The Eight Annual Michigan One-on-One Tournament or "Kidder Cup" will be held on the day before Memorial Day (Sunday, May 26) 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 25 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) --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_...) 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. At present, the following people have signed up: Anthony De Jesus (confirmed) Matt Weiner (confirmed) Nate Meyvis (confirmed) David Bykowski (confirmed) David Thorsley (confirmed) Mike Burger (confirmed) Emily Moore (confirmed) Dwight Kidder (confirmed) Paul Litvak (confirmed) Mitchell Szczepanczyk (confirmed) Matt Lafer (confirmed) Interested in staffing: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. E-mail me at (cdbarker_at_...) so I 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_... and we'll see what we can work out in a trade. 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 personal skill as a player, not about the tournament). If you have a question, you can email Craig at cdbarker_at_...
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