page_title: Cribbage
section_title: Rules
hierarchical_section_title: Cribbage / Rules
caption_attribution_description: English: Mrs. Freda Cooper of the Canadian Red Cross playing cribbage with Private W. J. Downey at the No.18 Canadian General Hospital, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Français&#160;: Mme Freda Cooper de la Croix-rouge canadienne joue au cribbage avec le soldat W. J. Downey à l'hôpital général canadien no 18 du Corps de santé royal canadien Creator(s) / Créateur(s)&#160;: Charles H. Richer Reference No. / Numéro de référence&#160;: MIKAN 3203124 collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;... collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;... Location / Lieu&#160;: Colchester, England / Colchester, Angleterre Credit / Mention de source&#160;: English: Charles H. Richer. Canada. Department of National Defence. Library and Archives Canada, PA-133611Français&#160;: Charles H. Richer. Canada. Ministère de la Défense nationale. Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, PA-133611
context_page_description: Cribbage, or crib, is a card game traditionally for two players, but commonly played with three, four or more, that involves playing and grouping cards in combinations which gain points. Cribbage has several distinctive features: the cribbage board used for score-keeping, the eponymous crib, box, or kitty —a separate hand counting for the dealer—two distinct scoring stages and a unique scoring system including points for groups of cards that total fifteen. It has been characterized as "Britain's national card game" and the only one legally playable on licensed premises without requiring local authority permission.
  The game has relatively few rules yet yields endless subtleties during play. Tactical play varies, depending on which cards one's opponent has played, how many cards in the remaining deck will help the hand one holds, and what one's position on the board is. A game may be decided by only a few points—or even a single point—and the edge often goes to an experienced player who utilizes strategy, including calculating odds and making decisions based on the relative positions of players on the board.
context_section_description: Play proceeds through a succession of "hands", each hand consisting of a "deal", "the play" and "the show". At any time during any of these stages, if a player reaches the target score (usually 121), play ends immediately with that player being the winner of the game. This can even happen during the deal, since the dealer scores if a jack is cut as the starter.
caption: A game of cribbage being played.
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