[This is being reposted since it was buried beneath 39 messages about the new home of the list.] The Sixth Annual Michigan One-on-One tournament or "Kidder Cup" will be held on the day before Memorial Day (Sunday, May 28) on the beautiful campus of the University of Michigan - in the Modern Languages Building (you know, the place it was supposed to be last year. I already have the rooms reserved! You may also know it as the place where this year's MLK was held). Time to be determined closer to the tournament. How it works: You play 1-on-1 vs. every one in the tournament (hopefully). No complaining about your teammates stealing your tossups, no bickering about which bonus answer to use - it will all be your fault. After a round robin, the top four or eight playoff for the Kidder Cup - and has the honor of immediately renaming the virtual (or perhaps less than virtual) trophy. What to bring: You will need to write one packet. You should follow the Michigan guidelines posted here <a href=http://www.umich.edu/~uac/mac/memorand.html target=new>http://www.umich.edu/~uac/mac/memorand.html</a> and <a href=http://www.umich.edu/~uac/mac/appendix.html. target=new>http://www.umich.edu/~uac/mac/appendix.html.</a> Each packet should have 30 and 30 questions so we can allow for repeats. Try to avoid using the May 27 newspaper for current events, since if everybody did that, there will be a ton of repeats. Also try to avoid things that only you would know, or you'll getting a lot of boos and hisses. You will need to bring enough copies of your packets for every room. Also, this tournament will feature "guerilla editing", which not only means we'll try to snag repeats only before the next round, we'll also know whom to blame if we, the players, don't like a round. Also, you will be expected to help staff on your bye/byes. Rules of play: --Full round robin (depends on turnout and moderator availability) --Top 4 or 8 make playoffs (depends on turnout) --8 minute halves with NAQT-style clock rules --Person with most points wins the game --Ties broken by three-toss-up OT. After that Ties stand in the prelims. Interested in playing: E-mail me (cdbarker_at_...) so I know. Interested in staffing: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. E-mail me at (cdbarker_at_...) so I can sleep at night. Cost: Zip. Nada. Zilch. Unless you decide to pay the copy place. (Disclaimer: MAC and its members are not endorsing any illegal acts and not paying the copy place is entirely the prerogative of the player and cannot in anyway indemnify MAC, its representatives, or the American League. Void where prohibited by law. Thanks to Mike Burger for writing this. Caveat emptor. Always wear a sweater when it's cold outside.) Questions: Craig Barker will be the Bob Cousy of the tournament, called out of retirement (as short as it has been) to play and work on improving his 11-13 record in this event. If you have a question, you can email Craig at cdbarker_at_...
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