OBOB

Battle Basics

- A coin toss will be held before the start of each battle.

-  The winning team decides where they want to sit.  The team that sits on the left of the moderator will always be given first chance at the odd numbered questions and will start the competition. The team on the right will always be given the first chance at the even numbered questions. 

- The spokespersons should sit on either the outer or inner edge of their team so that the person allowed to speak is very clear.  Keep it the same for both teams.

-  There are 16 questions total.  8 are “In which book” questions and the other 8 are “content” questions. IWB questions are asked first.

- When a question is asked the team will have 15 seconds to discuss and answer the question. The waiting team may also discuss during this time in case the question gets turned over to them.

- Time will start immediately after the question has been read.

-  The spokesperson can request the question to be read again but it will be during the 15 seconds they have to come up with the answer.

-  Only the spokesperson may say the answer.  Answers may be given in the middle of the 15 seconds if a team is ready. All discussion must stop and the answer given immediately after the 15 seconds is up or it will be turned over to the other team. 

-  The spokesperson’s first answer will be the only acceptable one even if it is given in the middle of the question being read.

-  If the first team does not answer correctly, the second team gets the question reread and another 15 seconds in which to try and answer it.

-  If someone other than the spokesperson blurts an answer, the question goes automatically to the other team with 15 more seconds to discuss and answer it.

- A team may challenge if they feel an answer they gave was correct.  They will have 2 minutes to find the page in the book that supports their claim and mark it with a post-it-note.  The spokesperson will submit the finding to the judge who will determine if they are correct.  The judge’s decision in final. Only one team will be awarded the points for a correct answer.

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-  It is possible with those last two cases that a team could get two questions in a row because as stated above, the team on the left ALWAYS gets first chance at the odd numbered questions and the team on the right ALWAYS gets first chance at the even numbered questions.

-  “In which book” questions are always asked first and are worth a total of 5 points.  In the case of a partially correct response, the first correct response (whether it be title or author) will be worth 3 points and the second correct response will be worth 2 points.  If either of the two are incorrect the other team gets 15 seconds and the chance to pick up those points. Book titles and authors must be stated as listed on the official OBOB book lists. Answers are considered correct even if mispronounced as long as the judge can discern it.

-  In the “content” questions, 5 points are given for the correct answer.  Designated two-part questions will be scored with 3 points for the first answer correctly given and 2 points for the second correct answer.  If either of the two are incorrect the opposing team will have another 15 seconds to try and pick up those points.

-  If the spokesperson interrupts the reader when reading a question, that team must answer the question immediately.

-  If a question is missed by both teams the answer should be revealed before moving on to the next question.

- In the case of a tie, two more questions should be read. Who ever has the highest score is the winner.  If they are still tied, 2 more questions will be read and so on.

-  No notes or books may be used during the battles.  A concealed set of the books will be left with the judge in the event of a challenge.