Cribbage for dummies?
fiv...@fwi.com
I'd really like to learn to play cribbage but can't seem to get
past even the first few steps to playing. For example; each player
throws away two cards into the crib (crib?), which means...face
up,down, where do you put 'em and what do you eventually do with them?
I couldn't find an explanation. When you run out of cards do you
redeal from the current deck or shuffle and start over? When you play
a card do the players lay them down in a single row or two, and then
when you're done with this hand do you pick 'em back up and score the
hand or does this hand come from somewhere else (5 cards?)? Pegging? I
found an explanation for using two pegs but they give you three, and
after downloading a game and trying it (I never even got it to show me
the cards :-( it started pegging right in the middle of the board ?
Anyway I was wondering (since I don't know anyone who plays) if
there is a book or web site out there that gives a really basic step
by step (with pictures!) explanation of how to play the game from
scratch (or a video would be super!) for the absolute rank beginner
with no knowledge of the more advanced card games (just go fish,
poker, rummy, 21 etc.). There seems to be a plethora of books
available for people who already know how to play to some degree but
none for people with no familiarity at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks Much!
Paul Q
Darin McGrew
> I'd really like to learn to play cribbage but can't seem to get
> past even the first few steps to playing. For example; each player
> throws away two cards into the crib (crib?), which means...face
> up,down,
Face down.
> where do you put 'em
Somewhere out of the way. My wife and I usually keep the deck on one side
of the board, and the crib on the other side of the board. But it doesn't
matter as long as you can find them later and they don't get mixed up with
the other cards during play.
> and what do you eventually do with them?
The dealer scores the cards in the crib after scoring his own hand.
> I couldn't find an explanation. When you run out of cards do you
> redeal from the current deck or shuffle and start over?
While playing the cards, when you run out of cards, you stop playing. When
both players run out of cards, you score the hands (non-dealer first) and
score the crib (for the dealer). Then the non-dealer shuffles and deals the
next hand.
The sequence is:
+ dealer deals 6 cards
+ players discard 2 cards each to the dealer's crib
+ play cards
+ score hands
Repeat until someone hits 121.
> When you play a card do the players lay them down in a single row or two,
> and then when you're done with this hand do you pick 'em back up and
> score the hand
Exactly. Usually each of us plays our cards into a pile. When we start over
from zero (after someone hits 31, or someone gets a go and then can't play
any more), then we sometimes turn those cards over as reminder.
Then each of you picks up your 4 played cards and scores the hand.
> Pegging? I found an explanation for using two pegs but they give you
> three,
I assume you mean 3 pegs per player. Many cribbage boards are like mine,
which has a double-track of holes for each player where you score each
game, and a couple short tracks between the two double-tracks where you can
count the number of games in a match.
Two pegs are used to score a game on the double-track (30 holes on the
outside + 30 holes on the inside + 30 holes on the outside + 30 holes on
the inside + 1 more = 121 points). The third peg is used to score games in
a match along the short track in the middle.
> Anyway I was wondering (since I don't know anyone who plays) if
> there is a book or web site out there that gives a really basic step
> by step (with pictures!) explanation of how to play the game from
> scratch (or a video would be super!) for the absolute rank beginner
> with no knowledge of the more advanced card games (just go fish,
> poker, rummy, 21 etc.).
I learned from another cribbage player years ago. But the rules at
http://www.pagat.com/adders/crib6.html look pretty good. And there are
links to other rules/strategy sites toward the end of the page.
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PQ
Actually here I was wondering what you do when the four cards in your
hand are gone, do you deal six more from the same deck, or score
everything, reshuffle and redeal?
Thanks Again! this helps a lot :-)
PQ
Darin McGrew
> Actually here I was wondering what you do when the four cards in your
> hand are gone, do you deal six more from the same deck, or score
> everything, reshuffle and redeal?
Score everything (non-dealer's hand, dealer's hand, dealer's crib), then
the non-dealer reshuffles and becomes the dealer for the next hand.
Michael Schell
have a look at http://www.pagat.com/adders/crib6.html.
The official tournament rules used in North America are available on the ACC
Web page at http://www.cribbage.org/rules. These are mainly useful for
dealing with irregularities.
Once you've figured out the basic rules, have a look at
http://www.cribbageforum.com and http://www.cribbage.org/tips/ for
guidelines on the strategy and tactics of the game.
- Michael Schell