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Phronesis

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This event challenges participants to test their logical and detective skills. The goal of the game is to find clues from the evidence given, make your case, and solve the crime.

Event Details:

• Event Dates:
  • Round 1: 18th March 2022
  • Round 2: 19th March 2022
  • Round 3: 20th March 2022
• Mode - Online

• The first round will be an individual round. Based on the scores, teams will be formed by the event organisers, and a Discord channel will be made for further communication.
• Any kind of malpractice during the event is strictly prohibited.
• The decision of the event managers will be deemed final.

The event has three rounds.
Round 1:

• Round 1 will be a quiz round.
• This round will test your reasoning and aptitude skills as well as knowledge about detective skills and forensic investigation.
• It is an elimination round.

Round 2:

• People will be shortlisted into teams of 4, and teams will be formed by the organisers, based on their scores in previous rounds.
• In this round, audio clips related to the crime scene will be played.
• Participants need to figure out what took place at the crime scene using the clues encrypted in the audio clips.
• Using the clues found in the audio clips, they are requested to send a description of what took place at the crime scene.
• Teams can send the description three times throughout the event, and the best one with the highest score will be chosen.
• Extra audio/visual clips would be made available upon request at the cost of points.

Round 3:

• The top 4 teams will race against time to solve the crime scenes by following the storyline.
• Pieces of a photo will be given as a clue.
• The description can be sent three times, and the best one with minimal clues will be chosen.
• Extra pieces of the image would be made available upon request at the cost of points.

Judging Criteria:
Round 1:

• Players are ranked in order of the points they score.
• In the case of ties, the participant who has completed the quiz in the least time will be given priority.

Round 2 and 3:

• The abstract submitted by each team is judged on the following point system:
  • Finding the exact incident at the crime scene: 20 points
  • Finding relevant clues in the crime scene: 10 points
  • Penalty for using the first extra clue: (-5) points
  • Penalty for using the second extra clue: (-15) points
  • Penalty for using the third extra clue: (-30) points
• The aggregate of the score will be taken for each description, and the best answer will be chosen among the given three solutions for every team.
• In case of a tie, the time of answering will be taken as the judging criterion.

FAQs:
1) Who can participate?
Team members from any college and course of study can participate.
2) Can cross-college teams be made?
Yes, cross-college teams could be made.

Prize Money: INR 20,000

Contact:

• Vinayak: 8948928192
• Pavani: 7032080809
• Vishnu: 9840995138
• Rishika: 8825974162