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| − | '''RMPFest''' (colloquially known as '''Brucefest''') | + | '''RMPFest''' (colloquially known as '''Brucefest''') was a [[novelty tournament]] edited by [[Bruce Arthur]]. Every question at RMPFest falls under the [[ACF]] category of "Religion, Mythology, and Philosophy", commonly abbreviated as [[RMP]]. The tournament was run as a [[side event]] to [[Illinois Open]]. |
==2008== | ==2008== | ||
| − | The inaugural | + | The inaugural '''[https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=148403#p148403 RMP Fest: Apophasis is a False God]''' was edited by Bruce Arthur (RM) and [[Michael Arnold]] (P); other writers included [[William Dix]], [[Seth Kendall]], [[Evan Nagler]], [[Charles Meigs]], [[Chris Chiego]], and [[Grace Li]]. |
2008 RMPFest packets consisted of 20 tossups, with the following distribution: | 2008 RMPFest packets consisted of 20 tossups, with the following distribution: | ||
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==2009== | ==2009== | ||
| − | + | '''[https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=148403#p148403 RMPFest 2: ''Hay any Worke for Cooper?'']''' was edited by Bruce Arthur (RM) and [[Shantanu Jha]] (P); other writers included [[Dominic Machado]] (classical mythology). | |
| − | The 21 | + | The 21 tossup packets were split into the following distribution: |
* 7 Mythology | * 7 Mythology | ||
* 7 Religion | * 7 Religion | ||
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[[Category: MACF events]] | [[Category: MACF events]] | ||
[[Category: Subject tournaments]] | [[Category: Subject tournaments]] | ||
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[[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] | [[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:20, 22 December 2020
RMPFest (colloquially known as Brucefest) was a novelty tournament edited by Bruce Arthur. Every question at RMPFest falls under the ACF category of "Religion, Mythology, and Philosophy", commonly abbreviated as RMP. The tournament was run as a side event to Illinois Open.
2008
The inaugural RMP Fest: Apophasis is a False God was edited by Bruce Arthur (RM) and Michael Arnold (P); other writers included William Dix, Seth Kendall, Evan Nagler, Charles Meigs, Chris Chiego, and Grace Li.
2008 RMPFest packets consisted of 20 tossups, with the following distribution:
- 13 Mythology and Religion
- 5 Philosophy
- 2 Other Thought (including political theory, social science, linguistics, etc.)
The Illinois site featured six teams playing a double round-robin. The tournament was won by a team of Seth Teitler, Mike Sorice and Andrew Ullsperger (Stats). The Maryland site was won by a team of Matt Weiner and Jonathan Magin while the Berkeley site ran one room of seven solo players, with Andrew Yaphe answering the most tossups.
2009
RMPFest 2: Hay any Worke for Cooper? was edited by Bruce Arthur (RM) and Shantanu Jha (P); other writers included Dominic Machado (classical mythology).
The 21 tossup packets were split into the following distribution:
- 7 Mythology
- 7 Religion
- 7 Philosophy