Bonus
Answer the following about the human pastime of simulating war through board games, for 10 points each.
[10h] This game derives its name from a Greek word that referred to military generals. This game has pieces of ranks one through nine, with the weakest either being the scout or spy.
ANSWER: Stratego (The Greek term is strategos.)
[10e] H. J. R. Murray’s history of this game details changes like the Arabic firz into the European queen, as well as the adaptation of the Persian shāh māt into what is now called “checkmate.”
ANSWER: chess
[10m] The video game company Atari got its name from a term in this ancient war game commonly played on a 19-by-19 board. A DeepMind product named for “Alpha” and this game beat French player Fan Hui.
ANSWER: go [or baduk or paduk or igo or wigo or wéiqí; accept AlphaGo]
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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 21 | 27.62 | 100% | 95% | 81% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta A | Arizona State A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Boston College B | Boston University B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Brandeis Mozart | MIT A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Dartmouth A | Amherst A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Dartmouth B | Boston College A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Edinburgh A | Sheffield B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| George Mason B | Rutgers D | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Johns Hopkins | Vassar A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Maryland B | Maryland A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| McMaster A | Toronto B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| NYU A | George Mason A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| NYU B | Rutgers B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| RIT A | Cornell D | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Tufts A | Vermont B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Vanderbilt A | Chipola College | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| WashU Grizzlers | Purdue A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Washington Atlantic | Alberta B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Washington Masu | Washington Coho | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Washington Sockeye | Arizona State B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Washington Steelhead | Washington Pink | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
| Williams A | Brown A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HEM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 5 | 28.00 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 6 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |