ACC Internet Cribbage

2008-2009 Top 10%
		IRPs	Ts
1.	Mark Van Dyke	732	121
2.	Mike Fetchel	627	93
2.	James Gear	606	114
4.	Elizabeth Miller	588	129
5.	Tom Langford	585	129
6.	Michelle Barthelmess	576	108
7.	Ray Fischer	534	97
8.	Peter Stemler	516	102
9.	Valerie Nozick	513	82
10.	David Carter	510	106

11.	James McClish	507	126
12.	Ron Larson	498	152
13.	Richard May	492	122
14.	Richard Shea	489	96
15.	David Hardy	483	120
16	Barbara Larson	462	156
17	Patricia Gossett	432	83
18.	Rick Allen	429	91
19.	John Schafer	426	98
20.	Bryan J. Gurden	420	78
21.	Eric Brokken	417	111

Cribbage Cup returns July 14, 2009 @ 8 pm EDT. This Cribbage Cup will be held at www.ecribbage.com.

Even if you are currently registered to play in ACC Internet Tournaments, you must register in the following manner.

You must register this nickname even if it the same as you have registered this nick for another site.

3. You must complete the registration process prior to 11:59 pm EDT on Sunday, July 12.

I want to give special thanks to John Schafer for his efforts over the past several months in spearheading this event.

The appropriate ACC Internet program web pages will be updated this month to reflect the additional site.

Important: The ACC Internet Program is down to two tournament directors. Additional volunteers are needed as tournament directors. If additional tournament directors are not identified, we may need to cu back on ACC Internet tournaments or possibly end the program.

You may notice some shifting from last month as we forgot to stop accumulating when folks reached the 125th tournament. I believe this is corrected this month.

Mark Van Dyke (loosespokes) vaulted into first place and holds a huge 105 point lead on Mike Fetchel (mfetchCT425). David Carter (DG-CAR) jumped from nowhere into the 10th position. You will notice that we are up to 21 players listed as this is 10% of the number of players who IRPs this year.

Remember, you can earn IRPs during the first 125 tournaments in which you play. This is an increase from prior years. Some of the top players have already reached this limit with 2 months to go.

The TDs held 16 tournaments during May for a total of 168 tournaments this season.

During July, there are no ACC Internet Tournaments on Independence Day, Saturday July 4.

Ron Larson (cribbie11) sprinted from 4th position into first place plus a 39 point lead in the IRP race. Mark Van Dyke (loosespokes) and Mike Fetchel (mfetchCT425) swapped 2nd and 3rd positions this month. Valerie Nozick (atlchica3) also had a great month coming from out of the top 20 into 9th position

Remember, you can earn IRPs during the first 125 tournaments in which you play. This is an increase from prior years. Some of the top players have already reached this limit with 3 months to go.

Michelle Barthelmess (Frazu2) vaulted past the top several peggers to claim first place plus a 30 point lead in the IRP race. Mike Fetchel (mfetchCT425) and Mark Van Dyke (loosespokes) are tied for 2nd place. This month there is also a 3-way tie for 10th position.

There seems to be several new names in the winners circle this month. Congratulations! AND Welcome.

Remember, you can earn IRPs during the first 125 tournaments in which you play. This is an increase from prior years.

The TDs held 12 tournaments during March for a total of 136 tournaments this season.

In April, there is no ACC Internet tournament on Easter Sunday (April 12). During May, there are no ACC Internet Tournaments on Mother's Day (May 10) or US Memorial Day (May 25).

The ACC Internet Tournament scheduled for Sunday, March 15 is cancelled as Game Colony is performing maintenance on their server farm.

Mark Van Dyle (loosespokes) crept past Ron Larson (cribbie11) and has a shaky 3 point lead on first place. You will notice a 4-way tie for 19th position. If there is a tie in the last position at seasons end, all the ties in this position will receive an invitation to the TOC.

Remember, you can earn IRPs during the first 125 tournaments in which you play. This is an increase from prior years.

The TDs held 13 tournaments during February. for a total of 119 tournaments this season. Remember there were no ACC Internet tournaments during the ACC TIC and pen period.

Please try to show up at least 10 minutes before the start of the ACC Internet Tournaments. The TDs find it difficult to identify everyone who waits until the last minute to register. This will make it easier on the TD and will help ensure that the TDs do not miss entrants.

By virtue of winning two tournaments on consecutive days during February, Graeme Gossett (effeff71) is the player of the month for February 2009.

We are still looking at holding a Cribbage Cup in April or possibly May. Please see this site for updates. We will be playing these on eCribbage.com. Get your eCribbage nick now from www.ecribbage.com. The ACC registration and other behind the scenes stuff will be updated to support multiple sites.

Joe Bernard, a member of the ACC Hall of Fame, passed away on February 16, 2009.

