The tournament will take place at Porter Hall, with team check-in beginning at 8:00 in Porter 100 and gameplay beginning at 9:00. Jackie Wu will be the tournament director. Please direct any questions about this site to CMU Quiz Bowl at [email protected].
Eligibility
In general, teams where players are all attending the same school and all taking at least one class for credit during the 2019–2020 school year are eligible to play 2020 ACF Regionals. ACF’s full eligibility rules are available here. Questions about eligibility should be directed to [email protected].
Rules
This tournament will follow ACF’s official gameplay rules.
Registration
Fill out the central 2020 ACF Regionals registration form with all relevant information. The form is here: https://forms.gle/2muU28fo5GxczdPA8. The field for each site can be found here.
The field cap is 21, after which teams will be placed on a waitlist. Please register by January 20, 2020 at the latest.
Please notify us if you sign up after Jan.19! ([email protected])
Fees
- Base fee: $150
- New to quizbowl discount: –$100
- Shorthanded discount (1–2 players): –$75
- Buzzers: –$10 per functional system
- Staffers: –$15 per staffer with functional laptop
- Travel: –$10 per 200 miles traveled one-way
Payment should be submitted via cash or check (preferred) upon arrival to the tournament.
If you request an invoice, please e-mail Ruel Beresford <[email protected]> for it.
Late Penalty: 10$ per week after date of the tournament, with a cap at 200% of the original fee.
Packet Discounts/Penalties
Any team with at least two people on it who played a regular, collegiate, academic quizbowl tournament (either as a college student or as a high school student) prior to September 1, 2018 is required to submit a half-packet. If they have not already requested them, teams will receive their distribution after registering. If you are unsure whether your team is required to submit a half-packet, please email ACF at [email protected].
The submission schedule is as follows (your submission must be sent to [email protected] by 11:59 PM PDT):
- November 10, 2019: –$50
- November 24, 2019: –$25
- December 8, 2019: –$0
- December 22, 2019: +$25
- December 29, 2019: +$50
