Announcing: This Tournament Goes to Eleven VII

dr_pookman <*dr_pookman_at_dr_pookman.yahoo.invalid*> · Thu, 02 Jun 2005 16:58:34 -0000

Announcing:
This Tournament Goes to Eleven VII: Shark Sandwich

Place: Iowa City, Iowa
Dates: October 29, 2005
Building: Phillips Hall
Times: TBA
TD: Zach Sanderson (djtannir_at_...) (Not Andy this year, Zach's 
the new guy)

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Tournament:

  1. THIS IS A NON-PACKET SUBMISSION TOURNAMENT

    a. However, submissions will be accepted (and greatly 
appreciated), with compensation rewarded.

  2. TTGT11 is, and has always been, somewhat of a hybrid 
tournament.  Usually, the distribution is around 65% academic and 35% 
trash.

  3. Teams may consist of as few as two (2) and as many as eight (8)
players.

  4. Each round of the tournament will pit one team against one other
team.

  5. Each round of the tournament will consist of two different 
packets being read simultaneously.

    a. Each packet will be either a 'theme' or a 'subject' packet (the
difference between these is described below in Packet Requirements).

    b. The theme(s) and/or subject(s) of the two packets will be 
known to each team before the round begins.

  6. Teams must "divide and conquer" in order to win the round. In 
other words, a team chooses among itself how best to divide its 
players between the two packets-with a max of four players from any 
one team per packet.

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Packets:

  1. Each round consists of twenty 10-point toss-ups.

  2. A correct answer by a player earns that player's team a shot at a
30-point bonus.

  3. Powers and Lames have also been used in the past.

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Eligibility:

  1. We welcome players from any team in the nation that would like to
come, regardless of age, sex, or (lack of) university affiliation.

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Registration:

  Base Fee: $200/team

  Discounts:

1. One Packet: -$20 by Oct. 2, -$10 by Oct. 16
2. Two Packets: -$50 by Oct. 2, -$25 by Oct. 16
3. Working Buzzer: -$10/buzzer (no max)
4. Two Teams: -$20/team
5. Three Teams: -$40/team
6. Travel Discount: $0.10/mile (for every mile over 100)

As always, if money is a problem, then please e-mail me at
djtannir_at_....  I will do whatever I can to accommodate a team 
that cannot afford the full registration fee.

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Packet Submission:

1. Anyone/team who would like to write a freelance packet for TTGT11 
is more than welcome; we would appreciate it greatly.

2. Anyone/team who writes one (1) freelance packet will be supplied
with the whole of this year's tournament (roughly 30 packets!)

3. Anyone/team who writes two (2) freelance packets will be supplied
with the whole of last year's tournament (that's 32 packets!)

4. We would prefer packets of an academic nature, or at least packets
that are 50/50 academic/TRASH, but we will gladly take given to us,
just the same.

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Theme Packets:

1. A theme packet is any packet with a distribution of questions from
various fields of interest whose questions/answers all have something
in common.

2. Any team/freelance that would like to submit a theme packet for
TTGT11, please follow the following loose distribution of 21TU/22B:

History 4-5/4-5
Lit 4-5/4-5
Science 4-5/4-5
Misc. Academic 4-5/4-5
Trash/Current Events 2-3/2-3

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Subject Packets:

1. A subject packet is any packet containing all questions on a single
subject. For example, any packet focusing only on art would be a
subject packet. A subject packet is not nearly as limiting as some
might think, however, for even a packet on 'art' can contain art
history, famous artists, works, museums, and even TRASH references
(e.g. 'Whistler's Mother' in the movie Bean).