cribbage
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Cribbage, or crib, is a card game, traditionally for two players, that involves playing and grouping cards in combinations which gain points. It can be adapted for three or four players.
Key facts
- Card game.title
- Cribbage
- Card game.image_link
- Afternoon cribbage on the patio. (50002851016).jpg
- Card game.Family
- Matching
- Card game.alt_names
- Crib
- Card game.players
- 2 (variations for 3–6)
- Card game.play
- Clockwise
- Card game.num_cards
- 52
- Card game.deck
- Standard 52-card pack
- Card game.card_rank
- K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 A
- Card game.origin
- England
- Card game.related
- NoddyCostly Colours
- Card game.playing_time
- 15–30 min.
- Card game.skills
- Strategy, tactics, counting
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- Afternoon cribbage on the patio. (50002851016).jpg
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- Cribbage
- native label
- cribbage
- time of discovery or invention
- 1700-00-00
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- Rules
- Deal
- Play
- Show
- Muggins
- Match
- Cribbage board
- Noddy and costly colours
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Cribbage, or crib, is a card game, traditionally for two players, that involves playing and grouping cards in combinations which gain points. It can be adapted for three or four players.
Cribbage has several distinctive features: the cribbage board used for score-keeping; the crib, box, or kitty (in parts of Canada and New England); two distinct scoring stages; and a unique scoring system, including points for groups of cards that total 15. The game has relatively few rules yet many subtleties, which accounts for its ongoing appeal and popularity. Tactical play varies, depending on which cards one's opponent has played, how many cards in the remaining pack will help the hand one holds, and what one's position on the board is. A game may be decided by a single point, and the edge often goes to an experienced player who utilizes strategy, including calculating odds and making decisions based on the relative positions of players on the board.