Goal
Deal five cribbage hands to get a total score of 80 points or more.
How to play
Six cards are dealt face-up, and two cards are dealt face-down to the crib. Move two cards from the six face-up cards to the crib, then flip the face-down cards. Then, one card is dealt face-up to be the starter.
Points are awarded for the 2 Cribbage hands: the remaining four cards, plus the four cards in the crib.
After each hand, repeat the process four more times to deal a total of five hands. You win if after all five hands, your score reaches 80 points.
Cribbage Scoring
Cribbage hands are scored as follows - each hand is worth the total value of all of the following:
- 15 - 2 points are added to each hand for every combination of cards that adds up to 15.
- Pair - 2 points are added for each set of two cards of the same rank.
- Pair Royal - For sets of the same rank of more than two cards, they are scored by the number of individual pairs they contain.
- Run - Each combination of three or more cards of consecutive ranks scores 1 point per card. Only the largest possible run is considered.
- Flush - Four cards of the same suit are worth 4 points. The starter is not considered when scoring flushes, but if it does match the suit of a flush, that is an extra point.
- His Nobs - A jack of the same suit as the starter adds 1 point to the hand.
- His Heels - If the starter is a Jack, 2 points are added to the entire game.
New to solitaire? A few useful terms
- Tableau
- The main playing area, usually arranged in columns or piles.
- Foundation
- A destination where cards are collected in the order required by the game.
- Stock / talon
- Cards waiting to be dealt. A game may allow one pass or several.
- Waste
- A pile receiving cards turned over from the stock.
- Reserve / cell
- A holding area. Its capacity and movement rules depend on the game.
- Redeal
- Another pass through the stock or a redistribution of cards, as specified in that game’s rules.
Game-rule reference adapted from PySolFC documentation, licensed under GPL v3 or later. References describe the game’s mechanics.