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Games and Tournaments

4th Annual MIT Ms. Pac-man Tournament
Kenny Jensen, Rhett Creighton
Wed Jan 22, 12pm-12:00am, Talbot lounge

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Prereq: Keen eye and a steady hand

Do you have what it takes to defeat the two-time returning champion Jumaane Jeffries? Can you break the 300,000 point barrier? Come find out what you're really made of and play in MIT's 4th annual Ms. Pacman tournament!
"There's just a lot at stake here" -- Jeffries
Contact: Kenny Jensen, 225-1765, sanctity@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Electronic Research Society

Advanced Chess: Endgame Theory
Alberto Gayon
Wed Jan 29, 05-06:30pm, 1-150

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

A course for students familiar with the rules, tactics, and strategy of chess. The lecture will cover various topics in endgame theory and chess endings.
Contact: Alberto Gayon, agayon@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Chess Club

Bridge Tournament
Richard Stanley, rstan@math.mit.edu; Tom Leighton, ftl@math.mit.edu
Thu Jan 30, 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

Chess for Beginners
Alberto Gayon
Tue Jan 28, Wed Jan 29, 12-01:00pm, 1-150

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

Chess is an ancient game that 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 chess, this is the place to learn. Even if you know some basic strategy, there is always room for improvement!
Contact: Alberto Gayon, agayon@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Chess Club

Contract Bridge: Beginner's Course
David Metcalf (Bridge Course Instructor), Brian Lee
Mon, Wed, Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 22, 27, 29, 07-09:00pm, W20-307/6

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

Go Lectures and Workshop
Wenguang Zhao, Emil Sit
Wed Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 07-10:00pm, 1-246

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: Some experience playing Go; also see our introductory class.

Come improve your skill at Go! We are fortunate to have a very strong player (5-dan) experienced in teaching Go to lecture on corner theory and other topics. After the 1-hour lecture, you can put what you've learned into practice by playing games with Go Club members.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitgoclub/www/
Contact: MIT Go Club Officers, mitgoclub-officers@mit.edu
Sponsor: Go Club

Integration Bee
I. Caines
Thu Jan 16, 07-09:00pm, 6-120

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.
Contact: I. Caines, x2-1193, caines@math.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics

Introduction to Yo Yos and Yo Yoing
Toh Ne Win
Thu Jan 16, 02-04:00pm, 24-612

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: Interest in yo yos

An 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 encouraged to bring your own.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/IAP
Contact: Toh Ne Win, 24-619, 253-7786, tohn@mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group

MIT College Bowl Tournament
Chris Luhrs
Wed Jan 15, 12-06:00pm

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Jan-2003
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, clubs, random groups of friends, etc. are welcome. Individuals encouraged to enter and will be matched up with a team.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/collegebowl/www/
Contact: Chris Luhrs, 225-8372, cluhrs@mit.edy
Sponsor: MIT Quiz Bowl Team

Mahjong Tournament
Jennifer Chang
Fri Jan 31, 07pm-12:00am, Stu Ctr Coffeehouse

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Signup by: 31-Jan-2003
Single session event
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! 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 that will determine who will be 2003 ATS IAP Mahjong Champion! Please email mitats-request if you have any questions.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitats/www
Contact: Jennifer Chang, New House 5-312, x5-7624, jenchang@mit.edu
Sponsor: Association of Taiwanese Students

Math Contest in Modeling Training Session
M. Bazant
Thu Jan 30, 03-04:00pm, 2-131

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Teams of up to three undergraduates will be selected and trained for the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (February 6-10, 2003) which poses challenging, open-ended, real-world problems.
Web: http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm
Contact: M. Bazant, 2-363B, x3-1713, bazant@math.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics

Nanopunk: Tokyo (a 10-Day Live Action Roleplaying Game)
Philip Tan
Fri Jan 17 thru Sun Jan 26, ??-??:00am, Location TBD

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

Nanopunk:Tokyo is a 10 day long roleplaying game based on Japanese pop culture and previous Nanopunk games run by the MIT Assassins' Guild. The game is set in Geo-Tokyo, a gigantic underground city in Japan, 2089, where nanotechnology and traditional martial arts can be found alongside giant robots and idol singers. Players will roleplay, interact, outwit and scheme with others as they assume the role of one of 60 million inhabitants of Geo-Tokyo.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~assassin
Contact: Nanopunk: Tokyo GMs, tokyo-gms@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Assassins Guild

Patrol
Leader: TBD
Sat Jan 11, 18, 25, 1, 08-11:00pm, 36-115

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

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

Rhythmomachy - The Battle of Numbers
Jimmy Rising
Fri Jan 10, 02-04:00pm, 1-132

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Learn to play this mind-boggling, mathematics-based relative of chess. Rhythmomachy was known throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance as the "Philosopher's Game" or the "Battle of Numbers", an intense board game combining positional and number-based strategies.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/sca/www/iap2003/index.html
Contact: Jimmy Rising, Random Hall 244, x5-7925, jrising@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism

The Game of Go
Emil Sit, Wenguang Zhao
Tue Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, 01-04:00pm, 1-246

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None.

Come and learn how to play this fun and challenging game! 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. As the game progresses, players establish tentative borders, invade their opponent's territory while trying to defend their own. We will cover the basic rules and concepts, as well as some strategy to get beginners playing as quickly as possible. More advanced players will have the opportunity to play, have their games reviewed, and learn additional tactics.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitgoclub/www/
Contact: MIT Go Club Officers, mitgoclub-officers@mit.edu
Sponsor: Go Club


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