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by Arras Agility
Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:18 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: CALISTO 3: Call for Writers and Editors
Replies: 2
Views: 965

Re: CALISTO 3: Call for Writers and Editors

We're closing applications. Thanks to everyone who's applied; we look forward to producing a great set!
by Arras Agility
Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:20 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: CALISTO 3: Call for Writers and Editors
Replies: 2
Views: 965

Re: CALISTO 3: Call for Writers and Editors

Thanks to everyone that's applied so far! We've accepted what we imagine will be most of our writers, but not all, and still welcome applications over the next couple of weeks or so. (Those who have applied and not been accepted remain under consideration!) We also continue to welcome editor applica...
by Arras Agility
Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:23 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: CALISTO 3: Call for Writers and Editors
Replies: 2
Views: 965

CALISTO 3: Call for Writers and Editors

A third iteration of CALISTO, a HS regs set, will be ready for mirrors beginning in Fall of 2024. Many personnel from CALISTOs 1 and 2 will work on CALISTO 3, and our overall set philosophy of producing a difficulty-controlled set with fresh clues and a somewhat experimental distribution will remain...
by Arras Agility
Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:04 am
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: 2024 West Coast Championship [2024-05-18]
Replies: 0
Views: 971

2024 West Coast Championship [2024-05-18]

I'm very pleased to announce the 2024 West Coast Championship, an online high school nats-prep tournament to be held online on Saturday, May 18th. This is a successor to the very successful 2021 iteration . I will be directing. Divisions This tournament will have two divisions: a Nationals division ...
by Arras Agility
Sat May 06, 2023 10:36 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: California NASAT Teams - Taking Applications (2023)
Replies: 1
Views: 3237

Re: California NASAT Teams - Taking Applications (2023)

Thanks to everyone who applied, and congratulations to the players we've chosen to represent California at the 2023 NASAT: Conner Feng (Del Norte High School, 11) Yaj Jhajhria (Canyon Crest Academy, 11) Richard Lin (Bellarmine College Preparatory, 12) Adam Smith (Rancho Bernardo High School, 12)
by Arras Agility
Sat Mar 25, 2023 11:47 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: California NASAT Teams - Taking Applications (2023)
Replies: 1
Views: 3237

California NASAT Teams - Taking Applications (2023)

As in 2021 and 2022, California will not hold tryouts for our 2023 NASAT teams. Instead, a selection committee (composed of, at least, myself and Freddie O'Hara) will select the teams on a "body-of-work" basis following an open application - that is, prospective players will submit a form ...
by Arras Agility
Sat Jan 28, 2023 3:09 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Who's Doing CO This Year?
Replies: 31
Views: 8245

Re: Who's Doing CO This Year?

Happy to edit CS again if asked
by Arras Agility
Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:36 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: UCSD Scoresheets
Replies: 2
Views: 3883

Re: UCSD Scoresheets

jonah wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:14 pm What's the best way to ask questions and provide feedback on this project, especially with respect to possible bugs and security issues?
Email me.
by Arras Agility
Wed May 11, 2022 11:01 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: California NASAT Teams - Taking Applications (2022)
Replies: 1
Views: 2242

Re: California NASAT Teams - Taking Applications (2022)

Thanks to everyone who applied, and congratulations to the players who have been chosen to represent California at the 2022 NASAT: Richard Lin (Bellarmine College Preparatory, 11) Advaith Modali (Archbishop Mitty High School, 12) Anuttam Ramji (Archbishop Mitty High School, 12) Adhvaith Ravi (Washin...
by Arras Agility
Wed Apr 06, 2022 5:48 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2022)
Replies: 25
Views: 13555

Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2022)

As is tradition: It's that time of year again where people start to hear back from transfer applications, grad school apps, job offers, landlords, etc. and make plans to go places. Here is a thread in which current college players or members of the college quizbowl community can post where they'll b...
by Arras Agility
Thu Mar 31, 2022 8:42 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: California NASAT Teams - Taking Applications (2022)
Replies: 1
Views: 2242