Joe was born on September 6, 1932. On September 5, 2008 Joe and Cynthia were married for 49 years. The Bernards have two girls and two boys. Joe has been an Illinois resident for his entire life, except for a stint in the armed forces in 1952-1954.

He joined the American Cribbage Congress in 1982, and has been a force on the boards since day one, winning 24 main events and consolations (as of August 2008).

He has served the Congress ably on the Board of Directors for many years and is a member of the Ethics Committee. He served as Chairman of the Ethics Committee for four years and has also served as a member of the Rules Committee.

He is the sixth person to earn a Two-Star Life Master (15,000 Master Rating Points).

He was Director of Data Processing for a manufacturing company, and retired after 30 years service. He now processes cribbage data bigtime.

Ron Larson (cribbie11) maintained his first place lead over Mark Van Dyle (loosespokes) to take over first olace. Patricia Gossett (xerotoo) jumped into the top 10.

Remember, you can earn IRPs during the first 125 tournaments in which you play. This is an increase from prior years.

The TDs held 17 tournaments during January for a total of 106 tournaments this season.

Richard Shea (610inchabs) won the ACC Tournament of Champions which was held in Reno! ACC Internet Players have won 2 of the last three TOCs. Way to go!!!

We are anticipating a return of the Cribbage Cup in April. Please see this site for updates. We will be playing these on eCribbage.com. Get your eCribbage nick now from www.ecribbage.com. The ACC registration and other behind the scenes stuff will be updated to support multiple sites.

Hello Internet Players, just a note to let you know I am thinking about you. I do not play on the internet but hope to someday. I have heard so many good things about internet play and a few bad things. We are still in the early stages of the Internet segment of the ACC. I am sure that it will continue to grow and adapt to the wishes of the players, much like the Grass Roots and Tournament parts of the ACC have. Under the direction of Commissioner Bob Milk and the Internet Committee, the progress has been steadily going forward with points, awards and tournament improvements. Please thank them for their efforts, as they are doing this work on a voluntary basis. One other thing, if you feel you can volunteer as a tournament director, Bob says they are in short supply, so please contact him. And last but not least, please compete with dignity and respect for your opponents. Best of luck in the New Year.......Jeanne

There has been several requests for a Meet & Greet in Reno. It looks like the best time to have this is on Friday, February 6 immediately following the Cribbage Bowl, 6:30 pm) The location will be the Sports Bar area. See you there.

Also, I believe that Damien Blonde from eCribbage.com will have a display in Reno. I recommend that everyone check it out.

There have been a lot of complaints from new players about the rudeness of many regarding slow play. I and the TDs have observed this rudeness and several new players have even taken the time to phone me.

If we want both the ACC to grow, this includes internet, grass roots, and the general membership, we must show patience to new players, that is players new to the ACC and to the format of the tournament. I have seen many folks play in only 1 (one) ACC Tournament, Grass Roots club, or internet, because of the pressure and/or rudeness of experienced players

Ron Larson (cribbie11) jumped over Mark Van Dyle (loosespokes) to take over first olace. Ronald E Boule (boomboom_ron), Barbara Larson (abby5) and Rick Allen (45556) round out the top 5. Mike Fetchell ( mfetchCT425) also jumped into the top 10.

The TDs held 16 tournaments during November for a total of 89 tournaments this season.

Mark Van Dyle (loosespokes) maintained his top position. James Gear (Gearer) and Michelle Barthelmess (Frazu2) came from outside the top 10% up to positions 4 and respectively. Mike Fetchell ( mfetchCT425) also jumped into the top 10.

The TDs held 19 tournaments during November for a total of 73 tournaments this season.

Don Ellis is stepping down from the ACC Internet Cribbage Program effective end of day on November 30, 2008. Don has served selflessly as the ACC Statistician, TD leader and TD.

The ACC Internet Committee thanks Don for the outstanding job he has done over the past 5+ years as the
ACC Internet Statistician, Leader of the Tournament Directors, and Tournament Director.

Don's efforts directly contributed to the success of the ACC Internet Cribbage Program.

For those who would like to send an email to Don thanking him for his service, please send it to him @: lonestardon55@satx.rr.com

I would like to introduce our new ACC Internet Cribbage Statistician, Rick Allen. Rick was the first statistician prior to Don assuming that responsibility. Rick is assuming the responsibility for this on December 1, 2008. Don will be forwarding all the files and database once the November close out is completed. Thank you Rick for stepping up to fill this position.

Jerry Oxford has stepped up to the position of Lead TD. Jerry will be responsible for the TD scheduling as well as TD training. Thank you Jerry for stepping up to fill this position.

Cribbage Cup play has been temporarily suspended at least through December 2008. The present slate of TDS have a conflict with ACC Grass Roots play on Tuesday. Once we have a TD that does not have a conflict or we can identify a better day for Cribbage Cup play, play will resume.

