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ACC Internet Cribbage (Updated 12/12/08)
November 2009 Wrap Up: 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. New Tournament Directors
We would like to welcome David Bowen to the ranks
of our TDs. David trained
during September with
Over the next few weeks you will see Debbie Cook working with our TDs, particularly on Sundays. As with all of our TDs, Debbie is volunteering her time to monitor the tournaments. We ask for your continued patience and understanding as we increase the number of trained TDs, who all have the goal of offering you the best online tournament experience! Important Notice: Don Ellis Stepping Down 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 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 New Statistician 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. New Lead TD 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. Important Notice: Temporary Suspension of Cribbage Cup 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. Patience is a Virtue 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. We are here to have a fun experience playing a game we all love. Lets enjoy it. Important Notice: Tournament Start Times. 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. October 2009 Wrap Up: 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. New Tournament Directors
We would like to welcome David Bowen to the ranks
of our TDs. David trained
during September with
Over the next few weeks you will see Debbie Cook working with our TDs, particularly on Sundays. As with all of our TDs, Debbie is volunteering her time to monitor the tournaments. We ask for your continued patience and understanding as we increase the number of trained TDs, who all have the goal of offering you the best online tournament experience! In Memoriam 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.
Click here Jennifer Buhrow
for more information. September 2009 Wrap Up: 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. It was good seeing many of you at the Grand National in Portland, Oregon. Monday and Thursday Tournaments 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. Increase in the Number of Tournaments for Earning IRPs 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. Grand National Meet & Greet 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. August 2008 Wrap Up: 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. The TDs held 20 tournaments during August. TD Resignation 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. Certificates for ACC Internet Champion and ACC All-Internet Team 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. Tournament Schedule Page 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 Results and Standings page are updated (September 4, 2008). Important: The Tournament Directors will appear at the tournament rooms about 30 minutes before the tourney. Copyright © 2003–8 by American Cribbage Congress. All rights reserved
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