{"id":858,"date":"2011-09-06T22:32:26","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T03:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/38enso.com\/?p=858"},"modified":"2013-11-09T07:12:48","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T12:12:48","slug":"cribbage-the-perfect-score-is-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/38enso.com\/?p=858","title":{"rendered":"Cribbage – the perfect score is 29"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I love to play Cribbage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I am not sure many people play these days. I do remember a friend of mine from work many years ago played. We used to meet and play on a regular basis. I think we were just amazed that anyone else even knew how to play.<\/p>\n

My father taught me. I have taught my children.<\/p>\n

What I like about Cribbage is it uses a different logic that many card games. It isn’t a “tricks” game like Bridge, Hearts or Spades. It isn’t a gambling game in the same way as Poker or Blackjack. Although one can gamble. It is more like gambling on\u00a0Backgammon.<\/p>\n

I am not going to lay out the rules here. But points are created by pairs, runs, and having cards total 15.<\/p>\n

The best hand is 29. That consists of the four 5’s (Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs) plus the “right Jack.”<\/p>\n

Each hand has four cards plus a common card that is cut from the deck. If you have four 5’s in your hand and the Jack is cut — that is only 28. The Jack must be in your hand and the 5 that is the same suit must be the cut card — hence you have the “Right Jack” in your hand and that gives you the extra point.<\/p>\n

How the total is calculated:<\/p>\n