Knowra Cribbage Cribbage Cribbage is a card game in which players score points from card combinations, especially fifteens, runs, and pairs, while moving pegs around a scoring board.
Cribbage scoring : The rules for awarding cribbage points for fifteens, pairs, runs, flushes, and the jack matching the starter’s suit. These combinations are the game's main sources of points.
Playing card : A card from a standardized deck used in games, usually marked by rank and suit. Cribbage uses a standard deck and treats ranks as numerical values for scoring.
Two-player cribbage : The standard cribbage format in which two players each discard cards to a dealer’s crib. Its deal and crib structure define the familiar version of the game.
Sir John Suckling : An English poet and courtier of the early seventeenth century, traditionally credited with devising cribbage. Tradition connects him with cribbage’s creation from the older game noddy.
Cribbage pegging : The play phase in cribbage, where players add cards to a running count and score immediate combinations. Players can score during play before counting their hands.
Run (cards) : A sequence of consecutive ranks in a card game. Consecutive ranks score in cribbage, with multiple combinations possible in longer runs.
Three-player cribbage : A cribbage format adapted for three players, with a different deal and discard procedure. The extra player changes how cards enter the crib while retaining core scoring.
Noddy (card game) : An English card game that preceded cribbage and shared features of its scoring and play. Cribbage developed from noddy, retaining and reshaping several of its ideas.
Cribbage hand : A set of cards counted for points in cribbage after the play phase. Each player’s hand is counted against the starter card.
Pair (cards) : Two cards of the same rank in a card game. Matching ranks score points in both pegging and hand counting.
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