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'''Format''' is a term with multiple meanings in quizbowl discussion. It can refer to:
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'''Format''' is a term with multiple meanings in quizbowl discussion, including but not necessarily limited to the following:
  
* Game format, namely, the style and arrangement of question types and question styles within the packets of a tournament. Examples include [[Tossup-bonus format]], [[four-quarter format]], [[VHSL]] format, and [[old PACE format]].
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* Game format in a broad sense, e.g. [[tossup-bonus format]] or [[four-quarter format]]
  
* Question format - the style of question used ([[NAQT]]-format vs. [[ACF]]-format, etc.)
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* Gameplay rules, e.g. [[ACF rules]] or [[NAQT rules]] (each of which are for tossup-bonus format)
  
* Tournament format, a.k.a. the [[schedule]] or schedule template used at a tournament
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* [[Tournament structure]], e.g. "[[pooled round robin|pooled]] [[round robin]] followed by a [[rebracket]]" or "[[power-matching|power-matched]]"
  
* [[Formatting]], or the proper style and arrangement of text within a quizbowl packet according to guidelines
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* [[Subject distribution]]
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* (rarely) the typographical formatting of text in a quizbowl [[packet]] or other quizbowl-related documents
  
 
[[Category: quizbowl lingo]]
 
[[Category: quizbowl lingo]]

Revision as of 19:39, 13 March 2018

Format is a term with multiple meanings in quizbowl discussion, including but not necessarily limited to the following:

  • (rarely) the typographical formatting of text in a quizbowl packet or other quizbowl-related documents