Pair: For adding a card of the same rank as the card just played, score 2 points.Fifteen: For adding a card that makes the total 15, score 2 points.1 for the Go or 1 for last are just different ways of announcing the same thing, that the player gets 1 point because he laid down the last card under 31. He might also say '1 for last', if the other player has not laid down any cards since the value was last reset. When a player has said 'Go' then the other player will say '1 for the Go' when he's claiming the point from laying down the last card. If they score points they will announce the points as well, e.g. Players always announce the cumulative value of the cards on the table when they lay down a new card. The starter/cut card is not used at all in this part of the game. if your opponent has just laid down a 4 and then you lay down another 4 on top of it then you will score a pair. Points are scored as you lay down your cards, e.g. An ace is counted as 1, face cards are counted as 10 and other cards are their normal value.ĭuring this phase there are several ways to score points, based on how you lay down your cards. They then reset the count to 0 and continue with their remaining cards, starting with the player who did not lay down the last card.

He then says 'Go' as well, and the player who laid down the last card will score 1 point if the total value is under 31 but 2 points if the value on the table is exactly 31. The player then says 'Go' and the other player can then continue to lay down his cards until he also can't lay down a card without going over 31. This continues with the players laying down one card each until a player cannot lay down another card without the cumulative value going over 31. The dealer then lays down a card and announces the cumulative value of the cards on the table, e.g. The pone (the player who is not the dealer) starts by laying down a card on the table and announcing its value, e.g. Once the starter card has been shown, the players are ready to proceed to the next part of the game. If the starter is a Jack then the dealer immediately scores 2 points. This card is referred to as the starter or the cut. The deck of cards is then put to the side, and the non-dealer (also called a pone) cuts the deck and then reveals the top card. Which cards you choose to put in the crib is very important, as it affects how many points you can get in later parts of the game.Īt this point each player has four cards in their hand, and the Crib has four cards. The crib belongs to the dealer and is used at the end of the round to gain extra points. Each player then chooses two cards from their hand to put face down into the crib. The dealer deals 6 cards to himself and 6 cards to the opponent. This way of determining the dealer is only done in the first round, in subsequent rounds who is the dealer will alternate between the two players. If the players draw equal cards then they draw again until the dealer can be determined. The person that gets the lower card is the dealer. The game starts with both players drawing a card from the deck to find out who is the dealer. There are a lot of rules, I've tried to explain them as best I can here, but you can also look at the rules at or at Cribbage Corner, both of those are good places to learn how Cribbage works. This version of Cribbage is for two players, there are many other variations possible, but these rules are only for the variation we've chosen for this site. The gameplay is divided into three distinct parts, The Deal, The Play and The Show. The objective in Cribbage is to be the first player to get 121 points.

Free downloadable hearts card game