Showing posts with label Friday tournaments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friday tournaments. Show all posts

Sunday, November 12, 2017

The Academic Games Year: Competitions

The year in Academic Games is a combination of learning and competing.   Particularly for new families and those considering joining, it might be useful to have an outline of how the year fits together.  Some of these details are specific to Clague. 

Clague practices twice a week in the school cafeteria.  Generally, Mondays are devoted to learning new things and Fridays are mostly about competition.  (Of course, competition is a good way to learn as well).  Our "Friday Tournaments" give players a chance to compete with their teammates.  When the rules are different for 6th graders, then the 6th graders compete against other 6th graders while the 7th and 8th graders have a separate competition.

We also compete once a month (September through February) on Saturday mornings with other schools in the area.  These "Saturday Tournaments" are hosted by schools around Southeast Michigan. 

The big event in Michigan Academic Games is the "Super Tournament", also known as "States", held in Grand Rapids in early March.  This is a three day tournament with a lot of great competition open to schools across Michigan.   Competition at States is in five-player teams, which means Clague generally has a number of teams at States.   At Clague, we expect any student who wants to go to States will prepare including by going to at least three of the six Saturday Tournaments.  There is a cost to going to States -- last year it was $365 -- which includes the bus, the hotel, the food, tournament registration.  We will need chaperones (parents) to join us on the trip.  Chaperones do not pay themselves (although they still pay for their children).  Making sure that students who work hard all year do not miss out on the tournaments for financial reasons is important to us so we do raise funds during the year to provide some scholarship aid to families in financial need. 

Families make the decision whether to go to States in January and coaches then put the players on teams. 

Those who do particularly well at the State Tournament may also be given the chance to compete at the Academic Games National Tournament in late April.  The location of this tournament varies but is generally somewhere in the eastern United States.  In 2018 it will be in Knoxville. 

Clague Academic Games is proud of our record including winning many State and National Championships and we are also proud of having so many players compete with integrity at the tournaments.  At the same time, we welcome players who do not wish to travel for the major tournaments but who are dedicated to working on the games to join us on Mondays and Fridays developing skills and enjoying the competition. 

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Almost Time For Academic Games Again

Now that most Clague students have received their schedules, don't forget to add Academic Games as well.

With the Clague bell schedule shifting a bit, we will start out with practice on Friday after school until 5:00, and as per usual, from 7:00-9:00 on Mondays.  We will once again be practicing in the Clague cafeteria.

The first practice for players returning from last year's Clague team will be Friday, September 9, after school.  

On Monday, September 12, we will have a full practice for everyone -- returning Clague players, players who played AG last year and are at Clague now, and Clague students who have never played Academic Games before but are thinking about joining.  Parents are welcome too.   Hope to see you there!



Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Variations in Equations

So far this year in practice we have been working on Equations and Presidents.  For (Adventurous) Equations, after the cubes are rolled three Variations are chosen which affect how Goals and Solutions are composed.

These variations are different for Elementary (5th/6th grade) and Middle (7th/8th grade) and the list varies from year to year, so just about everyone on the team has new variations to learn each year.

We have now introduced all the variations (except "Multiple of k" for the Middles) and will be using them in our Friday tournaments right away.

You might want your own copy of the variation sheets, in which case have a look at the Michigan League of Academic Games website where you can find many useful items including the Elementary Variations Sheet and the Middle Variations Sheet.

Sunday, September 21, 2014

First Friday tournament results

We had a little bit of an adventure for our first Friday tournament of the year.  Because there was preparation for the Fun Night going on in the cafeteria, we moved our tournament to the lobby for some Equations in the sunlight.

 
The results:
 
Total Points
Holy Cheese 79
Sorry, You Lost! 77
swAG 68
Party Penguins 60
 
Average
swAG 4.53
Holy Cheese 4.39
Sorry, You Lost! 4.05
Party Penguins 4.00


Monday, December 16, 2013

Challenge Match results

By request, the results of the challenge matches:

We Love Pi 3.94
Bob Lee's Pizza Delivery Service 4.07
Rated Ag-13 4.25
Raisin Brains 3.80

As a result, every member of Rated Ag-13 who was present tonight will get a 6 added to their Friday tournament scores, Bob Lee's players will get 4s, We Love Pi 3s Raisin Brains 2s.

Last practice of the year on Friday.  We will play another round of Ling, our usual Presidents Progression and maybe start learning Propaganda.  Reminder that On-Sets worksheets are due on Friday.

Friday, September 28, 2012

First Friday tournament results

We held our first friday tournament on Friday in preperation for our first Saturday tournament and the results were as follows:

Total Score

The Corner 79
Jumbo Shrimp 67
Neon Cats 64
Epic = AG Squared 52

Average

The Corner 4.64
Epic = AG Squared 4.33
Jumbo Shrimp 4.18
Neon Cats 3.76

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Friday Tournament Results

After losing our Friday Tournament last week to the power outage last week, we had a double tournament this week with two rounds.

