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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Staffan" data-source="post: 3004000" data-attributes="member: 907">Well, having a large selection of books helps (or at least having the right books for that evening's questions - and having a large selection helps with that), though in some cases you can get by with google if you're fast enough. Most of the questions draw on 3e sources, but not all.The way it works is sort of like Jeopardy (though not in the reverse-question-answer way). Each month, there are six categories. Each category has five questions: two that are worth 1 point, two that are worth 2 points, and one that's worth 3 points. The questions have to be taken in order. The WizO asks the question (which usually tells you where the answer can be found, e.g. "These creatures from the Monster Manual are sentient, mobile trees who see it as their duty to tend to old forests."), and the contestants send their answers to her in private messages (the /notice command). All who get it right get the points, and the fastest contestant gets to decide which category to take next. The whole thing goes on for about an hour (with two breaks so you can go to the bathroom or get a snack), and then the points are tallied.Anyway, it seems that their server is down tonight, and given that it's (a) GenCon and (b) the weekend, I doubt that it will go up again in time for the game. Crap, I was looking forward to a real competition.</blockquote>