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SCRABBLE® Crossword Game Tournament
22nd Annual Cape Cod Tournament
(Featuring a 3-round PAIRS TOURNAMENT on Friday)
Cape Codder Resort & Spa--Hyannis, Massachusetts
29 October-31 October 2004

Director: Sherrie Saint John, 2 Tanglewood Road, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA 01944
978.526.7876 /saint@pobox.com

SCHEDULE:

Friday
3:00 pm	Resort check-in
5:00 pm	Playing room open through Sunday
7:15 pm	Pairs registration
7:45 pm	Pairs welcome
8:00 pm	All 3 pairs games* (Awards to follow)
Saturday
7:00 am	Hearth n' Kettle opens for breakfast
8:45-9:15 am	Registration
9:15 am	Welcome
9:30 am	Rounds 1-4*
2:00-3:00 pm	Lunch on own
3:00 pm	Rounds 5-8*
7:30 pm	Buffet Dinner
Sunday
7:00 am	Hearth n' Kettle opens for breakfast
9:30 am	Rounds 9-11*
12:30 pm	Short Break
1:00 pm	Round 12*
3:00 pm	Prize Ceremony (may be earlier)

*clocks may be started to keep the tournament running on time, please be prompt.

Hotel Arrangements:
A new venue this year, the Cape Codder Resort offers rates of $154.00 ppdo ($258.00 ppso, $119.00 ppto), which includes two nights' accommodations (including tax), two $10.00 breakfast vouchers for the on-site Hearth n' Kettle Restaurant, and one Saturday evening dinner buffet (including taxes and gratuities). All guests have free access to the resort's 900-square-foot Fitness Center and free wireless Internet access. The undisputed highlight of the resort, however, is the 8,200-square-foot Indoor Wave Pool. It offers a 24-person hot tub, two saunas, waterfalls, dancing water fountains, a 2-foot intermittent wave, and one 50-foot and another 80-foot water slide. This pool is truly amazing! Consider bringing your family!

Hotel deposits of $50 pp must be received by the tournament director before 29 September 2004. Unlike in years past, rooms must be reserved before the cutoff. After the 29th, the rooms will cost the current rack rate (around $159.00 per night with no meals included), so please reserve your room before the cutoff. IMPORTANT: the Cape Codder will only refund room deposits with at least a 72-hour notice.

Entry Fee: $60 (div 1)/$45 (div 2, 3, 4) pp non-refundable registration fee (includes a rating fee).

Divisions: Players will divided into four groups based on 1 October 2004 ratings:
Division 1 (1700 and higher)
Division 2 (1699-1400)
Division 3 (1399-1000)
Division 4 (999 and lower)
(Players within 100 points of the next division may play up.)
Pairs Tournament
A longtime favorite, pairs SCRABBLE® pits one team of two players (who choose each other and play all their games together) against another team of two. Instead of 50-minute rounds, we'll use 60-minute rounds (allotting 30 minutes to each side) to permit more time for communication within each team. Understandably, most players find these games less stressful and more fun. Depending on the number of registrants, there will be between four and six divisions. Each pair's division will be determined by the average of both players' ratings (but no more than 100 points lower than higher rated player's rating). Number of registrants will affect prizes. All pairs registration fees will be returned as prizes after helper expenses.

Directions to the Cape Codder Resort & Spa (Route 132, Bearse's Way)
By bus:
Service to Hyannis from Logan Airport and Boston is provided by Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Co. Check out their web site at p-b.com or reach them by phone at: 508.746.0378.
Service to Hyannis from New York City is provided by Bonanza Bus Line and from the terminal on 41st Street and 8th Avenue. Visit their web site at bonanzabus.com for schedules, routes, and fees.
By air:
There are frequent connecting flights to Hyannis from Boston, Newark, and New York City. (Most air travelers will probably fly into Boston's Logan Airport and take the bus from there to Hyannis.)
By car:
From Logan International Airport (75 miles): Follow the airport exit signs leading to the Ted Williams Tunnel. Proceed through the tunnel, and then follow the signs to Exit 20 and Route 1-93 South bound. (Proceed with the directions below from Route I-93 South.)
From Boston and Points North: Take Route 93 South (also known as the Southest Expressway) to Route 3 South. Follow Route 3 South toward Cape Cod. Cross the Sagamore Bridge onto Route 6 East (also known as the Mid Cape Highway). Follow Route 6 East for approximately 10 miles to Exit 6 (Route 132/Hyannis). Merge right off the ramp onto Route 132. The Cape Codder Resort & Spa is approximately one mile on the right at the intersection of Route 132 and Bearse's Way.
From T. F. Green Airport and Providence (75 miles): Follow signs to Route 95 North. In Providence, take Route 195 East to Exit 22A (Route 25 South). Follow Route 25 South over the Bourne Bridge onto Cape Cod. At the Bridge Rotary, take Route 6/6A toward the Sagamore. At the traffic light, turn right on to Route 6 East. Follow Route 6 East for approximately 10 miles to Exit 6 (Route 132/Hyannis). Merge right off the ramp onto Route 132. The Cape Codder Resort & Spa is approximately one mile on the right at the intersection of Route 132 and Bearse's Way.
From Hartford, CT (160 miles): Take Route 84 East to the Mass Turnpike (Route 90 East) to Exit 11A (Route 495 South). Route 495 South becomes Route 25 South. Follow Route 25 South over the Bourne Bridge onto Cape Cod. At the Bridge Rotary, take Route 6/6A toward the Sagamore. At the traffic light, turn right on to Route 6 East. Follow Route 6 East for approximately 10 miles to Exit 6 (Route 132/Hyannis). Merge right off the ramp onto Route 132. The Cape Codder Resort & Spa is approximately one mile to the right at the intersection of Route 132 and Bearse's Way.

Miscellaneous

Tournament offers live word judges as well as WordJudge, the computerized word judge program created by John Babina (the program made famous at the past NSC in New Orleans).

Please bring boards, tiles, and timers.

The National SCRABBLE® Association requires that all tournament players (except first-time attendees) be currently registered as members. You may join, renew, or rejoin at the tournament. Please bring your NSA card or address label from the NSA newsletter.

The first 15 hotel entries and the first 15 non-hotel entries will be eligible for early-bird prizes.

The Cape Codder Resort is handicapped accessible.

Restaurants: The Cape Codder Resort & Spa has three restaurants: VJ's Grille Room, Hearth n' Kettle, and the Grand Cru Wine Bar. In addition, Hyannis has a plethora of other dining options (Google Hyannis!)

Check out the resort's web site: capecodderresort.com or phone them at 508.771.300 (because of the need to reach our room block numbers, room reservations must be made with Sherrie).

The hotel restaurant will not be making change or issuing refunds on breakfast coupons, so consider using them up fully or contributing any leftover money to the tip fund! To enter:
Print and complete the entry form (click here for a Cape Cod 2004 registration form) and send via surface mail with entry fees to the director. Please make entry fee check ($45/$60, plus $10 if doing pairs) payable to Sherrie and a separate hotel deposit check ($50) payable to the Cape Codder Resort & Spa or pay all fees through PayPal (from a checking account only, no credit card PayPal payments can be accepted) to saint@pobox.com.

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