Classic card game

Cribbage

The deal: six cards each. Throw two into the crib. The crib is an extra hand for the dealer. The deal swaps every hand.
The cut: the other player cuts and a starter card is turned up. A Jack scores 2 for the dealer (his heels).
The play: take turns laying cards and keep a running count. It can never pass 31. Can't play? Say Go: the other player keeps going, then the last card scores 1.
Points in the play: make 15 or 31 for 2, a pair for 2, three of a kind for 6, a run of 3 or more for 1 a card.
The show: each hand counts with the starter: every combo making 15 for 2, pairs 2, runs 1 a card, a 4 card flush 4, and the Jack of the starter's suit for 1 (his nobs). The crib counts last. J, Q and K count as 10, an ace as 1.
Win: first to 121. If the loser has not passed 90, that's a skunk.

Make fifteens, pairs and runs. Peg your way round the board to 121.

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