/0 40 Peter S: 0/1/1 5 Rahul: 2/2/1 45 Vishwa: 0/1/1 5 Kevin: 0/1/1 5 I plan on ...
- Wed May 27, 2020 4:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4302
Re: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
As a reminder, this will be read in the Discord in about 3 hours.
- Mon May 25, 2020 2:55 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10509
Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
This tournament was won by Mattdaniel Squirrel. They defeated We're Playing CO in the finals. Final stats will be up tomorrow. In the meantime, here are prelim stats.
- Sat May 23, 2020 4:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10509
Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
Preliminary Schedule here
- Fri May 22, 2020 10:15 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10509
Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
Logistics email has gone out to teams in the field.
We were unable to find the staff to hold a 28 team tournament. I'm very sorry for those teams who were unable to make it off the waiting list. My hope is that there will be a second mirror that you all can play.
We were unable to find the staff to hold a 28 team tournament. I'm very sorry for those teams who were unable to make it off the waiting list. My hope is that there will be a second mirror that you all can play.
- Fri May 22, 2020 8:11 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10509
Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
I am still working on trying to expand the field to 28 teams. Expect a resolution of this within an hour or so. After the final decision is made, a logistics email will go out to all teams in the field and to staffers.
- Fri May 22, 2020 5:10 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4302
Re: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
I will read this packet Wednesday May 27th at 8PM ET / 5pm PT.
- Fri May 22, 2020 3:15 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10509
Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
I’m just a high schooler who‘s not exactly good and wanted to play some Brit content, and I don’t want to come off as disrespectful, but I was wondering why it would not be possible for the field to be expanded to 28 teams (which seems appropriate for the waitlist/FA list) and then have prelim brac...
- Thu May 21, 2020 11:28 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10509
Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
Here's some preliminary logistics information. WHEN: This tournament will take place on 5/24/2020 beginning at 11am ET/8am PT. WHERE: On Zoom with a Discord backup. Please don't forget your webcam! Discord link etc will go out in the logistics email tomorrow. SIZE: We are officially running a 24 tea...
- Thu May 21, 2020 3:15 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4302
Re: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
I will read this packet next week. Please mark your availability down here so that I can pick a time that works best for everyone. Final distribution is: Pre-1800s Western: 3/0 Post-1800s Western: 9/0 Pre-1900s Non-Western: 2/0 Post-1900s Non-Western: 6/0 Total: 20/0 Difficulty is "adventurous,...
- Wed May 20, 2020 5:52 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10509
Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
As I've interpreted Will's public statements, the purpose of using Zoom and webcams is two-fold. The first is to more accurately recreate the in-person quizbowl experience by allowing players to see each other. Maybe this isn't meaningful to you, but it seems worthwhile enough of a goal to me to exp...
- Sun May 17, 2020 9:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10509
Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
Some updates: Those who expressed interest in staffing should get an email tomorrow asking for them to confirm their availability. There will also be a short survey with regards to past online moderating experience plus preferred staffing roles. Filling out this survey will help us assign staffing a...
- Tue May 12, 2020 2:50 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Postseason poll
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4571