ACC Internet Cribbage

2003-2004

(Updated 07/11/06)

It's official: Mike Fetchel wins it all

July 2004 wrap-up:
The final standings are in for our 2004 season, and Mike Fetchel (mfetchCT425) of Middlefield, CT is cribbage's first official Internet Champion. Scott Buhrow (MrB_IA218) of Louisville, KY had Second Place to himself, while Kelly Ann Burgar (lil_thummper) from Edmonton, AB headed up the 300 IRP club that comprised the rest of the All-Internet team.

In all, 209 ACC members participated in ACC Internet Cribbage last season, with 169 earning IRPs. That means that the top 17 finishers will receive invitations to the ACC Tournament of Champions next year in Reno. (read more...)

Don Ellis looks back on our first season

ACC Internet Statistician Don Ellis gives us a status report on ACC Internet Cribbage, and a review of its first sanctioned season here.

2004 season ends.
2004–5 season starts

The ACC has concluded its inaugural 2004 Internet Cribbage season, and is proceeding immediately into the full 2004–5 season starting with the Monday, August 2 tournament. Some schedule changes are afoot, so check out the current published schedule, and stay tuned for further changes in the coming days. Specifically there will be changes on Mondays as the availability of our TDs changes over the Summer. We will also be adding new member-only events on Tuesdays.

You read that right...Tuesdays will see ACC events in the Zone League Room (which is accessible from the Zone's "Play with others" page). This will enable us to hold member-only tournaments in some of our longer and more challenging formats (such as double elimination), that are less well suited for "drop-in" players. We'll continue to do single-elimination events in Tournament Rooms 5 and 6, and these will continue to be open to both members and nonmembers.

Tuesday night events will start with a double elimination tournament on August 17 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time. The early start time is due to the length of this kind of event (sorry, West coasters who work!). We may also have a member-only event on the 31st, so check back.

For the 2004–5 season, we have tentatively set the IRP quota for 100 tournaments. We will be taking some time to analyze participation statistics from the past season before posting a definitive number. This might stay at 100 (approximately two tournaments per week), or it might be a different number or perhaps even a percentage of scheduled tournaments. We are also working on adjusting start times and adding events to accommodate members in different time zones. We welcome your feedback, and look forward to seeing you on the 'net in the coming year!

2004 Internet Championship and All-Internet team races enter the final stretch

June 2004 wrap-up:
It looks more and more as though Mike Fetchel (mfetchCT425) of Middlefield, CT will be our first Internet Champion, as he not only maintained his sizeable lead throughout June, but even padded it a little with several good finishes. The player of the month, however, was Mark Van Dyke, who won three events and 198 IRPs during June. three victories and a Third Place finish. There's plenty of competition left for the All-Internet team as the season winds down. And remember the top 10% of rated players will earn an invitation to the ACC Tournament of Champions. (read more...)

Fetchel distances himself from the pack

April-May wrap-up:
Mike Fetchel went on a tear during April and May, winning four tournaments (to go with his earlier one) and qualifying in six more to open up a 150 IRP lead in the 2004 Internet Championship race. Scott Buhrow continues to lead the rest of the pack. Meanwhile, the ACC held its first Internet double elimination events. (read more...)

Ellis takes over for Allen as Internet Statistician

Rick Allen was the ACC's first Internet Statistician. An accomplished Access programmer and director of two major Tournament Trail events each year in Richmond, VA, Rick developed the database application we use to track members' Internet tournament participation and accrued IRPs. Now that work is complete on the database, Rick has passed the reins to Donald E. Ellis, who will have primary responsibility for maintaining the IRP database going forward. The Internet Steering Committee thanks Rick for his hard work over the past several months, an effort that was instrumental in getting ACC Internet Cribbage up and running.

Donald E. Ellis has hosted cribbage tournaments at MSN Games by Zone.com since 2001, and is one of the ACC's most prominent online TDs. Many of you know him as +_LoneStar__, and perhaps you read his recent article on online hosting. Don retired from the US Air Force in June 2002 after 26 years of service. At the time of his retirement, he was a management analyst, specializing in personal computer applications and force sizing. He is currently a full-time student at the University of Texas at San Antonio seeking high-school teaching credentials, majoring in Multi-Disciplinary Science with a minor in Physics.

Lewis surges into first place

March wrap-up:
Tom Lewis rode a great month of Internet cribbage into the top position in the 2004 Internet Championship race. Tom's March efforts included one win and three Third Place finishes. Right behind him is Scott Buhrow, who won two separate events in March. (read more...)

A tournament director's perspective

Donald E. Ellis (+_LoneStar__), Assistant Internet Statistician and one of our most prolific online tournament directors, offers his perspective on hosting ACC Internet Cribbage events. Read it here, and learn what goes on behind the scenes at an online tournament.

Reed takes early lead in 2004 Internet Championship race

February wrap-up:
Our 2004 Internet Cribbage season is underway, with Mike Fetchel, Dick Ness, Kelly Burgar and Billy Barnes all winning rated events. But it was Larry Reed, propelled by three Second Place finishes, who grabbed the lead in the race for the first Internet Cribbage Championship. (read more...)

ACC Internet Cribbage begins rated play!

The American Cribbage Congress is pleased to announce its first season of rated Internet play.

