The Ninth Annual Michigan One-on-One Tournament or "Kidder Cup" will be held on the day before Memorial Day (Sunday, May 25, 2003) on the beautiful campus of the University of Michigan - in the Modern Languages Building (you know, the place it was last year. I already have the rooms reserved! You may also know it as the place where this year's MLK was held). Time to be determined closer to the tournament, but plan on a 8:30 am arrival, 9:00 am start. How it works: You play 1-on-1 vs. every one in the tournament (hopefully). No complaining about your teammates stealing your tossups, no bickering about which bonus answer to use - it will all be your fault. After a round robin, the top four or eight playoff for the Kidder Cup - and has the honor of immediately renaming the trophy after his or herself and will take possession of the Kidder Cup. What to bring: You will need to write one packet. You should follow the Michigan guidelines posted here: http://www.umich.edu/~uac/mac/rules/memorandum2002.html and http://www.umich.edu/~uac/mac/rules/appendix2002.html. Each packet should have 30 and 30 questions so we can allow for repeats. Try to avoid using the May 24 newspaper for current events, since if everybody did that, there will be a ton of repeats. Also try to avoid things that only you would know, or you'll getting a lot of boos and hisses. You will need to bring enough copies of your packets for every room. Also, this tournament will feature "guerilla editing", which not only means we'll try to snag repeats only before the next round, we'll also know whom to blame if we, the players, don't like a round. Also, you will be expected to help staff on your bye/byes. Rules of play: --Full round robin (depends on turnout and moderator availability) --Top 4 or 8 make playoffs (depends on turnout) (we may also have a consolation playoff if there is interest for the Dixie Cup) --8 minute halves with NAQT-style clock rules --Person with most points wins the game --Ties broken by three-toss-up OT. After that Ties stand in the prelims. Interested in playing: The Field is going to be tentatively capped around 18, since that would mean eight game rooms plus two byes. So if you want to make sure you're getting in...e-mail me (cdbarker at umich dot edu) so I know. So far, I have the interested parties stated below, but if you want me to be sure I know you're interested, please email me. It is first come, first serve. It is worth noting that I am coordinating the tournament, but not directing it the day of the event. At present, the following people have signed up: Mike Burger (confirmed) Mitchell Szczepanczyk (confirmed) Interested in staffing: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. E-mail me at (cdbarker at umich dot edu) so others can sleep at night. Cost: Zip. Nada. Zilch. Unless you decide to pay the copy place. (Disclaimer: MAC and its members are not endorsing any illegal acts and not paying the copy place is entirely the prerogative of the player and cannot in anyway indemnify MAC, its representatives, or the American League. Void where prohibited by law. Thanks to Mike Burger for writing this. Caveat emptor. Always wear a sweater when it's cold outside.) Playoff Packets: If you're interested in freelancing a playoff packet, please email me at cdbarker at umich dot edu and we'll see what we can work out in a trade. We'll need three packets. Questions About the Tournament: Craig Barker will be running the tournament again, but is smart enough to know not to play in this thing again (which is a commentary on my Indy 500 tickets, not about the tournament). If you have a question, you can email Craig at cdbarker at umich dot edu
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