Cribbage is a complicated game that sounds like it was invented by two kids going "I played a 2, you played a 4, then I played a 3, so that's a run, and I score," and the other kid going "well, my jack is the same suit as the flipped card, so I score," and back and forth until they couldn't come up with any more ridiculous ways to score points, then eventually grew up and were like, "remember that stupid game we used to play as kids? well, I found the paper where I scribbled down all the ridiculous ways to score. want to play?"
I love playing & teaching friends how to play cribbage. I learned how to play as a teenager with my Dad. I taught my son & he taught his wife when they were dating. This video is helpful for me to share with anyone that wants to learn a great game.
You didn't explain muggins. An optional rule but common for many veteran cribbage players is muggins. When scoring hands, whether the non dealer hand, dealer hand, or the crib, if the player scoring misses points after saying they are done scoring, the opponent can claim the missed points if they point out the error. For instance if the non dealer is scoring a hand that is 996J and the start card is a 4 of diamonds and says, "15 for 2 15 for 2 and a pair for 2. That makes six points and no more" but they fail to notice that the jack is also diamonds, the dealer can claim the 1 point for his nob that the nondealer missed. It makes the game a bit more cut throat and exciting.
@@user-vq7mm6yt4x Because those be thy rules! It's about talking smack and strategy. you play high value cards first and low value cards later to hit 31.
Best instructions I’ve found. You know to explain outline of the game first, then the details so it’s in context. (I have an appreciation for explaining games well lol, it can be so difficult)
thank you. for some reason, my family hasn't taught me how to play, yet expects me to just know how from watching them lol... i didn't know what was going on or how one was winning until i watched this video.
My family plays the game and we have a couple crafted boards from my mom’s grandparents, we also play with two to three players or four players in teams. I can’t quite remember how to play the three player variation but this game has a lot more room to be expanded if you have more than two people.
I just posted on comment on this, here's the 3 player changes: 0:15 A 3 player board must be used. One extra card is dealt to the crib when dealing the player hands. Each player is dealt 5 cards instead of 6. Each person chooses 1 card to give to the crib (so it will still end up with 4 cards). As usual, the crib is set aside for the dealer to use later. The player before the dealer cuts to the "Start Card", and the player after the dealer begins play at 1:59. 3:45 I've never heard of a version where the "Go" action gives out any points. I don't think this applies for 3 players. Interesting. 3:49 this is the same for 3 players. 6:04 The dealer's hand is counted last for 3 players. They also of course have their crib. Also fun fact, losing with 90 points or less is considered being "Skunked" and 60 or less is "Double Skunked".
Awsome. Thank you, i started to listen to one and thought omg this is so boring then i saw yous below and it all came clear. I use to ay with my mom a the time she passed 8 years ago. I cant believe i forgot how to play this . thank you for these clear instructions
Rule changes for 3 players: 0:15 A 3 player board must be used. One extra card is dealt to the crib. Each player is dealt 5 cards instead of 6. Each person chooses 1 card to give to the crib (so it will still end up with 4 cards). The player before the dealer cuts to the "Start Card", and the player after the dealer begins play at 1:59. 3:45 I've never heard of a version where the "Go" action gives out any points. Interesting. 3:48 this is the same for 3 players. 6:04 The dealer's hand is counted last for 3 players. They also of course have their crib. Also, losing with 90 points or less is considered being "Skunked" and 60 or less is "Double Skunked". ========--------======== Rule Changes for 4 Players: You play in teams of 2, each team using the same scoring pegs. Each team sits across from each other, so that the clockwise order is Team1, Team2, Team1, Team2. Each player is dealt 5 cards to their hand and chooses 1 to go into the crib. Any scoring during the play or the show goes to the team that scored it. The rest of the rules are the same as the 3 player game, including the dealer showing last, along with their crib. The first team to reach 121 points or more wins.
I grew up with cribbage and know the rules like the back of my hand (I'm younger than you'd think), but I now see the oddity of the game the moment I hear the objective of the game be stated by points instead of relative to the cribbage board. 121 certainly feels arbitrary, as does the scoring if you're unfamiliar
Cribbage can be played by 2, 3 or 4 players and is equally good for all those numbers. The game is quite complicated but not difficult. Luck of the deal and turn-up card ultimately determines the good and bad hands. The skill involved is discarding to the crib and the play up to 31 which makes the game such a moderate challenge.
