The Amazing Race

The most awaited event in Quark is back, and this time with new challenges to tantalize your brain. With more than 400 participants in Quark '11 and promises to get even bigger, it's bound to eke out every small component of your knowledge pool. So pit your skills against the very best and brace yourself for a breathtaking 2-day journey. The contestants will be tested in general knowledge, science, business, technology, and various other topics plus a really good eye for little things around you that most people won't look twice at. The fastest to crack the puzzle and find the treasures stands to win prizes worth thousands.

Prizes worth INR 15,000 to be won.

Details

Structure:

1. There will be four rounds of increasing difficulty covering the entire campus according to the map given to you.

2. Participants will be first provided with a puzzle question, usually a visual connect question, for which they are to give a 'Connect' which is a single word or a sentence that links all the items in the puzzle shown to you. You can give the answer immediately, or choose to answer later. You can also skip the question for a penalty.

3. On answering, you proceed to the treasure round. In the treasure round, you will be provided with clues and accordingly you have to solve it by taking a picture which fits correctly and justify your answer.

4. If we find the answer to be valid, we will tally points to your team.

5. After the treasure round, you will have an option to attempt a bonus question, for extra score. If chosen, the question HAS to be answered correctly for points. Wrong answers or lack of an answer will attract a penalty. Otherwise you proceed to the next level

6. Each of the four levels will have the same structure mentioned above.

7. Exact details of the reward system and more information will be provided when you register.

Rules

1. You are expected to register for the event on the Quark website. We will pull your details automatically. On-the-spot registrations are also allowed.

2. Teams are expected to carry

3. Teams can enter the game at any point of time. Since the daily prizes are not dependant on the cumulative score, teams are encouraged to participate even if they can't make it on the first day of Quark 2012.

4. Each participating team will start with zero points and gather points as they crack questions and collect clues during the day

5. The points from each day will not carry forward to the next day, but will be used to determine the Overall Winner and runners-up

6. The top three teams will be given daily prizes at the end of each day.

7. In case of ties in scores, the time in which the teams finished will be used to break the ties.

8. We have designed the event such that each team gets different clues, routes, and puzzles. Even so, teams found guilty disfiguring clues, cheating, or helping other teams out, will be disqualified immediately.

9. Teams are expected to be aware of the above rules, and those with any doubts or clarifications may freely contact the managers.

10. In the event of any dispute/confusion, the decision of the Event Managers will be FINAL

Team Specifications:

Minimum : 2 members
Maximum : 4 members

Judging Criteria

The top scoring three teams will be given daily prizes at the end of each day.
The points from each day will not carry forward to the next day, but will be used to determine the Overall Winners
The Overall Winners are the teams with maximum cumulative scores over the three days of the event
In case of ties in scores at any point , the time in which the teams finished will be used to break the ties.

Resources

Contacts

If you have any query, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or get in touch with any one of us:

Anirudh Mohta

+91 9325268899

Sourav Banerjee

+91 8806855996

Yash Sinha

+91 9975563752