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West Coast Championship 2001
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SCRABBLE® Crossword Game Tournament
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July 3rd-8th, 2001
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Atlantis Hotel and Casino
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Reno, Nevada
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Estimated Total Prize Fund: $30,000+
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100% of entry fees will be returned in the form of prizes, refunds, and giveaways
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CONTACT:
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TOURNEY:
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| Main Event: July 5th-8th, 2001 |
| 27 games (Thu 8, Fri 8, Sat 8, Sun 3). |
| Registration opens 8am Thursday. Games begin at 9am each day. |
| unrated-1149 | $80 | |
| 1150-1449 | $90 | |
| 1450-1749 | $100 | |
| 1750-up | $110 | |
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Cash refunds for main event contestants who arrive for registration before 8:30am Thursday:
$10 if full entry fee is received by 6/1/01.
Save another $10 if you stay at the Atlantis (see below).
No signups permitted after 6/30/01.
$25 cancellation fee.
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Playing up in the main event is permitted if within 100 points on
current 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 3rd, 2001 |
| 10 games. Registration opens at 8am. |
| $50 entry fee (single division) |
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| Early Bird II: Wed July 4th, 2001 |
| 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: Wed-Thu July 4th-5th, 2001 |
| 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: Fri-Sat July 6th-7th, 2001 |
| 6 games unrated (3 games each night starting at 7:30pm) |
| Two-person teams compete in this handicapped tournament (see formula below). | |
| $20 entry fee per team (collected at the door) |
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GOODIES & REFUNDS:
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| Custom "WCC 2001" ProTiles have been 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 SSCRABL and book rooms at the Atlantis
by 6/1/01 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 Atlantis will be awarding trophies
to the first place finisher in each division of the main event,
including a "Stanley Cup" size (according to them) trophy to the
overall winner.
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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. Obviously the top seeds of a division have
little or no chance in this area.
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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: SSCRABL
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| Room rates: |
| regular room: | $64/night |
| bar king suite: | $94/night |
| jacuzzi king suite: | $104/night |
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| (limit 2 people per room for these prices).
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| Must book room by 6/1 with our group code (SSCRABL) to get the
custom tiles (which are only to the first 190!!!) and get the
$10 rebate and to guarantee these rates!! Advertised nightly room rates
for the week are $79/weekday and $135/weekend.
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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", award winning steak house, fabulous
Italian (and yes, Jeff tried it), salad bar, oyster bar, pizza/sandwich,
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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The primary reasons for moving to the Atlantis from the Sands
are the state of the art air filtration system and a
greatly improved ambiance and essence of luxury. It is Reno's
newest major hotel/casino. 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, too.
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EQUIPMENT:
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Please bring Deluxe Scrabble® Game Boards, clocks, and tournament tiles.
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ENTRY:
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Complete and print the form below and mail with check or money order to:
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Rick Wong
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454 Porter Lane
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San José, CA 95127-2553
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(510) 979-3692 or (408) 420-5091
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