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10th Annual Brainbuster Cup
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Author:  ANON [ Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:11 pm ]
Post subject:  10th Annual Brainbuster Cup
Danny K’s, The 2023 Brainbuster Cup Champion team, is pleased to announce the rules and signup for the 10th Annual Tournament. The team has chosen to use the same rules as it chose for last year’s tournament, and has elected to invite ANON to serve as guest commissioner 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.

The tournament will be structured pretty much the same as all of the previous editions: It will run for five games (starting on April 2 and running until April 30 this year). Each participating team's final score will be calculated as the cumulative HOF score of their four best performances in those games (in other words, each team gets to drop a low score, which will also ameliorate the impact of any technical or other issues on a particular night). The highest score thus calculated wins, and that team will get the trophy for a year and be required to run the tournament next April. In addition, as was the case last year, the 2nd- and 3rd-place teams will receive silver(-ish) and bronze(-ish) actual medals with the team’s name on the back.

RULES: Teams must use assembled brainpower in the location only. 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, as long as this is the only purpose for which the device is being used, and it is being used in and for the location of the team. Any team that pledges to abide by these rules is welcome to sign up.

As the tournament starts on April 2, the signup period will run from now until noon on that day. Please feel free to join here, or by contacting me by PM or email.

As this will be running concurrently with the McCarthy Cup, we welcome all McCarthy Cup teams to join--the more the merrier! Ask your team tonight if they would like to participate.

Danny K's is in.
Author:  ANON [ Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 10th Annual Brainbuster Cup
The Fellowship at Punts and Pints is in.
Author:  reb6 [ Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:32 am ]
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Sign up Time Out West.
Author:  ANON [ Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:57 pm ]
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Just a reminder that the Brainbuster Tournament starts on Tuesday. As of right now, here are the teams that have signed up:

Danny K's, Orange CA
The Fellowship (Punts and Pints), Cuyahoga Falls OH
Wallaby's, Lenexa KS
Big Guys, Winnipeg MB
Phat Turtle, Cave Creek AZ
Teaser's, Chicago IL
Time Out West, Hanover Park IL
Olde London Road, Asheville NC
Arches II, Rocky Hill CT
The Market at John Hall Store, Cecil AL
Primetime, Tampa FL
Hanko's, Lake Oswego OR
Okie Tonk Cafe, Moore OK
Moose McGuire's, Ottawa ON
Author:  ANON [ Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 10th Annual Brainbuster Cup
10th Annual Brainbuster Cup Week 1 Standings

The first week of the 10th Annual Brainbuster tournament was a rough one. How rough?

A high score of 11,227 rough.

The most difficult game so far this year rough.

In fact, according to Don Denton's analysis of average scores, it was the most difficult non-holiday game since May of 2022. You can see the carnage for yourself here:

https://ntn.donrdenton.com/contest.php?contest=98

(Thanks, as always, to Don Denton for creating and maintaining the tournament page!)

Congrats to Danny K's for the win and for taking the early lead in the tournament. The good news, of course, is that everyone gets to drop a low score, and I'm going to guess that most (all?) of us are hoping this one will be it.

Good skill to all teams in Week 2's game, and here's hoping that our collective brains won't be quite so busted by it.
Author:  BUD [ Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:38 pm ]
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A really tough Brainbuster game? Well that seems appropriate for a tournament.
I’ll guess Tom D was well aware it was a good time for him to pull out his best questions to Bust some Brains for the next several weeks.

Well done Tom.
Author:  ANON [ Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 10th Annual Brainbuster Cup
BUD wrote:
A really tough Brainbuster game? Well that seems appropriate for a tournament.
I’ll guess Tom D was well aware it was a good time for him to pull out his best questions to Bust some Brains for the next several weeks.

Well done Tom.


Appropriate indeed! I have never asked Tom if he kicks it up a notch for tournaments, but I wouldn't be surprised. I was looking at Don Denton's records for weeks of and around the tournament in 2022. Here's what the high scores were for each week:

Four Weeks Before Tournament:
March 8: 14,116
March 15: 14,700
March 22: 14,450
March 29: 13,999

Tournament:
April 5: 10,300
April 12: 12,912
April 19: 11,493
April 26: 11,665
May 3: 12,384

Four Weeks After Tournament:
May 10: 11,141
May 17: 14,935
May 24: 14,846
May 31: 13,155

They call it Brainbuster for a reason. :D
Author:  BUD [ Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:04 pm ]
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The same seemed to be true for the Sept Mudee SIX tourney. Tougher than the previous weeks for sure.
Author:  Gogetem [ Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:50 pm ]
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ANON wrote:
BUD wrote:
A really tough Brainbuster game? Well that seems appropriate for a tournament.
I’ll guess Tom D was well aware it was a good time for him to pull out his best questions to Bust some Brains for the next several weeks.

Well done Tom.


