LSC Local Club Tournament, Sunday, May 23

We are very pleased to announce that our local club tournament on Sunday, May 23, will be rated by both the North American Scrabble Players Association (NASPA) and the Word Game Players' Organization (WGPO). This will be the first local club tournament to be rated by WGPO, which held its inaugural fully-rated open tournament at Bloomington, MN, at the beginning of this month.

A summary of club members' responses on attendance at this LCT is given below. Members may indicate their attendance response by e-mailing John at JMSinKY@aol.com or by posting a comment to this post. As additional responses are received, they will be added into the summary.

WHO WILL OR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND
THE LOCAL CLUB TOURNAMENT (LCT)
ON SUNDAY, MAY 23
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The LCT will run from 3 p.m. until around 9 p.m.

Five games; pairing system and prize structure to be determined.

Entry fee of $12 (including NASPA-required $2.50 participation fee).

(WGPO does not charge a rating/participation fee.)

This tourney will be dually rated by NASPA and WGPO.

NASPA membership ($30/yr) is required to play at a NASPA-rated LCT.

WGPO membership (free) is not required to play at a WGPO-rated LCT.

Local club tournaments are one-third rated.
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7 will be able to attend: Andrea, Andy, Betty, Jan H., John, Steve, Victoria
5 will not be able to attend: Cheryl, Eric, Marc, Margaret, Will
2 are unsure about attending: Janny S. ("questionable"), Pat ("maybe")

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This local club tournament will be in place of our normal club session on May 23 and will be conducted in accordance with NASPA Official Tournament Rules.

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(Survey results updated through Friday, May 21, at 9:10 a.m.)

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