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Leland, thank you for running the tournament! It was a commendable effort for a first time TD and I enjoyed the event, although the rooms in my morning bracket ran very slowly and the pace became grueling at times. For future events, I would suggest room-balancing brackets (i.e. distributing games i...

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GDS and a couple of other high school teams were unable to play EFT at UMD because of UMD room reservation policies. Will UMD Quizbowl be working to be sure that they will have worked around said policies and be allowed by the school to host a high school mirror of Terrapin? Hi Matthew, we complete...

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I am pleased to announce that the 2019 edition of Terrapin will be available for pre-Nationals mirrors starting in March 2019 ! Eligibility All high schoolers are eligible to play Terrapin as closed teams in designated high school mirrors. Students who are dual-enrolled are eligible to play in eithe...

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I also would like to thank Margaret and the other members of Penn quizbowl for running another successful iteration of Penn Bowl! I know from experience that running a large tournament with 38 teams is no easy task, and many of the difficulties my team experienced at the tournament are understandabl...

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We are currently in the process of confirming mirror sites with potential hosts who have expressed interest, and have updated the OP with those sites that we have confirmed so far. If you are in a region that does not have a mirror site, please feel free to send me an email at weijia05@yahoo.com and...

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This tournament was won by Johns Hopkins A after defeating Maryland A in a disadvantaged final. Thank you to all of the teams who have come to our tournament! We apologize for the delays and miscommunications, but hope we were able to provide a smooth and enjoyable experience. Prelim and playoff sta...

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If it's not showing because it takes a bit for newer posters I don't mean to be rush, but does this mean the field cap is 17 teams? To ensure a quicker response, I just want to let everyone know that we hope to accommodate all of the teams that have registered today, with a field cap of hopefully 2...

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As others have said, this tournament ran pretty well and it was great to hear some of the side events that have been written for this year. If this becomes a recurring thing and I'm around the Northeast in the future, I'd definitely come again!

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2017 Maryland Fall has just been uploaded to the archives and should be available soon. Thank you to everyone who has played our set and waited patiently for it to be posted! Also, if you are a Maryland Fall host and have not yet paid your mirror fees, please contact Sarang Yeola using the provided ...

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I'd be completely unable to attend this tournament if it was moved to any later of a date, so I'm hoping it can stay where it is.

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As so many others have expressed, I find it disturbing that NAQT has not removed Matt Bruce given the predatory inclinations that he has demonstrated in his blog. Given that so much of NAQT's business is hosting competitions for minors, NAQT's first priority should be to ensure the safety of these m...

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There has already been significant discussion on other threads about whether high school teams should play in collegiate tournaments; I hope not to rehash that discussion in this thread, which I would prefer to focus on logistics. If you would like to discuss the philosophy behind the eligibility ru...

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Charbroil wrote:Is there a rationale behind not letting closed high school teams play this tournament?

Closed high school teams are allowed to play this tournament, but only at designated high school mirrors intended for nationals preparation. An announcement for high school mirrors is forthcoming.

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I am pleased to announce 2019’s edition of Terrapin , a medium-difficulty tournament that will be available for mirrors starting March 2019 . This tournament will be written by members of the Maryland quizbowl team with some assistance and oversight from interested alumni. Eligibility All players wh...

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This tournament is intended to be mirrored in early March, whereas historically we have seem MUT/SMT mirrors take place later in March or even April or May. Also, MUT and SMT are targeted explicitly at undergrads and do not allow graduate students to play; Terrapin will be intended for all players a...

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As an E.F.T.-difficulty set available in March, is this tournament meant to replace the usual March Undergraduate Tournament on the schedule? If so, will it also be undergrad-only? It is not directly intended to replace MUT/EMT/SMT, since it should be appropriate for teams of all skill levels. The ...

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Since there's no 2018-2019 tournament schedule thread yet, I am preemptively posting this thread in anticipation of an upcoming announcement for 2019 Terrapin 30. Terrapin 30 will be targeted as an EFT-difficulty set, which will be available for mirrors starting in March 2019. Though the set is prim...

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I don’t care if you do these things in private, but when you do it on the forums, on the Discord, or elsewhere, you affect more than just the people you’re insulting (whether they read it or care or not). Younger players, high school and below, read what you say in public, often with little to no c...

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The purpose of this post is two fold. The first is to draw your attention to Weijia Cheng and Graham Reid. Weijia is an excellent player who deserves a spot on your ballot. His skills are best showcased on difficult content. He's on when it counts the most. This year he got to showcase that in a po...

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The Stately Rhododendron wrote:I have to condition for a trail crew job, so you better believe Quizbowl crunches are back.

can you please do this on jacob reed's desk when we play you thanks

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When the original poll was posted, I voted "Too insular" and "Lack of professionalism." With this post I'd like to offer my opinion on why I think college quizbowl is too insular, as someone who hasn't really been involved in college quizbowl for that long and whose time (and, u...

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When the original poll was posted, I voted "Too insular" and "Lack of professionalism." With this post I'd like to offer my opinion on why I think college quizbowl is too insular, as someone who hasn't really been involved in college quizbowl for that long and whose time (and, un...

