Yesterday we gave an extreme example missing Thanksgiving and catching all 11 days of the NABC on a tight budget of $1600 (required Airbnb or a hostel). For the more normal among us, you probably don’t need all 11 days. Even 12 sessions squeezed in to 6 days should be plenty.
Many of the popular NABC+ events begin at 1pm on Tuesday, Dec 3rd. Anyone playing the Blue Ribbon, Mini-Blue, Whitehead Women’s Pairs, and 0-10000 IMP Pairs needs to fly Monday night or Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, airfare is still slightly inflated from the Thanksgiving crowd.
Interestingly, for the B/C Players, there are almost no events of interest other than the Mini-Blue and your usual daily Gold Rush Pairs / Open Pairs. One Knockout series begins Tuesday afternoon and commits you to Wed (a bad idea).
Delay your arrival by one day and you save $100 on airfare (plus a hotel night). If you like team games, on Wed Dec 4th, there is something for everyone: Gold Rush Swiss teams, Bracketed B Swiss teams, and A/X Swiss, all 2-session. However, there is only FAST Open Pairs and Open Pairs – there is no Gold Rush Pairs that day.
