Rules and Workings of The Game
There are two groups within each NAL team. The first is the buzzer team, or first and second round group, who compete by answering questions to score points against the opposing team. The second is the presentation team, or third round team, who prepares a presentation on a specific question given to them in the game. Depending on how much information is in their presentation and how well it is communicated, the presentation team can score up to twenty-five points.
There are also four quarters or rounds in a game. Each quarter is different from all the others in some way which will be explained below. The buzzer team competes in the first, second, and fourth quarters, but the buzzer team members may be different from quarter to quarter. The presentation team competes in the third quarter, and some may compete in the fourth quarter.
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