One thing to add is this is an old game played in some parts of England as part of pub leagues. some pubs have resident crib teams. when i used to play we played an aces high/low varient where you could declare the ace as 1 or 11. so an ace played at 20 points would give 31 if you wanted. it also meant runs could have an ace high or low. finally when we cut the deck it was not replaced but the cut wss completed by placing the top half of the pack under the bottom half.
Can you explain “reminder, you may not score a flush, or, 1 for his knob when playing cards.” I understood everything but this portion. Is this referring to the portion when counting to 31? Thanks in advance.
Yes! there are 3 phases of the game: (1)the initial play of cards, counting to 31; (2) pegging individual points with the start card; & (3) the dealer counting the crib. In phase 1, you cannot count points for a flush or the jack suit. These points are only counted in phases 2 & 3 of the game.
Thanks for posting this refresher course (for me, anyway). In England, certainly in many local village pubs, cribbage is/was a serious competitive business as well as a fun game, or it was when I was younger. Pubs had Crib Teams and played in leagues, just as darts and pool teams do. My local had a team of "old boys" already and a group of us younger crowd wanted to start another team. Sadly the landlords didn't want two teams. We still kept playing for fun though, there was probably enough of us who enjoyed the game, that we could probably have fielded 3 or 4 teams in total. So much for the Numpties in the comments section who think it's a kids game!
Forgot to mention: how important it is that the non-dealer counts their hand first; if they reach 121 the dealer never gets to count their two hands. That's where the expression "three hands to my one" comes from. Also, my friends from western New York called nobs "the right jack!" How quaint!
Awesome video but one thing my friends board (i dont have one) has three rows of dif colors is it able to be played eith three players or something?? Or is it nor really a cribbage board
It becomes pretty simple with practice. Pairs, runs, and flushes are fairly straightforward; the 'fifteen's becoming almost automatic mental math once you have some games under your belt; leaving the jacks as the only thing to watch out for, and there's only one of those in the deck that'll match the turned-up card at a time anyway... Just don't play with jerks who rush your counting while you're still learning and you'll do fine.
Totally different scoring to how we play in the UK. Used to play years ago, but needed a refresher and this has totally confused me. We don't add face values.
I am looking all over youtube for this answer and cannot find it any. Please someone let me know. This is what happen. I bought the ge and started playing. Started the round with this hand. I was the dealer. They laid a 9, so I laid a 9, then they laid a 9. I couldn't lay down so I said go. Then they laid down an ace then a 2. That round was over. Then I started laying my last three cards down. They said I couldn't do that because they had not more cards. Do I play out my last three cards or reshuffle.
I watched twice and still don't get where all the cards come from. Only the first deal -- of six cards, with two discarded -- is described. What triggers additional deals, and of how many cards? I have fond memories of playing cribbage with my grandfather, but had no memory at all of how complicated the game is. I don't need a wooden board to do the scoring -- I need a computer to tell me how to score!
Imagine what this smells like: Over at city hall we have cribbage game and boiled chicken dinner every Tuesday night. Some idiot dummped his whole chicken dinner down the toilet. Then tried to flush it causing an overflow at city hall that went down the steps and out in to the street even. What a mess we had on our hands.
I was following it well until a certain point, and then that's it, got lost. Too much information, and I could not organize the details in a logical order.
Cribbage is a complicated game that sounds like it was invented by two kids going "I played a 2, you played a 4, then I played a 3, so that's a run, and I score," and the other kid going "well, my jack is the same suit as the flipped card, so I score," and back and forth until they couldn't come up with any more ridiculous ways to score points, then eventually grew up and were like, "remember that stupid game we used to play as kids? well, I found the paper where I scribbled down all the ridiculous ways to score. want to play?"
Definitely
100%
His creator is Sir John Suckling
😂😂😂😂I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE SAME THING.
That is an oddly specific imaginary scenario.
“...pegging means ‘to score’”
Well, my wife agrees.
Now I know why sailors love cribbage.
