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Author: | ANON [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 2:13 pm ] |
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Danny K's, the 2016 Sandbag Tournament Champion, is pleased to announce the rules and signup for the 11th Annual Sandbag Tournament. Having approved the following rules, the team has elected to invite ANON to be guest commissioner for the tournament this year. He will be running the week-to-week administration of the tournament; but if there are any issues over the interpretation of the rules or other disputes, they will adjudicated/decided by Danny K's. Without further ado, here are the OFFICIAL RULES: From its inception, this tournament has been by, of, and for those teams dedicated to wetware play. Thus the main qualification for entering this tournament is that teams must be those that have committed themselves to use assembled brainpower only as a general rule. This means no computers and no references of any kind during gameplay, either paper or electronic (or telecommunication from outside the location). Using the Buzztime Playmaker app on electronic devices such as iPhones, iPads, or Droid phones is fine, of course, as long as the device is not also being used to look up or receive answers from elsewhere, and it is being used in and for the location of the team. Just to be clear, if a team engages in these activities or any form of cheating, it is a disqualifying offense. All teams that abide by this primary rule are welcome to play, either by signing up on ScaRatings or BadBart or otherwise contacting ANON. All teams must register no later than MIDNIGHT (EDT) ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. We reserve the right to personally invite additional qualified teams after the deadline to round out the field. Play will commence on September 26 and will continue weekly until the end of the tournament. If past years are any guide (and barring unforeseen circumstances), the probable ending date of the tournament will thus be NOVEMBER 14. There will be two phases to the tournament. First, a four-week qualifying phase will start on September 26 in which the total points for each team will be tracked. Each team will be able to drop one low score for the final cumulative total after the October 17 game. The top teams thus calculated will advance to the knockout phase of competition. This will give teams the ability to stay in the competition even if a glitch or system crash knocks them out one week (this seems to have happened to at least one team in almost every past tournament). In such cases, the week of the glitch/crash will serve as the dropped score for those teams. The second phase will be a standard bracketed elimination phase. The number of teams in the knockout round will depend on how many teams sign up (for example, if only 18 teams sign up, we would be more likely to have 8 rather than 16 in the final round). Seedings for the brackets will be determined by the cumulative score described above. Should Buzztime have a system-wide repeat game during the tournament, that week’s scores will be ignored and the tournament will be extended by a week. Teams faced with a sudden close or loss of Buzztime at their home location may play at another location as long as they notify ANON in advance of the game and continue to follow contest rules in the new location. In general, we take no responsibility for and offer no solution nor redress for localized problems (i.e. power outages, lack of players due to illness or vacation, etc.) with one possible exception: If a team in the semi-finals or finals suffers a documentable and unavoidable mid-game crash, its victorious opponent may invite that team to a rematch, but is under no obligation to do so. The winning team will receive not just the glory of being the brainiest bunch out there, but also the custody for one year of the beautiful Sandbag Trophy, the right to have a plaque with its team name and date inscribed on it placed on the base, and the responsibility of running the 12th annual tournament next fall. Let the sign-ups begin! Danny K's is officially in. So is The Fellowship (BWW-Kent, OH) |
Author: | -BO- [ Fri Aug 25, 2017 4:43 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: 11th Annual Sandbag Tournament Rules and Signup |
Stadium Cafe is in. We are down to 3 players at times, but what's the worst that can happen? |
Author: | ANON [ Sat Aug 26, 2017 8:29 am ] |
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-BO- wrote: Stadium Cafe is in. We are down to 3 players at times, but what's the worst that can happen? Indeed. And I think Stadium must hold the record for participating in the most tournaments over the past 20 years. |
Author: | ANON [ Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:04 am ] |
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As I will be collecting entries from four different sources, I'm going to use this as a central location to collect all the teams. I will be updating it as time allows until the tournament starts. Danny K's, Orange CA The Fellowship, BWW-Kent OH Stadium Cafe, Addison TX Big Guys, Winnipeg MB Tilted Kilt, Scottsdale AZ KC's Time Out, Evansville IN The Ragged Rascals, BWW-Albuquerque NM Scooter's, Las Vegas NV BWW-Tallahassee FL BWW-Crystal City (Arlington) VA Old Barn, Portland OR Cameron's, Half Moon Bay CA Teasers, Chicago IL Mad River, New York NY Bilmar Station Town 'n' Country, Tampa FL BWW-Bloomingdale IL Tailgate Sports Cafe, Minneapolis MN Wallaby's, Lenexa KS Time Out, St. Louis MO Adam's Mill, Manchester CT BWW-Oklahoma City OK Houlihan's, Westbury NY Humperdink's, Dallas TX K-zoo Krew, BWW-Kalamazoo MI BWW-Blacksburg VA Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC End Zone, Ironton OH Moose McGuire's, Ottawa ON West Park Station, Cleveland OH Meriden AOH, Meriden CT Blue Goose, Cincinnati OH Cedar Cottage, Vancouver CA Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON Houlihan's-Brick NJ |
Author: | Kendo [ Sun Aug 27, 2017 9:55 am ] |
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Please sign up BWs of Tallahassee, FL. We haven't played as well as in previous years, but what the heck. We'll give it our best shot!!! |
Author: | Rackme32 [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 1:05 pm ] |
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What the heck... I'll offer up Cameron's of Half Moon Bay, CA as a sacrificial lamb to teams with an actual shot at this... |
