http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=2018_NASC_Early_Bird&feed=atom&action=history2018 NASC Early Bird - Revision history2024-03-28T11:17:15ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.29.0http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=2018_NASC_Early_Bird&diff=13651&oldid=prevArt: Created page with "The 2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship will include the eighth annual '''Early Bird''' tournament, which will again be a NASPA-rated event. This tournament offers..."2018-07-20T02:55:01Z<p>Created page with "The <a href="/w/2018_North_American_SCRABBLE_Championship" title="2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship">2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship</a> will include the eighth annual '''Early Bird''' tournament, which will again be a NASPA-rated event. This tournament offers..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The [[2018 North American SCRABBLE Championship]] will <br />
include the eighth annual '''Early Bird''' tournament, which will again be a NASPA-rated event. This tournament offers a playing opportunity to a group of players who can play in fewer SCRABBLE tournaments than others: NASC staff<br />
and other NASPA directors. The event will take place in the main tournament playing room and will be directed by [[John Chew]].<br />
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== Results ==<br />
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Results will be posted online on our [http://event.scrabbleplayers.org/2018/nasc-eb/build/tsh/ event coverage server].<br />
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== Registration ==<br />
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In order to play in this tournament, you must be listed as [[2017 North American SCRABBLE Championship#Staff|staff]] or [[2017 North American SCRABBLE Championship#Other_Volunteers|other volunteers]] on the NASC web page, or you must be a certified NASPA [[Director]] in good standing (apprentices welcome).<br />
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If you&rsquo;re interested in playing, please email [[John Chew]] to be added to the player roster.<br />
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To be included in the pairings, you must check in at the event at the designated time.<br />
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== Schedule ==<br />
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All events will take place on Friday, August 3 at the North Exhibit Floor.<br />
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; Registration<br />
: 11:45&ndash;11:55 A.M.<br />
; Round 1<br />
: 12:00&ndash;1:00 P.M.<br />
; Round 2<br />
: 1:00&ndash;2:00 P.M.<br />
; Round 3<br />
: 2:00&ndash;3:00 P.M.<br />
; Round 4<br />
: 3:00&ndash;4:00 P.M.<br />
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== Entry Fee ==<br />
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A $5 entry fee will be charged at the door to cover the participation fee and a small prize fund.<br />
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== Format ==<br />
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This event will be played according to NASPA [[Rules]] using the [[OTCWL]] lexicon currently in force for tournament play (OTCWL2016). (If four or more players prefer [[Collins]], they will play in a separate Collins division, which will be NASPA-rated only.) Chew pairings will be in effect (with no fixed initial schedule), with Gibsonization. No division will have more than 16 players.</div>Art