Was hoping I’d find this comment somewhere
I love playing & teaching friends how to play cribbage. I learned how to play as a teenager with my Dad. I taught my son & he taught his wife when they were dating. This video is helpful for me to share with anyone that wants to learn a great game.
"Holes getting pegged"
"One for his knob"
I think I might need to try Cribbage....
As much as I love this game, I still think it's Calvinball in card form.
Definitely a clear, concise step by step description that is easy to understand. Thank you.
We watched several Learn to Play Cribbage videos, and this was by far the easiest to follow. Thank you!
You're very welcome! Enjoy playing!! Thanks for the support!
You made Cribbage a lot easier to understand ! Thank you!
VERY Clear instructions!! Thank you. Looking forward to playing now
Thank you! Your tutorial was very clear and made the written ones with the game make much more sense!
You didn't explain muggins.
An optional rule but common for many veteran cribbage players is muggins. When scoring hands, whether the non dealer hand, dealer hand, or the crib, if the player scoring misses points after saying they are done scoring, the opponent can claim the missed points if they point out the error.
For instance if the non dealer is scoring a hand that is 996J and the start card is a 4 of diamonds and says, "15 for 2 15 for 2 and a pair for 2. That makes six points and no more" but they fail to notice that the jack is also diamonds, the dealer can claim the 1 point for his nob that the nondealer missed.
It makes the game a bit more cut throat and exciting.
Man this is the best channel for tutorials! I learned this game in jail! Fun game!
I’ve been wanting to teach my friends cribbage, but now i don’t have to! Thank you so much for this clear and concise video :)
My whole family plays this, thanks for the instructions!!! :)
So your family is a fan of pegging?
Since we only play once every few years, this was a helpful reminder. Thank you!
An excellent summary. Well done. Much better than others I've seen.
Thank you so much!
@@TripleSGamesWhy should the total not exceed 31?
@@user-vq7mm6yt4x Because those be thy rules! It's about talking smack and strategy. you play high value cards first and low value cards later to hit 31.
@@user-vq7mm6yt4xthat’s just how the game goes.
Helpful tutorial. Just got a cribbage board and the rules in it were a little confusing. This helped make things a lot more clear. Thanks!
beautifully succinct.
one of the best "how to play cribbage" videos I've watched on youtube. Thank you for this video.
Best instructions I’ve found. You know to explain outline of the game first, then the details so it’s in context. (I have an appreciation for explaining games well lol, it can be so difficult)
This is the best explanation of Cribbage ever!
Thanks
THANK YOU for this simple tutorial! Just what my family needed to verify a few questions we had.
Best video by far to follow. Great explanation! Thank you for your time and efforts here.
Thank You. I always wanted to learn this Game. This Tutorial is very helpful. You do such a great job with all your game tutorials.
This was much more helpful than the other videos, still have many questions but figured out a lot and info was helpful!
thank you. for some reason, my family hasn't taught me how to play, yet expects me to just know how from watching them lol... i didn't know what was going on or how one was winning until i watched this video.
This was succinct and orderly. Great teaching 🎉
Great tutorial! My sister and I had a great nite playing cribbage. Thank you ❤️
You were "pegging", didn't you?
My family plays the game and we have a couple crafted boards from my mom’s grandparents, we also play with two to three players or four players in teams. I can’t quite remember how to play the three player variation but this game has a lot more room to be expanded if you have more than two people.
I just posted on comment on this, here's the 3 player changes:
0:15 A 3 player board must be used. One extra card is dealt to the crib when dealing the player hands. Each player is dealt 5 cards instead of 6. Each person chooses 1 card to give to the crib (so it will still end up with 4 cards). As usual, the crib is set aside for the dealer to use later.
The player before the dealer cuts to the "Start Card", and the player after the dealer begins play at 1:59.
3:45 I've never heard of a version where the "Go" action gives out any points. I don't think this applies for 3 players. Interesting. 3:49 this is the same for 3 players.
6:04 The dealer's hand is counted last for 3 players. They also of course have their crib.
Also fun fact, losing with 90 points or less is considered being "Skunked" and 60 or less is "Double Skunked".
Thanks for clear concise rules and visuals!
