My 8-year-old son recently became interested in Cribbage, so I bought a Cribbage board for us to play together. I also created a simple score card, which I’m sharing here.
I often forget small details like whether nobs, heels, or go are worth 1 point or 2 points, or how many points certain combinations of pairs are worth. Having a score card like this makes the game much easier to play.
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This card alone probably isn’t enough to learn the rules from scratch, so if you’re interested in Cribbage, I recommend checking out the rule explanations below.
- Rule Explanations in Japanese
- Rule Explanations in English
To be honest, I play Cribbage on apps more often than I play with my son.
Here are the ones I use most frequently:
- cribbage JD
- A large active user base makes it easy to find matches.
- boadgame arena
- Many friendly players.
Variants of Cribbage
Once you get used to the standard 2-player rules, trying some variant rules can be fun.
1-Player Cribbage (Solitaire)
3-Player Cribbage
A Japanese page explaining the 3-player rules: