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Use the Discord link below to coordinate with other players travel & carpool, board & lodging pool etc. --
https://discord.gg/FBjryvn

TRAVEL
We will shuttle players and their families and friends from and to air/land terminals. Use this referral link to get $50 off your first long-distance rideshare option (not Uber-Lyft) to and from airports, TX/OK cities, or custom rides: https://www.ridehitch.com/r/sdaCfjsfiC

AIR:
***Either airport below perfectly works. Pick the best prices***
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) *1hr to Venue
San Antonio International Airport (SAT) *53mins to Venue

LAND:
Megabus San Antonio
Megabus Austin
Greyhound San Antonio
Greyhound Austin
Amtrak San Antonio
Amtrak Austin

FOOD/AMENITIES
CLICK HERE FOR RESORT TOUR
The venue will be selling pre-packaged snacks and beverages out of the gaming hall's kitchen. Meal Plan is $35 for 8 meals, $5 per individual meal.

BEDDINGS/TOWELS FOR SALE/RENT:
Per lodging details, some room occupants (paid or scholar) must have own air mattresses/cots, beddings, and towels. You could easily purchase inexpensive stuff from Walmart. We have, however, a few brand new Walmart items that we could sell or rent out (we needed to spend for these and just wish to recover some if not all cost):
Airmattress buy 8.63 / rent 4.00 total for whole stay
Fleece Blanket buy 6.37/ rent 3.00 total for whole stay
Pillow w/ Pillowcase buy 4.29 / rent 2.00 total for whole stay
Bath Towel buy 3.22 / rent 1.50 total for whole stay

ICE: Bring your own ice bags & ice chests, or make ice in your cabin/cottage. The venue has a deep freezer to store your bags of ice.

All resort amenities (saltwater swimming pool, volleyball, grills, basketball, etc) are included with the National Tournament experience.

Venue Property Map

PAYMENT METHODS
Tournament Fees: cash, check, card, Venmo, CashApp, GooglePay, PayPal, Zelle
Food/Concession Stores: cash, card
Redemption & Accessories Stores: cash, check, card, Venmo, CashApp, GooglePay, PayPal, Zelle


*****
O-Plan Nats2021 GoFundMe:
https://gofund.me/43253a6e
Please Share!!!MAIN goal is to enable needy players to have free lodging at the venue without having to sleep on the gaming hall floor.

If you need to use PayPal to donate to our GoFundMe cause, simply use the link below, add a PayPal note indicating your donation is for GoFundMe:
https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=5gjZGutq6D7VOPGIoftyzdYPNZYDuDv7ivO1-BCNw_qoJ2Vu5K79eH9le3CSlQDSyhER_MypxiSpk6TC

Give needy players free cabin lodging for a whole stay! No amount too small to give. Reaching the goal guarantees at least open categories free for all, and will most likely enable discounted fees for closed categories if extra is gained. All prepaid tourney fees will then refunded. Getting beyond the goal helps pay for needy players to get to Nats from afar. The fund will also be used for expenses such as gas for shuttle service volunteers sharing their vehicles, overheads, etc.

*Tourney venue lodging specs, see next post*

I'm posting to see about some clarification as I know it might change how people stay within the rooms.  Based on what the website says and the pictures show this is what I'm seeing.

Small Cottage (2-4 people):

2 double beds OR 1 double bed/1 set of bunk beds OR 1 king
*appears to have no extra room for more cots/mattresses.


Medium Cottage (4-8 people):

1 bedroom + living room
*Only shows what looks to be a twin size bed.  Are there couches or extra room for cots/mattresses?


Large Cottage (6-10 people):

1 bedroom, living room, upstairs loft with twin bed + 1 set of bunk beds
*shows 2 futons/couches, double (maybe queen) size bed, then the twin and bunk beds.
*Is there additional room for more cots/mattress?

I will likely need a ride from and to San Antonio airport! Getting excited for Nats 2021!

You got it Rob! You will fill in that info soon after the online pre-registration link is open. Miss u bro. Blessed to be seeing yu again! Love ya.

Hello Roy

     Thanks for hosting Nats!!!   I am hoping all the Northeast players can make some plans to attend Nats during our quickly approaching get togethers in the next few weeks.  I will be collecting info to make solid plans for travel and accommodations.

     Please check the tournament page for updates for NY states and NE Regionals.

John

Hello everyone!
We are honored and excited to be hosting the Redemption National Tournament this year! What a blessing to have met Roy in what can only be described as a "meant to be" moment.

Quick overview of our place: we are located on 5 acres in the Hill Country, which means lots of trees and lots of outdoor space. Onsite, we have a saltwater pool, sand volleyball court, playground, hammocks, grills, picnic tables, a games area with cornhole, washers, and horseshoes, and a great view of Canyon Lake from the porch of our Outback Hall. We also have free Wifi across the property.