It would be nice if everyone would showed patience while playing in ACC Internet Cribbage tournaments. If the match finishes on or ahead of the allowed time, one does not display 'good sportsmanship' when one complains that there is slow play. There can be many reasons for slow play, including, but not limited to:

When a player is new to cribbage or has limited internet cribbage, that player can be turned off, not only to ACC Internet play, but also to the ACC in general, when you complain about slow play. If you embarrass them by complaining in the lobby, they most likely will never play with us again.

Remember, if you opponent does not have have a fast or a good connection, frequently I play on a 28.8 dial-up... talk about slow, then their play might be slower than you like; it does no good to complain about it. There are times when you have to take time to think about your discards and play based on the cards and/or board position.

Not everyone plays at the same speed. If you think your opponent is deliberately playing slow so that time expires before the match has ended, the appropriate step for you to take is to send a 'private message' to the TD. You do this by clicking on their name in the left-hand list. In your message indicate the first three characters as "PM:" then your message of slow play. After the message is sent, then click on "Everybody."

Complaining in the lobby to everyone about slow play, when you complete your match on time, not only shows a lack of patience on your part, it also demostrates poor sportsmanship.

This is not a race to see who finishes their match first; you do not earn anything for being one of the early finishers.

I have received many complaints about, and I have observed, the late start of tournaments; and the start time is getting later and later.

Effective immediately, the ACC Internet Tournaments will start at the scheduled times.

First, The TDs will start the running of the rules 5 minutes before the scheduled start time.

Any player who has not been assigned a place in the tournament or who has not requested to join the tournament aka "In Please" by the time the TD has started the running of the rules (5 minutes before the scheduled start time) will be ruled ineligible for that tournament.

It is unfair to those who arrive at the requested time to wait for those who show up late for the tournaments.

Mark Van Dyle (loosespokes) leaped over the top 13 in September to stake a claim on first place. Mark also has the lead in ACC internet tournament victories with 36 and is the top IRP earner with 3425 IRPS. Both Richard Shea (610inchabs) and Pat LLewellyn (Pllew) made their first appearance in the top 10.

The TDs held 18 tournaments during October for a total of 54 tournaments this season.

I learned early this afternoon, October 8, of the loss of Jennifer Buhrow (ACCPrincess29). Our prayers go out to her husband Scott and all of her many friends and loved ones.

Ronald E. Boule (boomboom_ron) slipped by Douglas I. Henderson (dih1633) into first place. Barbara Larson (abby5), Ron Larson (cribbie11), and Rick Allen (45556) round out the top 5. Jeff Crane (jrc92155), John Schafer (netview85), Marilyn Gaudreau (mohini29), Michael Link (theright 555J), and Peggy A Johnson (WY164) make their first appearance into the top 10% of IRP earners this season.

The TDs held 16 tournaments during September for a total of 36 tournaments this season.

Effective October 1, 2008, the Monday and Thursday night ACC Internet Tournaments will return to the previous format - Best 2 of 3 and with automatic scoring. After discussing the difficulties with manual scoring at the Board of Directors meeting and the fact the members are not supporting these two tournaments with this format, it was agreed that the reurn to the previous format was the right way to go. The format of the Cribbage Cup will remain in its format.

Effective this season, ACC members can earn Internet Rating Points (IRPs) in the first 125 tournaments in which they play. This is up from the previous limit of the first 100 tournaments. The ACC Internet Committee received many request for an increase and a majority of the Committee agreed to an increase to the first 125 tournaments in which one plays.

Jenn Buhrow (ACCPrincess29), our unofficial social director, is organizing a Meet & greet for all ACC Internet cribbage players attending the Grand National. The location for this get together will be the atrium of the Holiday Inn - Portland Airport. The time will be after the "Early Bird" around 5:15 pm or so. You can email Jenn for more information at: accprincess29@aol.com.

We hope every one can make it out to Portland for the Grand National and the ACC Internet Cribbage Meet & Greet.

The new season is underway. Douglas I. Henderson (dih1633) zoomed ahead to the lead after the first month of play. Rick Allen (45556) is in second with Ron Larson (cribbie11) and Barbara Larson (abby5) earning over 100 IRPs for the month.

Susan Spenser (lilMiss) has resigned from our TD ranks. Don Ellis, has already identified a couple of additional TDs and they will be training during September. We thank Susan for her dedication to us and wish her well.

The certificates for the ACC Internet Champion and ACC All-Internet Team were mailed on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. Individual certificates for all five seasons are included in this mailing.

We are now updating the Tournament Schedule with the unofficial winner of the tournament. If you press the up arrow on the calendar, you can see previous dates and see the winners.

The Tournament Directors will appear at the tournament rooms about 30 minutes before the tourney.