PACKET RANT We intend to run the best possible invitational in the tradition of past Terrier Tussles. The best invitational requires the best questions. These guidelines are therefore more stringent than many invitational guidelines. We reserve the right to reject questions for any reason, particularly if the difficulty level is unacceptable. That said, we will tell you promptly what needs to be replaced and why. In all honesty, we don't expect to return packs because, on the whole, you all know what you're doing. However, should things be grossly out of balance, we will let you hear about it. We believe that the pleasure you get playing at T11 will justify our high standards. Each participating team must either submit its own pack, pay an extra $25 to play without submitting or have a special waiver from us. Identify, as clearly as possible, the teams and individuals that contribute to each pack. Packs should conform to these guidelines and to any appropriate NAQT rules. We plan on trading packets with George Washington, Wisconsin and several West Coast schools also holding tournaments throughout February. Whether your pack is used at T11 or elsewhere, be assured that it will be used somewhere. While pack trading isn't an ideal scenario, it allows us much more leeway in scheduling. Our current plan is to use submitted packs for a morning round-robin, and traded packs for afternoon playoffs. PACK REQUIREMENTS Each pack should contain 61 questions: 31 tossups and 30 bonuses. Timed play requires more questions than untimed play. The exact category distribution follows; it is fairly close to the so-called "Stanford Guidelines." The fully edited rounds will officially contain a fixed number of tossups and bonuses. To maximize question quality and minimize repeats and other annoyances, we still require that all 31/30 questions be suitable for tournament play. Write to the difficulty level of NAQT "Invitational Series" questions. We expect at least 16-17 tossups to be correctly answered in each room, while a .500 team averages about 50% bonus conversion. As edited, questions will probably be slightly harder than NAQT "Invitational Series," mainly because questions are inevitably harder than the writers think they are. Even so, when in doubt, err easy rather than hard. Packs should be sent to joncooch_at_..., or esmith2_at_... should Jon die before the tournament and lose his e-mail access. If Jon dies, well post his obituary on the Yahoo! Club. MS Word .doc files are preferred, but any format readable in Word will be accepted. Should you use some format not readable in Word, please include your pack in the body of an e-mail. Send tossups and bonuses together in one file, and please vary your questions (do not sort by category.) Again, do not put power marks in your questions; we'll take care of that. The early pack submission deadline is Wednesday, January 16, 2001. Each acceptable pack that meets this deadline will earn its authors a $20 discount from the T11 entry fee. The regular pack submission deadline is Saturday, January 26, 2001. We encourage you to begin pack assembly well in advance of the appropriate deadline.
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