Re: Early Fall Tournament: October 14th, 2006

• From: james_g_blaine_4prez <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com>
• Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 15:35:07 -0000
• Message-ID: <e6eorb+3irm_at_...>

Just a quick note that the initial post title is erroneous.  As stated
in the body of the post, EFT will take place on Oct. 7th, NOT Oct. 14th.

-Seth

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, james_g_blaine_4prez <no_reply_at_...>
wrote:
>
> This is the official announcement for the Early Fall Tournament (EFT),
> to be held on October 7th, 2006.  The tournament set will be written
> by Jerry Vinokurov, Ryan Westbrook, myself, and possibly some other
> people.  The questions will be similar in length, difficulty and
> distribution to ACF Fall (i.e., somewhat shorter and easier than the
> typical invitational).
> 
> We have hosts lined up on the west coast, northeast, midwest and
> Texas.  We'd love to have more hosts, particularly in the mid-Atlantic
> and the south.  If you're interested in hosting a mirror site, please
> let us know (setht_at_..., jerry_v_at_...,
> CryoBristow_at_...).  The base fee per team will be $80.  Hosts can
> set buzzer, travel and moderator discounts at their own discretion. 
> Hosts send us $40 per team and keep the rest.  If your costs of
> hosting amount to more than you take in, let us know and we'll work
> something out.
> 
> This tournament is open to anyone who wants to play.  We're hoping
> that having some easy, non-packet-submission tournaments early in the
> year will provide a boost to retention rates for new players, and that
> this tournament will delight players at all levels, much like its
> amphibious namesake.
> 
> Please let us know if you have any questions about the tournament, or
> if you want to host.  Host sites will be announced soon, along with
> contacts in case you have questions about your local mirror site.
> 
> -Seth
>