IAP 99 Non-Credit Activities by Category


Games and Tournaments

"Capture the Flag" Patrol
Chad Brown
Wed Jan 27, 07-11:00pm, 36-155

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
A traditional game of Capture the Flag, with the added bonus of being able to shoot your opponents. Come blow off some steam, get some excercise, shoot your friends, and have lots of fun doing it.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~assassin/www/
Contact: Chad Brown, (617) 776-7505, y@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Assassins Guild

Alien Conspiracy (TM)
Chad Brown
Wed Jan 6, 07-11:00pm, 36-155

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
A high-adrenaline, live-action shoot-em-up. You begin alone with your plastic side-arm. The goal: find your teammates, and ensure that yours is the only team left standing. The only problem is: You don't know who your teammates are...
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~assassin/
Contact: Chad Brown, (617) 776-7505, y@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Assassins Guild

BaFa BaFa
Elizabeth Cogliano , Laurie Ward
Wed Jan 20, 04-06:00pm, TBA

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 40 students.
Single session event
Signup by: 19-JAN-99
BaFa BaFa is a diversity game that was played during this past Fall's Orientation. Members of this year's Orientation Committee will be offering two different versions of this game during IAP, each limited to 20 and played during the same time slot. If you are interested in learning about yourself or others, you'll find this game fascinating. Version 1: For people who've never played before. Verson 2: For those who have played the game before, but with a twist! Sign up in advance with Laurie Ward and let her know which in version you are interested in participating.
Contact: Laurie Ward, 7-104, x3-9765, laurie@mit.edu
Sponsor: Elizabeth I Cogliano, 7 104, x3-6786, cogliano@mit.edu

Bridge Tournament
Tom Leighton
Fri Jan 29, 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. Refreshments offered, prizes awarded. Come and have a good time.
Contact: Tom Leighton, 2-377, x3-3662, ftl@math.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics

Circle of Death
Jennifer Chung
Fri Jan 8, 12-??:00pm, None

No limit but advance sign up required
Single session event
Signup by: 05-JAN-98
Become an assassin, and hunt your friends across campus. Keep your identity secret as you attempt to shoot, stab, poison, or blow up your target. But beware, somewhere another assassin is hunting you. The Circle begins Jan 8, and runs until only one participant is left alive. You'll receive e-mail about your first target.
Contact: Jennifer Chung, Bexley 410A, x5-9640, jsmthng@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Assassins Guild

College Bowl Intramural Tournament
CAC Program Board
Mon Jan 25, ??-??:00am, TBA

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Signup by: 21-JAN-99
Fee: 5.00 for student registration or $20/team
College Bowl is a trivia quiz game played by teams of 4 students. Top teams advance to playoffs. Teams from dorms, fraterities, ILGs, etc. are welcome. Individuals encouraged to enter and will be matched up. Preregister by Jan. 21 @ The Source, Student Center, x2-1994.
Contact: Archit Shah, ashah@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Activities Complex

Cricket! and Other Games from India
Kalpak Kothari
Schedule: TBD
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
Bored watching cricket results on the Web? Wanna really play and have some great fun? Well, then come to Sangam's Cricket mania!! All sports enthusiasts welcome to learn and enjoy long hours of cricket. Newbies will be taught all necessary rules and techniques. Other Indian games based on interest will include carom, card games, and kabadi.
Contact: Kalpak Kothari, kalpak@mit.edu
Sponsor: SANGAM

Games Tournament
CAC Program Board
Mon Jan 25, Tue Jan 26, Wed Jan 27, Thu Jan 28, Fri Jan 29, ??-??:00am, TBA

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Signup by: 20-JAN-99
Student competition in Men's and Women's Billiards, Men's and Women's Table Tennis, Chess, Backgammon, Darts, and Foosball. Winners qualify for the New England Regional Tournament. Sign up during IAP (Jan. 4 - 20) at the Source, Student Center, x2-1994.
Contact: Farheen Qadir, x3-2501, fqadir@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Activities Complex

Go Tournament
Andrew Campbell , Karim Lakhani
Wed Jan 20, 10-??:00am, E38-7th floor

No limit but advance sign up required
Single session event
Prereq: Knowledge of the game of Go
The MIT Go club invites all Go players from the MIT community to participate in an IAP Go tournament.
Contact: Andrew Campbell, azcampb@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Go Club

IAP Mah-Jong Tournament
Philip C. Huang
Sat Jan 23, 08pm-01:00am, Mezzanine Lounge, SC

No limit but advance sign up required
Single session event
Prereq: None
Ever wanted to learn how to play Mah-Jong? Ever wanted to show off your skills at Mah-Jong? Well here's your chance! Come for the 3rd annual Mah-Jong Tournament, either to learn or play for prizes!! Rules will be provided a week in advance; if entering tournament, please RSVP.
Contact: Philip C. Huang, x5-7239, pchuang@mit.edu
Sponsor: Association of Taiwanese Students

MIT/DL Contract Bridge Course
David Metcalf MIT/DL Bridge Club Course Instructor
Mon, Thu, Jan 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28, 07:30-09:30pm, 33-419

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Learn to play bridge, the world's most challenging card game! This course is designed to teach anyone to play bridge, or to improve their bridge skills. We will be using the Audrey Grant Club Course, a nationally acclaimed teaching program, which teaches the basics of bidding, play, and defence. No prior knowledge is necessary. This course is sponsored by the MIT/Draper Lab bridge club and the American Contract Bridge League. Free T-Shirt and Textbook to all those who attend! The final session is a tournament; winners receive a trophy!
Contact: Brian Lee, 39-661, 253-0733, lee21@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT/Draper Labs Bridge Club

Nexus
Andrew Twyman
Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Jan 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 06pm-12:00am, None

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Enter a world of biotechnology, mystic religions, interstellar warfare, megacorporations, and intrigue. Pit your wits against 60 other people, all trying to bend the universe to their will. Nexus is a 10 day live-action role-playing game of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~assassin/nexus.html
Contact: Andrew Twyman, NE43-534, x3-3517, kurgan@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Assassins Guild

Patrol
Andrew Twyman
Sat, Jan 9, 16, 23, 08-11:00pm, 36-115

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: Andrew Twyman, NE43-534, x3-3517, kurgan@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Assassins Guild

Rifts Campaign(s)
S. Harold Bitey
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Jan 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 08pm-02:00am, TBA, Call x5-1753

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 students.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: Free time, a dice program, & a world book
Do you enjoy a well-run operation-oriented Rifts (CS) campaign? Or do you have any idea what I'm talking about? If your answer is yes to either of the above, you obviously belong to this game-a-thon extravaganza. Come one, come all, and find out what it really means to be in a Rifts Campaign.
Contact: S. Harold Bitey, SENIOR HOUSE, 225-1753, jimmbswu@mit.edu
Sponsor: Chienta J Wu, SENIOR HOUSE, 225-1753, jimmbswu@mit.edu

The Game of Tarot
Mark Waks
Tue Jan 19, 08:30-10:00pm, Lobdell Dining Hall

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Learn how to play the card game Tarot, then test your skill against other players. The more the merrier. Decks of cards will be provided, but bring your own if you have a set.
Contact: Jennifer Chung, jsmthng@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism


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