The second annual Burning River Blowout Scrabble Tournament will be at the Holiday Inn Elyria, 1825 Lorain Boulevard, Elryia, Ohio on October 18-19, 2008.

The tournament format will be 15 rounds of Modified Portland Swiss pairings (subject to change at Director's discretion). Pete Zeigler will serve as tournament director, assisted by Dan Stock, George Viebranz, and Dallas Johnson.

The tournament will consist of three divisions, with scaled entry fees, as follows:

Division 1 - (NSA 1550 and above) - $80
Division 2 - (NSA 1150 - 1549) - $70
Division 3 - (NSA 1149 and below) - $60

Players can be placed in a division based on their choice of either current NSA rating or peak NSA rating since November 1, 2007.

After hours on Saturday, a Trivia Bowl competition will be conducted by Jason Idalski, in which competitors will match wits answering a variety of trivia questions from many categories.  Trivia Bowl entry fee is $5.

Schedule:

Saturday, October 18
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. - Registration
9:00 - 9:10 a.m. - Announcements
9:10 a.m. - Play Begins for Rounds 1 - 8 (lunch break after game 4)
8:00 p.m. - Trivia Bowl begins

Sunday, October 19
9:00 - 9:10 a.m. - Announcements
9:10 a.m. - Play Begins for Rounds 9 - 15 (lunch break after game 11)

Directions: Take the Ohio Turnpike (I-80) to Exit 145, then follow State Route 57 North. Turn right onto Midway Blvd., then make an immediate right onto the hotel drive. (The hotel is visible from the turnpike.)

Hotel rooms are $69 per night, plus tax.  Call 440-324-5411 to reserve a room, and ask for Scrabble Tournament rate when booking.  Hotel-related questions can be directed to George Viebranz, 440-759-2376, gcviebranzjr@gmail.com.

Director: Pete Zeigler, 330-321-7303, petezeigler@gmail.com

For more information or to enter, download the flier at right.