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I agree with Chris and Evan with their concern about the "sanctioning" powers of this proposed committee. I could see how the presence of a committee might help prospective editors schedule and announce the year's tournaments in a more organized manner, and I believe that it could be helpf...

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Overall, I want to thank the writers for putting together this set, especially since many of them are new to writing college quizbowl tournaments! Generally speaking, I thought that the difficulty was reasonable and the answerlines were well-chosen, but I think there were some structural issues with...

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Jonathan Magin and I could use two more players, especially someone who knows science.

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My thanks to the JHU team for running this tournament! The rounds went smoothly and were well-organized. I would definitely consider attending future tournaments at JHU.

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Could I see the Abu Sufyan and Bilal bonuses? In Islamic eschatology, a figure identified as a descendant of this man will begin an uprising in the Levant before going on to attack Medina and Kufa. For 10 points each: [10] Name this man, who was a leader of the Quraysh tribe and early opponent of M...

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I have created this thread to provide some insight into my approach towards writing and editing religion in this set, and to welcome feedback for the category. Though I would have certainly liked to play this year's spring open, I decided to accept an invitation to edit religion for CMST because I w...

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Thanks to all of the teams and players for coming! In the end, Doki Doki Quizbowl Club defeated "Brownstein et al." in the first game of the advantaged final, giving them the win. Stats have been posted for all games.

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My thanks to all of the staffers and players who have come from near and far to UMD's mirror of CMST! We had a great tournament, with Brownstein et al. finishing two games ahead of "Bloq Mayus" and OSU at the end of the prelims, hence winning the tournament outright. Playoff and combined s...

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Now that the tournament is a week away, I am closing registration. The final field will consist of the nine teams listed in the OP and a house team. I will be sending out a logistics email to all of the teams sometime tonight or tomorrow.

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I am intending to finalize the schedules this weekend, so if any teams are still on the fence about registering, please send me an email by this Friday night. I look forward to seeing all of you on March 3!

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I spent some time playing with the stats from the UIUC site, and more specifically trying to find some meaningful way to compare and rank teams. What I ended up doing was constructing an estimate of the distribution of buzz points for each team within each category by starting with Will's proposed ...

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I look forward to getting your registration email!

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Jonathan Magin and I have formed a team and are looking for two more players to join us. A science player would be greatly appreciated!

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Just a reminder that any teams interested in this trash tournament that have not yet registered should send me an email to do so.

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There are currently 3 teams registered in the OP and two formed on the spreadsheet. Does that mean there are currently 5 teams planning to play this tournament? (I don't know who UMBC is) Also, Virginia is not able to play this as a full team, so I (and probably Vasa?) are looking to join an open t...

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Thank you to Virginia for running a great tournament! Although the first round took a while to begin, the subsequent rounds ran really smoothly and it didn't seem like the tournament ran late at all.

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I noticed that there are some teams formed on the spreadsheet, but I haven't yet received any emails from them yet. Just a reminder that if you are signing up an open team, you should email me to officially register for the tournament.

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I'd probably be able to scrounge up the time to write a packet.

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Maryland will be hosting a mirror of Erik Nelson's ACRONYM 11 on Sunday, March 4th, 2018 , the day after our mirror of CMST . Location and Schedule To be determined. Fees Base Fee: $20 per person $10 discount if you moderate at our mirror of CMST on Saturday OR if you bring one or more buzzers (Thes...

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We are now also planning to host Will Nediger's side event Scattergories 2 after the tournament. The fee per person will be $15. You can register ahead of time on this spreadsheet.

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I am happy to announce that I will be directing Maryland's mirror of Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament , this year's Nationals-minus spring open, which will be held on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 . We are going to have a soft cap at 12 teams that is subject to change based on interest in playing our tournam...

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Combined stats for the tournament are up. Again, thank you to all of the teams who came! If you notice any discrepancies in the statistics, please send me a private message and I'll try to resolve the issue.

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I have to admit, I wasn't really fond of the third part of the transaction costs bonus, because I was prompted when I answered with "internalizing" and had no idea what the question wanted, since I thought that when "external costs" were mentioned, it was implicit that those woul...

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Waley, I'm going to have to disagree with the premise of your post. While I have nothing against the idea of high schoolers playing closed regular-difficulty college tournaments (I myself played ACF Regionals with my high school team back when this was allowed), I certainly don't think that not havi...

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Could someone please post the bonus part on "internalizing externalities"?

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Although it seemed like this tournament had significant difficulty variability between categories, I felt that overall, it was a solid iteration of Penn Bowl. Within my main categories of history and religion, the answerlines seemed well-chosen and I didn't notice any major issues with cluing or pyr...

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For those who are interested in viewing per-category detailed stats, they have been generously provided by Ophir Lifshitz. If you notice any corrections to be made, please send a PM to Ophir. Category summary Breakdown by category Breakdown by subcategory Category totals by player Also, a list of sc...

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Stats for playoffs and complete stats are up. Apologies for the delay!

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