Horizons 14 RuleBook

HORIZONS ’14

October 30 th –November 2nd 2014

Rulebook

About Horizons: Horizons is the annual inter-departmental cultural fest of National Institute of Technology

Tiruchirappalli held exclusively for second year students, conducted by the Rotaract Club of

NIT Trichy.This rulebook aims to give a complete picture of the format and rules for all the

events and is intended to create a fair and unbiased arena for the departments to

compete with each other, thereby keeping up the spirit of the event.

General rules and regulations:

• Each department is requested to initiate a Non- Rotaract member of their class as a

mediator who can be contacted for any and all communication between The

Rotaract Club and The Department regarding horizons concerned about the

department.

• Decision of the event organizers is FINAL AND BINDING with regard to any of the issues

regarding Horizons 2014.

• For all the events in Horizons 2014, the decision of the judges is FINAL and any

arguments in this regard will not be entertained.

• Any act(s) of indiscipline, use of obscene language or disrespect towards other

participants/departments WILL invite a reduction in overall point’s tally of the

department and/or immediate disqualification of the participant/team/department.

Please keep the competition healthy and Participate for the spirit of the event.

• In case of tie between two teams(for all events) :

For 1st place: Both teams will be awarded 1st, There will be no 2nd place AND the

points of the 1st and 2nd place will be added and split equally among the teams.

For 2nd place: Both teams will be awarded 2nd, There will be no 3rd place and the

points of the 2nd and 3rd place will be added and split equally among the teams.

For 3rd place: Both teams will be awarded 3rd place and the points will be divided

equally among the teams.

• Time limit, number of entries per event and submission deadlines must be strictly

adhered to for all the events. Delayed submissions will not be accepted (OR)

would be accepted ONLY after deducting a marks penalty.

• Registration dates and venues for events with unlimited entries will be made

available to the class coordinators.

• A soft copy of the rule book will be made available with the class coordinator. It is

recommended that you keep a Hard Copy of the same.

• For any issues regarding any of the events, please feel free to contact the

respective event managers or any of the Rotaract members.

But please keep all these contacts Civil. • Suggestions, comments and feedback is most welcome.

However, ONLY AFTER HORIZONS 14.

• Please do not crowd the event manager if you or your team has any problem with the event. Please let your Department coordinator know about the problem/complaint and he/she will contact the appropriate people.

Events Rules and Regulations

English Lits

Dumb C Points:

1st - 5

2nd - 3 3rd - 2

Rules and Regulations:

• 3 participants per team

• 2 teams per department

• Prelims (Normal Dumb – C): 1 movie/TV Show, 1 personality and 1 brand (in any order) to be enacted by one member and guessed by the other two within a

span of 90secs.

• Swapping of the person who is acting is not allowed.

• Answers in English only would be accepted.

• The following actions are strictly prohibited during enacting and will lead to immediate disqualification of the team: Making a sound, touching objects not on your person, Pointing, Word-Splitting, Cross-Referencing, Showing letters and shapes and Drawing in the air.

Debate Points:

1st - 5 2nd - 3

3rd - 2 Rules and Regulations:

• 3 participants/team and 1 team/department

• Topic for debate prelims will be announced one day before the event.

For the prelims two members would speak for the topic and the

Other member of the team will speak against the topic.

• Top Four teams will face off in the semi-finals and then the best two in the finals.

• The losers of the semi-finals will face off and the winner is declared the third position. Event Managers:

Points:

1st - 5

2nd - 3

3rd - 2

Quiz


• 3 participants/team

• Any number of teams per department.

• General Quiz.

• Written prelims.

• Top 6 teams make it to the finals.

• However, if more than 2 teams from the same department qualify for the finals, only the top two teams from that department will enter the finals.

• Teams found using cell phones, books, or discussing with other teams shall be disqualified on the spot.

• The format and rules of the finals will be announced at the venue.

• And of course, Quizmaster’s decision is final.

Points:

1st - 5

2nd - 3

3rd - 2

Shipwreck


• Maximum of 3 participants per department.

• Time Limit 7 minutes (3 min preparation + 2 min speaking + 2min rebuttal).

• Personality will be chosen from a lot.

