Cribbage Scoring Runs
Vic Douse
I am looking for proof about this statment.
1 3 2 ....played is a run worth 3....a 4 is played and its 4....
Now a 6 is played. Run is over ? Now a 5 and then a 7. What is this
run worth.
7 or 3.
Quoting a rule or a book, would be great.
Alex Fretwell
Vic Douse (dou...@cris.com) wrote:
: I am looking for proof about this statment.
From the way I was taught, this run when the 7 is played (total
pegged points is 28 - under 31!) is worth 4 points. It is a run of
4 (4-6-5-7). I've been taught in 2-handed cribbage that only the
top two cards of each player can be used in pegging.
Alex Fretwell
Dave Jarvis
Vic Douse wrote:
: 1 3 2 ....played is a run worth 3....a 4 is played and its 4....
: Now a 6 is played. Run is over ? Now a 5 and then a 7. What is this
: run worth.
Player A: 1 ... run can continue
Player B: 3 ... run can continue
Player A: 2 ... 3 points, run of 3
Player B: 4 ... 4 points, run of 4
Player A: 6 ... run can continue (to my knowledge)
Player B: 5 ... 6 points, run of 6
Player A: 7 ... 7 points, run of 7 (uses same logic as 3rd turn)
Both players come out 10 points ahead.
My reasoning is that the cards do _not_ have to be played in sequence
(given the 1, 3, 2 order to score 3 points) in order to score points.
Otherwise, the only way to score would be to play the cards in numerical
order.
Another example:
Player A: 2 ... run can continue
Player B: 4 ... run can continue
Player A: 1 ... run can continue
Player B: 3 ... 4 points, run of 4
Dave
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David E H Dailey
Alex Fretwell (af...@uoguelph.ca) wrote:
: Vic Douse (dou...@cris.com) wrote:
: : I am looking for proof about this statment.
: : 1 3 2 ....played is a run worth 3....a 4 is played and its 4....
: : Now a 6 is played. Run is over ? Now a 5 and then a 7. What is this
: : run worth.
: : 7 or 3.
: : Quoting a rule or a book, would be great.
: From the way I was taught, this run when the 7 is played (total
: pegged points is 28 - under 31!) is worth 4 points. It is a run of
: 4 (4-6-5-7). I've been taught in 2-handed cribbage that only the
: top two cards of each player can be used in pegging.
I have to disagree with Alex, but only because I was taught differently,
not because I can quote a rule book contradicting his position. The way I
learnt the game, any cards in the current play (back to the last time
someone said "go" or hit 31) are available. The above situation, for me,
would be scored:
A B
1 3 No score
2 4 A scores 3 (1-2-3), B scores 4 (1-2-3-4)
6 5 A does not score; B scores 6 (1-2-3-4-5-6)
7 A scores 7 (1-2-3-4-5-6-7)
B could play anther ace on the end of this sequence to score another 7, or
another 3 on the end to score 8 (five for the 2-3-4-5-6-7 run, and two for
31).
I am unfamiliar, myself, with the convention Alex mentioned of using only
the top two cards in either player's hand for pegging.
David Dailey
Seattle, Washington, USA
com...@aa.net
A. Mous
This comes from DeLynn Colvert's book, "Play Winning Cribbage":
"The run in pegging is three (or more) cards that form a numerical run.
They need not be played in order, but must form a sequence uninterrupted by
any 'foreign' card. Your opponent's card, combined with your cards, form
runs. In the case of a 'go', you may play out your remaining cards to form
a run, and your opponent may do likewise. A run cannot be continued after
thirty-one has been reached. One point is scored for each card in the run.
A three-card run is three points, a four-card run is four points, and so
on. The longest run possible in pegging is a seven-point run
(A-2-3-4-5-6-7). This peg count is 28, making the eight-card run
impossible. Another ace could be played last to form another run of seven,
however (A-2-3-4-5-6-7-A). The key question when a run's legitimacy is in
doubt is, 'do the cards form a sequence, no matter what order played?'".
So, Dave Jarvis was exactly right in his 11/29 post.
Hope this helps,
Tim
Vic Douse
your...@aol.com
you may have already gotten the answer to the run question, but here it
is..
the play goes Ace-3-2, 3 card run. 4 played, 4 card run. 6 played, no
points (not even 15-2, since it adds up to 16!). 5 played next is 6
points, and so on.
even if, after the 6 was played, a 7 is played, you can still collect 7
holes by playing the 5.
are you familiar with the American Cribbage Congress? it's a national
organization with over 200 clubs in the country. email me if you're
interested in learning about the local clubs and the tournaments that take
place all over the country.
Andy Hulcher
email: And...@AOL.com
