How to Play Cribbage
How to Play Cribbage

Author: Chad Bomberger

Publisher: CRB Publishing

Published: 2017-09-25

Total Pages: 29

ISBN-13: 1537838180

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Master Cribbage and Impress Your Friends! Inside How to Play Cribbage, you’ll discover everything you need to know to have fun with this fascinating game: Basic beginner strategies for quick success and more wins Tactics for making smart choices on the discard How to take the lead – and reply to your opponent’s lead Tips for playing cribbage with 3 to 6 players Originally invented in the 1600s, cribbage became very popular with sailors (especially in the mid-1900s). During World War II, American submarine crews on long voyages became avid cribbage players. Admiral Richard O’Kane was once dealt a perfect hand in a cribbage game – and his lucky cribbage board has been passed down by generations of submarine captains. You can embrace the modern tradition of cribbage by learning the simple and compelling rules of the game. All you need to play is a friend (or a group of friends), a deck of cards, and a cribbage board (a board with 121 holes and pegs for each player). With this easy-to-understand guidebook, you can quickly pick up the basics of the game, including pegging, counting, and “quick counting.” You’ll learn about the “perfect 29,” how to win with 121 points, and how to “skunk” your opponents. You’ll find out how to use the “crib” (the namesake of the game) to your advantage – both as the dealer and a non-dealer. This book even offers sneaky tactics for experienced players, such as using “muggins” to keep your opponents honest and earn more points! When you read How to Play Cribbage, you’ll discover a special bonus chapter which describes Captain's Cribbage, a variant of 3-person cribbage. In three successive rounds, players take turns teaming up together and acting alone as the “captain.” This blend of teamwork and competition creates a fun and challenging twist on this classic game! Don’t wait another minute to start learning this exciting and social game – get your copy of How to Play Cribbage right away!

Play Cribbage to Win
Play Cribbage to Win

Author: Dan Barlow

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780806943138

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It's a race around a board that takes luck and skill--and if you're hoping to reach the "finish line" first, here are the rules, the skill-building quizzes, and the cleverest tactics needed to win. If you've never played before, you'll get an explanation of the game's basics and scoring--who goes first, dealing and discarding the cards, and moving the pegs, all with expert tips to put beginners on the right track from the start. The detailed coverage focuses on such topics as what to do when the cut is irrelevant (when the dealer will lose if he doesn't peg out); strategies in the play of the hand; ways to speed up the game; and almost any potential situation you'll encounter. And, for those who already play, there's some advanced advice to take you to the next level, plus information on the American Cribbage Congress, which runs tournaments and clubs.

Cribbage Discards
Cribbage Discards

Author: Anthony Myers

Publisher: Blurb

Published: 2020-04-26

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9781714762309

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"This book is to cribbage players what scrabble and crossword dictionaries are to word puzzlers - essential." Winning at the game of cribbage - is it skill, or is it luck? In cribbage, the statistical advantage goes to the player who understands and applies sound strategy, and the first opportunity to apply strategy - before any cards are played out - is at the discard. With over 400 pages and over 275,000 discard options analyzed, this book offers a complete list of every possible cribbage hand - 18,395 hands in total - and the mathematically best discard option for each, for both dealer and non-dealer. Spanning the entire range of hands from A-A-A-A-2-2 to Q-Q-K-K-K-K, this book presents every hand in order for ease of look-up. Simply put your six cards in order of card value, from smallest to largest, and flip to the page of the book that shows your hand. Next to each hand, the recommended best discard option for dealer and non-dealer ("pone" in cribbage lingo) is shown. Holding 5-5-6-6-9-9 and unsure which cards to toss to your opponent's crib? Look up this hand (pg. 314, hand #15,651) or any other six-card combination, and quickly discover which two cards represent the best discard. Keep this easy-to-use book next to the crib board to help remove the guesswork and make those tricky in-game choices easier, use the book as a learning tool, or as a fun guide to see how your discarding instincts align with the math. (You may be surprised!)