• If participant is not comfortable with the given personality, only one chance will be given to take another pick. Once the participant takes the second pick, he/she cannot go back to first pick; the second pick is final for any participant.

• No vulgarity, slang.

• English only.

• Bribery and flirting is permitted.

Points:

1st - 5

2nd - 3


Mod is God

• Any number of participants are allowed per department

• Speak for a minute in proper English without any speech defect or grammatical errors.

Easy isn’t it?

• One rule and one rule alone. The Mod(erator) is God.

• For any another doubt refer to the above rule.

Ad Zap Points:

1st - 6

2nd - 4


• 4- 6 participants/team (Minimum 4, Maximum 6)

• 1 team/department

• 1 ad shall be given to each team.

• Time Limit is 6 minutes/team (3 minutes preparation + 3 minutes

performance).

• Exceeding time limit will invite negative points

• No vulgarity.

• English only.

Literapture Points:

1st- 5

2nd- 3

3rd- 2 Rules and Regulations:

• 2 members/team

• Any number of teams/department

• What’s the good word?

• Math and word logic

• Crossword

• Word Games

• Puzzles

• There will be inbuilt tie breakers

• Use of cellphones, discussing with other teams will invite immediate disqualification

Stage Events

Choreo Nite Points

1st- 12

2nd- 8


• Only one team/department.

• Time limit – 10+2 minutes.(2 mins for preparation). Please adhere.

• Exceeding time limit will invite negative points.

• Number of participants from each department must not exceed 16 (not inclusive of backstage helpers).

• Minimum of 5 members must be on stage at any instant during the performance.

• Maximum of 2 backstage helpers.

• Eastern/Folk and Western (both to be performed within the ten minute slot).

• One prop must be used within the performance time. Prop must be used for at least 1 minute.

• 1 person from the department should take care of the music at any point of time during the performance.

• Music track must be submitted to the coordinators 2 days before the event.

• No restrictions on the choice of music

• Vulgarity in any form is not acceptable

• Use of inflammable materials and liquids of any other form is strictly prohibited

• Disobeying any of the above rules will invite negative points.

• The teams shall be judged on the following criteria:

a. Incorporation of different dance styles

b. Choreography c. Coordination

d. Expressions/Enthusiasm

e. Costumes and props. Event Managers:

Points:

1st- 10

2nd- 6 3rd- 4


Battle of Bands

• One team per department

• A band must consist of a minimum of three members and a maximum of eight

members.

• Each band will be allotted 10+2 minutes for both performance and setup.

• A standard right-handed 5 piece drum kit, a keyboard stand, microphones and amplifiers will be provided. All other instruments have to be brought by the bands themselves.

• Bands can play both western and eastern. Covers of songs are allowed.

• Substantial weightage will be given for the bands' own compositions.

• Similarly, credit will also be given for original medleys

• The teams will be judged based on

a. Tightness of the band b. Vocal quality

c. Instrumental Quality

d. Versatility

e. Band Dynamics (Synchronization, etc.)

Please contact the event managers for further details

Event Managers:

Points:

1st -8

2nd - 5

3rd - 3

Battle of Scraps


• 3 – 8 members/team


• Music out of ‘junk’

• Musical instruments not allowed.

• Laptops, Mobile, Tablet Music Players are also not allowed.

• Participants should bring their own junk instruments.

• Time-7 minutes (Includes setting, performance and clearing time)

• No clapping and whistling.

• Use of any liquids in any form during the performance is prohibited.

• Teams should clarify issues regarding “junk” instruments and confirm their property

well in advance with the event managers in case of discrepancy

• In case of “dubious instruments,” the jugdes’ decision is final.

Event Managers:

Points:

1st- 10

2nd- 6

3rd- 4

Movie Spoof


• 1team/department

• Maximum of 10 participants including dubbing artists + maximum of 3 people backstage

• Time Limit-10 min (Includes setting + performance + clearing)

exceeding time limit will invite negative points.

• Teams must bring their own props.

• English/Hindi/Tamil or combination of 2 or 3.

• Teams can spoof more than 1 movie within the given time limit.

• No vulgarity/obscene language.

• No restriction in no of actors at any instant.

• Teams can use the microphones recorded voice or live voice over/narration and

recorded music pertaining to the script.

• Organisers will provide equipment to play the music.