Team results from Friday's tournament:
Tofu Monsters - 143 points, 8.68 average
Susanne's No Names - 146 points, 8.59 average
Angry Birds - 156 points, 8.21 average
Inedible Gummibears - 119 total points, 7.44 average

Overall Standings:
Angry Birds - 359 points, 18.82 average
Susanne's No Names - 241 points, 14.73 average
Tofu Monsters - 249 total points, 14.57 average
Inedible Gummibears - 233 points, 14.27 average

Individual Top Scores:
Justin L. 23 points
Tommy L. 22
Devyani A. 21
Grace Z. 20
Richard Z. 20
Wesley C. 20
Shreya M. 20
Preethi N. 20
Oliver B. 19
Grace L. 19
Tao C. 19
Justin S. 19.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Friday Results, 10/22

Team results from Friday's tournament:
Pretty Pink Trashcans - 62 points, 4.77 average
Giant Midgets - 56 points, 4.00 average
Indestructible Cabbages - 59 points, 3.93 average
No Names - 58 total points, 3.87 average

Overall Standings:
Pretty Pink Trashcans - 327 points, 23.59 average
Indestructible Cabbages - 306 points, 19.21 average
No Names - 308 total points, 18.66 average
Giant Midgets - 259 points, 18.13 average

Individual Standings:
Susanne S. 28
Kai I. 26
Livia B-W 26
Conrad P. 25
Yuyi L. 24
Justin S. 24
Victor Z. 24
Matthew S. 23
Jessica Z. 23
Oliver B. 23
Topher W. 23
Luke C. 23

Friday, October 15, 2010

Friday Results, 10/15

Team results from Friday's tournament:
Giant Midgets - 67 points, 4.47 average
Indestructible Cabbages - 64 points, 4.27 average
Pretty Pink Trashcans - 53 points, 4.07 average
No Names - 60 total points, 3.75 average

Overall Standings:
Pretty Pink Trashcans - 265 points, 18.82 average
Indestructible Cabbages - 247 points, 15.28 average
No Names - 308 total points, 14.79 average
Giant Midgets - 203 points, 14.13 average

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Friday Results, 10/8

Team results from Friday's tournament:
Pretty Pink Trashcans - 65 points, 4.64 average
No Names - 82 total points, 4.56 average
Giant Midgets - 53 points, 3.79 average
Indestructible Cabbages - 64 points, 3.76 average

Overall Standings:
Pretty Pink Trashcans - 128points, 9.14 average
No Names - 139 total points, 8.36 average
Giant Midgets - 108 points, 8.02 average
Indestructible Cabbages - 131 points, 7.95 average


Equations Challenge Match coming up on Monday

Saturday, October 2, 2010

First Friday Tournament

We held our first Friday tournament yesterday and the kids did well. Competition was crisp, the questions asked were on point, and for the most part all of the students seemed comfortable with the procedures of the game of Equations.

The team results of the tournament are as follows:
Pretty Pink Trashcans (Captain Shalini) -- 65 total points, 4.5 average
Giant Midgets (Captains Claire and Shwetha) -- 55 points, 4.23 average
Indestructible Cabbages (Captain Luke) -- 67 points, 4.1875 average
No Names (Captain Topher) -- 57 points, 3.8 average

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Friday's Results

Team results from Friday's tournament:
Last Good Team Name - 64 points, 4.57 average
Stupid x Stupid - 65 total points, 4.33 average
Oompa Loompas - 52 points, 4.00 average
The Betterers - 59 points, 3.93 average

Overall Standings:
Last Good Team Name - 1633 points, 106.71 average
The Betterers - 1499 points, 101.47 average
Oompa Loompas - 1308 points, 99.83 average
Stupid x Stupid - 1372 total points, 96.23 average

Top players:
Shreya 132 points
Sussane 127
Chelsea 126
Renee 124
Andrew G. 123
Anthony 122
Taryn 121
Shwetha 119
Matthew 119
Caleb 119

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Friday Tournament Results, January 29

Team results from Friday's tournament:
Oompa Loompas - 63 points, 4.85 average
The Betterers - 61 points, 4.07 average
Last Good Team Name - 56 points, 4.00 average
Stupid x Stupid - 46 total points, 3.83 average

Overall Standings:
Last Good Team Name - 1508 points, 97.14 average
The Betterers - 1376 points, 92.61 average
Oompa Loompas - 1254 points, 90.31 average
Stupid x Stupid - 1206 total points, 87.48 average

Top players:
Sussane 122 points
Shreya 120
Andrew G. 115
Renee 114
Chelsea 114
Caleb 113
Taryn 112
Luke 111
Anthony 111
Richard 108

A couple of reminders:
-We do have practice on Monday. If you have not turned in your health form for the State tournament, make sure you bring it on Monday. Teams will be announced next Friday.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Friday Results, 12,4

Team results from Friday's tournament:
Oompa Loompas - 57 points, 4.38 average
Last Good Team Name - 59 points, 4.21 average
The Betterers - 54 points, 4.15 average
Stupid x Stupid - 60 total points, 3.75 average

Overall Standings:
Last Good Team Name - 905 points, 57.06 average
The Betterers - 788 points, 52.53 average
Oompa Loompas - 729 points, 52.00 average
Stupid x Stupid - 738 total points, 50.65 average

Top players:
Sussane 79 points
Shreya 75
Taryn 74
Luke 70
Matthew 68
Shwetha 66
Shalini 66
Ann J. 64
Orion 63
Simon 63

Monday, October 26, 2009

Friday Tournament results, Oct 23

Please note that the No Names finally have a name. They are now known as the Last Good Team Name.