Author: | Merkin [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 1:14 pm ] |
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Teasers |
Author: | xtrain [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 3:42 pm ] |
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Mad River will participate. XT |
Author: | blumax [ Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:08 pm ] |
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Bilmar Station Town n' Country - Yes B |
Author: | reb6 [ Thu Aug 31, 2017 10:02 am ] |
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Sign up BWW-Bloomingdale. Reb |
Author: | GONE D [ Thu Aug 31, 2017 10:11 am ] |
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Echoing RACKME, the Tailgate Sports Cafe, please. |
Author: | griff [ Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:32 am ] |
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Time Out in St. Louis is in! (Till we're out, aka Round 1 of the elimination phase) GRIFF |
Author: | tchoiniere [ Tue Sep 05, 2017 3:15 am ] |
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Sign up Adam's Mill |
Author: | king vulture [ Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:29 pm ] |
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please sign up Houlihan's Westbury |
Author: | strand [ Wed Sep 06, 2017 10:11 pm ] |
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Please sign up Humperdinks Restaurant and Brewpub - Dallas Thank You |
Author: | ANON [ Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:40 pm ] |
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This is just a gentle reminder that the tournament starts two weeks from today. If you have not already signed up your team, tonight would be a great time to ask them about it. |
Author: | RedArrow [ Wed Sep 13, 2017 2:14 pm ] |
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The Kzoo Krew at BWW-Kalamazoo will participate. |
Author: | The VIKING [ Thu Sep 14, 2017 3:01 pm ] |
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BWW Blacksburg will give it a shot |
Author: | ANON [ Tue Sep 19, 2017 3:07 pm ] |
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Once again, a gentle reminder that the tournament starts a week from today. Please let me know soon if your team would like to participate. |
Author: | richte09 [ Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:36 pm ] |
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Adam's Mill is in even if Tim never shows up again |
Author: | googie [ Thu Sep 21, 2017 11:57 pm ] |
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End Zone of Ironton, OH will give it a shot |
Author: | IDJIT5500 [ Fri Sep 22, 2017 9:38 pm ] |
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west park station will play |
Author: | ANON [ Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:00 pm ] |
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The 11th Annual Sandbag Tournament starts tonight! Here is the final field, according to my records: Adam's Mill, Manchester CT Big Guys, Winnipeg MB Bilmar Station Town 'n' Country, Tampa FL Blue Goose, Cincinnati OH Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON BWW-Blacksburg VA BWW-Bloomingdale IL BWW-Crystal City (Arlington) VA BWW-Oklahoma City OK BWW-Tallahassee FL Cameron's, Half Moon Bay CA Cedar Cottage, Vancouver CA Danny K's, Orange CA End Zone, Ironton OH Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC Houlihan's-Brick NJ Houlihan's, Westbury NY Humperdink's, Dallas TX K-zoo Krew, BWW-Kalamazoo MI KC's Time Out, Evansville IN Mad River, New York NY Meriden AOH, Meriden CT Moose McGuire's, Ottawa ON Old Barn, Portland OR Scooter's, Las Vegas NV Stadium Cafe, Addison TX Tailgate Sports Cafe, Minneapolis MN Teasers, Chicago IL The Fellowship, BWW-Kent OH The Ragged Rascals, BWW-Albuquerque NM Tilted Kilt, Scottsdale AZ Time Out, St. Louis MO Wallaby's, Lenexa KS West Park Station, Cleveland OH The 34 teams are a good number and consistent with recent tournaments. Thus, the elimination round will consist of the top 16 teams after the preliminaries, as usual. If your team is not on this list and you think it should be, please notify me ASAP. Good skill to all! |
Author: | ANON [ Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:06 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: 11th Annual Sandbag Tournament Rules and Signup |
The first week of the 2017 Tournament is in the books, and after wrestling with the Buzztime HOF site a little (it has gone a bit wonky the last couple of weeks), here are the preliminary standings: 51,659 Big Guys, Winnipeg MB 50,840 The Ragged Rascals, BWW-Albuquerque NM 50,700 Scooter's, Las Vegas NV 50,348 Danny K's, Orange CA 49,945 The Fellowship, BWW-Kent OH 49,580 BWW-Crystal City (Arlington) VA 48,713 Teasers, Chicago IL 48,540 Tailgate Sports Cafe, Minneapolis MN 44,313 Mad River, New York NY 43,053 Wallaby's, Lenexa KS 42,617 Blue Goose, Cincinnati OH 42,184 BWW-Oklahoma City OK 41,500 Four Corners, Chapel Hill NC 41,201 Houlihan's, Westbury NY 39,592 Broadway Bar and Grill, Nepean ON 39,069 BWW-Blacksburg VA 38,084 West Park Station, Cleveland OH 37,915 Houlihan's-Brick NJ 36,138 Bilmar Station Town 'n' Country, Tampa FL 35,841 Stadium Cafe, Addison TX 34,645 Cameron's, Half Moon Bay CA 32,982 Humperdink's, Dallas TX 29,616 Old Barn, Portland OR 27,222 Tilted Kilt, Scottsdale AZ 27,215 KC's Time Out, Evansville IN 25,741 BWW-Bloomingdale IL 25,165 K-zoo Krew, BWW-Kalamazoo MI 22,637 End Zone, Ironton OH 21,786 Cedar Cottage, Vancouver CA 18,204 BWW-Tallahassee FL 15,414 Moose McGuire's, Ottawa ON 15,121 Adam's Mill, Manchester CT 14,413 Meriden AOH, Meriden CT 7,988 Time Out, St. Louis MO These are preliminary because Old Barn in Portland did not seem to report out. For this reason I will wait a couple of days to see if this changes before making these standings official. Good skill to everyone this week! |
Author: | GONE D [ Thu Sep 28, 2017 6:12 am ] |
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ANON, I don't know how you got this stuff up so fast, considering Buzztime presented no site scores. Why Buzztime undertook to revise their rankings screens, to provide less information per screen, and in the case of premium game site scores, no information at all, cannot but mystify. |
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