California NASAT Teams - Taking Applications (2022)

As in 2021, California will not hold tryouts for our 2022 NASAT teams. Instead, a selection committee (comprising myself, Freddie O'Hara, Shahar Schwartz, and Rohan Venkateswaran) will be selecting the teams on a "body-of-work" basis following an open application - that is, prospective pla...
by Arras Agility
Wed Mar 30, 2022 5:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NAQT Southern California State Championships @ UCSD [4-23-22]
Replies: 0
Views: 1078

NAQT Southern California State Championships @ UCSD [4-23-22]

The UCSD Quizbowl team is excited to announce the 2022 NAQT Southern California State Championships, to be hosted on our campus on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022. This tournament will have a Varsity division run on IS-210 and a Junior Varsity division run on IS-211A. It will be directed by me, Alistair ...
by Arras Agility
Sat Nov 20, 2021 11:39 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Fall X "@" UCSD [11-27-2021]
Replies: 2
Views: 1846

Re: Triton Fall X "@" UCSD [11-27-2021]

Unfortunately, we will again have to cancel due to field size. We apologize to interested teams, and hope to see them at Triton Winter, hopefully to be in-person in the new year.
by Arras Agility
Wed Nov 17, 2021 12:00 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Fall X "@" UCSD [11-27-2021]
Replies: 2
Views: 1846

Re: Triton Fall X "@" UCSD [11-27-2021]

We have had one team register for this tournament. If we don't have a field of at least ten teams by this Friday, we will cancel the tournament.
by Arras Agility
Sun Nov 07, 2021 11:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ACF Winter at UC San Diego (11/06/2021)
Replies: 1
Views: 1453

Re: 2021 ACF Winter at UC San Diego (11/06/2021)

This happened; thanks to all teams that participated. Thanks also to the writers and editors of the set, and all our staff, including the four(!) Winter editors who graciously staffed. Stanford A won in a one-game final against Stanford B by the score of 400 - 205; Stanford B had defeated Claremont ...
by Arras Agility
Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ACF Winter at UC San Diego (11/06/2021)
Replies: 1
Views: 1453

2021 ACF Winter at UC San Diego (11/06/2021)

I am pleased to announce that the California / Northwest site of 2021 ACF Winter will be held at UC San Diego on Saturday, November 6, 2021. The tournament will take place on Zoom. The opening meeting will begin at 8:45 AM Pacific and gameplay will begin at 9:00. I, Alistair Gray, will be the tourna...
by Arras Agility
Sun Aug 08, 2021 6:42 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: Re: TAILS (MS/HS easy, 2020-2021)
Replies: 9
Views: 7441

Re: TAILS (MS/HS easy, 2020-2021)

The set is posted; thanks to everyone who played for making this set a success! Thanks also to the TAG folks who wrote, with a special shout-out to Ketan for handling set logistics and keeping a watchful eye over everything about TAILS.
by Arras Agility
Sat Jun 26, 2021 4:25 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: CALISTO 2 (Regular HS, 2021-2022)
Replies: 2
Views: 5419

Re: CALISTO 2 (Regular HS, 2021-2022)

Current Mirrors: Ohio: Beavercreek Fall @ Beavercreek HS -- October 16 Asia: Online league @ Singapore American -- October 28 - January 3 Iowa: Iowa Quiz Bowl League Kickoff -- October 30 Georgia: CATT @ Chattahoochee HS -- November 13 Minnesota: Gopher Fall @ University of Minnesota -- November 20...
by Arras Agility
Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:00 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: CALISTO 2 (Regular HS, 2021-2022)
Replies: 2
Views: 5419

Re: CALISTO 2 (Regular HS, 2021-2022)

Additional Notes on the Distribution Based on stats from CALISTO 1 and other sets, we realized that many canonical answerlines get rather poor conversion, especially in Poetry, Physics, and Painting. As a result, we have decreased the size of several categories from 1/1 to .75/.75. To compensate, w...
by Arras Agility
Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:58 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: CALISTO 2 (Regular HS, 2021-2022)
Replies: 2
Views: 5419

