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Three card brag
Four - card brag : Players are dealt four cards , and must then choose which card to throw away ( place at the bottom of the deck ) in order to create the best combination . The game is then played in the same way as three - card brag . Seven - card brag : Seven cards are dealt , players must choose three cards to play from their hands , or make two hands , with only a successful winning of both hands winning the pot . Nine - card brag : Nine cards are dealt , players sort these into three sets . Four antes are played , one for each set , and a main pot . Each set is then played out , usually without further betting . The winner of each set takes one lot of antes ; if a player wins all three sets they receive the main pot as well , otherwise it remains for the next hand . Players must always play the next best available set they have made . Often a player may be able to make two good sets and a poor third ( e.g. prial , straight , ten - high ) , so players that do not think they will be able to win all three will order their hands to leave themselves with a strong third set to protect the main pot . Thirteen - card brag : Thirteen cards are dealt , from which players must choose three cards to play . Another variation involves making four hands ( or the most possible over a certain standard ) from the thirteen cards . Four of a kind can also be played , and is usually rewarded by an additional fee to be paid by the other players , apart from any original stake . Players then show their respective best hands , then second best hands , etc. , with each winning hand scoring that player a point , or points . Score is kept on a cribbage board , and is usually either a sprint of 10 or so holes , with one point scored for each winning hand , or played over the full length , or street , of the board , with 4 points awarded to the best highest hand , 3 points to the best second - highest hand , etc . Players not on the board by the time someone wins may have to pay double . Winnings are either a pre-arranged fixed amount from each loser to the winner , or paid proportionate to how far behind the winner they finish . Any player winning all four hands in any round is said to have crashed , and automatically wins the entire game . In some regions the game is known as ' Crash ' . Bastard brag : Three cards are dealt to each player , and three face - up communal cards are dealt ( in some versions only two are face up , one is face down ) . Players take turns at exchanging one or all ( but not two ) of their cards for any or all of the communal cards . Play continues until one player ' sticks ' , or ' knocks ' , meaning that they are happy with their hand . All the remaining players then exchange one last time before hands are compared . The player with the lowest hand is out , or loses a life .
Four - card brag : Players are dealt four cards , and must then choose which card to throw away ( place at the bottom of the deck ) in order to create the best combination . The game is then played in the same way as three - card brag . Seven - card brag : Seven cards are dealt , players must choose three cards to play from their hands , or make two hands , with only a successful winning of both hands winning the pot . Nine - card brag : Nine cards are dealt , players sort these into three sets . Four antes are played , one for each set , and a main pot . Each set is then played out , usually without further betting . The winner of each set takes one lot of antes ; if a player wins all three sets they receive the main pot as well , otherwise it remains for the next hand . Players must always play the next best available set they have made . Often a player may be able to make two good sets and a poor third ( e.g. prial , straight , ten - high ) , so players that do not think they will be able to win all three will order their hands to leave themselves with a strong third set to protect the main pot . Thirteen - card brag : Thirteen cards are dealt , from which players must choose three cards to play . Another variation involves making four hands ( or the most possible over a certain standard ) from the thirteen cards . Four of a kind can also be played , and is usually rewarded by an additional fee to be paid by the other players , apart from any original stake . Players then show their respective best hands , then second best hands , etc. , with each winning hand scoring that player a point , or points . Score is kept on a cribbage board , and is usually either a sprint of 10 or so holes , with one point scored for each winning hand , or played over the full length , or street , of the board , with 4 points awarded to the best highest hand , 3 points to the best second - highest hand , etc . Players not on the board by the time someone wins may have to pay double . Winnings are either a pre-arranged fixed amount from each loser to the winner , or paid proportionate to how far behind the winner they finish . Any player winning all four hands in any round is said to have crashed , and automatically wins the entire game . In some regions the game is known as ' Crash ' . Bastard brag : Three cards are dealt to each player , and three face - up communal cards are dealt ( in some versions only two are face up , one is face down ) . Players take turns at exchanging one or all ( but not two ) of their cards for any or all of the communal cards . Play continues until one player ' sticks ' , or ' knocks ' , meaning that they are happy with their hand . All the remaining players then exchange one last time before hands are compared . The player with the lowest hand is out , or loses a life .