Third time's the charm... Seeing as how we'll be here anyway, the UTC Academic Trivia Association will host its third annual ACF Detox one-day trash tournament on Sun., Feb. 24, 2002. That's the day after ACF Southeast Regionals (also at UTC) and will help you emerge from the intellectually stimulating world of ACF and resurface to face modern life in America. TIME & PLACE: Start time on Sun. 2/24: registration beginning at 9:00 AM, announcements at 9:45, and play beginning at 10 AM. When will we finish? Depends on how many teams we have, but we hope to be out of there by 8 PM at the latest. Tournament headquarters will be either Holt 121 or Grote 129 on the UTC campus, depending on how many teams we have. We'll post signs telling you which building to go to. ELIGIBILITY: This tournament is open to nyone -- current players, former players, coaches, referees, groundskeepers... you get the idea. An opposable thumb might be helpful but is not required. Teams do not have to have any academic affiliation. If you want to play, and you tell me in time, and you submit a packet or make arrangements otherwise, you're in. If you want to make yourself available as a free agent to join a team -- or if you have a partial team in need of free agent help -- let me know and I'll hook you up. FORMAT: 20 questions per round, untimed. Packet submission strongly encouraged (see guidelines and timetables below.) Teams will be four players each, with alternates OK as long as there are no substitutions in mid-match. Depending on the number of teams, the format will be round robin or bracketed round robin. This of course means I need to know the number of teams in advance. FEES: Base fee $80 per team Discounts: $15 if also playing in ACF SE Regionals $10 for an experienced reader (*or* said reader can join us for dinner at Provino's after ACF Regionals Sat. night 2/23 if they'd prefer) $5 for a working buzzer (additional $5 for a second buzzer if it turns out we need it) $20 for submitting full packet (25 and 25) by midnight Sun., Feb. 3 or $5 for submitting packet by midnight Wed., Feb. 13 Packet submitted between Feb. 13 and Sun., Feb. 17 -- no discount or penalty -$10 for packet submitted after Sun. Feb. 17 but before midnight Wed., Feb. 20 (only accepted by prior arrangement) $20 for no packet at all (please arrange with me in advance!) Minimum fee (even with multiple discounts) $50 per team. PACKETS: To simplify editing of the inevitable numerous duplicates, each packet submitted needs to contain at least 25 tossup and 25 boni. Visual boni will be accepted if possible; physical challenges and audio questions won't. While we do not wish to constrain the creative bounds of a trash round, here are loose distribution guidelines, cribbed directly from TrashMasters: Number Category 2 - 4 Movies 2 - 4 TV 2 - 4 Sports 2 - 4 Music 2 - 4 Trashy "literature" 2 - 4 Trashy current events No more than 2 each: Computer games & other computer stuff Comics Junk food Potent potables Board games Anything else you think of is fine as long as there are no more than two questions per as-yet-unnamed category. E-mail me at steinhic_at_... for directions, lodging info, etc.
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