If your team can handle it, you might consider having them decide on roles for aspects of reaching the tournament. Here are ‘job’ descriptions for some important roles:
PROGRAM GUIDE expert:
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reads the Program guide cover to cover.
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doesn’t know everything but knows where to look!
QUIZ: What is the definition of a PROP? This is the one time you don’t use a dictionary! Use the Program Guide GLOSSARY. Many teams lose points because they did not use the Odyssey definition of this and many other words (see Touch/Touching).
SCORE Expert:
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ensures that the team works on the areas where they will get maximum score
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fills out the Style form to ensure max. points
QUIZ: How much is the membership sign worth?
RULES Expert
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knows the rules (including Region 9-specific rules) and makes sure that the team abides by them
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constantly asks the team: “The rule says…what do you think we can do to be different/get a higher score/support our style theme?”
QUIZ: Can a team take a toolbox (to fix anything that might have broken in transit) into the staging area?
CLARIFICATIONS Expert
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monitors odysseyofthemind.com to see clarifications for the team’s long-term problem
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reports to the team and let them decide if any of the clarifications apply to the solution they are working on
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writes CCI for private clarifications if the team’s question meets the rules for private clarifications
COST Expert
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knows all about assigning value to the solution, including what items are exempt from cost and what items have assigned values in the Program Guide
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keeps a log of expenditures (with receipts)
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fills out the Materials Cost form