Team results from Friday's tournament:
The Betterers - 74 points, 4.35 average
Stupid x Stupid - 64 total points, 4.27 average
Last Good Team Name - 65 points, 4.06 average
Oompa Loompa - 45 points, 3.46 average

Overall Standings:
Last Good Team Name - 362 points, 22.42 average
Stupid x Stupid - 287 total points, 19.78 average
The Betterers - 315 points, 19.62 average
Oompa Loompas - 271 points, 19.49 average

Top players:
Topher 31 points
Orion 28
Michael V. 28
Sussane 27
Matthew 26
Luke 26
Renee 26
Kevin 25
Shwetha 25
Ann 25
Anthony 25

Friday, October 9, 2009

Friday Results, 10/9

Team results from Friday's tournament:
The Betterers - 72 points, 4.50 average
No Names - 75 points, 4.41 average
Stupid x Stupid - 52 total points, 4.00 average
Oompa Loompa - 41 points, 4.10 average

Overall Standings:
The Betterers - 150 points, 9.70 average
No Names - 150 points, 9.10 average
Oompa Loompas - 116 points, 9.10 average
Stupid x Stupid - 115 total points, 8.50 average

Top players:
Topher 13 points
Dan G. 13
Matthew 12
Orion 12
Kevin 12
Kathy 12
Shwetha 12
Renee 12
Susanne 11
Anthony 11
Theodore 11
Taryn 11

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Friday Tournament Results

We had our next to the last Friday tournament yesterday.

Friday's Tournament:
Get Smart 60 points, 4.29 average
Smurfs 63, 4.20 avg
No Names 46, 4.18 avg
Next Prime Suspects 45, 3.46 avg

Overall:
No Names 1591 points, 98.35 average
Next Prime Suspects 1576, 93.10 avg
Get Smart 1393, 89.69 avg
Smurfs 1615, 89.32 avg

Next Friday is our last Friday tournament of the year (we will continue to practice on Fridays after States), and it's a double tournament, with a round of Presidents, and a couple of rounds of Propaganda. Please note that I am going to post Presidents worksheets to the right soon, and a Propaganda Primer can be found at the MLAG website. Good luck to all and we will see you on Friday.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Friday and Saturday Tournament Results

Friday's Tournament:

Smurfs 72 points, 4.24 average
Get Smart 61, 4.07 avg
No Names 64, 4.00 avg
Next Prime Suspects 63, 3.94 avg

Overall:
No Names 1536 points, 93.67 average
Next Prime Suspects 1525, 89.30 avg
Get Smart 1330, 85.22 avg
Smurfs 1546, 84.80 avg

Saturday:
27 students attended the tournament at Lincoln High School on Saturday. We finished with a 94 Top 5, and a 16.04 average, both of which were second in the tournament. For the year, we won both the Top 5 and average categories. In top 5 we finished with 484 points, 11 points ahead of second place. In average we had a 15.72, .95 better than our closest challenger.

High scorers at the tournament were:
6th graders: Amol, Malay, Andrew H.
7th + 8th graders: Chelsea, Valerie, Acer, Miheer, Jiaao, & Daniel

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Friday Results, 1/30

We played a mix of games at Friday's tournament, with tables split evenly amongst Ling, Equations and On-Sets. The overall results do not include points earned from the Linguishtik worksheets, which will be added later this weekend. The do include the one or two point bonuses earned from last week's President's clues.

Results:
Next Prime Suspects 76 points, 4.47 average
No Names 71, 4.44 avg
Smurfs 58, 3.87 avg
Get Smart 51, 3.64 avg

Overall Standings:
No Names 1395, 85.88 average
Next Prime Suspects 1342, 78.70 avg
Get Smart 1289, 76.40 avg
Smurfs 1193, 70.03 avg

Top Individuals:
Shwetha 114
Renee 110
Luke 105
Lorna 102
Chelsea 102
Andrew G. 102
Alan 101
Topher 101
Wendy 96
Jiaao 95
Michael 95

Friday, January 23, 2009

Friday Results, 1/23

We played a mix of games at Friday's tournament, with tables split evenly amongst Ling, Equations and On-Sets

Team Results:
No Names 55 points, 4.23 average
Next Prime Suspects 67, 4.19 avg
Smurfs 64, 3.76 avg
Get Smart 42, 3.50 avg

Overall Standings:
No Names 1316, 81.00 average
Next Prime Suspects 1260, 73.89 avg
Get Smart 1138, 72.51 avg
Smurfs 1138, 70.03 avg

Top Ten Individuals:
Shwetha 108
Renee 103
Luke 99
Lorna 98
Alan 96
Chelsea 96
Wendy 96
Topher 95
Andrew G. 94
Jiaao 91