American Cribbage Congress Grass Roots Cribbage Club #43

Sanctioned by the American Cribbage Congress (ACC, www.cribbage.org), the Grass Roots Program (www.cribbage.org/grassroots) is the hometown component of the ACC. Over 200 clubs in N. America compete weekly, bi-weekly or monthly in 6-game or 9-game tournaments. Goals of the ACC Grass Roots Program include the following:

1. To promote cribbage  for the purpose of entertainment and education through organized play at the hometown level of the American Cribbage Congress worldwide.

2. To nurture the volunteer spirit so essential to the growth and development of the American Cribbage Congress.

3. To provide an opportunity for individuals to be recognized worldwide for their accomplishments in organized play at the local level.

The ACC Grass Roots Cribbage Club #43 meets every Wednesday at Stanley’s Sports Bar in Sharks Ice Fremont on Old Warm Springs Blvd for a 9-game, round-robin tournament. Check in is by 5:45 p.m. so play can begin by 6:00 p.m.  Players earn 2 points for a win, 3 points for a skunk (win by more than 30 pegs) and 0 points for a loss. Cumulative points of 12 or more after each tournament earns Grass Roots Points (GRPs) for season and lifetime accumulation. 

A noncompetitive group of members gather every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Residence Inn Newark, 35466 Dumbarton Ct., Newark, CA to play standard and doubles cribbage while discussing strategies and having fun. 

Loren and Wayne finished the 2024/2025 Grass Roots season with 207 Grass Roots Points (GRPs), each player earning 11.75% of the total GRPs earned in the club.