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In TowerFall, using this mechanic with good timing allows players to catch incoming arrows. In Hollow Knight, a charm outside where Bretta is trapped buffs this mechanic that is buffed by Sharp Shadow. This mechanic is (10[1])the last word in the title of a game with a competitive scene based around the (-5[1])Demonlist. In Celeste, winged strawberries disappear after using this mechanic, whose use can be refreshed by green diamonds. This is the last word in the title of a game featuring a cube jumping over triangular spikes to the beat of music. For 10 points, what video game mechanic appears in the title of a side-scrolling platformer after “Geometry?” ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: dashing [accept Geometry Dash; accept Dashmaster; accept dodge or dodging; prompt on Mothwing Cloak or Shade Cloak by asking “what general mechanic does that allow the Knight to do?;” reject answers describing “walking” or “running” or “sprinting”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Aaron HenryMaryland CRutgers A3510
James MeekGeorge Mason AMaryland A51-5
Xavier BornhorstMaryland AGeorge Mason A11010

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%40%65.20
UK (South)UK8100%13%62.50
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%25%67.25
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%29%51.57
Eastern Canada (1)US5100%40%76.20
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%11%64.22
FloridaUS4100%25%63.50
Great LakesUS12100%8%55.25
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%33%76.22
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS2100%50%72.50
MidwestUS989%44%64.25
NorthUS4100%50%76.50
NortheastUS10100%20%69.10
PacificUS8100%25%68.00
SoutheastUS13100%23%61.62
Upstate NYUS5100%0%45.60