Beginning Thursday, February 12, 2004, ACC members who perform well in official ACC online tournaments will receive Internet Rating Points (IRPs) in accordance with the guidelines described on the IRP page. IRPs will be accumulated throughout the season, which will end on July 31, 2004. The ten players with the most IRPs will receive All-Internet honors, with the highest rated player being crowned Internet Champion. The top 10% of players earning IRPs will receive an invitation to the 2005 ACC Tournament of Champions. For this first season only, the individual quota for rated tournaments will be lowered to 50.

Following the conclusion of the truncated 2004 season, play will continue with the 2004-5 season, which will run from August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005. Subsequent seasons will follow this same annual schedule. IRPs will be continue to be tabulated on both an annual and a lifetime basis.

IRP standings and tournament results will be published monthly on this Web site and in Cribbage World. Look for the first results in early March.

We thank our members who participated in the trial period for ACC Internet Cribbage. You are the ones who proved this concept could work! Good luck to you now in the race for the first Internet Cribbage Championship.

How to participate in ACC Internet Cribbage:

1. Join the ACC if you haven't already done so. To compete officially you must be an ACC member in good standing
2. Familiarize yourself with the ACC rules for Internet play and tournament guidelines
3. Presently, all tournaments are held at MSN Games by Zone.com. If you don't already have a Zone.com screen name (nickname), create one now and spend some time learning how to use the MSN Games cribbage software. We suggest you practice with a few friendly matches in the social rooms. If you have trouble getting started at MSN Games, have a look at this document
4. Once you have an established MSN Games screen name, register it with us using the online form. This will link your screen name to your ACC member information
5. Consult the tournament schedule for dates and times of official events. There is no pre-registration — just sign up in the designated tournament room between 10 and 60 minutes before the start time. Some tournaments close after 64 or 128 entrants, and all tournaments allow nonmembers to play (as MSN Games requires), so come early to guarantee yourself a place. Also be sure you have enough time to complete the tournament if you reach the later rounds (three hours should suffice)

Fetchel wins as ACC Internet Cribbage launches
its first rated season

February 12, 2004:
Our inaugural 2004 Internet Cribbage season kicked off tonight with a Pegging Pals single elimination tournament. Mike Fetchel took First Place, grabbing an early lead in the Internet Cribbage Championship race. (read more...)

Van Dyke and Partain are repeat winners

February 11, 2004:
Mark Van Dyke became the first ACC Internet Cribbage repeat winner by taking the January 31 Pegging Pals single elimination event. Two days later, Linda A. Partain became our second repeat winner by capturing the February 2 Cribbage Cup. (read more...)

Cribbage cups go to Duckworth and Meyer

January 30, 2004:
January's two Cribbage Cup events were won by Richard W. Duckworth and Robert Meyer. These Monday tournaments feature a round-robin qualifying round followed by single elimination playoffs. (read more...)

Elmer wins ACC Pegging Pals single elim

January 29, 2004:
Mid-January featured two more of our four-stake single elimination tournaments. The January 17 event was won by a nonmember, while the January 22 event was claimed by John Elmer. (read more...)

Hultgren and Peake win ACC Pegging Pals events

January 15, 2004:
Sarah Hultgren and Karen Peake won single elimination events on January 3 and 8 respectively. Both were victorious in their first try at an official ACC tournament. (read more...)

Reporting match results: the trick is to read!

December 21, 2003:
Assistant Commissioner Michael Schell discusses how to report match victories and boots, stressing the importance of paying close attention to ACC rules and instructions from tournament directors. (read more...)

Partain wins Saturday single elim tourney

December 20, 2003:
Linda A. Partain won today's single elimination tournament which featured yet another all-ACC final four. 50 players and a team of ACC officials demonstrated their resiliency in overcoming some awful Internet conditions. (read more...)

Van Dyke takes Cribbage Cup event

December 15, 2003:
Mark Van Dyke won tonight's ACC Cribbage Cup tournament, which features a five game round-robin followed by single elimination playoffs. (read more...)

Anderson and D'Elena join the winners list

December 14, 2003:
Two more ACC Pegging Pals single elimination tournaments are in the book, and John Anderson and Michael D'Elena have been added to the winners list. (read more...)

Cribbage Cup event debuts, single elim events continue

December 1, 2003:
The ACC held its first Cribbage Cup combined format event, featuring a round-robin qualifying round followed by single elimination match playoffs. Bob Iacopi came away the winner...

November 20, 2003:
Our Thursday night single elimination tournaments remain popular, as 104 peggers attended tonight's event. ACC members took seven of the top eight places, though not the highest one...
(read more about these two events...)

Ralston wins while Gregson scores a 28

November 8, 2003:
Iowa pegger Ronald Ralston came out on top of today's 80-player ACC Pegging Pals Single Elimination tournament. Paul Gregson, who finished second, recorded the first 28 hand in ACC Internet history. (read more...)

Jerry Hardy wins ACC Inaugural Internet Classic

November 1, 2003:
112 participants gathered at MSN Games on Thursday, October 30 for the ACC/Pegging Pals Inaugural Classic. A festive atmosphere was in evidence as ACC veterans playing online for the first time mingled with Internet whizzes new to the ACC. Old chums from Grass Roots and the Tournament Trail greeted each other in the lobby, and Zone.com regulars hailed online friends as fellow ACC members. Everyone shared in the excitement and pride over this event, which launches an important new chapter in the history of the ACC and the game of cribbage. (read more...)

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