ACC Internet Cribbage

The ACC's Internet Division gives members an opportunity to play in free online tournaments, earn rating points, and compete for annual and lifetime awards. This division is important to those who don't have a local club, can no longer travel, have medical limitations, or who just can't get enough cribbage in any way, shape or form!

ACC online tournaments are organized into an annual season from August 1 through July 31. Each season consists of weekly tournaments with Grass Roots 9-game style (like weekly clubs), Best of 3 bracketed (like weekend tourney playoffs), and a 12-week-long Best of 3 bracketed self-scheduled tournament. Players with high enough scores in each tournament earn Internet Rating Points (IRPs), which are tabulated separately from MRPs and GRPs. The ten players earning the most IRPs during the season form an official All-Internet team. The player in first place is crowned Internet Champion. Awards are given at the annual awards banquet at the Grand National to the Top 10 players.

There are several links on the welcome page of the "Play Online" section of the ACC website. You can find lots of answers by clicking the links that are located in the left-hand column, as well as at the very top of the page.

The ACC does not guarantee the confidentiality of members' real names. Tournament results and IRP standings will be published on this website and in Cribbage World, and players will be identified by both their real name and their username. In addition, this website has a link to identify ACC members by their username at each tournament hosting site. On the ACC Community Facebook page, various achievements are announced with both member name and username as they occur.

Except for real name/username info, your ACC membership information will be kept strictly confidential. The ACC does not publish the email address, mailing address or phone number of its members without their permission, nor does it make that information available to third parties who do not have administrative access to its database.

Due to legal considerations, there are no cash prizes for winners of ACC internet tournaments. There are also no entry fees nor side pools. What we do offer is bona fide competition in a sportsmanlike environment, friendly opponents that you may know from live play, and a legitimate rating and awards system administered by the game's pre-eminent sanctioning organization.

ACC Tournament Directors (TDs) are held to a very high standard. To be a TD at either eCrib+ or GameColony, you must first become a player in good standing over a period of time. (There are no ACC TDs at Cribbage Pro.) In addition, you must have previous TD experience and be approved by the ACC Internet Commissioner.

At eCrib+: This usually involves progressive TD training under the direction of the TD Training Manager of eCrib+. When they, the eCrib+ Site Directors, and the ACC Internet Commissioner feel you are capable of being a TD for the ACC tournaments, additional training will be arranged, as well as an ACC evaluation tourney.

At GameColony: Use the "Contact Us" link to express your interest. TDs are granted special privileges that help them moderate the lobby environment. Under the Gamecolony.com rules, only these individuals are allowed to host events in the tournament rooms. (The ACC Room is not considered a GameColony Tournament Room.) GameColony rules prohibit TDs from using their TD identity as an ACC tournament player. They must create a separate username for the ACC room.

Since the ACC does not run the cribbage gaming software, but simply uses host sites to conduct ACC tournaments, we generally cannot help you with technical questions about their gaming software. Please note that sites may "freeze", which usually is solved by logging out and back in. The TD has no control over this happening but may be forced to remove you from the tournament (disqualify you) if you are gone too long, or too many times.