HoHoHo 2020 - D1 - Tournament Hub

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2	Texas Quiz Bowl 2020
3	Welcome! Hopefully this page will answer many of your questions.
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5	Usernames	For Zoom, it is required that all players/coaches use the following convention:	Some Examples:
6		TeamNumber_PlayerName_TeamName	14_Jack_AcademyB
7		TeamNumber_PlayerName(Captain)_TeamName	8_Roger(C)_AcademyA
8		Y_Coach_Name_School	Y_Coach_Fred_Academy
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10	Tournament Format	6 games in 8 rounds followed by a single elimination playoff
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12	Round Start Schedule	Round Start Times will be posted above the rounds in the Master Schedule and the Team Schedule.
13	Round Start Schedule	These times are approximate and may change slightly throughout the day due to delays or speed ups.
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15	Lunch	There will be a short lunch break after Round 5. There will not be enough time to leave for lunch - please have a quick lunch ready.
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17	Tournament Information	Everything you need for this tournament should be available in this spreadsheet (Including links to Zoom rooms on Master Schedule or Team Schedule)
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19	Halftime Room Switch	Due to a zoom time limit, many matches will switch rooms at halftime. Links for the first half and second half will be available in the Master or Team Schedule.
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21	Buzzing	During game play all students must be unmuted. In order to buzz students must BOTH say the word buzz and type buzz into the chat. A moderator will hear the audible buzz and stop reading. He or she will then look down at the chat feature to see who has buzzed.
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23	Recognition	Students must wait to be recognized by the moderator or scorekeeper before answering. Please note that the order of the listed buzzes in the chat window may be different for players and moderators. The moderator's screen will be used for final determination, hence the need for a student to be recognized.
24	Recognition	Arguing over the issue of buzz order will not be tolerated. Any player arguing over buzz order on a given question will be disqualified from that question. Any player arguing continuously over buzz order may be removed from a match at the moderator's discretion.
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26	Sidetalking	Excess talking will not be tolerated. If a student is not answering a tossup after being recognized or conferring on a bonus, then talking should not occur. Any excess verbal utterance will be disqualifying. That is, a student who talks out of turn will be assessed a neg five and/or be disqualified from giving an answer to a live tossup. Moderators will be instructed to apply this policy strictly.
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28	Timing	The timing for online games will be 5-5-5. That is students will have 5 seconds to begin his tossup answer after being recognized. A team will have 5 second at the end of a tossup to buzz in. A team will have 5 seconds to confer on a bonus part (4 seconds to discuss plus 1 second after "Answer Please")
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30	Directed Bonus Answers	Though teams may take as much as 5 seconds to consult on a bonus part, we encourage teams to answer more quickly and save match time. In order to indicate a final bonus answer, a player should say "final" or "directed" after the answer.
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32	Cell Phones	Cell phones or other electronic devices are not permitted during the match for any reason.
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34	Bonus Hands	Students are asked to have their hands visible during their bonuses. Moderators will say something along the lines of "hands up, here is your bonus".
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36	Tied Games	Preliminary Games can end tied. Playoff ties will be broken with sudden death tossups.
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38	Spectators	Unfortunately spectators cannot be allowed during our online matches. Only players, coaches and staffers are allowed in the room during game play.
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40	Substitutes	Substitutes will be sent to the waiting room during game play. Any lineup changes may be completed at half before substitutes will be sent back to the waiting area.
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42	Internet Connection Issues	We understand that students may experience internet issues during online matches. Unfortunately we cannot offer any accommodations in this area.
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44	Unique Devices & Teammate Proximity	Each student must have his own desktop, laptop, or tablet to play. Cell phone connections will not work. No two players may be in the same physical room during game play.
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46	Audio & Video	Each student must have both audio and video capability to play.
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48	Timeouts	There will be no timeouts for online tournaments at the current time.
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50	Protests	Protests may only be lodged during half time or at the end of the game. Protests will not be adjudicated by the room moderators. They will all be forwarded to HQ and the results of the protest will be sent to the affected teams via text.
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