ACC Internet Cribbage

Cribbage Cups go to Duckworth and Meyer

January 30, 2004:
On alternate Mondays, the ACC has been presenting its experimental Cribbage Cup tournaments which combine a round-robin qualifying round with single elimination playoffs. January featured two such events, both of which were won by ACC members.

On January 12, tournament director Joan Dulworth (+LovesPeace) divided the 54 participants into into nine six-player groups. Everyone played five games against the other members of their group, with the winners of three or more games advancing to the 4-stake playoffs. Programmer Hal Mueller (_Ha1scrib_) from Hamilton, ON, Mark Niemerow (WhyteLotus1) from Calabasas, CA, Joe Savage (svg_7) from Elizabeth, NJ and Gerald D. Oxford (jerryox) from Crescent City, CA compiled the best qualifying round records, and were rewarded with first round byes.

At the end, though, it was Richard W. Duckworth (duckmaster1) of Port Orchard, WA, prevailing over Allen Nypen (A0939) of Springfield, OR in the Finals. Niemerow tied for Third Place with Don Eastwood (NC310Crib), thus giving ACC members a clean sweep of the final four. John Alig (JohnAZ) of Mesa, AZ shared Fifth Place with Oxford and David Hardy (novatex) of Spring, TX, who was playing in his first ACC Internet tournament.

The January 26 event featured a 60 player field. In an unusual twist, exactly 32 of them finished the qualifying round with three or more wins, so there were no first round byes. Robert Meyer (a9legged_spider) from Oceanside, CA prevailed in the Finals over John Alig (JohnAZ) of Mesa, AZ. Third Place went to Dennis Allen (DeadHoleDennis) of Everett, MA. All three players are accomplished Cribbage Cup veterans, having previously reached the top eight in these events. Sue Edwards (CO434) from Denver and past winner Michael D'Elena (RI971) of Providence finished in the Fifth Place bracket. The tournament was directed by Karen Peake (+Lady_Amber), who kept track of the pairings, which are particularly complicated in this type of event.

Cribbage Cup tournaments are held every second or third Monday at 4:30 PM PST in Tournament Room 5 (unlike most other ACC events, which are held in Tournament Room 6). Note that you are expected to complete all five games in the qualifying round, regardless of how you fare. Leaving early disrupts the game-to-game pairings, complicates the tournament director's job, and can lead to your suspension from ACC Internet play, so please don't do it!

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