In the Peg round, players score points by taking turns laying down their cards.

Players are able to move their pegs alternatively forward on the board by scoring points in the three rounds: Peg, Counting, and Crib. Typically, players have 2 pegs, one in front of the other. Players then discard two of their cards to form a crib. The Dealer then passes out six cards to each player. The player with the lowest valued card becomes the first Dealer. To decide who becomes the first Dealer, the deck is shuffled and then each player selects a random card. The players’ 3 pegs begin at 0 on the Cribbage board. If you are looking for a Cribbage board, check out our 61 point travel board here. If you are looking for cards to play Cribbage with, check out a standard pack here or one of our more recent arrivals here. Unlike other card games, Cribbage is scored on a wooden board with pegs.įor other classic card games, see our guides for Go Fish and Solitaire.

Cards are worth their own value with face cards worth 10 and Aces worth 1. In Cribbage, cards are ranked with Kings high and Aces low. The objective of Cribbage is to be the first to 121 points (or 61 depending on the version). (A traditional 121 Cribbage Board) Card Game RulesĬribbage is a two person card game played with a standard 52 playing card deck.

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