
Sir John Suckling
Mainly how-to-play. Cribbage is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, and 1 recorded sessions.
From BoardGameGeek
Cribbage is a card game invented in the early 17th century, based on the earlier game Noddy. It is played with a deck of standard playing cards and a signature piece of equipment called the cribbage board. Cribbage is traditionally played as a 2 player game. In the version usually played today, each player is dealt a hand of 6 cards, from which they discard 2 into a special pile called the Crib. One card is then cut from the draw pile and turned face up - it is considered part of each player's hand and of the Crib. The players then play cards in turn, scoring points for hitting certain totals, or for making sets or sequences. Score is kept by moving pegs along tracks on the cribbage board. This is repeated until both players have exhausted their hand of cards. Next, each player picks up their hand and determines all possible scoring combinations, pegging points again on the cribbage board. The dealer then picks up the Crib and scores it for all possible points. Then the cards are shuffled and the deal alternates. The winner is the first to reach 121 points. The origin date listed for this game is approximate.
Cribbage has 7 videos from 7 creators: 2 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides and 1 playthrough. They date from 2022 to April 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "This may be my longest video yet! CRIBBAGE, the classic card game, finally joins the channel." by NewVenture Games, which runs 23 min. For a quicker teach, "How To Play Cribbage In Minutes!" by WE Games runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Cribbage: Top Cabin Board Games" by Coach Troy. To see it played, watch "Cribbage Solitaire - Instruction and play through by One Player" by One Player.
If you like it, try The Fox in the Forest, The Vale of Eternity, Ave Caesar or Fort, which share several of its mechanics.
2023Eric Hong
2 - 4 players30 - 45 minMedium weight
1989Wolfgang Riedesser
2 - 6 players30 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Cribbage is a card game invented in the early 17th century, based on the earlier game Noddy. It is played with a deck of standard playing cards and a signature piece of equipment called the cribbage board. Cribbage is traditionally played as a 2 player game. In the version usually played today, each player is dealt a hand of 6 cards, from which they discard 2 into a special pile called the Crib. One card is then cut from the draw pile and turned face up - it is considered part of each player's hand and of the Crib. The players then play cards in turn, scoring points for hitting certain totals, or for making sets or sequences. Score is kept by moving pegs along tracks on the cribbage board. This is repeated until both players have exhausted their hand of cards. Next, each player picks up their hand and determines all possible scoring combinations, pegging points again on the cribbage board. The dealer then picks up the Crib and scores it for all possible points. Then the cards are shuffled and the deal alternates. The winner is the first to reach 121 points. The origin date listed for this game is approximate.
Designer
Sir John Suckling
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Mechanics