Championship 2015: 8 Divisions, 600 Teams

[LDiDomenico]

So will there be 64 alliances on the both Eisenstein fields or just 8 alliances?

Each subdivision will go through an eight alliance playoff schedule like the schedule at regional and district events. Then the winners of the subdivision will go onto Einstein where the overall World Champions are determined. So to answer your question there will be eight alliances.

[Mastonevich]

There are two Einsteins.

Do the the winners from each eventually play each other so that we have one winning alliance? I had heard a rumor that they don't and we would possibly have two winning alliances. Say it is not so.

[cgmv123]

Originally Posted by Mastonevich

There are two Einsteins.

There's one Einstein round split across two fields. All alliances will play on both fields. (I think. The manual doesn't say which matches are played on which field.)

[Steven Donow]

Originally Posted by cgmv123

There's one Einstein round split across two fields. All alliances will play on both fields. (I think. The manual doesn't say which matches are played on which field.)

I expect it to be similar to MSC, alternating matches to speed up turnaround time

[Koko Ed]

We need you!

[Sparkyshires]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

We need you!

My new favorite meme. But seriously, I know Champs is always running kinda low on volunteers. What's gonna happen if they don't get enough? D:

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Richard Wallace

Volunteers' perspective: time for a bigger boat! 1.5x most roles, 2x others.

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

We need you!

Originally Posted by Sparkyshires

What's gonna happen if they don't get enough? D:

That is not going happen. We will have more first time Championship volunteers than ever before, but our veteran leads and inspirational VCs will make it all work. They always do.
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edit@Carl (above) -- I agree about the volunteer shirts. Either provide more, arrange shirt laundry for out-of-towners, or both. I think other volunteer incentives are excellent already; however, the volunteer dining area will need to be larger.

[snoman]

How are there already teams on the wait list?

[tindleroot]

I'm still hoping they name one of the new fields Nye

[brndn]

The two "Einstein" fields should be named Tesla and Edison. Or Newton and Leibniz. Or some other pair of funny scientific rivals. But I guess Newton and Edison are both already in use.

[dodar]

Originally Posted by brndn

The two "Einstein" fields should be named Tesla and Edison. Or Newton and Leibniz. Or some other pair of funny scientific rivals. But I guess Newton and Edison are both already in use.

Field 1: Einstein
Field 2: Rosen

Makes sense if the matches are directly after the previous. Because you have to move real fast to the other field to watch the next match.

[Doug Frisk]

Originally Posted by dodar

Field 1: Einstein
Field 2: Rosen

Makes sense if the matches are directly after the previous. Because you have to move real fast to the other field to watch the next match.

Perhaps they could put some sort of bridge between the fields.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by dodar

Field 1: Einstein
Field 2: Rosen

Makes sense if the matches are directly after the previous. Because you have to move real fast to the other field to watch the next match.

I think I'll just nickname field one Kamen and field two Flowers. unofficially, of course.

[runneals]

Originally Posted by tindleroot

I'm still hoping they name one of the new fields Nye

Nye or deGrasse Tyson would be awesome. Maybe Kamen might be tossed in.

[kgargiulo]

Originally Posted by brndn

The two "Einstein" fields should be named Tesla and Edison. Or Newton and Leibniz. Or some other pair of funny scientific rivals. But I guess Newton and Edison are both already in use.

Off topic warning, and quite possibly a rant: You're right about "rivals", but im curious how well known that us. Tesla would turn over in his grave to get equal billing with a guy who cheated him. Edison wad a great marketer and patent hog (that's the GP term for it), but Tesla forgot to write down more genuine innovations than Edison ever produced himself.