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- Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Open HSNCT Mirror at the University of Toronto (2015-07-26)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5676
Re: Open HSNCT Mirror at the University of Toronto (2015-07-
If any other people are interested, some of us are going out for a Summerlicious dinner at Annona (prix fixe, $45, Bloor & Avenue) on Sunday evening. If you'd like to come, let me know via FB / email / PM as soon as possible so I can get a table for the appropriate number of people. Also, so tha...
- Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:41 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals - Ann Arbor, MI, 04/18-19/2015 - main thread
- Replies: 89
- Views: 64326
Re: ACF Nationals - Ann Arbor, MI, 04/18-19/2015 - main thre
The parking structure on Maynard Street between Liberty and William is the one to shoot for. An update: From what I can tell, the "Liberty Parking Structure" is this thing, and it costs $3 flat-rate for Saturday and nothing for Sunday. It is closer to the tournament than everywhere else, ...
- Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY @ McMaster (Mar. 21)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9889
Re: STIMPY @ McMaster (Mar. 21)
Thank you to everyone who came out for our little tournament, and especial thanks to Rico and Peter for their help staffing.
The stats are up at the tournament listing here.
The stats are up at the tournament listing here.
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY @ McMaster (Mar. 21)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9889
Re: STIMPY @ McMaster (Mar. 21)
Please note that the start time for this tournament has been moved forward to 9:30am (teams should still aim to arrive around 9am for registration and setup); we will be gathering in the second floor atrium of the McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC) by room 203.
- Wed Mar 18, 2015 12:51 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT mirror at uWaterloo (March 22nd)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12747
Re: MUT mirror at uWaterloo (March 22nd)
McMaster will be sending 1 team and 1 set of buzzers.
- Sun Jan 25, 2015 2:53 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Regionals Canada/Niagara @ McMaster (Jan. 24)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8502
Re: ACF Regionals Canada/Niagara @ McMaster (Jan. 24)
The stats for the tournament are available here. Thank to everyone for coming out (and bearing with us throughout the long, long day), and especial thanks to those who sacrificed their time and/or vocal cords to make it happen.
- Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:41 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY @ McMaster (Mar. 21)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9889
STIMPY @ McMaster (Mar. 21)
On Sat. Mar. 21, McMaster University will be hosting a mirror of Some Tournament Initiative Maryland is Pursuing with Yale (STIMPY), a regular-difficulty tournament. The global announcement can be found at this thread . When: 9am arrival / registration, 9:30am tournament start Where: McMaster Univer...
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 5:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY Global Announcement
- Replies: 39
- Views: 32069
Re: STIMPY Global Announcement
Yes, sorry - the Canadian quizbowl situation in March is a little bit chaotic. We've gotten permission to host our mirror the third weekend of March (Sat. Mar. 21); we'll be putting up an announcement soon.Ndg wrote:Is there a date for the McMaster mirror yet?
- Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:12 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Regionals Canada/Niagara @ McMaster (Jan. 24)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8502
ACF Regionals Canada/Niagara @ McMaster (Jan. 24)
McMaster University will be hosting the Canada/Niagara region mirror of ACF Regionals on Sat. Jan. 24, 2015. The global announcement may be found here . Questions about this mirror may be directed to macquizbowl@gmail.com; questions about ACF Regionals in general to acfregionals2015@gmail.com. For l...
- Mon Nov 03, 2014 3:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Oxford Open North America @ McMaster (DEFUNCT)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3056
Re: Oxford Open North America @ McMaster (Jan. 17)
In order to better accommodate teams from distant lands, Oxford Open North America will be hosted by the University of Waterloo on Sun. Jan. 25, 2015 (the weekend of ACF Regionals). Stay tuned for their official announcement.
- Sun Oct 26, 2014 3:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Oxford Open North America @ McMaster (DEFUNCT)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3056
Re: Oxford Open North America @ McMaster (Jan. 17)
It would save a lot of time and money for us far away schools to have this on ACF regionals Sunday. We're not currently aware of which school will be hosting ACF Regionals, but if it's someone in the area, we'll definitely take that into account and look into organizing a double-tournament weekend....
- Sat Oct 25, 2014 5:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Oxford Open North America @ McMaster (DEFUNCT)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3056
Oxford Open North America @ McMaster (DEFUNCT)
EDIT: In order to better accommodate teams from distant lands, Oxford Open North America will be hosted by the University of Waterloo on Sun. Jan. 25, 2015 (the weekend of ACF Regionals). Stay tuned for their official announcement. A nice and early announcement for a nice and early tournament next ...
- Sun Oct 19, 2014 2:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl @ McMaster (Oct. 18)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9357
Re: Penn Bowl @ McMaster (Oct. 18)
Thank you to our staffers for helping the tournament run smoothly, and in particular to Joe and Rico for making such short work of the stats.
And of course, thank you all for coming out - best of luck to those of you who are currently playing PADAWAN at UofT!
And of course, thank you all for coming out - best of luck to those of you who are currently playing PADAWAN at UofT!
