At the high end, a national event for 400–800 players would almost always be held in a hotel ballroom or convention center and be organized by NASPA staff. Such an event would usually be planned at least a year in advance based on in-house research, though unsolicited bids are welcome.
Our premier event, the [[North American SCRABBLE Championship]] (NASC), is currently being scheduled with some flexibility on a four-year geographic rotation in the Northeast (2014, 2018), West (2015, 2019), Midwest (2016, 2020), and South (2017, 2021). As of spring 20182019, we are booked through 2018 2019 and have received some bids for 2019 2020 and 20202021.
The event was recently held in the following locations:
* 2019: Reno, NV. Silver Legacy Resort Casino.
* 2018: Buffalo, NY. Hyatt Regency and Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.
* 2017: New Orleans, LA. Hyatt Regency