ECLIPSED (MS Set) Available August 2024

[Shourjo.Ganguli]

This is the announcement for ECLIPSED, a set intended for the novice high school and middle school levels. The difficulty will be comparable to that of SANDS. The set will be available for mirrors at high school and middle school tournaments during the 2024-25 season.

We intend for the set to be ready for mirrors beginning in August.

The set will consist of twelve packets of 20/20. Tossups will be power marked and bonuses will consist of three 10-point parts. Tossups will be limited to around 400-450 characters, or about 4 lines of Times New Roman size 10.

Distribution
The distribution will be as follows, and subcategories will be distributed over the set, not per packet:
4.25/4.25 Science (13/13 Biology, 13/13 Chemistry, 13/13 Physics, 12/12 Other)
4.25/4.25 History (18/18 American, 12/12 European, 12/12 World, 9/9 Other)
3.5/3.5 Literature (17/17 American, 10/10 British, 6/6 European, 4/4 World, 5/5 Other)
2/2 Fine Arts (9/9 Auditory, 9/9 Visual, 6/6 Other)
2/2 RMPSS (12/12 Mythology, 6/6 Religion, 3/3 Philosophy, 3/3 Social Science)
2/2 Geography/Current Events (16/16 Geography, 8/8 Current Events)
2/2 Pop Culture/Other/Miscellaneous

Writers and Editors:
Head Editor: Shourjo Ganguli (Ohio State)
History: Aryan Desarapu (Beavercreek)
Science: Aditya Patnaik (Beavercreek)
Literature: Shourjo Ganguli (Ohio State)
Fine Arts: Shourjo Ganguli (Ohio State)
RMPSS: Shourjo Ganguli (Ohio State)
Geography: Aryan Desarapu (Beavercreek)
Current Events: Aditya Patnaik (Beavercreek)

The mirror fee will be $16 per team. All mirror requests and questions should be emailed to [email protected] with the subject line “ECLIPSED.”