Sell Me Your Regional!

[avanboekel]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

I go to the Midwest regional alot. High level of competiton. Chicago is a great city. Take the public transportation. Do not drive. Terrific food. The arena is a dump and it's tight.

The stadium food is hit or miss depending on what you get, and there isn't much within walking distance of the stadium (you can't just let students go get food). There are many restaurants that deliver to the stadium, but you cannot bring outside food in.

I wouldn't say that the level of competition is high as much as I would say that it's a hard regional to win. There are always some powerhouse teams (111, 71, 1625, 2451, and a few others) making it hard to get onto a championship alliance, but the level of play drops considerably after that. 2 of the powerhouses are almost guaranteed to team up and win it all. In the last few years, 16 and 148, 118 and 111, 16 and 1732...

The regional itself, is always very well run. The judges and volunteers are friendly, and all of the teams are a joy to work with.