SIGN UP NOW FOR OUR 2008 CRIBBAGE TOURNAMENT!
 


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While he was arguably the greatest masked man in the wrestling profession and beat a lot of guys in the ring ... his Cribbage playing tactics are far from being above par and winning the challenge that bears his name, The Destroyers Cribbage Tournament.
 
Two years ago (2006) he hand picked his Cribbage opponents and thought he had the trophy in the bag until he faced the vociferous OX BAKER. Ox had beaten Bill White that day as well as Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon and made quick work of the self professed "World's Greatest Masked Man" .
 
It was then, that I stepped forward and captured the tournament trophy by winning the best two out of three fall match. Ox was a gracious loser, shaking my hand and calmly saying, while crushing my ribs in a vice like bear hug, "You're the champ now, but next year that trophy will be mine, OR ....  you can just give it to me now and we will call it even"
 
Dick Beyer can claim all he wants .... and make all the noise he needs to attract attention by shouting "AL FRIEND AIN'T SO TOUGH" .... but the end result is " WHO HAS THE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY IN THEIR DEN ON THE WALL." 
 
Come join in the Cribbage tournament and try your luck against current champion Bill White, myself and many others at the 2008 CAC, Las Vegas.

- Percival A. Friend
 

What is Cribbage you ask?

Cribbage (krĭb`ĭj):
Card game played by two persons with a deck of 52 cards and a scoring (pegging) device known as a cribbage board. The board contains four rows of 30 holes each (two rows for each player), plus additional holes, called game holes. Each player gets two pegs to keep the score.  Suckling, Sir John, 1609–42, one of the English Cavalier poets, was educated at Cambridge and Gray's Inn. An accomplished gallant, he was given to all the extravagances of the court of Charles I.  (1609–42) is credited with inventing and naming the game. Each king (high card), queen, jack, and ten represents a count of 10 points; each ace, a count of 1; each other card, its index value. Each player receives six cards and lays away two face down to form the crib. The stock is then cut by the pone (non dealer) to produce the starter, which is turned up by the dealer; the starter is used to determine the value of the players' hands. Cards are placed face up alternately, non dealer first, in front of the player, who announces the total count. The object of each series is to carry the total of the cards to 31 or as close as possible without exceeding it. A player pegs 1 for laying down the last card in a series before reaching 31, or he pegs 2 for adding a card that makes exactly 31. Points also are scored for making the count 15 and for playing cards in sequence or in pairs. When all the cards have been played, each player pegs additional points for the pairs, sequences, and counts of 15 that can be arranged from the cards in his hand and the starter; the dealer also pegs the score in the crib. Several hands are played until the game is reached when one player pegs 61 points (once around the board) or 121 points (twice around).
 

Tournament Details:

To register, purchase your banquet ticket now and then send an e-mail to this year's tournament organizer, Al Friend, here.  Don't forget, the earlier you register, the better your spot in the tournament!

Upon arrival, there will be a $20 entrance fee, 100% of which goes to the CAC Benevolent Fund.

Registration: Monday, June 9, 12:00 Noon - 5:00 PM

Tournament is single elimination, best of three falls.

Tournament will be held Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11.

Come out and play against some of pro wrestling's greatest stars!  Past players have included Al Friend, Ox Baker, Pat Patterson, Larry Hennig, J.J. Dillon, Paul Vachon, Maurice Vachon and many others!

 


LEARN TO PLAY CRIBBAGE!

That's right!  This is your opportunity to learn cribbage from "Tough" Al Friend!  Al will be offering two different cribbage classes so that all of you who have wanted to play but don't know how can go face-to-face, nose-to-nose, mano-a-mano against your favorite wrestlers!

Join Al on Monday, June 9th between 12:00 Noon and 3:00 PM or Tuesday between 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and learn at the feet of our 2006 cribbage champion (a title that The Destroyer has never held, by the way)!

If you wish to participate in the classes, please bring a cribbage board and a deck of cards to make the instruction make more sense.

Join the fun!  Play cribbage!  Maybe you too could take home an image of The Destroyer to scare away..... er, hang on your wall!
 


Bob Orton challenges a Butcher while Dave Ohlert (aka Dave Barron) tests his skills against a Mad Dog (Vachon, that is).


Dick Beyer faces off against Riki Ataki for the right to advance in the tournament.  Photo from 2007.


A battle of the Managers as Percival A. "Al" Friend matches managerial wits against James J. Dillon in 2007.


2004's tournament sees Al Friend face the fearsome challenge of "Flying" Fred Curry as "The Ref With The Final Say" looks on.


Percival A. "Al" Friend squares off against Bill White in a meeting of champions.  Can you take them?


"Tough Al Friend" faces off against worthy opponent, Scotty Zappa in the 2004 Cribbage tournament