• Use of inflammable materials or liquids in any form is not allowed.

Event Managers:

Points:

1st - 7

2nd- 5

3rd - 3

Solo Singing

(Western and Eastern separately)


Western and eastern will be judged separately and each will be awarded points separately.

Maximum of 2 participants from a department.

Karaoke (digital background music) is allowed and should be brought by the participant.

Instruments of any kind is not allowed.

Maximum time limit is 5 minutes. Participants of can sing any song of their choice belonging to any genre of their

choice of style of singing (either Eastern or Western).

Event Managers:

Points:

1st- 10

2nd- 7 3rd- 5

Movie Making Competition


• Only 1 team is allowed per department.

• Time limit: 8 minutes maximum. Exceeding the time limit even by a few seconds

will invite negative points.

• The cast and crew of the Movie should be from the same department. However any

other requirements such as camera can be taken from other departments.

• Any number of members/team allowed.

• Vulgarity, usage of alcohol, smoking etc.; are strictly not allowed.

• Editing is allowed.

• Movies can be either in Tamil, Hindi or English but English subtitles is a must for movies of any of the above 3 languages.

• The movie can be submitted in any format playable by VLC Media Player to any of the

event managers before the 27th October 2014, 5 pm in a Pen-drive.

• Pen-drives will be returned later.

Event Managers:

Art &

Design

T – Shirt Designing Points:

1st - 7

2nd - 5 3rd - 3


• 1 submission/department

• Best three submissions will be awarded first, second and third positions

• Base colours- Black, White, Green and Red

• Not more than four colours should be used in the design

• No gradient, 300 DPI resolution, CMYK Colour Format

• Design must represent your department as its central theme

• Submission must be in the form a jpeg file.

• Deadline for submission: 27th October 2014, 5PM.

• The design must sent as a mail with the participant’s name, Department, roll number and contact number in its body part, with The jpeg file(s) attached, and subject as “Horizons2014 T-Shirt Design_DEPARTMENT”, to [email protected].

• If you do not receive an acknowledgement for mail within 24 hours, please resend

the mail or contact the event managers.

Event Managers:

Junk Art Points:

1st- 7

2nd- 5 3rd- 3


• 3 participants/team.

• 2 teams/department.

• Theme will be announced 2 hours before the commencement of the event.

• The art work must be a model (3D) based on the theme.

• 1 hour will be given to make the model after the beginning of the event.

• Participants must bring their own junk.

• Coordinators will scrutinize the junk.

• Points will be deducted if junk is not cleared after the event.

• Only materials classified as junk can be used, use of other materials will lead to

disqualification.

• The junk must be submitted by the participants 1 hour before the event, which will be scrutinized by the coordinators and the non-junk items will be removed from the pile.

• The junk can consist of stuff not mentioned in the list below, if and only if the participants think that it can be categorized as a “junk”, but the coordinator’s decision during the junk scrutiny will be final.

• Adding extra junk after the first submission/ after the specified time will lead to

immediate disqualification.

• No junk can be added during the course of the event.

• Making of the model should start only after the start of the event.

• Coordinators cannot be blamed if a non-scrutinized item is declared not junk, thereby leading to disqualification of the team.

Event Managers:

Points:

1st - 10

2nd - 6


Scavenger Hunt

• 4 members per team


• A list of 40 items will be given to the teams

• The teams have to produce as many items as possible within a span of 2 hours.

• Fabrication of items is strictly prohibited

• Points for each item will be given in the list provided.

• Submissions will not be accepted after the specified time limit.

• Items submitted will not be returned till the event and all required formalities are

completed

• There will be a timekeeper at the venue who will keep a tab of the time elapsed

• The items will be examined by the coordinators after the end of time limit.

• With regard to submitted controversial items, the decision of the organisers is final

and binding

• Tie Breaking Rules:

Positions will be decided based on starred items.

Event Managers:

Points:

1st - 7

2nd - 5 3rd – 3


Dominoes

• Participants need to make an artistic pattern using matchboxes (units)

covered with coloured papers or painted.

• Teams, each comprising five members, can participate.

• The pattern must be made within an area of 3ft. x 3ft. • The pattern must be visible upon falling of all the units.

• The pattern must not touch the marked boundaries of the area or fall out of it.

