3rd Annual Ms. Pacman IAP Tournament
Rhett Creighton
Sun Jan 27, 12pm-12:00am, East Campus
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 19-Dec-2001
Limited to 24 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: hand/eye coordination
The specs are: Standard Ms. Pacman dipswitches, with speedup cheat. With top scores nearing 300,000, can you defeat last year's winner Jed Horne? This year's winner's name will be inscribed on the prestigious MIT Ms. Pacman Champion Cup. Jumaane Jeffries, the first champion, and Baker machine record holder (who claims he was "sick" during the last tournament) has vowed to destroy every other competitor. "There's just a lot at stake here" -- Jeffries
Games are played all day in 1/2 hour timeslots. You must sign up in advance for a timeslot.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/~rhett/www/pacman
Contact: Rhett Creighton, (617) 262-5090, rhett@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Electronic Research Society
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Annual MIT Mystery Hunt
Christopher Morse
Fri Jan 18 thru Mon Jan 21, 12-12:15pm, Lobby 7
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Forget all that extra sleep you've been getting and the novels you've been reading in your spare time. It's time for the MIT Mystery Hunt.Sharpen your pencils and your brains for a weekend of puzzle solving. As usual, get a team of friends together to solve a set of puzzles we'll provide to you. Your goal is to find a coin hidden somewhere on the MIT campus. Please sign up ahead of time on the web site.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/puzzle/
Contact: Ray Jones, NE43-242, x3-7223, puzzle@mit.edu
Sponsor: Thouis R Jones, NE43-242, 617 253-7223, thouis@mit.edu
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Assassin's Guild 10-Day Game!
Leader: TBD
Fri Jan 18 thru Sun Jan 27, 06-12:00pm
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 60 participants.
Single session event
Come play a 10-day long game, Caer Phaedria, with the MIT Assassin's Guild!
See our web page or contact the High Council (high-council@mit.edu) for more information.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/assassin/
Contact: high-council@mit.ed
Sponsor: MIT Assassins Guild
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Bridge Tournament
Richard Stanley
Fri Feb 1, 12-06:00pm, 2-290
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Mathematics Department challenges all MIT bridge players to a team-of-four tournament. Those without a full team can still come and hope to find teammates. Refreshments offered, prizes awarded. Come and have a good time.
Contact: Richard Stanley, 2-375, x3-7930, rstan@math.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics
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Chess for Beginners
Elena Groberman
Thu Jan 17, Tue Jan 22, 07-09:00pm, 8-119
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Chess is an ancient game which is both challenging and enjoyable. It develops analytical skills, creativity, visualization, and many other skills. If you've always wanted to learn to play, but never found the right person to teach you, or still hold a grudge against your dad or your big sister for beating you at the game, this is the place to learn. Even if you know some basic strategy, there is always room for improvement!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/chess-club/www
Contact: Elena Groberman, 225-8763, greli@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Chess Club
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Contract Bridge: Beginner's Course
David Metcalf (Bridge Course Instructor), Brian Lee
Mon, Thu, Jan 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31, 07pm-10:00am, Student Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Learn to play bridge with the MIT/DL Bridge Club! No prior knowledge is necessary. All who complete the course receive a T-shirt and bridge textbook. Co-sponsored by the MIT/DL Bridge Club and the ACBL. See URL for details about the bridge club.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitdlbc/www
Contact: Brian Lee, 39-567, x5-9570, lee21@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT/Draper Labs Bridge Club
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First Annual MIT IAP Chess Tournament
Elina Groberman
Thu Jan 24, 07-09:00pm, 5-233
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The tournament will consist of two sections: one for beginners and one for intermediate and advanced players. You pick which section to play in. Each game will last a maximum of half an hour, as each player will have 15 minutes for the game. If you have your own boards, sets, or clocks, please bring them with you! There will be some boards and sets provided.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/chess-club/www
Contact: Elina Groberman, 225-8763, greli@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Chess Club
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Game Design Workshop
Tom Cadwell
Tue-Thu, Jan 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 07-09:30pm, TBD
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 01-Jan-2002
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: A strong interest in playing and making games
Revised from IAP 2000. Some sessions will be lectures, while others will be workshops. Focuses on computer/video games in particular, but also covers board games to a limited extent. Game design theory, practical game design skills, and case studies are all part of the curriculum. Programming skills are not required, but a strong interest in games is! Snacks provided free.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tcadwell/www/gamedesign.html
Contact: Tom Cadwell, 283-5030, tcadwell@mit.edu
Sponsor: Thomas G Cadwell, tcadwell@mit.edu
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IAP Adventure: A Role-Playing Campaign
Kris Schnee
Thu Jan 10, 07-10:00pm, Burton House Library, E-mail in advance.
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Part video game, part campfire story-telling, dice-based Role-Playing Games are social fun. We'll pick from three settings for an adventure -- GURPS (historical or science fiction), Blue Planet (sci-fi), and Ironclaw (fantasy) -- and meet regularly to play. No experience required; join anytime in IAP. E-mail in advance if interested.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/kschnee/www/games
Contact: Kris Schnee, x5-8237, kschnee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Kristopher M Schnee, BURTON CONNER, 617 225-8237, kschnee@mit.edu
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Integration Bee
J. Dunagan
Tue Jan 15, 07-09:00pm, 56-114
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Put your single-variable integrating skills to the test against your fellow students for over $100 in prizes (from Tosci's) and the title of "Grand Integrator!" No knowledge beyond 18.01 necessary. Contest will be round-robin for seeding followed by single elimination. Warm-up round included. The Grand Integrator also wins a funny hat. New this year: definite integrals!