You can access the lake at several points, including Canyon Park (a 5 minute drive from us), which has a sandy beach so you can jump right in the water. We are also about a 15 minute drive from the Guadalupe River "horseshoe," where tubers come from all over to enjoy. **Note - Shanty Tubes offers a shuttling service to and from our venue, and a $2 discount when you mention you are staying with us.**

We are located 5 minutes from a grocery store, restaurants, and convenience stores, and we are happy to tell you where the locals eat. 

As for our lodging setup - we have 24 rooms total, coming in 3 different sizes:
13 Small Cabins (motel style, beds, kitchenette and bathroom). Six of the rooms have 2 full beds each. Five of the rooms have a full bed and a bunk bed that has a full on bottom/twin on top. One room has a king size bed. One room is the handicap/ADA accessible, which has a queen and full bed.
5 Medium Cottages (1 bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom). Four of these have a queen bed and full bed in the bedroom, with 2 full-size futons in the living room. The fifth one has a queen bed in the bedroom, and a full-size sofa bed & one-person futon in the living room.
6 Large Cottages (1 bedroom plus loft, living room, kitchen, 2 bathrooms). All of these have a bedroom w/queen bed & private bathroom, and a loft that has a bunk bed with full on bottom/twin on top and a second twin bed. The downstairs has a kitchen, living room with 2 full-size futons, and a second full bathroom.

The Small Cabins really don't have room for air mattresses or cots, with the exception of the handicap accessible room, which has more floor space.
The Medium Cottages could likely accommodate one air mattress.
The Large Cottages could accommodate an air mattress in the loft area and one in the living room.

We do allow tents on the grounds, as long as you have access to a room for bathroom purposes. You can also bring a hammock and sleep in the trees!

Check out our YouTube page and see videos of rooms, the grounds, and our amenities. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbOaneIQvLhuv5Emf94XjeA/videos

Feel free to call us at 830-935-3430 or email us at CLcabins@gmail.com if you have any questions, or you're ready to book a room.

We look forward to meeting everyone!

Thomas, thanks for comprehensive info.

What Chris wanted to know is what exactly the room occupancy numbers mean:
A. Small/cabin, sleeps 2-5 (must occupants share a bed? How does the room total get to 5? Must some occupants bring a sleeping bag)
B. Medium cottage, sleeps 4-8 (similar question as above)
C. Large cottage, sleeps 6-10 (similar question as above)

I'm good.  His explanation was perfect what I was looking for!  Now time to plan how many people I want to deal with.   

So are the cabins free for the redemption players or is there a cost like  it was stated in Roy's original post?

Quote from: dermo4christ on April 22, 2021, 03:02:43 PM

So are the cabins free for the redemption players or is there a cost like  it was stated in Roy's original post?

Apologies if I somehow misled, but Roy's pricing information was correct. I believe he is also setting up a GoFundMe page to help with expenses. As soon as I have the link I will do what I can to promote it.

Can we set up tents for free as long as we know someone in a nearby cabin?

Let us get a majority opinion on which type of T1-2P event players prefer at Nats2021. There is no guarantee that the original plan will change. I personally would go for LoC only in that it gives much more equal chances for all. And so I will vote.

Let us get a majority opinion on which type of T1-2P event players prefer at Nats2021. There is no guarantee that the original plan will change. I personally would go for LoC only in that it gives much more equal chances for all. And so I will vote.

As an experienced player who would go if he wasn't moving, if I focused on T1 this year, which I most likely would, LoC only would make me skip Nationals.

Any MN players or anyone else headed through the vicinity of Kansas City with room for one more in the car pool? Flights are stupid expensive between KC and Texas for some reason and I don't have a car that is trustworthy for that long of a trip.

While we haven't really discussed travel plans yet, my guess is that most of us MN players will be flying. If I hear of anyone in our crew making the roadtrip though, I'll see what I can do to get you in on it.

Let us get a majority opinion on which type of T1-2P event players prefer at Nats2021. There is no guarantee that the original plan will change. I personally would go for LoC only in that it gives much more equal chances for all. And so I will vote.

While I'm probably going to play T2 anyway, I would definitely play T2 if it was against LoC Only rather than T1-2P. I don't think there's enough variety in LoC Only to make it all that exciting at a National tournament level, plus if Booster is going to be 2P LoC Only as well, then it will feel like almost the same category. The argument for LoC Only that I could see is that if GoC isn't released before Nats, then the meta for T1-2P might look very much the same, but I think there has been a lot of development/discovery since Nats in T1-2P since Nats that could give Throne a run for its money.

Any MN players or anyone else headed through the vicinity of Kansas City with room for one more in the car pool? Flights are stupid expensive between KC and Texas for some reason and I don't have a car that is trustworthy for that long of a trip.

You're in KS now? I'm hoping to drive down from here and would have room for one more.