Format

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

• Game format in a broad sense, e.g. tossup-bonus format or four-quarter format

• Gameplay rules, e.g. ACF rules or NAQT rules (each of which are for tossup-bonus format)

• Tournament structure, e.g. "pooled round robin followed by a rebracket" or "power-matched"

• Subject distribution

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