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'''Scattergories''' is a series of very hard, whimsical open side events written by [[Will Nediger]]. There have been four iterations so far, running in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, respectively. The third of these was written in collaboration with [[Jaimie Carlson]]. Players have highly praised all four Scattergories sets. Will, [[JinAh Kim]] and [[Mike Bentley]] are writing a fifth set for Summer 2021.
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'''Scattergories''' was a series of open side events written by [[Will Nediger]] noted for their difficulty, [[vanity]] subject matter, and sense of whimsy. The first three Scattergories were run in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and were written entirely by Will; Scattergories 4 and 5 were held in 2020 and 2021 and involved collaborators. Players highly praised every iteration of Scattergories.
  
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Since all Scattergories sets are avowedly vanity tournaments, they skew towards things Will likes, but otherwise cover a wide range of topics in literature, arts, thought, and a lot of 'mixed' (''sensu'' [[NAQT]]) questions.
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The set is loosely based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scattergories the Milton Bradley party game], whose premise is to come up with unique answers in a provided list of categories - in this case, the topics are "things Will likes", which spans a wide range of topics in literature, arts, thought, and a lot of 'mixed' (''sensu'' [[NAQT]]) questions.
  
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The [[wikipedia:libfix|libfix]] ''-gories'' spawned in 2020 and has been used to name [[vanity packet]]s such as "[[Taylor Harvey|Taylor]]<nowiki/>gories" or "[[Victor Pavao|Victor]]<nowiki/>gories" (and the libfix ''scatter-'' was used in "Scatter[[Wonyoung Jang|wonnies]]"), although a real description communicates better than "questions on things the author ostensibly likes".<ref>https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/search.php?keywords=gories</ref>
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Since producing Scattergories, Will has also produced the similarly vanity tournament [[Logomachy]].
  
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==External links==
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{| class="wikitable"
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*[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=18920&p=327217 Scattergories announcement]
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! rowspan=2|Announcement
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*[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=20539&p=343114 Scattergories 2 announcement]
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! rowspan=2|Season
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*[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=21987&p=355743 Scattergories 3 announcement]
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! rowspan=2|Collaborators
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! colspan=3| Distribution
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!Literature
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!Fine Arts
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!Other
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|[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=382154#p382154 Scattergories 5]
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|2020-2021
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|Will Nediger
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the esteemed JinAh Kim
  
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the equally esteemed [[Mike Bentley]]
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*3 fiction
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*3 poetry
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*1 drama
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*3 our choice lit
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*2 painting/sculpture
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*2 film
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*1 other visual arts
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*1 any visual arts
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*1 auditory arts
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*1 any arts
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*1 philosophy
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*1 social science
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*4 our choice
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|-
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|[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=364279#p364279 Scattergories 4]
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|2020 summer
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|Will Nediger
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noted thinker [[JinAh Kim]]
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*3 fiction
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*3 poetry
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*1 drama
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*3 my choice lit
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*2 painting/sculpture
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*2 film
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*1 other visual arts
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*1 any visual arts
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*1 auditory arts
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*1 any arts
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*1 philosophy
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*1 social science
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*2 more thought
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*3 our choice
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|-
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|[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=21987&p=355743 Scattergories 3]
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|2018-2019
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|Will Nediger
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*3 fiction
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*3 poetry
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*1 drama
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*3 my choice lit
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*2 painting/sculpture
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*2 film
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*1 other visual arts
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*1 any visual arts
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*1 auditory arts
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*1 any arts
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*1 philosophy
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*1 social science
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*4 my choice
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|-
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|[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=20539&p=343114 Scattergories 2]
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|2017-2018
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|Will Nediger
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*3 fiction
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*3 poetry
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*1 drama
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*1 non-fiction
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*2 my choice lit
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*3 painting/sculpture
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*2 film
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*2 other visual arts
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*1 auditory arts
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*1 my choice arts
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|
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*1 philosophy
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*1 social science
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*1 religion/mythology
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*2 my choice
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|[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=18920&p=327217 Scattergories]
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|2016-2017
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|Will Nediger
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*3 fiction
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*3 poetry
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*2 drama
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*1 non-fiction
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*1 my choice
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*3 painting/sculpture
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*2 film
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*1 architecture/photography
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*1 dance/other performance
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*2 auditory (at least one of which will be classical music)
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*1 my choice
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*1 philosophy
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*1 social science (mostly psychology and linguistics, most likely)
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*1 religion/mythology (mostly religion, most likely)
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*1 my choice (this could be anything, even, heaven forfend, science)
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==Inspiration==
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Scattergories is the premiere example of the ''auteur'' side event, with each of the first three sets written entirely by Will and entirely motivated by his interests. The set has directly and indirectly inspired many other sets: starting in 2020 sets other [[vanity packet]]s began using the [[wikipedia:libfix|libfix]] ''-gories'', spawning "[[Taylor Harvey|Taylor]]<nowiki/>gories" and "[[Victor Pavao|Victor]]<nowiki/>gories" (the libfix ''scatter-'' was also used in "Scatter[[Wonyoung Jang|wonnies]]").<ref>https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/search.php?keywords=gories</ref>
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Other single-author vanity sets in the same vein as Scattergories include [[TELEOLOGY]] by [[Taylor Harvey]] and [[QBOWLOSM]] by [[Jordan Brownstein]].
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Latest revision as of 15:24, 3 January 2026