• One manual intervention allowed. • Participants must bring the units covered totally with coloured papers/

painted.

• Any number of colours can be used to paint/cover the matchboxes with. • The units are to be made only with matchboxes.

• The units must all be of the same size (any size but same.) ·Joining of two units, inserting one into another or using them partially open is NOT allowed.

• Violation of rules would invite immediate disqualification.

Event Managers:

Points:

1st- 6

2nd- 4


Mask Making

• Maximum 3 members/team

• 1team/department

• Materials should be brought by participant

• All materials except paper can be used

• Theme will be provided 2 days before the event day

• Time limit-3 hours Event Managers:

Points:

1st Place: 6

2nd Place: 4

3rd Place: 2

Gaming

Horizons FIFA Nite


• FIFA 14 will be used for the tournament.

• A maximum of two teams from each department

• Each team comprising two members each.

• Even if a department chooses to send only one team, match fixtures will be put up considering two teams from each dept.

• The teams may give a name to their team (eg Mech Machos) and choose an

unedited, default team squad (From all available teams).

• These details along with the names of participants from every department have to be sent to the event coordinators on or before 11:59 PM on the 26th of October.

• If a team fails to show up on the day of the tournament then, it a forfeit by

default and the opponents will get a walkover to the next round.

• Joysticks and external keyboards can be used and the participants are advised to bring them. (atleast two joysticks per department).

• The Game rules are as follows:

a. The game will have 4 minutes per half and FIFA 14 default squads will only be used.

b. If after full time the scores are level then the teams will directly go for a

penalty shootout. c. The tournament format is as given below

a)In prelims, Double elimination will be followed,i.e when a team loses two

matches, it gets knocket out. b) The 20 teams will play against a random opponent(chosen by lots), not

from the same department in the first round. The winners move to the pool A

and the losers to the pool B. In the forthcoming rounds, teas from same department may face each other.

c) The teams in group A and B will play again within the groups against

a random opponent(chosen by lots) in the group and the winners of group A will move to the “Top10” group, while the losers in group A and winners in

Group B move to the “Eliminator” group. The losers of Group B get

eliminated. d) The teams in “Eliminator” group will again play against a random

opponent(chosen by lots) in the group and the winners move into the “Top10” group

and the losers are eliminated. e) The teams in “Top10” will then be ranked based on the win percentage and in case of

a tie, the tie will be resolved by using the Goal difference. (Goals scored in penality

shootout will not be considered). Then the top five teams play the bottom five (any

random opponent in the half) in the group and the winners move into the “Top5” group, while the losers are eliminated.

f)The teams in “Top5” will then be ranked based on the no. of wins and in case of a tie, the

tie will be resolved by using the Goal difference. (Goals scored in penality shootout will not be considered). Then, teams 4 and 5 will play in an eliminator and the winner joins the top

3 in the semis. Team 1 plays winner of 4 and 5 while 2 plays 3 and then the finals between

the two winners. The losers will play a 3rd spot decider.

• If a game stops in between due to unexpected reasons and cannot be continued, then the most sensible decision possible would be taken.

• The decision taken by the coordinators is final.

• Although it is difficult, please try to refrain from the use of vulgar language during the game. :P

Event Managers:

Call Of Duty: MW4

4 per team, 1 team per department.

Laptops will be arranged by the event organizers. However it is advised to bring your own laptops

Please do bring the external mouse(s) required for your team.

Specific settings and gameplay options are not allowed eg. No use of Juggernaut and Martyr Dom

Prelims will be of Team Death type and the semi finals, 3rd place playoff and finals will be of Sabotage type.

The teams will first face a random opponents chosen through lots and the losers in the preliminary round will be knocked out.

The teams will then be ranked from 1 to 5 based on the round win difference in the preliminary round.

The top three teams directly qualify for the semis.

Teams placed 4 and 5 will play the qualifier for the final spot in the semis, which will again be a Team death type.

Teams 1 and winner of the qualifier will face off and teams 2 and 3 will face off. The losers of the two semis will face off in a 3rd place decider followed by the finals.

In case of Lag and other technical difficulties organizers decision is final and abiding.

Event Managers : Note : All participants are requested to bring their own laptops for the games.

Documents

Horizons 14 RuleBook