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West Coast Championship 2002
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SCRABBLE® Crossword Game Tournament
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July 2nd-7th, 2002
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Atlantis Hotel and Casino
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Reno, Nevada
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800-723-6500
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CONTACT:
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TOURNEY:
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| Main Event: July 4th-7th, 2002 |
| 27 games (Thu 8, Fri 8, Sat 8, Sun 3). Games begin at 9:00am each day. |
| Wednesday 8:00pm Checkin/RECEPTION |
| unrated-1149 | $80 |
| 1150-1449 | $90 |
| 1450-1749 | $100 |
| 1750-up | $110 |
Cash refunds for main event contestants who arrive for Wednesday night reception:
$10 if full entry fee is received by 6/1/02. We are not responsible for late postal delivery.
Receive another $10 if you stay at the Atlantis (see below).
$10 fee for late signups after 6/25/02. All late signups must contact Rick Wong by phone or email to arrange payment.
$25 cancellation fee.
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Playing up in the main event is permitted if within 100 points on
April, May, June, or July ratings sheet, subject to directorial approval in order to
keep the groups even.
Players must be current National Scrabble® Association
members. You may join the NSA by adding $18 annual dues.
No Walk-ins will be accepted!
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EARLY BIRD EVENTS:
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| Early Bird I: Tue July 2nd, 2002 |
| 10 games. Registration opens at 8am. |
| $50 entry fee (single division) |
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| Early Bird II: Wed July 3rd, 2002 |
| 8 games. Registration opens at 8am. |
| $40 entry fee (Round Robin groups of 8) |
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LATE NIGHT EVENTS:
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| Clabbers: July 4th-5th, 2002 |
| 6 games unrated (3 games each night starting at 7:30pm) |
| High-scoring Scrabble variant, where any scrambled anagram of a word is also valid |
| $20 entry fee (collected at the door) |
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| Team Tournament: July 4th-5th, 2002 |
| 6 games unrated (3 games each night starting at 7:30pm) |
| Two-person teams compete in this handicapped tournament (see formula below). | |
| $40 entry fee per team (collected at the door) |
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GOODIES & REFUNDS:
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| Custom "WCC 2002" Protiles will be commissioned for
this tournament and will distributed to the first 190 registrants
staying in the hotel. Additionally, a $10 refund will be given to
participants who stay at the hotel. Participants must use
the registration code "WEST COAST SCRABBLE" and
book rooms directly through Atlantis Reservations at (800) 723-6500
by 6/1/02 to be eligible for these offers.
Maximum two sets of tiles and $20 refund per room.
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PRIZES:
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The main event and first early bird will award prizes for
straight finish and for "performance". Performance is
measured as the number of places finished relative to one's
seeding in the division.
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The second early bird will have prizes for 1st, 2nd, and
3rd in each group.
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HOTEL:
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| Atlantis Hotel and Casino, 3800 S. Virginia St., Reno NV,
800-723-6500.
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| Reservation code: WEST COAST SCRABBLE
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| Room rates: |
| standard room: | $65/night |
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| (limit 2 people per room at this price).
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| Must book room by 6/1 with our group code (WEST COAST SCRABBLE) to get the
custom tiles (which are only to the first 190!!!) and get the
$10 rebate and to guarantee these rates!!
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| The playing area ballrooms are much more elegant than at the Sands.
There are seven excellent restaurants in the hotel, including
the "best buffet in Reno", an award winning steak house, the fabulous
Monte Vigna Italian, the above-street oyster bar, the convenient
pizza/sandwich/ice cream snack bar, and more.
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Although there is usually a daily charge, the hotel is making
the beautiful domed pool area, fitness/ health spa area
available to all guests in our group staying at the hotel
at no extra charge. Go look at the website!!
http://www.atlantiscasino.com
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Come see Reno's newest major hotel/casino, with its state-of-the-art air filtration
system and greatly improved ambiance and essence of luxury. The designated
smoking area for Scrabble players will be reasonably far from the playing area
(for their own exercise!). There is a huge entertainment fun center, as well.
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EQUIPMENT:
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Please bring Deluxe Scrabble® Game Boards, clocks, and tournament tiles.
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| TEAM TOURNAMENT: |
* - The team tournament will not have divisions but will be handicapped
to encourage players from different divisions to team with each
other. The handicap will be in the form of points, using the
following formula:
points spotted=(TeamARating-TeamBRating)/8
assuming TeamA has the higher team rating as defined by:
Rating = .75 x higher rated player + .25 x lower rated player.
Unrated players counted as 500.
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