Awsome. Thank you, i started to listen to one and thought omg this is so boring then i saw yous below and it all came clear. I use to ay with my mom a the time she passed 8 years ago. I cant believe i forgot how to play this . thank you for these clear instructions
Added to my Non-Bridge Trick Taking Card Games playlist today.
That'sssssssssss Numberwang!!
Rule changes for 3 players:
0:15 A 3 player board must be used. One extra card is dealt to the crib. Each player is dealt 5 cards instead of 6. Each person chooses 1 card to give to the crib (so it will still end up with 4 cards).
The player before the dealer cuts to the "Start Card", and the player after the dealer begins play at 1:59.
3:45 I've never heard of a version where the "Go" action gives out any points. Interesting. 3:48 this is the same for 3 players.
6:04 The dealer's hand is counted last for 3 players. They also of course have their crib.
Also, losing with 90 points or less is considered being "Skunked" and 60 or less is "Double Skunked".
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Rule Changes for 4 Players: You play in teams of 2, each team using the same scoring pegs.
Each team sits across from each other, so that the clockwise order is Team1, Team2, Team1, Team2. Each player is dealt 5 cards to their hand and chooses 1 to go into the crib. Any scoring during the play or the show goes to the team that scored it.
The rest of the rules are the same as the 3 player game, including the dealer showing last, along with their crib. The first team to reach 121 points or more wins.
Definitely one of the better tutorials out there. Thanks!
I grew up with cribbage and know the rules like the back of my hand (I'm younger than you'd think), but I now see the oddity of the game the moment I hear the objective of the game be stated by points instead of relative to the cribbage board. 121 certainly feels arbitrary, as does the scoring if you're unfamiliar
This was a brilliant description, thank you! Very helpful video
Thanks for the refresh on the rules. Very clearly described. 🙂👍
Im so immature
I don't know much about card games but you definitely do score when you peg ;)
Cribbage can be played by 2, 3 or 4 players and is equally good for all those numbers. The game is quite complicated but not difficult. Luck of the deal and turn-up card ultimately determines the good and bad hands. The skill involved is discarding to the crib and the play up to 31 which makes the game such a moderate challenge.
Can you tell me what deck you are using? I love it. The back looks like the “draft” playing cards bit the other side is completely different. Please!
One thing to add is this is an old game played in some parts of England as part of pub leagues. some pubs have resident crib teams.
when i used to play we played an aces high/low varient where you could declare the ace as 1 or 11. so an ace played at 20 points would give 31 if you wanted. it also meant runs could have an ace high or low.
finally when we cut the deck it was not replaced but the cut wss completed by placing the top half of the pack under the bottom half.
0:22 wait what, you can do that in real life?
Can you explain “reminder, you may not score a flush, or, 1 for his knob when playing cards.” I understood everything but this portion. Is this referring to the portion when counting to 31? Thanks in advance.
Yes! there are 3 phases of the game: (1)the initial play of cards, counting to 31; (2) pegging individual points with the start card; & (3) the dealer counting the crib.
In phase 1, you cannot count points for a flush or the jack suit. These points are only counted in phases 2 & 3 of the game.
EXCELLENT PRESENTATION, THANK YOU . . . GO SHARED
Great presentation, simple and precise👍👍
Thanks for posting this refresher course (for me, anyway).
In England, certainly in many local village pubs, cribbage is/was a serious competitive business as well as a fun game, or it was when I was younger.
Pubs had Crib Teams and played in leagues, just as darts and pool teams do.
My local had a team of "old boys" already and a group of us younger crowd wanted to start another team. Sadly the landlords didn't want two teams. We still kept playing for fun though, there was probably enough of us who enjoyed the game, that we could probably have fielded 3 or 4 teams in total.
So much for the Numpties in the comments section who think it's a kids game!
Forgot to mention: how important it is that the non-dealer counts their hand first; if they reach 121 the dealer never gets to count their two hands. That's where the expression "three hands to my one" comes from.
Also, my friends from western New York called nobs "the right jack!" How quaint!
I think Right Jack is a borrowing from the game of Euchre
We say "one for his hat"
Cheers mate, I really needed this! ☺
A very good refresher!
Very clear and helpful, thank you!
why do most cribbage boards have 3 pegs if only two are used to score?
I never knew you could play cribbage with two people!
