eCribbage launches league play

Our friends over at eCribbage.com have just added a team play feature to this excellent online cribbage site (screenshots and details on our Online Cribbage page). What is league play all about? To create a team, build team...

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Penalties in Cribbage

What are the rules on penalties in the game of cribbage? How many different penalties are there in the game of cribbage? When playing with friends, we don’t usually score penalty points for mistakes in play. In more...

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Cribbage Flush

A flush in cribbage is 4 or more cards all of the same suit (for example, four diamonds). If you hold 4 cards of the same suit in your hand, you score 4. If the turn-up card is also the same suit, you score 5. However, in the...

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Odds of a 29 hand in cribbage

It is possible to work out the exact chances of getting a 29 hand in cribbage. Mathematician and stats expert David desJardins explains: You need to be dealt three fives, the jack of the fourth suit, and two other cards neither...

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Renege in Cribbage

Renege in Cribbage is when you should play a card but do not. For example, if you say ‘Go’ when you could have played a card without going over 31. In Cribbage you must always play a card if you can, so reneging is...

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Rules of Cribbage

The rules of cribbage are simple and very easy to learn! Cribbage Corner has everything you need to get started playing the game, and also to help you progress and become a better player. Our cribbage rules guide starts with the...

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Free cribbage

Free cribbage downloads and sites where you can play online are easy to find, thanks to our exclusive guide! Free cribbage online eCribbage.com is one of our favourite free online cribbage sites – all you need is a Web...

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Leading strategy

Basic lead strategy in cribbage If in doubt, lead a 4. This is the highest card on which the opponent cannot immediately make 15. Lower cards are best kept for later. Remember that ten-cards in cribbage far outnumber any others...

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Aces in Cribbage

Scoring aces: Is the ace high in cribbage? In cribbage aces are always counted as one point, rather than as elevens or fourteens as in some other games. So, for example, A-2-3 is a run, but Q-K-A is not. Counting aces as ones...

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