CALISTO 2 (Regular HS, 2021-2022)

CALISTO 2, the sequel to CALISTO 1 , will be available for mirrors starting October 2, 2021 . This set will target high school regular difficulty, at the level of CALISTO 1 — this is also about the level of NAQT’s Invitational Series (IS) sets, but our set will differ substantially from IS sets in s...
by Arras Agility
Sat Jun 12, 2021 12:37 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2021 PACE NSC Discussion
Replies: 13
Views: 6460

Re: 2021 PACE NSC Discussion

I have assembled question-by-question conversion stats based on the scoresheets , which were shared in the Discord by Harry White, in case these are interesting to anyone. The stats include 20/10/dead numbers for tossups, 30/20/10/0 numbers for bonuses, and individual part conversion for bonuses. Ke...
by Arras Agility
Mon May 17, 2021 5:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Spring X "@" UCSD [5-22-2021]
Replies: 2
Views: 2855

Re: Triton Spring X "@" UCSD [5-22-2021]

Due to lack of a sufficiently large field or interest in other teams from joining the field, we have unfortunately decided to cancel this tournament. We apologize to the interested teams and hope to see them at Triton Fall in the coming year. Good luck to those of the teams that are competing at nat...
by Arras Agility
Mon May 03, 2021 2:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: California NASAT Teams - Taking Applications
Replies: 1
Views: 2837

Re: California NASAT Teams - Taking Applications

We have chosen teams; thanks to everyone who applied. We had a very strong group of applicants, and I'm proud to congratulate the teams that will represent California at NASAT. California A Nicholas Dai (Westview HS, 12) Karan Gurazada (Stanford Online HS, 12) Amogh Kulkarni (Arcadia HS, 11) Ryan Su...
by Arras Agility
Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Spring X "@" UCSD [5-22-2021]
Replies: 2
Views: 2855

Triton Spring X "@" UCSD [5-22-2021]

The UCSD Quizbowl team is excited to announce that we will host Triton Spring X online on Saturday, May 22, 2021! This will be a high school tournament with a single division using the BHSAT XXX set . This tournament will be co-TDed between myself and Jack Kim. Eligibility: The tournament is only op...
by Arras Agility
Wed Apr 07, 2021 3:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: California NASAT Teams - Taking Applications
Replies: 1
Views: 2837

California NASAT Teams - Taking Applications

California will not hold tryouts for our 2021 NASAT teams. Instead, I and Rohan Venkateswaran (UC Berkeley) will be selecting the teams on a "body-of-work" basis following an open application - that is, prospective players will submit a form to apply and we will select players based on tou...
by Arras Agility
Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where are you going to college next year? (2021)
Replies: 14
Views: 7361

Where are you going to college next year? (2021)

Post in this thread if you are a high school senior who has committed to a college: tell us where you're going and how involved you plan to be in college quizbowl, if you know. Do not post in this thread if you have not committed yet; you shouldn't be posting to say that you're choosing between seve...
by Arras Agility
Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:48 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2021 West Coast Championship Tournament
Replies: 1
Views: 2285

Re: 2021 West Coast Championship Tournament

Thanks to everyone who played and staffed the first West Coast Championship! We hope all teams had an enjoyable time. Congratulations to the teams that won the tournament: Arcadia won the Competitive division, defeating California's Westview A 380 - 200 in a one-game final. St. Francis won the Stand...
by Arras Agility
Sat Jan 16, 2021 10:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Winter IX "@" UCSD [1-16-2021]
Replies: 2
Views: 1936

Re: Triton Winter IX "@" UCSD [1-16-2021]

Thanks to all the teams who played, and to all the staffers! The tournament went very smoothly. Congratulations to Arcadia and to Westview B, who respectively won Varsity and JV. Full stats are available at the tournament listing: https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/6734/ Hope to see all the SoCal...
by Arras Agility
Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:55 am
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: Re: TAILS (MS/HS easy, 2020-2021)
Replies: 9
Views: 7441

Re: TAILS (MS/HS easy, 2020-2021)

