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START: 10 April 2010 (Sat)
END: 11 April 2010 (Sun)

START LOCATION: TBA
END LOCATION: TBA


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EPP9: Puzzle Marathon II

(I will be updating this page often. You are also encouraged to take a look a past Puzzle Parties that I've hosted. There is also a Facebook Event page.)

Who would have thought puzzlers were such gluttons for punishment and exhaustion? The "marathon" I hosted last year was the first EPP which lasted over a day. It was so well-received that I can do nothing but try to top myself in 2010. So, another marathon it will be. It will start at 10AM, Saturday, 10 April 2010 and continue until 2PM Sunday (yes, that's 28 hours!)

Teams

Team formation for the Puzzle Marathon II will be similar to recent events: individual players have a "cost" associated with them (based on past participation and number of trophies won), and in total your team may not exceed a particular value.

The basic formula for player cost is this: if the candidate player has never been to a past Puzzle Party, he or she is a "newbie" and worth 5 points. Otherwise, his or her cost is 6 + (number of past trophies) (a list of past players and trophies won is available here -- if a name is not on that list, the player is a newbie). Finally, if the player is coming from outside the Auburn/Opelika area, his or her cost is reduced by 1 point.

A team's total value of players may not exceed 50.

I will be designing Puzzle Marathon II to accommodate up to eight teams rather than the usual six (these parties are getting popular). Email me when you start to form a team. You may make any personnel changes you want right up until Party-Day. Team colors are given on a first-come-first-choice basis, so if that kind of thing matters to you, let me know your desired color soon. As I receive team information, I will update the roster below.

If you think you would like to participate but haven't decided upon a particular team (or don't feel you know enough other people), let me know, and I'll list you as an "un-teamed" player; teams who may be looking for more players could recruit you. Don't be shy... it's all geeky, puzzly fun.

TEAM ROSTERS (team names are optional)

BLACK BLUE GREEN ORANGE PURPLE RED WHITE YELLOW

Math GTAs, Team 1 Math GTAs, Team A

Johnathan Clark (7)
James Dabbs (7)
Robert Ford (7)
Megan Grace (7)
Tim Hardwick (8)
Scott Varagona* (7)
Morgan Bettcher (5)
Ben Dill (5)
Patrick Donnan (6)
Victoria Lam (6)
Chip Self (6)
Mark Brady (10)
Tracy Cobbs* (10)
Katie Daniels (6)
Heath Hopkins (8)
Joey Mudd (5)
Patrick Smith (5)
Anna Brice (7)
Daniel Brice (7)
Kelly Bregan (7)
Alex Byaly (7)
Steven Clontz* (7)
Charles Pilman (6)
Jessica Stuckey (7) Bob Gillis (7)
Marsha Gillis (7)
Katie Hammond* (7)
Tim Michaels (4)
Adam Syfrett (5)
Anne Daniels* (6)
Todd Daniels (6)
Penny Merritt-Price (5)
Shannon Price (5)
Chad Counselman (5)
Rachel Counselman (5)
Jaye Herrod (5)
Kelly Hollingsworth* (8)
Michael Hollingsworth (9)
Big Al Miller (5)
Kristin Oliver (5)
Kylie Watkins (4) Melanie Butler (6)
Eric Hayes (6)
Alysha Kambeyanda (5)
Reid Rogers (5)
Amy Steinkampf (6)
Jose Valenzuela* (6)
Viviana Valenzuela (6)

43 28 44 48 30 22 46 40

* Team Captain (my contact person for the team), be sure I have this person's phone number BEFORE the day of the party.

"Un-teamed" players. These are players who have said they will likely show up on Puzzle Day, but for one reason or another have not yet settled on a team. If you are looking to bolster your team's roster, you may want to try to recruit these folks: James Fordham (6).
Of course, you are also encouraged to invite other friends as well.

The Puzzles

More information soon...

Recommendations

Here are some recommendations:

Have at least four people on your team (and someone fairly familiar with the Auburn/Opelika area).
You probably want a "team headquarters" where you will centralize during the Marathon. Your team may NOT be headquartered at my house (that's my headquarters).
Have access to the internet, cellphones, digital cameras, laptops, printers and so forth.
Have one or more vehicles at your disposal (you'll likely want to split up during the day).
These things may also prove handy:
- A compass (directional compass).
- Common office supply items (scissors, tape, push pins, etc)
- "Cheat sheets" with common (and uncommon) codes.
- A web browser that supports Java applets.
Check back to this webpage for updates.

TEAM ROSTERS (team names are optional)
BLACK	BLUE	GREEN	ORANGE	PURPLE	RED	WHITE	YELLOW
Math GTAs, Team 1			Math GTAs, Team A
Johnathan Clark (7) James Dabbs (7) Robert Ford (7) Megan Grace (7) Tim Hardwick (8) Scott Varagona* (7)	Morgan Bettcher (5) Ben Dill (5) Patrick Donnan (6) Victoria Lam (6) Chip Self (6)	Mark Brady (10) Tracy Cobbs* (10) Katie Daniels (6) Heath Hopkins (8) Joey Mudd (5) Patrick Smith (5)	Anna Brice (7) Daniel Brice (7) Kelly Bregan (7) Alex Byaly (7) Steven Clontz* (7) Charles Pilman (6) Jessica Stuckey (7)	Bob Gillis (7) Marsha Gillis (7) Katie Hammond* (7) Tim Michaels (4) Adam Syfrett (5)	Anne Daniels* (6) Todd Daniels (6) Penny Merritt-Price (5) Shannon Price (5)	Chad Counselman (5) Rachel Counselman (5) Jaye Herrod (5) Kelly Hollingsworth* (8) Michael Hollingsworth (9) Big Al Miller (5) Kristin Oliver (5) Kylie Watkins (4)	Melanie Butler (6) Eric Hayes (6) Alysha Kambeyanda (5) Reid Rogers (5) Amy Steinkampf (6) Jose Valenzuela* (6) Viviana Valenzuela (6)
43	28	44	48	30	22	46	40
* Team Captain (my contact person for the team), be sure I have this person's phone number BEFORE the day of the party.
"Un-teamed" players. These are players who have said they will likely show up on Puzzle Day, but for one reason or another have not yet settled on a team. If you are looking to bolster your team's roster, you may want to try to recruit these folks: James Fordham (6). Of course, you are also encouraged to invite other friends as well.