Appropriate indeed! I have never asked Tom if he kicks it up a notch for tournaments, but I wouldn't be surprised. I was looking at Don Denton's records for weeks of and around the tournament in 2022. Here's what the high scores were for each week:

Four Weeks Before Tournament:
March 8: 14,116
March 15: 14,700
March 22: 14,450
March 29: 13,999

Tournament:
April 5: 10,300
April 12: 12,912
April 19: 11,493
April 26: 11,665
May 3: 12,384

Four Weeks After Tournament:
May 10: 11,141
May 17: 14,935
May 24: 14,846
May 31: 13,155

They call it Brainbuster for a reason. :D
Author:  ANON [ Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:42 am ]
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10th Annual Brainbuster Tournament Standings:

Nearly all teams had a better week this week than last, causing some major movements in the rankings, especially after dropping low scores:

https://ntn.donrdenton.com/contest.php? ... contest=98

(As always, many thanks to Don Denton for maintaining the tournament page!)

The Fellowship and Danny K's switched places at #1 and #2, and Teaser's moved up from #5 to #3. Hanko's made the biggest leap, jumping from 11th up to 4th, and Wallaby's rounded out the top five by moving up from #8.

With three games left, there are still plenty of opportunities for more movement, so good skill to all teams this week!
Author:  ANON [ Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:29 pm ]
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10th Annual Brainbuster Tournament Standings:

We have now reached the midway point of the tournament, and the field continues to be dynamic after dropping low scores. Although The Fellowship and Danny K's remain at #1 and #2, Hanko's has continued its rise this week into bronze medal position. Teaser's and Phat Turtle round out the top 5:

https://ntn.donrdenton.com/contest.php? ... contest=98

(Thanks, as always, to Don Denton for maintaining the tournament page.)

With two weeks to go, there is still plenty of opportunity for teams to make more moves, and no one has clinched anything at this point. Good skill to all this week!
Author:  ANON [ Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:14 am ]
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10th Annual Brainbuster Tournament Standings:

Week 4 of the tournament proved to make things both more and less decisive. With one week to go, the battle for the top spot has narrowed to two teams; but the fight for the other (real!) medals--especially the bronze--is relatively wide-open:

https://ntn.donrdenton.com/contest.php?contest=98

(Thanks, as always, to Don Denton for maintaining the tournament page!)

For next week's championship, only Danny K's and The Fellowship have a mathematical chance to take the trophy. The Fellowship did itself a huge favor by posting a 14k score in a tough game that a bunch of other teams will need to take as a drop. The Fellowship's worst possible score (49,549) is now higher than the best possible score of every team except Danny K's (50,324), so those two will be duking it out for championship honors next week.

Only Danny K's, The Fellowship, and Teaser's have a shot at the silver medal; but 10 of the 14 teams have a mathematical chance to win the bronze. Teaser's currently sits in 3rd place, but Phat Turtle, Moose McGuires, Hanko's, Time Out West, Wallaby's, Big Guys, and Arch II all have best-possible scores that exceed Teaser's' worst-possible score; and thus a shot at snagging bronze. Once again, as has been the case the last couple of years, the silver and bronze medals are not theoretical (although their metal content will be): the team in 2nd place will earn a silver(-ish) medal and the 3rd place team a bronze(-ish) one.

Thus, it should be an interesting final week of the tournament on Tuesday. Good skill to all teams!
Author:  ANON [ Wed May 01, 2024 11:46 am ]
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10th Annual Brainbuster Tournament Final Standings:

Perhaps appropriately, Tuesday's final was another tough game, with only one tournament team cracking 12k. In the end, the top three from last week--The Fellowship (12,032), Danny K's (11,991), and Teaser's (11,763)--finished in that same order and within a few hundred points of each other to secure the top three places in the tournament. Teaser's, in particular, deserves some special credit for staving off a host of great teams which had a shot for the bronze medal going into the last night of competition:

https://ntn.donrdenton.com/contest.php?contest=98

So, first of all, congrats to the top three for finishing at the top after a five-week marathon of truly brainbusting competition. According to Don Denton's site, four of the five tournament weeks were among the six most difficult games so far this year, including the two toughest games overall. I will be happy to send Danny K's and Teaser's their medals if a representative provides me with preferred mailing addresses.

Second, and speaking of Don Denton, I would like to extend my personal and sincere thanks for his work in creating and maintaining the tournament page, complete with helpful total/drop one/worst/best sortable columns. I continue to be extremely grateful for his decades-long service to the greater NTN/Buzztime community.

Third, I would also like to express my sincerest thanks to all of this year's participating teams. It was great to have you in the tournament--having such a large and talented field helps make tournaments like these a success.

Last, but certainly not least, I want to thank the folks at Danny K's for allowing me the honor of serving as their guest tournament commissioner. One of these days, I really would like to play with y'all and thank you personally.

Thanks again to all involved, and we hope to see you next April for the 11th Annual Brainbuster Tournament!
Author:  Merkin [ Wed May 01, 2024 1:42 pm ]
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Congratulationd from Teasers to The Fellowship and Danny K's on their first and second in the BB Cup!
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