Cribbage

=Cribbage=

History
Similar to the older game called Noddy, Cribbage is a card game that makes use of a peg board to keep track of scores. The development of the game is credited to a 17th century playboy named John Suckling. Suckling was supposedly the first to up the card count to 5 cards and make use of the score board. Suckling was known for taking his game and challenging the local Gentry to games. The winnings from these games amassed him a fortune equivalent to about 4 million Pounds in today's terms. While Suckling and his fortune didn't last much longer, the game remains one of the most popular games in the English speaking world. To this day it is the only game allowed to be played for cash in English pubs.

Overview
Cribbage is a simple card game that makes use of a wooden peg board to keep score. Hands of five are dealt, and points are awarded for combos adding to fifteen and pairs, triples, runs, flushes and quadruples. The score is recorded on the board using two pegs per player. Two pegs are used to eliminate cheating, so one peg remains while last peg moves up to mark the most recent hand.

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Links
For more information on rules, see [|The American Cribbage Congress.] For Cribbage boards and other supplies, see [|The House of Cribbage.]