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by avp
Wed Sep 04, 2019 12:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: STAR BOWL Online
Replies: 4
Views: 6802

Re: STAR BOWL Online

Victor Prieto wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2019 11:44 am Saturday, September 14th, at 7 pm.
To clarify - is this Eastern?
by avp
Sun Aug 04, 2019 10:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Faster (Human) Parsing of Answer Lines
Replies: 6
Views: 6846

Faster (Human) Parsing of Answer Lines

While moderating tournaments, you may have come across an answer line that looked something like this example from Chicago Open 2018 found via a quick search on QuizDB. Note that the example was chosen simply for its demonstrative relevance to this post, and certainly not as a means to single out th...
by avp
Sun Dec 23, 2018 3:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Festivus (23 Dec)
Replies: 6
Views: 5407

Re: Festivus (23 Dec)

Scores from my fictional vehicles packet, "Neg it Like You Stole It". Congratulations to Mike Cheyne. Non-positive scores have been omitted. Mike Cheyne 35 Matt Weiner 20 Eric Mukherjee 15 Ramapriya R 15 Ryan Rosenberg 10 Colton Sanden 10 Harry White 10 Dylan Minarik 10 Eric Douglass 5 A. ...
by avp
Mon Dec 10, 2018 11:42 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Is Festivus happening?
Replies: 11
Views: 6316

Re: Is Festivus happening?

I'll likely have a packet about fictional vehicles ready if Festivus happens.
by avp
Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SOUNDTRACK
Replies: 10
Views: 8936

Re: SOUNDTRACK

SOUNDTRACK has been posted to the archive. The set is now clear, feel free to discuss it here and/or elsewhere. Thanks to everyone who participated in the various mirrors of this tournament. If you had half as much fun playing it as we did writing it, then we had twice as much fun writing it as you...
by avp
Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SOUNDTRACK Online Mirror
Replies: 7
Views: 4053

Re: SOUNDTRACK Online Mirror

Congratulations to Ramapriya for winning the SOUNDTRACK online mirror. Thanks to everyone who played, and we hope you enjoyed it. Here's the scores from last night: ramapriya: 235 (31/15) Jeremy: 120 (13/2) Raynor: 75 (16/17) JLaw: 70 (8/2) magin: 60 (6/0) Ophir: 55 (6/1) Chinmay: 30 (3/0) Eric: 10 ...
by avp
Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SOUNDTRACK Online Mirror
Replies: 7
Views: 4053

Re: SOUNDTRACK Online Mirror

This will be happening at 8:30PM ET on Tuesday, July 24.

We'll post more information on how to join closer to that time.
by avp
Sat Jul 14, 2018 12:44 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SOUNDTRACK Online Mirror
Replies: 7
Views: 4053

SOUNDTRACK Online Mirror

SOUNDTRACK , a film audio tournament, will be showing online soon for a final mirror. There will be 5 packets of 20 audio tossups each, and this will be played as a shootout. The online mirror will be pay-what-you-wish, so feel free to drop in for any section of the tournament and play some questio...
by avp
Sat Jun 02, 2018 2:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SOUNDTRACK at NSC - Saturday night
Replies: 4
Views: 3760

Re: SOUNDTRACK at NSC - Saturday night

We're planning on starting this at 7pm, with adjustment if necessary to ensure people are able to get dinner first.

Let's gather at the buzzer check in desk.
by avp
Sun May 27, 2018 10:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SOUNDTRACK at HSNCT - Saturday
Replies: 8
Views: 5645

Re: SOUNDTRACK at HSNCT - Saturday

Congratulations to Saul Hankin and Danny Vopava, who tied for first in the finals with 45 points each. Thanks to Sameer Apte for helping to staff this, and thanks to all of you who played this tournament. Here's some stats for the final game, as well as overall stats for the tournament: Final Round ...
by avp
Sat May 26, 2018 7:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SOUNDTRACK at HSNCT - Saturday
Replies: 8
Views: 5645

Re: SOUNDTRACK at HSNCT - Saturday

We're having this start at 10pm or after the staff tournament completes, whichever is later.

We'll meet in the L400 wing to start off at that time.
by avp
Sat Apr 21, 2018 10:58 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SOUNDTRACK
Replies: 10
Views: 8936

Re: SOUNDTRACK

Thiccasso's Guernthicca wrote:Will there be a signup posted?
There's a signup link at the HSCNT thread.
Here's a direct link.
by avp
Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SOUNDTRACK playtesting at ICT
Replies: 15
Views: 7230

Re: SOUNDTRACK playtesting at ICT

Thanks to all of those who playtested. Here's the total scores for five packets:

Connor: 180
Mike: 125
Dylan: 90
Roxanne: 80
Tejas: 60
Dan: 50
Adam: 35
Chris: 25
Noah: 20
Peter: 10
Rudra: 10
Andrew: 5
by avp
Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SOUNDTRACK playtesting at ICT
Replies: 15
Views: 7230

Re: SOUNDTRACK playtesting at ICT

This will be starting at 9:30PM in Tegel, International Level.
by avp
Sat Apr 07, 2018 7:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SOUNDTRACK playtesting at ICT
Replies: 15
Views: 7230

Re: SOUNDTRACK playtesting at ICT

Do you have any idea where this will be at? It'll be in one of the game rooms, which will mostly be set up by the time we plan to start, but we're not sure which one yet. Hopefully one of the easily accessible ones close to the lobby level. Edit: This is in Tegel, International Level (in case my ot...
by avp
Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
Replies: 48
Views: 36042

Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)

I'll have at most 20 tossups such that tossup n will have a response with exactly n words. Topics will encompass anything I can find, but should be mostly pop culture. This is complete to 18 tossups, with the following description. For all n, tossup n in this packet has an answer line consisting of...
by avp
Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:16 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
Replies: 48
Views: 36042

Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)

I'll have at most 20 tossups such that tossup n will have a response with exactly n words. Topics will encompass anything I can find, but should be mostly pop culture.
by avp
Mon Dec 19, 2016 1:42 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet
Replies: 120
Views: 67451

Re: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet

I'll probably have a packet on pre-2000 film/television/etc. This is complete to 20/0, and titled "Screens of the 20th Century", with the following description: "The packet is written as if the world never made it past December 31, 1999. All clues and answer lines are related to a ra...
by avp
Fri Nov 25, 2016 1:53 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet
Replies: 120
Views: 67451

Re: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet

I'll probably have a packet on pre-2000 film/television/etc.