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2: CRIBBAGE
3: from
4: According to Hoyle
5:
6: Cribbage is believed to have been invented by Sir John Suckling (1609-1642).
7: Probably it is an elaboration of an older game, Noddy. The original game
8: was played with hands of five cards; the modern game gives each player
9: six. That is virtually the only change from Suckling's directions.
10:
11: Players:
12:
13: Two. There are variants for three and four players, described
14: later.
15:
16: Cards:
17:
18: The pack of 52. The cards in each suit rank: K (high), Q, J, 10,
19: 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A. The counting values are: K, Q, J, 10, each 10
20: (wherefore these are called tenth cards); ace, 1; each other card, its
21: index value.
22:
23: Cribbage Board:
24:
25: Indispensable to scoring (unless you have a computer!, ed.) is
26: the device known as the cribbage board. This is a rectangular panel, long
27: and narrow, in which are four rows of 30 holes each. (See illustration.)
28: At one end, or in the center, are two or four additional holes, called
29: game holes. The board is placed between the two players, and each keeps
30: his own score on the two rows of holes nearest himself. Each is supplied
31: with two pegs. Before the first hand, the pegs are placed in the game
32: holes. On making his first score, the player advances one peg an
33: appropriate number of holes (one per point) away from the game end of the
34: board. The second score is recorded by placing the second peg an
35: appropriate distance ahead of the first. For each subsequent score, the
36: rear peg is jumped ahead of the other, the distance between the two pegs
37: always showing the amount of this last score.
38:
39: The traditional mode of scoring is down (away from the game end)
40: the outer row, and up the inner row. "Once around" is a game of 61 points.
41: "Twice around" is a game of 121 points.
42:
43: Preliminaries:
44:
45: Cards are drawn; the lower deals first. If cards of equal rank
46: are drawn, both players draw again. Dealer has the right to shuffle last.
47: Nondealer cuts, and must leave at least four cards in each packet.
48:
49: Dealing:
50:
51: Each player receives six cards, dealt one at a time face down,
52: beginning with the nondealer. The turn to deal alternates. The dealer
53: has an advantage.
54:
55: Laying Away:
56:
57: After seeing his hand, each player lays away two cards face down.
58: The four cards laid away, placed in one pile, form the crib. The crib
59: counts for the dealer. Nondealer therefore tries to lay away balking
60: cards -- cards that are least likely to create a score in the crib.
61:
62: The Starter:
63:
64: After both hands have laid away, nondealer lifts off a packet from
65: the top of the stock (the rest of the pack). Again, each packet must
66: contain at least four cards. Dealer turns up the top card of the lower
67: packer, which is then placed on top of the stock when the packets are
68: reunited. The card thus turned up is called 1 the starter. If it is a
69: jack, dealer immediately pegs 2, called 2 for his heels.
70:
71: The Play:
72:
73: Nondealer begins the play by laying a card from his hand face up
74: on the table, announcing its counting value. Dealer then shows a card,
75: announcing the total count of the two cards. Play continues in the same
76: way, by alternate exposure of cards, each player announcing the new total
77: count. The total may be carried only to 31, no further. If a player adds
78: a card that brings the total exactly to 31, he pegs 2. If a player is
79: unable to play another card without exceeding 31, he must say "Go," and
80: his opponent pegs 1, but before doing so, opponent must lay down any
81: additional cards he can without exceeding 31. If such additional cards
82: bring the total to exactly 31, he pegs 2 instead of 1.
83:
84: Whenever a go occurs, the opponent of the player who played the
85: last card must lead for a new count starting at zero. Playing the last
86: card of all counts as a go. (Since nondealer makes the opening lead,
87: dealer is bound to peg at least 1 in play.)
88:
89: Besides pegging for 31 and go, the player may also peg for certain
90: combinations made in play, as follows:
91:
92: Fifteen:
93: Making the count total 15 pegs 2.
94: Pair:
95: Playing a card of same rank as that previously played pegs
96: 2. Playing a third card of the same rank makes pair royal
97: and pegs 6. Playing the fourth card of the same rank
98: makes double pair royal and pegs 12.
99:
100: The tenth cards pair strictly by rank, a king with a king,
101: a queen with a queen, and so on. (King and jack do not
102: make a pair, although each has the counting value 10.)
103: Run:
104: Playing a card which, with the two or more played
105: immediately previously, makes a sequence of three or more
106: cards, pegs 1 for each card in the run. Runs depend on
107: rank alone; the suits do not matter. Nor does the score
108: for run depend upon playing the cards in strict sequence,
109: so long as the three or more last cards played can be
110: arranged in a run. Example: 7, 6, 8 played in that order
111: score 3 for run; 5, 2, 4, 3 played in that order score 4
112: for run.
113:
114: Any of the foregoing combinations count, whether the cards
115: are played alternately or one player plays several times
116: in succession in consequence of a go. But a combination
117: does not score if it is interrupted by a go.