Scattergories was a series of open side events written by Will Nediger noted for their difficulty, vanity subject matter, and sense of whimsy. The first three Scattergories were run in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and were written entirely by Will; Scattergories 4 and 5 were held in 2020 and 2021 and involved collaborators. Players highly praised every iteration of Scattergories.

The set is loosely based on the the Milton Bradley party game, whose premise is to come up with unique answers in a provided list of categories - in this case, the topics are "things Will likes", which spans a wide range of topics in literature, arts, thought, and a lot of 'mixed' (sensu NAQT) questions.

Since producing Scattergories, Will has also produced the similarly vanity tournament Logomachy.

Announcement Season Collaborators Distribution
Literature Fine Arts Other
Scattergories 5 2020-2021 Will Nediger

the esteemed JinAh Kim

the equally esteemed Mike Bentley

  • 3 fiction
  • 3 poetry
  • 1 drama
  • 3 our choice lit
  • 2 painting/sculpture
  • 2 film
  • 1 other visual arts
  • 1 any visual arts
  • 1 auditory arts
  • 1 any arts
  • 1 philosophy
  • 1 social science
  • 4 our choice
Scattergories 4 2020 summer Will Nediger

noted thinker JinAh Kim

  • 3 fiction
  • 3 poetry
  • 1 drama
  • 3 my choice lit
  • 2 painting/sculpture
  • 2 film
  • 1 other visual arts
  • 1 any visual arts
  • 1 auditory arts
  • 1 any arts
  • 1 philosophy
  • 1 social science
  • 2 more thought
  • 3 our choice
Scattergories 3 2018-2019 Will Nediger
  • 3 fiction
  • 3 poetry
  • 1 drama
  • 3 my choice lit
  • 2 painting/sculpture
  • 2 film
  • 1 other visual arts
  • 1 any visual arts
  • 1 auditory arts
  • 1 any arts
  • 1 philosophy
  • 1 social science
  • 4 my choice
Scattergories 2 2017-2018 Will Nediger
  • 3 fiction
  • 3 poetry
  • 1 drama
  • 1 non-fiction
  • 2 my choice lit
  • 3 painting/sculpture
  • 2 film
  • 2 other visual arts
  • 1 auditory arts
  • 1 my choice arts
  • 1 philosophy
  • 1 social science
  • 1 religion/mythology
  • 2 my choice
Scattergories 2016-2017 Will Nediger
  • 3 fiction
  • 3 poetry
  • 2 drama
  • 1 non-fiction
  • 1 my choice
  • 3 painting/sculpture
  • 2 film
  • 1 architecture/photography
  • 1 dance/other performance
  • 2 auditory (at least one of which will be classical music)
  • 1 my choice
  • 1 philosophy
  • 1 social science (mostly psychology and linguistics, most likely)
  • 1 religion/mythology (mostly religion, most likely)
  • 1 my choice (this could be anything, even, heaven forfend, science)

Inspiration

Scattergories is the premiere example of the auteur side event, with each of the first three sets written entirely by Will and entirely motivated by his interests. The set has directly and indirectly inspired many other sets: starting in 2020 sets other vanity packets began using the libfix -gories, spawning "Taylorgories" and "Victorgories" (the libfix scatter- was also used in "Scatterwonnies").[1]

Other single-author vanity sets in the same vein as Scattergories include TELEOLOGY by Taylor Harvey and QBOWLOSM by Jordan Brownstein.

References

  1. ↑ https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/search.php?keywords=gories
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