- Thu Oct 09, 2014 7:51 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl @ McMaster (Oct. 18)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9357
Re: Penn Bowl @ McMaster (Oct. 18)
The tournament will start at 9am; plan to arrive for 8:30am so we can get this show on the road in a timely fashion. We'll be congregating in the 2nd floor lounge of the McMaster University Student Centre.M_Roffey wrote:What time will this tournament start at?
- Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl @ McMaster (Oct. 18)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9357
Re: Penn Bowl @ McMaster (Oct. 18)
Yes, the tournament is still happening! Yesterday's field update was not a decoy.
Jay Misuk has a mind (and car) of his own, and so goes whither he wilt.
Jay Misuk has a mind (and car) of his own, and so goes whither he wilt.
- Sat Aug 30, 2014 11:30 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl @ McMaster (Oct. 18)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9357
Penn Bowl @ McMaster (Oct. 18)
McMaster University will be hosting a mirror of Penn Bowl, the particulars of which may be found here , on Sat. Oct. 18, 2014. The tournament starts at 9am; plan to arrive for 8:30am so we can get this show on the road in a timely fashion. We'll be congregating in the 2nd floor lounge of the McMaste...
- Sat Nov 09, 2013 9:53 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: *CONFIRMED* ACF Fall 2013 @McMaster
- Replies: 34
- Views: 16066
Re: *CONFIRMED* ACF Fall 2013 @McMaster
For any teams that may be arriving late, please note that we will be in KTH (Kenneth Taylor Hall), the building on the right-hand side of the arts quad, behind the student centre (see 38 on the campus map here).
- Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:28 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: *CONFIRMED* ACF Fall 2013 @McMaster
- Replies: 34
- Views: 16066
Re: *CONFIRMED* ACF Fall 2013 @McMaster
It doesn't look like all the teams are registered via the official registration system (though it does lag a little before displaying newly registered teams). So this is friendly reminder that any team that hasn't already registered via the spreadsheet at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PLoMzGrGnd...
- Tue Nov 05, 2013 4:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: *CONFIRMED* ACF Fall 2013 @McMaster
- Replies: 34
- Views: 16066
Re: *CONFIRMED* ACF Fall 2013 @McMaster
The field as it stands is as follows: 1) Buffalo 2) Carleton 3) Ottawa 4) Waterloo A 5) Waterloo B 6) Toronto 7) Western 8) McMaster As with the trash tournament last month, we will be meeting in front of Room 203 in the McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC). Given the lengthiness of this tourna...
- Mon Oct 21, 2013 4:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: McMaster Mirror of "An Intimate Engagement With Trash"
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13710
Re: McMaster Mirror of "An Intimate Engagement With Trash"
Thanks, though given the various organizational difficulties, I'm not sure that getting all the credit is worth all the blame. :P If anyone is missing a grey hoodie sweater, it was left behind in one of the rooms and is currently in my possession. Let me know and I'll make sure I bring it to the nex...
- Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:49 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: McMaster Mirror of "An Intimate Engagement With Trash"
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13710
Re: McMaster Mirror of "An Intimate Engagement With Trash"
Jay will be uploading the stats to the database sometime soon; in the meantime, the reports should be accessible here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sfyy3ix0lcz6jdi/pIcv6fs8kr
- Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: McMaster Mirror of "An Intimate Engagement With Trash"
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13710
Re: McMaster Mirror of "An Intimate Engagement With Trash"
We will be meeting in the McMaster University Student Centre (MUSC) in the lounge area in front of room 203 - right where the main elevators/stairs let out on the 2nd floor.TheRhymeMinister wrote:Also, do we have a room where we should meet up tomorrow morning?
- Thu Oct 17, 2013 3:30 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: McMaster Mirror of "An Intimate Engagement With Trash"
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13710
Re: McMaster Mirror of "An Intimate Engagement With Trash"
Our apologies for the lack of notice: effective immediately, we are capping the field at... the number of teams we have now. (Waterloo B, you make the cut.) If you are planning to bring staffers or buzzers, but have not yet let us know, please send us an email, post in the thread, or otherwise commu...
- Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:37 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: McMaster Mirror of "An Intimate Engagement With Trash"
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13710
Re: McMaster Mirror of "An Intimate Engagement With Trash"
The tournament will hopefully be starting shortly after 9:30am, though we encourage teams to aim to arrive earlier (preferably ~9am) so that everyone can get organized.
Waterloo, we'll try not to start our... trash rave without you.
Waterloo, we'll try not to start our... trash rave without you.
- Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:33 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Collegiate Novice at UWaterloo (10/5)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10474
Re: Collegiate Novice at UWaterloo (9/28)
Not Jay, but one of the Mac Quizbowl presidents - we'll be sending at least two teams, possibly three (should be able to tell you by Thurs.), and will be bringing a set of buzzers.odin_envy_me wrote: Do you have an update on how many teams we can expect from Mac? Also, buzzers? Thanks.
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ProtoBowl
- Replies: 367
- Views: 184577
Re: ProtoBowl
Ah well, I guess they were just refreshing and coming back in then. They claimed to be blocking their IP address, but I suppose it didn't make a difference either way.
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ProtoBowl
- Replies: 367
- Views: 184577
Re: ProtoBowl
I'm not sure if there's anything you can do about it, but people are able to repeatedly circumvent the banning mechanism by masking their IP address. It can get somewhat problematic.