Contact: J. Dunagan, x3-2345, jdunagan@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics
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Introduction to Yo Yos and Yo Yoing
Toh Ne Win
Wed Jan 23, 04-06:00pm, 24-619, ESG kitchen area
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: Interest in yo yos
A 1-2 hour long introduction to various yo yo tricks along with tips on how to select good yo yos at stores. We will cover most of the basics, including proper throw technique, the Sleeper, forward throws, Around the World, Over the Falls and Rock the Baby. We will also learn and see examples of the different types of yo yos for looping and string performance. More advanced players are welcome to demonstrate or teach tricks. A limited number of good quality yo yos will be available for participants to use, but you are welcome to bring your own. At the end of the session, yo yos will be available for purchase at cost.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Toh Ne Win, 24-619, 225-8560, tohn@mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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MIT College Bowl Tournament
Amy Tyszkiewicz
Wed Jan 16, 12-06:00pm
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Jan-2002
Single session event
Create a team of up to 4 people and come play the ULTIMATE trivia event on campus. Teams from dorms, fraternities, ILGs, etc. are welcome. Individuals encouraged to enter and will be matched up. This event is co-sponsored by the MIT Campus Activities Complex Program Board, and the MIT Quiz Bowl team, and is open to all students.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/collegebowl/www/
Contact: Amy Tyszkiewicz, x5-8626, amybeth@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Quiz Bowl Team
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Mahjong Tournament
Annie Wang
Sat Feb 2, 08pm-12:00am, W20 Room 407
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 31-Jan-2002
Prereq: none
Fee: 3.00 for refreshments & prizes
Interested in playing mahjong but could never find the people or the time? Or do you just want to learn how to play mahjong? Well come to ATS's IAP Mahjong Tournament!
7PM ~ 12 AM
Saturday February 2, 2002
Please check web.mit.edu/mitats/www for exact location
The evening will be filled with opportunities for people to learn how to play and players to play with. If you want to test your skills, then join in the tournament of deciding who will be 2002 ATS IAP Mahjong Champion!!
$3 donation to cover refreshments and prizes.
Please email duh@mit.edu if you have any questions.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitats/www
Contact: Annie Wang, Burton Conner #224a, x5-8221, aiwang@mit.edu
Sponsor: Association of Taiwanese Students
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Math Contest in Modeling Training Sessions
M. Bazant
Mon Jan 28, Thu Jan 31, 03-04:00pm, 2-131
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Teams of up to three undergraduates will be selected and trained for the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (February 8-11, 2002) which poses challenging, open-ended, real-world problems. Advance sign up encouraged but not required.
Web: http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm
Contact: M. Bazant, 2-363B, x3-1713, bazant@math.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics
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Patrol
Leader: TBD
Sat Jan 12, 19, 26, 2, 08-11:00pm, 36-1xx
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Travel to strange new classrooms. Meet interesting, unusual people, and "kill" them! Patrol is a high-action game of live combat with rubber-dart guns. Shoot your friends, then watch out as they try to take their revenge.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~assassin/patrol.html
Contact: PatrolComm, patrol-comm@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Assassins Guild
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Rhythmomachy - The Philosopher's Game
Jimmy Rising
Tue Jan 15, 05-06:30pm, 24-611
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Learn to play this mind crushing, mathematics-based relative of chess. Rhythmomachy was known throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance as the "Philosopher's Game", an intense board game combining positional and number-based strategies.
Contact: Jimmy Rising, jrising@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
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Tau Beta Pi 17th Annual Engineering Design Contest
Elie Krevat, Garrett Barter
Tue Jan 29, 09:30am-03:30pm, 4-163
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Jan-2002
Limited to 80 participants.
Single session event
Sharpen your engineering design and presentation skills as you compete for $3000 in scholarships and $500 in cash prizes! The design contest is centered around an open-ended engineering problem that encourages creative solutions and draws on the strengths of MIT's freshmen and sophomores. It is intended to promote extracurricular interaction between undergraduate students and faculty members who serve as judges. Intended for freshmen and sophomores of all majors who are invited to register in groups of three or four. Tau Beta Pi is the national engineering honor society.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tbp/designcontest/
Contact: Elie Krevat, 225-8241, designcontest@mit.edu
Sponsor: Tau Beta Pi
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The Game of Go - Managing Ambiguity
Bill Philips
Tue Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 01-04:00pm, E51-395
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Fee: 30.00 for OPTIONAL yearly membership in American Go Association
The ancient game of Go combines the simplest rules and elements into the most complex of board games. Players alternate placing stones on the board with the intent of surrounding more territory than the opponent. To do this there are two basic strategies which can be thought of as short -term profit and long-term influence. Success at Go requires balancing these two aspects of your strategy. The game begins with an empty board and ends with the two opponents sharing the board almost equally. The management of ambiguity in Go involves uncertainty about your competitor's strategy and the level of flexibility in enacting that strategy.
The class will begin with an overview of the (very simple) rules of Go. A short demonstration and lecture illustrating a few basic ideas, and complete with teaching games.
Contact: Bill Philips, billips@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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