This is an open call for bids to host two final nationwide mirrors of TAILS - one for Pacific and Mountain time, and one for Eastern time. These mirrors may be at already-planned tournaments - in that case, this means that regional restrictions on teams for such tournaments would be relaxed to their...
by Arras Agility
Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Winter IX "@" UCSD [1-16-2021]
Replies: 2
Views: 1936

Re: Triton Winter IX "@" UCSD [1-16-2021]

We still need quite a few staff and will pay $20 for full-day external staffers.
by Arras Agility
Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144799

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [QUARTERFINALS, SUBMIT BY 12/30]

5 Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car" vs. 7 Dexy's Midnight Runners, "Come on Eileen" 16 Pixies, "Where is My Mind?" vs. 3 Prince, "When Doves Cry" 1 Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean" vs. 6 Joy Division, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" 5 Talking Heads, "...
by Arras Agility
Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:31 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144799

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND TWO, PART ONE: SUBMIT BY 12/15]

1 Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean" vs. 9 David Bowie, "Modern Love" 5 U2 "With or Without You" vs. 13 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Free Fallin'" 6 Joy Division, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" vs. 3 Queen and David Bowie, "Under Pressure" 7 Gu...
by Arras Agility
Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:53 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Winter IX "@" UCSD [1-16-2021]
Replies: 2
Views: 1936

Triton Winter IX "@" UCSD [1-16-2021]

The UCSD Quizbowl team is excited to announce that we will host Triton Winter IX online on Saturday, January 16, 2021. This will be a high school tournament with Junior Varsity and Varsity divisions. The Varsity division will use NAQT's IS-197 set, and the JV division will use IS-196A. These questio...
by Arras Agility
Wed Dec 09, 2020 8:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144799

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND ONE, PART THREE: SUBMIT BY 12/9]

1 Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean" vs. 16 Billy Bragg, "A New England" 8 Metallica, "Master of Puppets" vs. 9 David Bowie, "Modern Love" 5 U2, "With or Without You" vs. 12 Def Leppard, "Photograph" 4 The Police, "Every Breath You Take&qu...
by Arras Agility
Sun Dec 06, 2020 4:48 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IKEA West "@" UCSD [12-05-2020]
Replies: 1
Views: 3159

Re: IKEA West "@" UCSD [12-05-2020]

This happened; thanks to all teams who attended! Stats are up here . Stanford A defeated Berkeley A in the last prelim game, 360 - 330, and thus cleared the field to win the tournament. Berkeley B and Stanford B finished third and fourth, respectively, in the top bracket, which elected to play three...
by Arras Agility
Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:39 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: Re: TAILS (MS/HS easy, 2020-2021)
Replies: 9
Views: 7441

Re: TAILS (MS/HS easy, 2020-2021)

Good to hear you enjoyed running the set! I do have a couple thoughts of my own on the difficulty of the set I'd like to comment on. Firstly, at the middle school level there's a vast gulf between experienced and less-experienced teams, and TAILS was written thinking of newer players in particular. ...
by Arras Agility
Sun Nov 15, 2020 4:57 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Fall IX "@" UCSD [11-14-2020]
Replies: 2
Views: 2884

Re: Triton Fall IX "@" UCSD [11-14-2020]

This happened today! Stats are up on the database . Arcadia A defeated Santa Monica A 475 - 240 in the first game of an advantaged final to win the Varsity division; Scripps Ranch B defeated Canyon Crest B 310 - 285 in the first game of an advantaged final to win the JV division. Congratulations to ...
by Arras Agility
Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:35 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IKEA West "@" UCSD [12-05-2020]
Replies: 1
Views: 3159

IKEA West "@" UCSD [12-05-2020]

The UCSD Quizbowl team is pleased to announce a mirror of IKEA to be held over Discord on Saturday, December 5. This is a medium-difficulty college set. This will be a closed mirror; all West Coast teams of students all at the same high school or university are eligible. The West Coast is defined to...
by Arras Agility
Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:56 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Fall IX "@" UCSD [11-14-2020]
Replies: 2
Views: 2884

