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SILICON VALLEY SHOWDOWN
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SCRABBLE® Crossword Game Tournament
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May 24th-26th, 2008
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PruneYard Plaza Hotel
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1995 South Bascom Avenue
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Campbell, California
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DIRECTORS:
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Bennett Jacobstein
(bjacobstein@hotmail.com)
Rick Wong
(kablooey@gmail.com)
(415) 425 - 2798
www.los-gatos.ca.us/scrabble
John Karris
(jgkarris@comcast.net)
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ENTRY FEES:
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Div. 1 (1600 and above)
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$90 US
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Div. 2 (1200 and above)
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$80 US
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Div. 3 (lower than 1200)
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$70 US
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May play up if peak rating in 2008 is within 100 points, at director discretion to keep divisions even.
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Players must be current National Scrabble® Association
members. You may join the NSA by adding $20 annual dues.
$10 refund if payment
received before May 1, 2008 AND player arrives by 8:45 am on Sat. May 24th
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PREREGISTRATION:
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No entries will be accepted after Thursday May 22nd.
No Walk-ins will be accepted!
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LUNCH:
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No lunch included for this event, but the PruneYard has many eating establishments.
NOTE: No outside food or beverages may be brought into the hotel.
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TOURNAMENT FORMAT:
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Saturday
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8 games
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Registration 8:30-9:00am, Play starts at 9:30am.
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Sunday
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8 games
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Play starts promptly at 9am
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Monday
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3 games
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Play starts promptly at 9am, Awards Ceremony follows after last game.
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PAIRINGS:
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Mini RRs, followed by Fontes, and KOTH
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PRIZES:
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Cash prizes will be awarded to a minimum of the top 3 finishers in all
divisions. Additionally, the highest-placed finisher in the
lower half (based on NSA rating list) of each division will
be awarded a cash prize (limit one prize per contestant). Actual prize
amounts will be determined based on the number of entrants. The directors
for this tournament are not paid, and all after-expense funds are intended
to be awarded as prize money.
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LODGING:
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PruneYard Plaza Hotel has rooms at $119 per night;
Please mention "Scrabble" to get the rate.
Reserve early to guarantee availability.
(800) 559-4344.
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LOCAL CHARM:
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The Pruneyard Shopping Center has a wide variety of restaurants, as well as
shopping. The revitalized downtown Campbell is nearby, and Los Gatos and
San Jose are a short drive away.
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DIRECTIONS:
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Campbell is about 5 miles south of the San Jose International Airport, and
the Pruneyard Towers (located in the same Pruneyard Shopping Center as the
Pruneyard Inn) can be seen from at least a mile away.
From the airport, take I-880 South (toward Los Gatos/Santa Cruz), just past
I-280 to the Hamilton Avenue exit. Turn left onto Hamilton Avenue.
Turn right at the third stoplight onto Bascom Avenue.
Pruneyard Inn will be in the Pruneyard Shopping Center
on the second block on the right.
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EQUIPMENT:
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Please bring Deluxe Scrabble® Game Boards, clocks, and tournament tiles.
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TOURNEY WEBSITE:
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Current tourney information is available at http://www.yak.net/kablooey/scrabble/showdown08/
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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 #3
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San José, CA 95127
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(415) 425-2798
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