please email the committee.
== What is a Tournamenttournament? ==
At a tournament, NASPA [[members]] get together to play several rounds
hold at least one big tournament each year.
== Playing in Tournaments tournaments ==
Tournaments are organized by NASPA-sanctioned [[Directors]] and
[[Player Resources]] page.
== Finding Tournament Results tournament results ==
If your tournament director is using correctly configured modern tournament
website to our partner site [[cross-tables.com]] on an hourly basis.
== Scheduling a Tournament tournament ==
In order to have a tournament sanctioned (added to the [[calendar]]
# be a NASPA member in good standing, with your membership paid up to the end of your planned event
# be [[director certification|certified]] as a [[tournament director]] or [[tournament coordinator]]
# contact the [[Tournament Committee]] at [mailto:naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com] to request sanction, in advance of the deadlines listed below. The [[Media:Tournament_Listing_Information.pdf|tournament listing form]] may be used to gather information about your tournament for sanctioning. If your tournament will use the [[Collins]] (SOWPODS) lexicon, be sure to say sosee the page on [[directing SOWPODS tournaments]] for the additional information required.
# ensure that a certified [[tournament director]] will be present throughout your event.
== Kinds of Tournaments tournaments ==
We currently recognize four different kinds of rated tournaments:
* An Open Rated Tournament ''open rated tournament'' (ORT) is open to anyone and is fully rated.* A Local Club Tournament ''local club tournament'' (LCT) is open to anyone but one-third rated.* A Team Challenge ''team challenge'' is restricted to members of specific clubs or residents of specific regions, and is fully rated.* A Championship ''championship'' is restricted to members of a specific club or residents of a specific region, and is fully rated.
Any of these types of tournaments may also be played using the [[Collins]] (SOWPODS) lexicon (see [[directing SOWPODS tournaments]]). The following table (excerpted from the [[Directors Manual|Director'’s
Manual]] and expanded) describes the different kinds of tournaments
in more detail.
|- style="font-style:italic; color:green;"
|
| Open Rated Tournament rated tournament (ORT)| Team Challenges challenges or Championships championships (TCC)| Local Club Tournament club tournament (LCT)
|-
| Advance Noticenotice/ Sanctioningsanctioning|colspan=2|6 Weeks weeks with no exceptions| 10 Days days with no exceptions
|-
| Tournament Calendar Listingcalendar listing
|colspan=3| All rated events must be listed on [{{SERVER}}/tourneys/calendar.html NASPA calendar]
|-
| Rating Methodmethod
|colspan=2|fully rated
| 1/3 rated
|-
| Frequency/ Geographic Restrictionsgeographic restrictions
|colspan=2|''Multiday tournaments:'' no other multiday event occurring within two weekends and 200 miles of your proposed tournament; no other one-day event on the same day as one of your tournament days.<br>''One-day tournaments:'' No other tournament on same day within 200 miles.<br>''Tours/cruises'' with similar itinerary need 90 day separation.<br>''Exception:'' If the organizers of conflicting tournaments mutually agree, NASPA will sanction both.
| Must be sponsored by a NASPA-sanctioned club. No more than one event per club, per month.
|-
| How Many Gamesmany games?
|colspan=2|At least 4 games
|At least 3 games
|-
| How Many Playersmany players?
|colspan=3|At least 4 players in each division, at least 2 rated players in each division
|-
| Membership Requirementsrequirements
|colspan=3|All players must be current NASPA members
|-
| Player Restrictionsrestrictions
| None permitted
| Entry restricted by club/region (for team challenge) or club/region/rating (for championship).
| None permitted
|-
| Participation Feefee
|colspan=3|$.50 per player per game
|-
tool should Google Maps be deemed unreliable.
== Web Coverage coverage ==
Major events, such as [[Championships|national championships]], are webcast on this website,
games where you can follow along at the top board in real time.
== Sponsorship Policy policy ==
Tournament sponsorship is permitted with the prior approval of the [[Tournament Committee]]. In pursuing sponsors, please remember that we are licensed users of a registered trademark for a board game which is primarily marketed to families, and that sponsors should be appropriate for that demographic.