There will be eight preliminary rounds with elimination's, including double-octo's if entry warrants. We have preserved many of the special features that always accompany the Nichols, including mutual preference judging, card strikes during elimination rounds, case lists and our annual awards dinner. If you have special needs or concerns, please feel free to call me or one of my staff as we are eager to accommodate our guests. Once again, we hope you choose to ring in the new year in sunny Southern California. Warmest regards, David P. Damus, Esq.
Entries are unlimited per division.
The Nichols offers only team debate. Individual persons are not permitted to debate alone. In the event that one member of a team is unable to debate, the round will be forfeited, zero speaker points will be awarded, and the team will not be eligible to receive speaker awards. Teams from the same school will not meet in preliminary rounds, and brackets will not be broken in elimination rounds. Participants in elimination rounds will be seeded in the basis of win-loss record and total speaker points.