I would say that if you had about 5 people,that would suffice. As long as you have a group of people who love the game and want to play, then just play. Daniel Allen sims lone1c <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote: --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "lasciviouslute" <greenhamandeggs_at_h...> wrote: > Could anyone tell me what is the absolute minimum necessary for a > team to begin practicing? It seems like a bunch of interested > people and the free Stanford question archive would be enough, but > some of them have never played before so I was wondering how > important buzzers are. The main advantage of practicing with buzzers is for competition purposes. While to start out, you can probably get by without buzzers, you'll most likely find it more difficult to compete with a team that uses buzzers on a regular basis. The art of the buzz is part instinct, part reflex: if you can see that a buzzer race is imminent, the ability to get to the buzzer a fraction of a second faster than everyone else can mean the difference between an easy bonus and watching the other team screw up your dream bonus. And the only way to develop that skill is through some sort of physical ringing-in mechanism (beyond saying "buzz" or "in" or whatever). I'm sure other people can offer better advice about specific systems (although most of them will tell you to get "the Judge"). However, in most cases, the investment in a buzzer set will pay off over time, because the money you spend will be recouped in discounts for bringing buzzers (especially given that many of the buzzer systems in use have been around for years and years). Hope this helps, --AEI Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: quizbowl-unsubscribe_at_yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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