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12 Games, Saturday and Sunday, November 23-24, 2002
Plus a Three-game Pairs Tournament on Friday, Friday, November 22, 2002
Radisson Hotel (formerly the Harley Hotel), Enfield, Connecticut

Tournament Organizers: Judy Horn--Director of Club #108, Lexington MA
  4 Summit Drive #005, Reading MA 01867
  (781) 942-7471          TeamTournament@aol.com
 
  Sherrie Saint John--NSA Advisory Board Member, CGP Administrator
  2 Tanglewood Road, Manchester-by-the-Sea MA 01944
  (978) 526-7876          saint@pobox.com
Team Tournament: This tournament is open to teams of four players. The team rating will be the average of the four players' October 1, 2002, NSA ratings. The ratings difference between the Board 1 and Board 4 members of a team may not exceed 500 points. Division A team ratings will average 1850-1701; Division B teams, 1700-1501; and Division C teams, 1500 and below. The organizers reserve the right to adjust the number and size of divisions depending on attendance. The tournament format will be round-robin with one or more playoff round(s) depending on attendance.

Note that this is not a consultation tournament. Each match will consist of two teams playing four separate games: Board 1 (the highest rated player) on one team plays Board 1 on the other; Board 2 plays Board 2, etc. A team winning three or four games wins the match; a two-two split is a tie. The team captain keeps the team score and individuals keep their own score sheets for NSA ratings. There are prizes for teams and individuals, as well as best team name, and many novelty prizes.

Teams may be made up of people from the same club or across the country. If you can't find four players for a team, contact Judy or check our Web page for a listing of people who want to join teams.

Web page: Our Web page is maintained by Sherrie Saint John. All registered teams, individuals who are looking for teams, partial teams that need one or two more players, people seeking roommates and/or Pairs partners, hotel and restaurant links, and FAQs will be listed.

Hotel: We return to Enfield CT to the Radisson Hotel, formerly the Harley Hotel, where many past Team Tournaments have been held. Hotel rate is $77 per room, per night, single, double, triple, or quad. This is a no-frills rate which does not include taxes, tips, or breakfasts.

Call the Enfield Radisson by October 25, 2002 at (860) 741-2211 to make your reservations. Be sure to mention the Scrabble® tournament to get this rate. Free shuttle service from Bradley Airport is available by prior arrangement. If you need a roommate, tell Judy or check Web page.

Team Registration: There is a $176 ($44 per person) non-refundable tournament registration fee for each team. This includes the rating fee and $12 per person toward the playing room rental fee.
  Individuals: If you want to be on a team, contact Judy or check our Web page. Do not send a registration form.
  Team Captains: Complete one registration form for your whole team and send one check, or team members' individual checks, made out to Judy Horn, for the total $160 Tournament fee. Send by November 13, 2002 (Judy's birthday) to Judy Horn, 4 Summit Drive #005, Reading MA 01867. On-line payment by PayPal (from your account only, not from a credit card) accepted at jhornx2@aol.com.

Schedule

Friday
  4:00 pm Hotel Check-in open
  7:00 pm Pairs and Team Tournament Registration
  8:30 pm SHARP!   Pairs Tournament rounds 1-3, Awards will follow
Saturday
  9:30 am                   Team Tournament Registration continues
  9:45 am Welcome and explanations
  10:00 am Team Tournament rounds 1-4
  ~1:30 pm Break for lunch
  3:00 pm Rounds 5-8
    The Suffield Room will be available for Saturday evening playing.

Sunday
  9:30 am Tournament concludes with rounds 9-12
  To noon Hotel Check-out. There will be a short break between rounds 10 and 11.
  ~2:30 pm Prize Ceremony

Directors may start clocks to keep tournament on time
SMOKING WILL NOT BE PERMITTED AT ANY TIME IN HOTEL COMMOM AREAS

Hotel and Local Restaurant web sites:
Radisson Hotel
Local Restaurant List

Hotel Directions: From I-91 North, Exit 49, bear right off ramp, right at light, immediate right to hotel on left. From I-91 South, Exit 49, left off ramp, right at second light (not including ramp light) to hotel on left.



The National Scrabble® Association (NSA) requires that all tournament players (except first-time attendees) be currently registered as members. You may join, rejoin, or renew at the tournament.

Pairs Tournament (limited to 16 pairs): In Pairs Scrabble® one team of two players (who choose each other and play all their games as a team) plays against another team of two. Each side is allotted 30 minutes per game to permit more time for consultation. The number of divisions will be determined by the number of registrants. The average of both player's ratings (but no more than 100 points lower than higher rated player's rating) will determine each pairšs division. The registration fee is $10 per person.

Click here for the Pairs Registration Form (please do not use for Team Tournament)

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