Learning to play this for when I'm up with my grandparents
Well done!! Thank you!
Perfect! Thanks!
Excellent - thank you.
This was the best thanks🎉
Awesome video but one thing my friends board (i dont have one) has three rows of dif colors is it able to be played eith three players or something?? Or is it nor really a cribbage board
Perfect tutorial. Thank you very much.
wow , this is the first video I have watched to see if I want to learn .. . . I dunno about anyone else ... but soooo much going on with scoring :/
It becomes pretty simple with practice. Pairs, runs, and flushes are fairly straightforward; the 'fifteen's becoming almost automatic mental math once you have some games under your belt; leaving the jacks as the only thing to watch out for, and there's only one of those in the deck that'll match the turned-up card at a time anyway... Just don't play with jerks who rush your counting while you're still learning and you'll do fine.
Can you share the name of the deck you are using here? My son really likes these, and I'd like to purchase as a gift. Thanks for a great tutorial.
Thanks so much learned a lot
Totally different scoring to how we play in the UK. Used to play years ago, but needed a refresher and this has totally confused me. We don't add face values.
Excellent explanation thank you! One to your nob!
The best two handed card game on the planet..
Canasta is way better
Do you have the rules of Bridge?
“Is last card” only rewarded at the end of 1st round of play?
Or can it be when you hit 31?
End of round
I am looking all over youtube for this answer and cannot find it any. Please someone let me know. This is what happen. I bought the ge and started playing. Started the round with this hand. I was the dealer. They laid a 9, so I laid a 9, then they laid a 9. I couldn't lay down so I said go. Then they laid down an ace then a 2. That round was over. Then I started laying my last three cards down. They said I couldn't do that because they had not more cards. Do I play out my last three cards or reshuffle.
Play out your last cards... All players play all 4 of their cards
i have play cribbage for many years now , how about playing 4 handed as well not so easy
Excellent tutorial, with, once again, one exception. What about the ‘Muggins’ rule?
I watched twice and still don't get where all the cards come from. Only the first deal -- of six cards, with two discarded -- is described. What triggers additional deals, and of how many cards?
I have fond memories of playing cribbage with my grandfather, but had no memory at all of how complicated the game is. I don't need a wooden board to do the scoring -- I need a computer to tell me how to score!
Would be nice to have a follow up video on how to win...
I never realized how many cribbage references sound sexual today. One for his Nob indeed.
Honestly its not complicated gameplay😮its just a lot to remember when scoring
lots of arbitrary point systems😕some are "duh" points but a few are there without purpose other than they thought it was a good idea
Great and to the point or should I say pip.
Very good description of the game. Unfortunately I wasn't born with enough brain cells to play this game ☹️
The rules seem random lol
"Pegging means to score."
Indeed it does sir, indeed it does.
Imagine what this smells like: Over at city hall we have cribbage game and boiled chicken dinner every Tuesday night. Some idiot dummped his whole chicken dinner down the toilet. Then tried to flush it causing an overflow at city hall that went down the steps and out in to the street even. What a mess we had on our hands.
love your video
Is there a possibility of not getting points in a hand?
6 7 10 Q K with no suit matching, yes
Can also be played 3 or 4 handed (3 or 4 players)
Dont you also score 2 pts for 15s in play like you do in the crib ?
Yes
4:57 nice
I was following it well until a certain point, and then that's it, got lost. Too much information, and I could not organize the details in a logical order.
make yourself a cheat sheet for scoring and memorize the basic play structure
In cribbage if you cut before the deal that' a two hole penalty
Keep it up man 😉
Thanks 😁
After watching this video I still don't understand how to play.
Man…I am too drunk and high for this!!!
Do u earn the revenue u spend on these games?
Sometimes. I also borrow them from friends or companies give them to me.
The run does not make sense
Whats your favourite card game? I've always wondered 🤔
Favorite playing card game is probably “up and down the creek”. Favorite card game is “Gang of Four”
@@TripleSGames my favpuritr card game is poker (I dont play with actual money doh dw)
My teacher suggested this to me lol
Euchre?
I will never get this.
It's 121 points exactly, not more
I'll stick to rummy.
Карти можуть "переміщуватися"
Why do the cards have such weird colors?