Re: Triton Fall IX "@" UCSD [11-14-2020]

Current Field (as of 11/6): Varsity (10/10): Canyon Crest OLP Westview (2) Santa Monica (2) Arcadia Mt. Everest Scripps Ranch Rancho Bernardo JV (10/10): Canyon Crest (2) OLP Westview Santa Monica Arcadia Bonita Scripps Ranch North Hollywood Rancho Bernardo Waitlist: Westview (JV) Santa Monica (JV) ...
by Arras Agility
Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Fall IX "@" UCSD [11-14-2020]
Replies: 2
Views: 2884

Triton Fall IX "@" UCSD [11-14-2020]

The UCSD Quizbowl team is excited to announce Triton Fall IX, to be hosted online on Saturday, November 14, 2020. This tournament will be open to high school teams and will have consist of two divisions: Junior Varsity and Varsity. The Varsity division will be a mirror of LONE STAR and the Junior Va...
by Arras Agility
Sun Oct 11, 2020 12:23 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2020 California Fall Novice
Replies: 2
Views: 3041

Re: 2020 California Fall Novice

Thanks to all the players and staffers who made this event a success! We hope everyone had an enjoyable experience.

Final statistics can be found on the database; Gunn won the tournament in the final over Santa Monica A, 415 - 355.
by Arras Agility
Mon Sep 28, 2020 7:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2020 California Fall Novice
Replies: 2
Views: 3041

Re: 2020 California Fall Novice

Field, as of 10/9: Mission San Jose (2) Homestead Stanford Online (2) Vista del Lago (3) Sacramento Country Day King's Academy (2) Branham Bellarmine San Mateo Lowell (2) Fremont Christian (2) Arcadia SDSCPA (new) Amador Valley (2) Miramonte (new) Santa Monica (2) Washington (2) Our Lady of Peace Sa...
by Arras Agility
Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:22 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2020 California Fall Novice
Replies: 2
Views: 3041

2020 California Fall Novice

UPDATES 9/28: Tournament gameplay will start promptly at 9 AM Pacific time (teams will have to be in the tournament server and ready by 8:40; we will hold an opening meeting before gameplay begins.), and we expect to end at 4 or 5 PM at the latest. We've expanded the field cap to 40 teams. Staff mem...
by Arras Agility
Wed Jul 22, 2020 4:06 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: UCSD Scoresheets
Replies: 2
Views: 3883

UCSD Scoresheets

UCSD Scoresheets are a system for scorekeeping tournaments that have been been widely used at UCSD and other physical SoCal tournaments for the past few years, and are now being released to the general quizbowl public in light of the need for scorekeeping options for online tournaments. The system ...
by Arras Agility
Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351895

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!

Stairway to Heaven vs. Born to Run

neither of these songs is the best song of the 1970's. however, one of them is better than the other
by Arras Agility
Tue Jun 30, 2020 6:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351895

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Final Four!

Stairway to Heaven vs. Wish You Were Here
Superstition vs. Born to Run
by Arras Agility
Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351895

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Elite Eight!

Wish You Were Here vs. Ohio
Let It Be vs. Stairway to Heaven
Born to Run vs. Long Train Runnin’
Superstition vs. What’s Going On

here's a hot take: Let It Be and Superstition are both very overrated
by Arras Agility
Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Online Quizbowl in the West
Replies: 12
Views: 4625

Re: The Online Quizbowl in the West

UW will also be hosting online summer practices over Discord, in our server here: https://discord.com/invite/sFevHKB. Practices will occur on Wednesdays (starting this Wednesday) and Sundays from 6-8 p.m. (the date and time may change in the future, but this is it for now). We welcome everyone who ...
by Arras Agility
Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:35 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351895

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Sweet Sixteen!

Proud Mary vs. Long Train Runnin’
Born to Run vs. Layla
What’s Going On vs. Beast of Burden
Superstition vs. Midnight Train to Georgia
by Arras Agility
Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:17 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Online Quizbowl in the West
Replies: 12
Views: 4625

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 ...