Killer Cribbage
Killer Cribbage

Author: Dan Barlow

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781402766312

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The irresistible combination of skill and luck as you race around the board has drawn people to cribbage for centuries. Now, Dan Barlow helps players reach the next level by taking them on a guided journey through the game. He offers tons of tips on everything from the basics (counting points and guessing an opponent’s hand) to pro maneuvers for choosing the opening lead, counter-pegging, and tossing aside danger cards. In addition to the expert advice, Barlow provides skill-building exercises, sample games to practice on, and information on tournaments and clubs where fans can share their passion for the game.

Card Games For Dummies
Card Games For Dummies

Author: Barry Rigal

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-03-04

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1118054768

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Card games offer loads of fun and one of the best socializing experiences out there. But picking up winning card strategies is a bit of a challenge, and though your buddies may think that picking up the rules of the game is easy, winning is a totally different story. With Card Games For Dummies, Second Edition, you’ll not only be able to play the hottest card games around, you can also apply game-winning strategies and tips to have fun and beat your opponents. Now updated, this hands-on guide shows you everything you need to know—the basics, the tricks, and the techniques—to become a master card player, with expanded coverage on poker as well as online gaming and tournaments. Soon you will have the card-playing power to: Pin down your opponents in Texas Hold’em Show off your power in Stud Poker Hit wisely in Blackjack Break hearts ruthlessly in Hearts Mix up the night with Gin and Rummy Build yourself a victory in Bridge Send them fishing in Go Fish This straightforward, no-nonsense guide features great ways to improve your game and have more fun, as well as a list of places to find out more about your favorite game. It also profiles different variations of each game, making you a player for all seasons!

Winning Cribbage Tips
Winning Cribbage Tips

Author: Dan Barlow

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9781402711046

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Get on the fast-track to more successful cribbage play with 50 expert tips, arranged progressively by difficulty. Master the basics, such as learning to count the points in any hand and correctly guessing your opponent’s cards. Find out how to play the odds if the dealer needs 2 holes, and why you shouldn’t toss cards that total 10 into your crib. Discover the advantage of playing your least useful card early, of expecting your opponent to have a 5, and much more. Since the complex topics have been made accessible to beginners, and the simpler topics are infused with twists to interest experienced players, cribbage enthusiasts of all levels will find strategies to improve their games. The author lives in Durham, NC.

Card Games Properly Explained
Card Games Properly Explained

Author: Arnold Marks

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2010-10-28

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 0716022591

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If you have never played cards before, this book is the ideal introduction. Or if you have a basic idea of the rules of some games, it will help you extend your existing knowledge and add new games to your repertoire. You will learn all the basic rules, understand the reasons why players play certain cards, discover the winning strategies and always be able to play the right card at the right time. The book covers all the most popular card games, including: Whist, Solo, Napoleon, Clobbiosh, Belot, Black Maria, Piquet, Five Hundred, Poker, Brag, Cassino, Rummy, Kaluki, Gin Rummy, Canasta, Cribbage and Pontoon.

The Penguin Book of Card Games
The Penguin Book of Card Games

Author: David Parlett

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2008-08-07

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 0141916109

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The Penguin Book of Card Games is the authoritative up-to-date compendium, describing an abundance of games to be played both for fun and by serious players. Auctions, trumpless hands, cross-ruffing and lurching: card players have a language all of their own. From games of high skill (Bridge) to games of high chance (Newmarket) to trick-taking (Whist) and banking (Pontoon), David Parlett, seasoned specialist in card games, takes us masterfully through the countless games to choose from. Not content to merely show us games with the conventional fifty-two card pack, Parlett covers many games played with other types of cards - are you brave enough to play with Tarot? With a 'working description' of each game, with the rules, variations and origins of each, as well as an appendix of games invented by the author himself, The Penguin Book of Card Games will delight, entertain and inform both the novice and the seasoned player.