Michigan Academic Competitions -- A UAC Member Organization

Rules, Question Writing Guidelines, and Tournament Direction Tools


The Michigan Memorandum 2002 – Up-to-date question writing guidelines
Appendix 2002 – Packet distribution for the 2002 MLK tournament.


Stanford Guidelines – One of the first packetwriting guidelines, from 1991.
The Michigan Memorandum (1995) – A 1995 supplement to the Stanford Guidelines.
Memorandum Appendix – Specific Packet Distribution and Requirements from MLK 2000.
ACF Guidelines
NAQT Official Rules
College Bowl Rules
Penn Bowl Rules
SZCZicago Manual of Style – tossup and bonus writing guidelines by Mitchell Szczepanczyk


Tournament Invoice Form – A generic invoice/receipt form for tournament directors (.doc)
ACF Scoresheet – Scoresheet for use in events without power tossups
NAQT Scoresheet – Scoresheet for use in events with power tossups (.pdf)