The first-ever Atlantic Seaboard Skirmish will occur at the University of Maryland in College Park on December 3 as part of the T&A weekend. This will be an open trashy tournament, so anyone is eligible to play. The tournament will be entirely house-written and consist of themed packets with questions on generally less-than-academic subjects. We are currently unsure how many rounds there will be, but we are aiming for at least 10. Base Price: $80 Minimum fee per team: $50 Discounts: Buzzers: $5 a system Moderator: $10 Attended TIT this year: $20 Travel discounts may be available to teams who can convince me they deserve one. Packets: While the intention of the Maryland Academic Quiz Team is to write packets on stuff that we feel deserves 20/20, we are open to suggestions from teams on themes that they would like to hear an entire packet written about. Please note the following: 1) We might not use your idea 2) We might already have a packet in the works a subject similar to what you suggest 3) We won't tell you what happens regarding suggestions either way The broader your suggestion is, the more likely we will consider it. For example, we are more likely to write a packet on "Foreign Films" than on "Japanese Films" than on "The Films of Miyazaki Hayao." Please send all questions and registrations to Tournament Director Mike Bentley at mike000_at_... [mike000 (at) umd (dot) edu]. Further logistical details will be sent out to registered teams closer to the tournament. If you are interested in mirroring this event or would like to acquire the packets for practice purposes afterwards (please let me know after the tournament if you want the questions for practice), please email me (Casey) at crettere_at_... [crettere (at) umd (dot) edu]. - Casey
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