118:
119: Showing:
120: After the play, the hands are shown (counted). Nondealer
121: shows first, then dealer's hand, then crib. The starter
122: is deemed to belong to each hand, so that each hand includes
123: five cards. Combinations of scoring value are as follows:
124:
125: Fifteen:
126: Each combinations of two or more cards that total
127: fifteen scores 2.
128: Pair:
129: Each pair of cards of the same rank scores 2.
130:
131: Run:
132: Each combination of three or more cards in sequence
133: scores 1 for each card in the run.
134: Flush:
135: Four cards of the same suit in hand score 4; four
136: cards in hand or crib of same suit as the starter
137: score 5. (No count for four-flush in crib.)
138: His Nobs:
139: Jack of same suit as the starter, in hand or crib,
140: scores 1.
141:
142: It is important to note that every separate grouping of cards that
143: makes a fifteen, pair, or run counts separately. Three of a kind, pair
144: royal, counts 6 because three sets of pairs can be made; similarly, four
145: of a kind, double pair royal, contain six pairs and count 12.
146:
147: The highest possible hand is J, 5, 5, 5 with the starter the 5 of
148: the same suit as the jack. There are four fifteens by combining the jack
149: with a five, four more by combinations of three fives (a total of 16 for
150: fifteens); the double pair royal adds 12 for a total of 28; and his nobs
151: adds 1 for a maximum score of 29. (the score of 2 for his heels does not
152: count in the total of the hand, since it is pegged before the play.)
153:
154: A double run is a run with one card duplicated, as 4-3-3-2.
155: Exclusive of fifteens, a double run of three cards counts 8; of four cards,
156: 10. A triple run is a run of three with one card triplicated, as K-K-K-Q-J.
157: Exclusive of fifteens, it counts 15. A quadruple run is a run of three
158: with two different cards duplicated, as the example 8-8-7-6-6 previously
159: given. Exclusive of fifteens, it counts 16.
160:
161: No hand can be constructed that counts 19, 25, 26 or 27. A
162: time-honored way of showing a hand with not a single counting combination
163: is to say "I have nineteen."
164:
165: The customary order in showing is to count fifteens first, then
166: runs, then pairs, but there is no compulsion of law. Example: A hand
167: (with starter) of 9-6-5-4-4 will usually be counted "Fifteen 2, fifteen
168: 4, fifteen 6 and double run makes 14," or simply "Fifteen 6 and 8 is 14."
169:
170: Muggins:
171:
172: The hands and crib are counted aloud, and if a player claims a
173: greater total than is due him, his opponent may require correction. In
174: some localities, if a player claims less than is due, his opponent may
175: say "Muggins" and himself score the points overlooked.
176:
177: Scoring:
178:
179: The usual game is 121, but it may be set at 61 by agreement.
180: Since the player wins who first returns to the game hole by going "twice
181: around," the scores must be pegged strictly in order: his heels, pegging
182: in play, non-dealer's hand, dealer's hand, crib. Thus, if nondealer goes
183: out on showing his hand, he wins, even though dealer might have gone out
184: with a greater total if allowed to count his hand and crib.
185:
186: When the game of 121 is played for a stake, a player wins a single
187: game if the loser makes 61 points or more. If the loser fails to reach
188: 61, he is lurched, and the other wins a double game.
189:
190: Irregularities:
191:
192: Misdeal. There must be a new deal by the same dealer if a card
193: is found faced in the pack, if a card is exposed in dealing, or if the
194: pack be found imperfect.
195:
196: Wrong Number of Cards. If one hand (not crib) is found to have
197: the wrong number of cards after laying away for the crib, the other hand
198: and crib being correct, the opponent may either demand a new deal or may
199: peg 2 and rectify the hand. If the crib is incorrect, both hands being
200: correct, nondealer pegs 2 and the crib is corrected.
201:
202: Error in Pegging:
203:
204: If a player places a peg short of the amount to which he is
205: entitled, he may not correct his error after he has played the next card
206: or after the cut for the next deal. If he pegs more than his announced
207: score, the error must be corrected on demand at any time before the cut
208: for the next deal and his opponent pegs 2.
209:
210: Strategy:
211:
212: The best balking cards are kings and aces, because they have the
213: least chance of producing sequences. Tenth cards are generally good,
214: provided that the two cards laid away are not too near (likely to make a
215: sequence). When nothing better offers, give two wide cards -- at least
216: three apart in rank.
217:
218: Proverbially the safest lead is a 4. The next card cannot make
219: a 15. Lower cards are also safe from this point of view, but are better
220: treasured for go and 31. The most dangerous leads are 7 and 8, but may
221: be made to trap the opponent when they are backed with other close cards.
222: Generally speaking, play on (toward a sequence) when you have close cards
223: and off when you do not. However, the state of the score is a
224: consideration. If far behind, play on when there is any chance of building
225: a score for yourself; if well ahead, balk your opponent by playing off
226: unless you will surely peg as much as he by playing on.

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