Cribbage

I have decided its time for me to come clean and admit that I'm really a 60 year old man with whiskers who likes a pint of an evening down the local pub while playing a game of cribbage. (Don't say I can see that from the photo). OK I'm not really and I certainly don't have the whiskers (hopefully) but that's the perception when you mention that one of your favourite pastimes is a game of cribbage. I'm here to bring this underrated game, kicking and screaming into the noughties, this game should be found in all homes right there beside the chess board, draughts, scrabble board and monopoly. So I'm starting a one woman campaign to bring this game ...  Read the complete review

Introduction ============ Cribbage, or "crib" as its initiates would have it, is one of the great English card games. It's also a game that seems to be taught almost entirely by experience - I've rarely heard of someone who "learn it from a book", as Manuel would have it - so I'm going to have some trouble here... ah well, let us not be downhearted. Cribbage is said to have been introduced by Sir John Suckling in the early 17th century, though there is no certain evidence for this. However, there are several references before 1700, and it would seem reasonable to assume that the game was by then reasonably widespread. ...  Read the complete review

"... and one for his nob", I'd shout out, my face flushed red with a mixture of embarrassment and suppressed giggles. He'd look at me over the top of his glasses without saying a word, for this was a serious business. I counted the holes I had to move my pegs with great care. I knew if I got it wrong he'd call out "muggins" and then he would claim my score. He didn't give any leeway just because I was a young whipper-snapper. If you played cribbage with my grandad you did it properly, or not at all. I don't know why I wanted to learn to play cribbage when I was little. I think it was a mixture of a fascination for ...  Read the complete review

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Cribbage fans, young and old, experienced or merely starting out in your crib career, look no further for the ultimate guide to cribbage. You can play online, you can play at home, you can play down the pub. You can play for matches, money, drinks, or even my favourite:strip cribbage... Here are the rules, gang (courtesy of www.cribbage.org): Two Person Cribbage The object of the game cribbage is to obtain 121 points before your opponent does. This is accomplished by "pegging" or moving your pegs around the board as you score points. It is also a game where etiquette is important. The rituals associated with cutting and dealing, playing ...  Read the complete review